Author's Note:

Final Fantasy 7: Intergrade, and the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection...both of them feature ninjas! What a coincidence that they're both released this week. This is a Ninja Gaiden-themed chapter, which means that Ryu Hayabusa will make his long-awaited Smash Life debut. And with Retrograde coming out, there will also be plenty of Yuffie. Ninjas galore. And now, reviews galore...or just a couple. Starting with A JRPG enjoyer:

"Hold up. You say you don't really do yaoi/yuri, but you seemed to entertain the idea of Pyra and Mythra getting together. What's up with that?"

I did? Huh. That was just a small little joke, nothing too serious. Moving on:

"...how about the other (Kalos) gym leaders? How about Milo, Nessa, Kabu, Bea (and/or Allister), Opal, Gordie (and/or Melony), and Piers? Could they appear soon? And could Opal and Piers bring Bede and Marnie with them, if they ever appear?

Some gym leaders might appear...others won't. Out of the bunch, Piers has the highest chance of making an appearance. He'll bring Marnie along if he appears - same with Opal and Bede. On to David...who could this be?

"Hey it's me the anonymous guest that called it quits a while back. (Coming back and using my real name). Will you make up for not doing a Pac-Man anniversary chapter? What about a Zelda and Dragon Quest anniversary chapter? A Tales anniversary chapter? (Since you missed its 25th anniversary last year). And finally, what do you hope Nintendo reveals at E3?"

Hello again! From the looks of it, I might not do a Pac-Man anniversary chapter. The same goes for Zelda, Dragon Quest, and Tales. And as for Nintendo reveals at E3...I'm keeping my expectations low, as I usually do. Only expecting a Smash reveal (or two), and a few surprises. An NFL fan has an NFL question:

"So...Julio Jones is heading to the Titans now. Do you think Falco will still support the Falcons, or will he change his mind?"

I think he'll stay a Falcons fan regardless. Might show some signs of bittersweetness. Ending things off with The Reader, who has some questions:

"1. Whatever happened to Cortex planning to buy property?
2. Did Link still have the deep fryer, or is he using an air fryer now?

3. Will we ever have a chapter with the Pikmin 2 trio (Olimar, Louie, and the President) or the Pikmin 3 trio (Alph, Brittany, and Charlie)?
4. Will Sharla and Reyn ever reappear?
5. Will Panther ever visit his Star Wolf compatriots in the mansion?"

1. That...is an oversight on my part. I'll have to address this soon.
2. Link still has the deep fryer.
3. A chapter with the Pikmin 3 trio sounds more likely.
4. That is the goal, before the story ends.
5. Panther Caroso! I usually forget that he exists. He will visit Star Wolf one of these days.

(One last thing - in case you didn't notice, I changed the title of the last chapter. Going from "Dragons" to "DragonSword"...didn't sit well with me, for some reason.)


Episode 286: DragonSword

It's June, which means it was that time of the year - the time where a newcomer or two joined the Smash fray. Last year it was Min Min, and two years ago it was Banjo and Kazooie, along with the Heroes - Erdrick, Solo, Eight, and the Luminary. The Inklings, Daisy, and Ridley were the headliners in 2018.

So who would be the next fighter to join Smash? Hardly anyone in the mansion knew, except for Master Hand (and maybe Link and Zelda, if Master Hand chose to fill the two in). But as mid-June was approaching, speculation about who the newest fighter in Smash would begin to ramp up. All you need was a Smash invite to get in - so the question was, who was next?

"Ladies the gentlemen, the man of the hour...has arrived!" Gex announced to nobody in particular after he entered the mansion, standing in the foyer. The lizard was here for his Microwave Idol Mamorin debut, and he wanted to make his debut episode count.

"Oh dear, is it Masahiro Sakurai himself?!" asked an overexcited Master Hand as he and Isabelle made their way to the foyer...only to be disappointed when they saw Gex standing alone by himself. "Oh, it's just you, Gex..."

"First of all, I resent your tone," Gex pointed at Master Hand, wishing for the giant hand to put a little respect on his name. "And second, where's the fanfare? Where's the red carpet? Is this how you treat a star?!"

"You're just a lizard who wears sunglasses and a tuxedo," Isabelle said to Gex; like Mamori and friends, she failed to see the appeal behind the lizard. "Is that supposed to make you feel special?"

"Is that weird white mustache on your face supposed to make you feel special?" Gex left in an angry mood as he made his retort, while poor Isabelle was feeling super self-conscious. "Ingrates..."

Gex: It's despicable. Absolutely despicable. Fox McCloud gets me. Falco Lombardi gets me. That pervy-looking redhead even gets me. Yet everyone else doesn't seem to think that I'm worth their attention. But once they see me on Microwave Idol Mamorin, oh ho ho...they're gonna wish they were my biggest fans.

Isabelle: I don't have a mustache...do I? *pats her face, especially around her mouth* It's not that noticeable, is it?

"Could you imagine if Gex somehow made it into Smash?" Isabelle asked Master Hand after she was done feeling some type of way about her mustache.

"Isabelle, I told you not to frighten me with those Smash-related scenarios," Master Hand scolded the Shih Tzu, baffled that she had the audacity to mention Gex in Smash in the same sentence. "It's bad enough that you entertain the thought of Waluigi one day being a..."

Master Hand would soon be interrupted when he and Isabelle heard a knock at the front door. Isabelle answered the front door and saw some ninja dude standing by, dressed in black. A mask concealed his face.

"Kon'nichiwa, soshite konbanwa," the ninja greeted Master Hand and Isabelle, as he did a formal bow. Isabelle allowed the ninja to enter the mansion...for she knew who he was. "It is a great honor to be..."

"Is that who I think it is?!" boomed Master Hand, so excited that he was almost shaking. Almost like he was seeing a friendly ghost. "Ryu Hayabusa?!"

"Yes, it is I." Hayabusa stood mightily in the foyer, as Master Hand was relishing the moment. "I have journeyed far and wide to make it here, and also to give you my appreciation."

"Your appreciation? You're a huge fan of mine?" Master Hand didn't expect Hayabusa to admire him that much, but he would take it. "I...I don't know what to say. This is incredible!"

"Don't be so bashful, Master Hand - I understand how you feel. For you to put me in Smash...it is truly an honor and a privilege."

"In Smash?" Isabelle furrowed her brow at Hayabusa, wondering what the ninja meant. Perhaps Hayabusa had a very vivid dream about joining Smash and thought it was real. "Hayabusa, you're not in Smash."

"Yes, I wasn't in Smash...until now." Hayabusa pulled out an envelope, which had the red Smash logo on it. It was a Smash invite! "Once I received this invite, it was all clear to me..."

"Wait a minute, that Smash invite looks fake!" observed Master Hand, effectively killing the mood as Hayabusa felt disappointed in a hurry. "I'll need some further inspection...PRINCESS ZELDA!"

"Yes, Master Hand?" asked Zelda, showing up right on cue as she entered the foyer. Hayabusa was the first person that she laid her eyes on. "Is that Ryu Hayabusa?"

"That is indeed Ryu Hayabusa. Someone apparently sent him a fake Smash invite. He thought he was joining Smash, for cripes sake!"

"Let me see that envelope..." So Zelda went over to Hayabusa to inspect the envelope, before checking the letter inside. "...yep, this one's definitely a fake. I'm so sorry, Hayabusa."

"Who could've done this?" questioned Hayabusa, in sheer disbelief that a ninja of his caliber got duped so easily. No one messed with Hayabusa and got away with it. "The invite, it looked too good to be true..."

"Sending fake Smash invites isn't that uncommon, sadly. I can do you a solid, and find out who sent the fake invite. Just follow me."

"Very well then. Show me the culprit." Plotting to seek revenge, Hayabusa followed after Zelda; whoever sent that fake invite was gonna wish that they never messed with Ryu Hayabusa.

"Princess Zelda is such an excellent authority figure..." Master Hand happily remarked with a sigh, watching as Zelda and Ryu left the foyer. "...always solving problems and handling everything with grace. What would I do without a woman like her..."


Hayabusa followed Zelda, keeping a hand on his trusty Dragon Sword out just to prepare himself for the beatdown he would give to whoever delivered that fake Smash invite. Zelda brought the ninja to a room, and to Hayabusa's surprise, there was no one inside.

"Strange...this room is unoccupied," observed Hayabusa as he stepped inside the room...only to be kicked down to the floor by Zelda. Zelda kicking people down? What on earth was going on?! "What the..."

"Alright, ladies...we got him," announced Zelda, closing the door before transforming herself into Sheik. Soon enough, Sheik's ninja pals - Yuffie, Greninja, Asuka, Kat, and Ana appeared from their hiding spots.

"Greninja..." Greninja glared at Sheik, feeling as if the ninja had purposefully left him out. Although it was more of a mistake on Sheik's part.

"Oh, uh, you too, Greninja," Sheik said to the ninja Pokemon, acknowledging him as the only male ninja pal, before bringing her attention back to Hayabusa. "Well, everyone, we got our prey..."

"What is the meaning of this?!" questioned Hayabusa as he unsheathed his Dragon Sword, only to be kicked down to the floor by Greninja. Kat and Ana came in and tied Hayabusa's hands and feet up with some rope.

"Nuh-uh uh, you're not getting away that easily!" Kat mocked Hayabusa, as she and Ana finished tying up Hayabusa's hands. Yuffie confiscated the Dragon Sword, leaving Hayabusa to roll around on the floor.

"Such a cool sword you have!" Yuffie said to Hayabusa, swinging it around as if she was a swordfighter from Fire Emblem. The ninja girl showed zero concern as she slashed the air, nearly cutting Asuka's head off.

"Hey, watch it!" Asuka frowned at Yuffie as she ducked underneath the Dragon Sword; Yuffie stopped in an instant to avoid any potential harm.

"You have no right to wield my sword!" Hayabusa barked at Yuffie, trying to muster all the strength inside of him to break free from the ropes that bound his hands together. "That sword was bestowed upon me from my father. Give it back!"

Sheik: You can never have too many honorary ninjas. We couldn't make Genji an honorary member, so we have a void to fill. Ryu Hayabusa definitely fits the bill for an honorary ninja, in my opinion.

"Hey, Sheik, how much do you we'll get if we pawn this sword?" Yuffie asked the ninja as she held the Dragon Sword. Hayabusa's eyes bulged, as the thought of his Dragon Sword being sold greatly alarmed him.

"Put that sword down, Yuffie, it's not a toy," Sheik said to the ninja girl as she took the Dragon Sword and placed it against the door. Hayabusa had his eyes fixated on his blade. "We'll give you your sword back, Hayabusa...but only if you do us a favor."

"What exactly does this favor entail?" inquired Hayabusa, as Asuka sat the ninja up; Sheik knelt at Hayabusa, looking at him face-to-face as she stared deep into his eyes.

"It's not much, really. You can only make it hard on yourself if you really want to." Sheik took out a few needles, letting Hayabusa know what would happen to him if he didn't act right. "All you have to do is play nice..."

"Link! Zelda! We have-a an emergency!" Mario was heard shouting from the hallway, causing Sheik to groan and shake her head. Zelda's time as Sheik looks like it was now short-lived.

"If it's about the dishwasher shutting off again..." Letting out a deep sigh, Sheik stood up as she turned her attention to her ninja pals "...I can trust you guys to keep Hayabusa contained, right?"

"You can count on us!" replied Asuka, giving Sheik a salute as she made Hayabusa fall back on the floor in the process. "Hayabusa will be our hostage."

"Is this a hostage situation I'm in?" fretted Hayabusa, now wishing that he had never taken that fake Smash invite seriously. And to think that it looked super convincing at first glance. "Why did it have to happen to me..."

"Quit your complaining," Yuffie said to Hayabusa, as Sheik reverted to Zelda. It was time for the woman of the mansion to handle business...outside of the mansion, apparently. "We'll be waiting for your return, Sheik...I mean Zelda!"

"Make sure you keep a close eye on our 'hostage, while I'm gone," Zelda advised the ninja pals, moving the Dragon Sword out of the way before she left the room. After Zelda left, Hayabusa sighed.

"There might be hope for me yet..." the ninja remarked, doing his best to remain optimistic despite the situation he found himself in. "...my associates might be wondering where I am. They could rescue me."

"Ha, that chance of that happening," snorted Yuffie, before looking surprised when Zelda returned to the room. Must have been a quick fix for Link and Zelda. "Back so soon, princess?"

"Mario wants you to come over to Luigi's house," Zelda said to Yuffie, much to the ninja girl's chagrin - hanging out with the ninja pals was her one opportunity to get a break from Luigi and Daisy. "The 'emergency' apparently involves Luigi..."

"It would involve him, wouldn't it?" grumbled Yuffie as she followed Zelda out of the room...but before she left, the ninja girl spotted the Dragon Sword. Yuffie looked back at Hayabusa, who was struggling to break free, before looking back at the ninja's sword...


Begrudgingly, Yuffie followed Mario, Link, Zelda to Luigi's house, where she saw Luigi, Daisy, and Charles in the living room. In Luigi's hands was a fishbowl - one that had a dead fish.

"Is he sleeping, daddy? Charles asked Luigi, who was too reluctant to answer. Daisy glanced at Luigi, motioning her husband to give an honest answer.

"Yes, my boy, George is sleeping," confirmed Luigi, as Daisy facepalmed at how spineless her husband was. So much for telling the truth. "He's been-a sleeping since we first-a adopted him!"

"Oh yeah, that pet fish that Luigi adopted for Charles!" recalled Yuffie, as she remembered Luigi giving in to Charles' demands to have a pet fish. "Luigi is such an awesome pushover...I would know, from experience."

Luigi: Funny story is, I adopted George for free. Some-a lady at the adoption center gifted me George while I was looking for a pet-a fish, saying that she was trying to "get rid of him". A very mean-spirited thing to say. But being the good-a guy that I was, I happily took-a George off the store worker's unloving hands. When I adopted George, I was under the assumption that he was fast-a asleep, judging from how he looked-a inside his fishbowl...

"You seriously adopted a dead fish for Charles?" Link went over to Luigi and whispered to him, keeping his voice super low so that Charles wouldn't hear him. "What is wrong with you, man?"

"I mean, he looked so adorable when-a he was asleep!" Luigi gave his excuse to Link, who was not buying it as he shook his head mightily. "Or at least I thought-a that he was asleep."

"See, this is why I should've gotten the pet fish instead," Daisy said to Luigi, as Charles poked the fishbowl trying to wake up George. "How much did you even pay for George?"

"I pretty much got-a him for free." And that right there should tell Daisy and company everything that they needed to know. "The cruel-a pet store worker was going to throw-a George out."

"And for good-a reason, because George is..." started Mario, only to be cut short when Zelda covered his mouth. Zelda shushed the plumber, as she pointed at the fishbowl-poking Charles.

"Will George ever wake up?" Charles asked Luigi and Daisy, seeing that tapping the fishbowl repeatedly hadn't done the trick. Now Daisy was the one feeling reluctant, as she nervously bit her bottom lip to prevent herself from spilling the truth.

"I think George will wake up...if we adopted a friend!" the princess remarked, as she gave a big smile to Mario, Link, Zelda, and Yuffie. Link immediately knew what was expected from him.

"Uh, I just remembered, my wedding band is starting band practice soon," the Hylian said to Daisy as backed away, before leaving the house altogether. That meant Daisy's focus was now fixated upon Mario, Zelda...and Yuffie.

"Well, it looks like we're going to the pet-a store," shrugged Mario, wishing that he could say no...but doing that to Daisy wouldn't be so ideal. As Mario and company were about to leave, Zelda saw Yuffie holding something behind her back.

"Yuffie, is that...is that Ryu Hayabusa's sword?" Zelda asked the ninja girl, as she recognized the Dragon Sword. Yuffie tried to hide the sword, but it was a very fruitless attempt.

"How did you even get that sword-a in the first place?" Mario asked Yuffie, before getting all giddy when a tantalizing thought entered his head. "Is Ryu Hayabusa in town?"

"...we don't know for sure," replied Yuffie, giggling nervously as she glanced at Zelda; Zelda was frowning at Yuffie, looking like a disappointed parent. "But to have his sword...it's pretty neat!"

"You three better get along-a now," Luigi said to Mario, Zelda, and Yuffie, caring very little about the ninja sword in Yuffie's possession. "Go and adopt Charles' new...I mean, George's new friend! Make-a sure it's a male!"

"We'll be back soon, Luigi," Zelda assured the green plumber as she left the house with Mario and Yuffie - keeping a close eye on the latter. "I knew this was a bad idea..." the princess muttered under her breath.

"Why does the fish have to be male?" Daisy asked Luigi, seconds after Mario and company left the house. "Sexist much, aren't you?"


If you might recall, Makoto was asked to be the caterer for Link and Zelda's wedding. The brunette got a lot of work done after the end of the Aerith Revival Project and was now putting on the finishing touches on her catering duties. She joined Joker at Cafe Leblanc to go over her finalized menu.

"I was thinking about going with a plated style for the menu," Makoto discussed with Joker, as Pit eavesdropped on the couple while making some coffee. "What do you think?"

"Plated style is very fancy," commented Joker, nodding his head as he scanned the menu items on Makoto's proposed wedding menu. "And Link and Zelda are a fancy couple. Minus Link wearing his tunic, of course."

"Always ragging on Link for how he dresses..." Makoto gave Joker a teasing nudge on his arm, as Joker responded with an unapologetic smirk. "...making fun of his tunic is such low-hanging fruit."

"I mean, he does it to himself. Not my fault he won't take my fashion pointers." As Joker went over the rest of Makoto's wedding menu, Adeleine entered the cafe, quickly garnering the attention of Makoto...and Pit.

"Hi, Makoto!" Adeleine greeted the brunette, as Pit had formed a wickedly mischievous smile on his face. "You still wanted to go over the menu design?"

"Adeleine! Come on over," Makoto beckoned to the young artist, who joined the brunette and Joker at the end of the cafe counter. Pit had his eyes fixated on Adeleine as she moved...and it was kinda creepy.

Pit: It's so obvious that Kirby and Adeleine are in love with each other. We all know that Adeleine's stationery job is just a ruse for her secret plan to elope with Kirby. I mean, why depend on some painter to make wedding cards and junk? Why not someone who has real experience like, I don't know...Paper Mario? It might seem that Link and Zelda are making it hard on themselves, but we all know the truth.

"So this is the menu for the wedding," Makoto explained to Adeleine as she showed the young artist her finalized wedding menu. Adeleine took the menu, reading each item listed. "I'm going to run this by Link and Zelda later today."

"Asking Joker and Makoto for romantic advice, I see," Pit spoke to Adeleine, as Joker and Makoto both frowned at the angel. Adelaide was visibly bothered. "Don't think they're ready yet for marriage, but I won't judge you for shooting your shot!"

"...anyway, I was thinking that you could turn this menu into some kind of menu card. It will be a rough draft - nothing too elaborate."

"Yeah, nothing more elaborate than your upcoming wedding with Kirby." Pit was super engrossed in the conversation, elbows resting on the counter as he leaned in close to Adeleine. He sure was making Adeleine feel uncomfortable.

"Get back to work, Pit..." Joker commanded the angel, who did as he was told and went back to fixing coffee. Joker kept his eye on Pit to make sure that the angel didn't cut up again.

"You don't have to put everything on the menu card," Makoto said to Adeleine, wanting to make the work for the young artist as easy as possible. "Just maybe the first couple of items. I want to see how it looks, design-wise."

"It will be good preparation for your own wedding, Adeleine!" Pit called out to the young artist, only for Joker to take his shoe off and throw it at Pit's head. Pit deserved it too, as he winced in pain.

"I will do my best. Thanks, Makoto!" Adeleine thanked the brunette, taking the menu with her as she left the cafe. Pit saw Adeleine leave with the corner of his eye, only to resume making coffee when he detected Joker staring at him.

"Could you imagine if she forgot to return the menu?" Joker asked Makoto in a joking manner, chuckling as Makoto appeared terrified for a brief moment. "That...wasn't very funny, was it?"


Gex was set to make his guest appearance on Microwave Idol Mamorin, and the lizard had to look like he was stylin' and profilin' onscreen. To ensure this, Tsubasa and Kiria were tasked with touching up Gex at the beauty salon. Neither lady wished to do it, but Fox and Falco had their way with them.

"Some more cologne, please," requested Gex, as Tsubasa begrudgingly spread some cologne around the lizard's head. Gex sighed happily, as he looked at himself in front of a mirror. "Man, do I look like show-biz!"

"You sure do, Gex...you sure do," Fox said to Gex, as he and Falco were watching the lizard getting his touch-up. Kiria glared at the pilots, like the ridiculous fanboys they were.

"After Microwave Idol Mamorin is done filming, can we ban Gex from the mansion?" Kiria asked Fox and Falco, as Gex was offended that the idol singer even entertained the thought of having him banned. "His existence irks me."

"You must be super fickle, then," remarked Falco, who was wondering why the female idol singers were a bunch of haters. "You act that way around your dad? Have some nerve, woman."

Tsubasa: Gex has taken his guest appearance on Mamori's show far more seriously than any other guest before him. With how he's been acting, you'd think that he landed the top acting gig in a new Marvel film. And I'm sure this is a pretty popular opinion, but his jokes...if they're even called jokes, are pretty outdated.

"All this pampering has got me feeling like Princess Diana!" said Gex, relaxing in a high chair he was sitting in as he folded his arms behind his head. Kiria rolled her eyes as she tossed her fountain brush and stormed away.

"I can't take this anymore, I'm done..." the idol singer said as she left the premises. With Kiria gone, Tsubasa was forced to pick up the slack as she picked up the fountain brush and used it on Gex.

"As I said, she is super fickle," Falco said to Fox about Kiria, before turning his attention to Tsubasa. Tsubasa had slightly more tolerance for Gex than Kiria. Slightly. "How's it coming, Oribe?"

"Almost done," confirmed Tsubasa, although she really wasn't almost done - like Kiria, she wished to get away from Gex too. She just wasn't nearly as urgent. "A few more strokes, and we should be good to go."

"Keep up the good work," Fox said to Tsubasa, as he gave the idol singer a thumbs up. The pilot and Falco would soon be joined by Mamori. "Sup, Mamori? Is the kitchen ready to go?"

"Yes, it's ready to go, apparently," replied Mamori, hoping to get today's episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin done sooner than later. "Already told Cilan and Dunban to leave the kitchen."

"Good, good! Can't wait to see how this episode turns out. I'm sure that it'll be an instant classic!" Mamori strongly begged to differ.


Cloud had his most annoying visit at the psych ward when Sonic and friends stopped by to see him. Now Tails, Coco, Amy, and Crunch were no problem, but Sonic unnerved Cloud greatly when he sang a few songs for him. Crash attempting backup vocals didn't help matters either. But it was another day, which meant another guest or two to visit him.

"Cloud Strife! Princess Zelda's maid of honor is here to see you," a nurse poked her head inside the room to inform the swordsman. Cloud was heavily out of the loop in regards to Link and Zelda's wedding, so the nurse had his interest.

"Alright then, bring her in," requested Cloud, as the nurse opened the door wide. The swordsman, doing his best to keep an open mind, would soon have his mind blown when Impa entered the room.

"Cloud Strife...it's been a while," Impa greeted the swordsman, closing the door behind her as she analyzed the shock on Cloud's face. "Weren't expecting to see me, were you?"

"You're Zelda's maid of honor?" Cloud kept looking shocked for a few more seconds before his shock finally faded away. "Who am I kidding, you were too predictable of a choice..."

"Hmph, you say that like it's a bad thing." Impa took a seat in a chair, one that was the closest to Cloud's bed. "Couldn't be any worse than Link making you his best man."

"And how exactly would that be worse?" The answer to that question was unknown to Cloud for a moment, but then it hit him. "Unless you knew about my Aerith Revival Project."

"Princess Zelda told me all the details. I must say, Cloud, you were very selfish for going through with your plans." Impa sounded super disappointed as she said this, and Cloud couldn't blame her.

"Yeah, I know - got really in over my head. A lot of people lost their trust in me." Cloud lowered his head, as one person instantly came to mind. "I know that I already lost Link's trust, hiding the project from him..."

"You don't know that for sure. You still have some time to work things out." Impa was very confident of this, aware of how tight Cloud and Link were.

"Well, I just hope that it's not too late. I might've damaged my case for being the best man, for all we know. Maybe once I return to the mansion..."

Suddenly, Cloud was interrupted when he and Impa heard a loud thud against the window. The swordsman and Impa glanced at the window, and saw Steve, staring deep into their souls. Truth be told, however, the craftsman was only looking at Impa.

"Oh no...oh no," fretted Impa, burying her face in her hands as Steve slowly slid down the window. Even while he slid, Steve was still staring at Impa.

"Why are you say oh no for?" Cloud asked Impa, hoping that the Sheikah wasn't hiding from Steve - thought that it would be a bad look for her.

"That lousy craftsman found me..." Taking matters into her own hands, Impa stood up and looked around the window. "...are there any curtains?"

"Why are you acting so crazy for? It's just Steve, not like he's going to hurt you. You're seriously freaking out over some block guy?"


Resting on the ground near the psych ward building was Steve, who was looking up at the cloudy sky as he did some reflecting and meaningful introspection. As the craftsman continued to ponder deeply, the RWBY gang - Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang - were huddled over his body.

"Well, that catapult you built didn't work," Ruby said to Steve as she looked down at the craftsman, likely interrupting his thought process. "As I figured..."

"My calculations must have been off," assumed Steve as he quickly stood back up without warning. He could've seriously injured any one of the four ladies. "Perhaps I was missing a block."

"Or maybe your crappy catapult just sucks," said Blake, staring at the catapult that Steve built. The RWBY gang was asked to catapult Steve into the psych ward, by Steve himself. "Just give it up already, Steve."

"Yeah, it's creepy enough that you followed Impa to this building," stated Ruby, who was feeling bad about following up Steve's shenanigans. Ruby and her friends simply could've said no, but Steve wasn't the kind of classy gentleman you could say no to.

"It is only creepy if your effort is futile," remarked Steve, with a statement that the RWBY totally did not find slightly weird at all. "But I am a trying man - today, I will get it right."

Weiss: We only got dragged into this mess because we're the closest ones to Impa. I mean, it's whatever. If helping Steve woo Impa means he'll stop standing around outside the shrine at night, expecting Impa to just come outside and show him some affection, then so be it.

Steve: Impa will be mine before the end of the day. And that is not a spoiler...it is a guarantee.


Mario, Zelda, and Yuffie were a pet store, searching for a pet fish to adopt. Mario recognized the store, for it was the same one that he, Sonic, and Berkut visited when they were abandoned by Link in episode 128.

"This is the snake that Sonic called-a out," Mario said to Zelda as he pointed at a snake inside a terrarium. Zelda was only focused on finding the right pet fish for Charles. "Looks like he's still-a being a Kevin Durant. No wonder it hasn't been-a adopted, nobody loves him!"

"Can we please focus on finding a pet fish for Charles?" Zelda asked Mario, getting the plumber back on track as he resumed observing the fish inside the aquarium Zelda was looking at.

"Charles' favorite color is green." Not that big of a surprise, since green was Luigi's favorite color. Like father, like son. "Therefore, we should adopt-a him a green fish."

"Don't see that any green fish in this aquarium." Green was a rare color to find in many aquariums, so a green fish for Charles would be out of the equation. "Now where on earth is Yuffie...?"

"How much do you think I'll get from pawning this sword?" Yuffie asked one of the pet store workers, as she showed him Hayabusa's Dragon Sword. the store worker widened his eyes with intrigue, wishing that he could pawn the Dragon Sword himself.

"There's a pawn shop just down the street from here," replied the store worker, as he picked his nose. Unwritten Rule #11: never take advice from a man who picked his nose while on the job. "You can pawn that sword for like, ten grand."

"Ten grand?! SOLD!" Seeing nothing but dollar bills, Yuffie left the pet store - without even giving Mario or Zelda a heads up. "Thanks for the tip, pal!"

Pet Store Worker: Not gonna lie, that ninja sword looked legit. Wish I could've stolen it from that chick while I had the chance. My boss wasn't looking...I think, so it could've been an easy swipe. Hate missed opportunities.

With Yuffie gone from the pet store, Mario and Zelda made their final decision on what pet fish to buy. The two elected to adopt a goldfish, which was fitting given that gold was a trademark color of Daisy's.

"Make sure you take really good care of Goldie!" the store worker at the cash register said to Mario and Zelda after the transaction was made, as she handed them Goldie inside a fishbowl. "She is such a perfect specimen..."

"Goldie is a SHE?" exclaimed Mario, wishing that he had known Goldie's gender earlier. It was too late to give Goldie back. "Mama mia...Luigi wanted Charles to have a male-a pet fish."

"It's Charles' pet fish, so who is Luigi to have a final say," said Zelda, holding the fishbowl delicately in her hands as she and Mario left the counter. "You have a good day, ma'am."

"Hey, you guys were with that ninja chick, right?" the store worker that Yuffie spoke with asked Mario and Zelda, right before the two left the store. It took only a few seconds for Mario and Zelda to realize that Yuffie had vamoosed. "Hate to burst your bubble, but..."

"Did Yuffie seriously leave-a without us?" frowned Mario, who knew Yuffie's tendency to ditch others far too well. "Ooh...this is so typical of her."

"I bet she's trying to pawn Dragon Sword," Zelda, now in an angry mood as she and Mario stormed out of the pet store. Upon hearing "Dragon Sword", the pet store worker took out his phone and Googled the name.

"Dragon Sword, eh? Pretty cool name," the store worker remarked, as he was trying to search for pictures of the Dragon Sword on Google Images. "Wonder if Amazon has any in stock..."


Dark Pit felt beyond humiliated when he played Friday Night Funkin' for the first time, and absolutely bombed on his first attempt. So to redeem himself - and maybe gain some bragging rights - the doppelganger went to the computer room to play some Friday Night Funkin'. He refused to give up until he at least made it past the first week...and he would stay in the computer room past midnight if he had to.

"This wasted Girlfriend character keeps distracting me," griped Dark Pit, making up meaningless excuses as he failed to hit the notes. His frustration with the game was rapidly building. "If only there was a way to make her stop moving her head..."

"All done!" chirped Adeleine, as she was finished making the prototype menu card for Makoto. Dark Pit looked over at the young artist, who saved her work to the computer's hard drive.

"Wait a minute...you're that painter girl that Pit was talking up a storm about!" Dark Pit pointed at Adeleine, grabbing the young artist's attention. Adeleine looked at Dark Pit, feeling slightly wary.

"Um...hello," Adeleine sheepishly greeted Dark Pit, smiling nervously as she clicked the printing option on the publishing software she was using. "You must be Pit's evil twin brother, Dark Pit...right?"

"If by 'evil twin brother', you mean his far more superior clone, then yeah." Judging by this interaction, it was abundantly clear that Dark Pit and Adeleine had very little history with one another.

"I see..." Adeleine logged out of the computer, feeling somewhat intimidated by Dark Pit. Could be the doppelganger's black attire. "...I assume you and Pit share the same ideas. Like how Kirby and I should elope..."

"Ew, no! That's just gross." Dark Pit displayed visible disgust at the thought of Kirby and Adeleine eloping, which caught Adeleine by surprise. "Just even the thought of it makes me wanna vomit..."

"So you don't think that I should marry Kirby?" The more Adeleine brought up the idea of marriage, the more that Dark Pit wanted to vomit. "Pit is so focused that he's..."

"I'll be honest with you - he only acts that way because Link and Zelda are getting married. Before Link ever proposed to Zelda, Pit just wanted you and Kirby to be boyfriend and girlfriend."

"Yes, I remember that. That really got on my nerves." So much, that at one point, Adeleine couldn't even stand being around in Pit's presence. "But I will say, the timing of Pit's delusions is...coincidental."

Dark Pit: I'm still Pit's roommate, unfortunately, so I have to suffer from Pit trying to will Kirby and Adeleine's "wedding" into existence. Just the other night, he was up all night talking about how what kind of wedding tuxedo Kirby would wear. That puffball can't even wear a simple tie properly, yet Pit expects him to dress super fancy? Please...

"I'll say; it's bad enough that I lose my sleep listening to Pit's ramblings," remarked Dark Pit, as he and Adeleine found themselves on the same page. They both had one thing in common...resenting Pit.

"I feel so sorry for you," Adeleine sympathized with Dark Pit - wasn't the first time the doppelganger felt pity for subjecting himself to Pit every day. "I just wish that Pit would stay away from me..."

"Hey, if Pit ever starts annoying about marrying Kirby, or just in general...then just give me a call." Dark Pit pounded his chest, giving Adeleine his full assurance. Dark Pit, looking out for others...you love to see it.

"Well, I sure do appreciate it!" Adeleine gave Dark Pit a warm smile, before remembering something she had to do. "Oh my! Can't forget to pick up that menu card I printed off."

"Better hurry." Dark Pit watched as Adeleine left, as the young artist made a mad dash to the printing room. The doppelganger went over to the computer Adeleine was sitting at, and saw Makoto's menu next to the monitor. He picked it up, and read it.

"Aw snap, is that Friday Night Funkin' I hear?" inquired Sonic as he zipped inside the computer room; Dark Pit could only watch as Sonic ran to the computer that Dark Pit was sitting at. "You're seriously sucking again, on the first week?!"

"...I'm still trying to redeem myself," defended Dark Pit, as he put Makoto's menu back on the table. The doppelganger was trying to play it cool. "Got a little distracted, so..."

"A little distracted? Dude, you already lost!" Sonic laughed his butt off, as Dark Pit came over and saw a game over screen. That's when Dark Pit realized that he forgot to pause his game.

"As I said, I got distracted. Happens to the best of us." No matter what Dark Pit said, Sonic kept laughing away as he left the computer room.

"Sure buddy. Always knew you never had any rhythm, but this is way too much icing on the cake." Enjoy being the butt of jokes, Dark Pit.

"What does pressing some dumb arrow keys have to do with..." Dark Pit saved his breath, seeing that Sonic was now gone, as he let out a sigh.


Mario and Zelda managed to catch up with Yuffie, as they reached the pawnshop where the ninja girl was at. But they were too late...by the time they arrived, Yuffie had already pawned the Dragon Sword.

"Here are a thousand bucks," the pawnshop owner said to Yuffie as he placed a fat wad of $1,000 in her hands. A worthy monetary price, given how exquisite the Dragon Sword was. "Anything else you wanna pawn?"

"No, a thousand bucks should hold me over," replied Yuffie, as she stroked the dollar bills in her hand. Very slowly, she turned around...and saw Mario and Zelda, with the former having his mouth agape. "Oh, hey guys! Look at how much money I got!"

"Yuffie, this isn't right," Zelda said to Yuffie, wondering if the ninja girl had any sense of moral judgment. Let alone having a moral compass. "That Dragon Sword belongs to Ryu Hayabusa!"

"Not anymore it does!" Yuffie was cackling like an evil villain, as she rubbed the $1,000. She hadn't seen that much money in a while. "Hayabusa is just gonna have to find another one."

"So Ryu Hayabusa is in-a town?" Mario asked Zelda, jealous over the fact that Zelda might've met Hayabusa in person. Which she did. "Why didn't you girls-a tell me? I feel so left out!"

Mario: Always dreamed-a of meeting Ryu Hayabusa. He's what you might-a call a real ninja. Has a cool-a ninja blade, unlike Sheik; takes his job-a seriously, unlike-a Yuffie; and doesn't make whiny complaints such-a as "I NEED HEALING!", unlike Genji. I'd like to think Genji acts out that way just-a to woo Mercy. His cries-a are always tailored to her, aren't they?

"No, Hayabusa deserves to have his sword back," stated Zelda as she swiped the money of out Yuffie's hands. The big smile Yuffie had on her face turned upside down real quick.

"Fine, I guess we don't need the $1,000..." Yuffie shrugged as she conceded to Mario and Zelda, before folding her arms. "...I'm sorry that you guys hate being filthy rich."

"And I'm sorry that I won't be giving back the Dragon Sword," said the pawnshop owner, putting his foot down as Yuffie and company looked at him with surprised faces. "No way am I taking that sword out of my collection."

"But it's a legendary blade, it's not even yours," Zelda pointed out, and she had a solid point - the Dragon Sword was passed down to Hayabusa from his father, for crying out loud. "You're not worthy enough to have it."

"It might be legendary and all, but that only makes it better." The pawnshop owner smiled as he looked at the Dragon Sword, looking at it as if it was his sparkling new girlfriend. "Probably won't sell it, ever."

"We won't leave-a until we get that sword back," Mario vowed to the pawnshop owner as he clenched his fist only for dramatic effect. "We'll fight-a to the death if we have to!"

"Sounds...unnecessary, but I know of a good compromise. I'll give back the Dragon Sword, but only if you complete this...trial. Hehehe."


Done mocking Dark Pit for his ineptitude at Friday Night Funkin', Sonic went outside to play a game of Frisbee with Crash. Crash chose to play Frisbee with a very, erm...interesting method.

"Crash, I told you to stop catching the Frisbee with your mouth," Sonic said to the bandicoot, who caught the Frisbee with, well, his mouth. At least he stuck the landing as he made the catch. "You're not the Duck Hunt Dog!"

"He does have a lot of canine tendencies," remarked the only spectator, Aku, as Crash returned the Frisbee to Sonic. Crash then got down on all fours, as he lifted his leg for a short pee break. "Crash, your fly!"

"Excuse me? Did you just call Crash Bandicoot 'fly'?" questioned King Dedede, as he angrily came over to Sonic, Crash, and Aku from the lawn chair he was sitting in. "How dare you say that without acknowledging the originator of the style!"

"Shut up, King Dedede, you were never fly to begin with," Sonic told the fat penguin, shutting him down as Crash stood back up in his now stained pants. "Also, Aku was only talking about Crash's fly being down."

"Likely story..." King Dedede momentarily left the premises and later came back as he brought his lawn chair with him. "...I'ma keep a close eye on you boys, in the event you disrespect me again."

"No one was even disrespecting..." started Sonic, only to throw his arms up in defeat as he realized arguing with King Dedede was pointless. "...oh, forget about it." Sonic went back to playing Frisbee, as he threw the Frisbee afar. "Go long, Crash!"

"My, my...a lot of velocity on that one," remarked Aku, watching as the Frisbee threw far into the distance. Crash chased after it, running as far as his legs could carry him. "Hope it doesn't end up hitting someone's car."

Fortunately, the Frisbee didn't hit a car, as it soon landed on the ground. Crash reached the Frisbee, and as he reached down about to pick it up, he saw four feet standing near the Frisbee. The bandicoot looked up...and saw four women, all ninjas.

"Woah!" Crash jumped back in fright when he saw the female ninjas. The ninja that stood at the forefront was Kasumi - Ryu Hayabusa's good friend.

"Hello, does this belong to you?" Kasumi asked Crash as she picked up the Frisbee. Fearing for his life, Crash turned around and ran away, screaming with his arms in the air. "So much for getting on his good side..."

"Crash, what's the matter boy?" Aku asked the bandicoot, who came running back to the floating mask and Sonic. Crash was trying to explain the four women he saw, using a bunch of hand gestures since his gibberish obviously wouldn't work.

"I think he saw a bunch of evil guys," inferred Sonic, without even bothering to decipher Crash's erratic arms movements. "Maybe he saw some grunts from Team Flare!"

"Team Flare?" King Dedede instantly perked up as he took out his hammer, looking for a fight. "I've been waiting for them to show up! One of those crooks owes me twenty bucks."

"You gave money to a member of Team Flare?" Aku questioned King Dedede, who had nothing to say for himself as he whistled innocently. Crash turned around and screamed once more...when he saw that Kasumi and her ninja friends caught up to him.

"We are sorry for bothering you," Kasumi apologized to Sonic and Crash, as Crash chickened out and hid behind his best friend. "Is this your Frisbee?" Kasumi held up the Frisbee for Sonic to see.

"Yeah, that is our Frisbee!" exclaimed Sonic as he was about to take the Frisbee...before freezing when he got a good look at Kasumi. "Hold up...you must be Kasumi! That super attractive ninja chick."

"That is very flattering for you to say..." Kasumi was smiling, for she did not expect Sonic to compliment her on her looks. "...but yes, I am Kasumi. And this is Ayane, Momiji, and Rachel. They're all ninjas - just like me."

"I could tell that much." Sonic got a good look at the other ninjas, who were soon approached by King Dedede. Sonic and Kasumi both remained silent, as King Dedede was staring at Kasumi and company.

"...it's no use; I can't flirt with hot women just like I used to," lamented King Dedede, putting away his hammer as he dragged his lawn chair away in sadness. The female ninjas were left wondering if King Dedede ever had any game at all.

King Dedede: Gex sure had some nerve, huh...to randomly show up at the mansion and steal my amazing womanizing ability. Bet you he's going around the world, getting ladies to swoon over him. He could have every woman wrapped around his finger by now. That could've been me, dang it!

"So, what brings you ladies to Seattle?" Sonic asked Kasumi and company, a giant smirk on his face as he rubbed his hands together. "Wanna play some Frisbee with me and Crash?"

"We came to the mansion looking for a friend of ours," replied Kasumi as she took out a Smash invite - a fake one, at that. Sonic and Crash's eyes bulged out when they saw the red Smash logo. "Ryu Hayabusa. He joined Smash recently."

"He also sneaked out before we had the chance to tell him congratulations," added Ayane, as Kasumi handed the Smash invite to Sonic. "Which is very much like him."

"I don't recall Ryu Hayabusa joining Smash," Aku said to Sonic and Crash, who were both looking at the fake Smash invite together. "Unless we were left out of the loop, somehow..."

"Hate to break it to ya, but...this Smash invite is fake," Sonic confirmed to the ninjas after he inspected the Smash invite thoroughly. "I would know - sent one of these bad boys to Big the Cat. The look on his face when he found out the truth was priceless!"

Yuffie: Oh, one thing I should mention - we sent the same fake Smash invite to Ryu Hayabusa's lady friend, Kasumi, so that we could potentially coax her to come to the mansion. The more honorary ninjas, the merrier!

"That means Hayabusa took the invite seriously...he must be at the mansion right now," inferred Momiji, as Sonic placed the fake Smash invite in his imaginary pocket. "Have either one of you seen him?"

"I wouldn't know - dude's a ninja, he might've sneaked right under our noses," replied Sonic, before Rachel confronted the blue hedgehog. Her tough demeanor had both Sonic and Crash shook.

"How do we know if you aren't lying?" Rachel asked Sonic as she leaned in close to the blue hedgehog, whose heart was racing. "You could be covering for Hayabusa, for we all know."

"Why would I be covering for a man that I've never even met? I only know one Ryu in person, and it's the dude from Street Fighter. And I think he's overrated! Don't...don't tell him I said that."

"He must be telling the truth," said Kasumi, taking Sonic's word for granted, as Rachel backed away from Sonic. Sonic sighed in relief. "Do you know anyone who might know where Ryu is?" Kasumi asked Sonic and Crash.

"The only peeps I can think of are the ninja pals." The ninja pals would know a thing or two... "But I doubt they would know."


...for they were still holding Ryu Hayabusa hostage. Hayabusa still had his hands and feet tied, as Kat, Ana, Greninja, and Asuka were playing some Mahjong to pass the time until Sheik and Yuffie returned.

"You won't get away with this," Hayabusa vowed to the ninja pals, who had tuned the ninja out as they played their game of Mahjong. "Once I break free, you will all be very sorry!"

"Keep telling yourself that," replied Asuka, as she placed a tile; Hayabusa mustered the strength inside of him to break the ropes, but it was no use.

"Crap, this rope is even tighter than it looks." Hayabusa tried pulling himself up on his feet, only to slip on the floor and faceplant. "I shouldn't be saying this, but I sure could use some help right now..."

"Does this room really have a mop?" a voice was heard outside the room, as the ninja pals stopped playing Mahjong as they all had fear-stricken faces. That voice belonged to Goemon; Goemon had gotten on the ninja pals' nerves about joining their troupe.

"Pipe down, someone might hear us..." said the person that was with Goemon, Ninjara. As you might recall, Ninjara resented the ninja pals, who always had their eye on the green-haired ninja.

"That's weird - the door was already unlocked!" The ninja pals' fears increased tenfold, as Ninjara opened the door. Ninjara and Goemon both stood at the doorway - the latter's presence more alarming.

"Of course it would be unlocked, you nincompoop, it's not like anyone ever uses this...room." Ninjara stopped speaking when he and Goemon saw Hayabusa on the floor with his hands tied. The attention soon turned to the ninja pals, who were trying to look innocent.

"OH MY GOSH, IT'S RYU HAYABUSA!" squealed Goemon, as Ninjara was feeling some second-hand embarrassment. "He's actually in our mansion!"

Ninjara: *facepalms* They literally kidnapped a ninja...a legendary ninja, at that...see, this is why I refuse to join the ninja pals. Their way of doing stuff is all the more reason to not join their stupid club.

"What are you two gawking around for, save me!" Hayabusa commanded Ninjara and Goemon; Ninjara went over to free Hayabusa, while Goemon...went over to the ninja pals.

"How did you do it, how did you find Ryu Hayabusa?" Goemon asked the ninja pals, as Ninjara took out the sharpest shuriken that he had with him. "Tell me all your secrets!"

"There, that should do it," said Ninjara as he cut the rope that held Hayabusa's hands. Free to move his hands and feet, Hayabusa stood up as he freely moved his limbs around. "You're welcome."

"Much appreciated," Hayabusa gave this thanks to Ninjara, as he saw Goemon harassing the ninja pals to no end about joining their group. "Say, is there any sushi around here? Being held hostage has made me famished..."

"The ninja pals held you hostage? That is so like them..." Ninjara was sure to have a word with Sheik and Yuffie later, reprimanding them for their actions. "...but yes, we do have sushi. At Cafe Leblanc, that is."

"Cafe Leblanc? Sounds interesting. Take me there." So Hayabusa followed Ninjara out of the room, anxious to get his hands on some sushi. Goemon looked over and saw Hayabusa and Ninjara leaving.

"Hey, wait up for me!" the loud ninja called out to Ninjara and Hayabusa, as he chased them out of the room. No way was he going to waste his opportunity to hang out with Hayabusa.

"He's getting away!" shouted Kat - not about Goemon, but Hayabusa - as she and the ninja pals ran out of the room. But once they were in the hallway, the ninja pals saw that Hayabusa, Ninjara, and Goemon were nowhere in sight.

"Hayabusa probably sensed that we were following him," assumed Ana, certain that Hayabusa used a smoke bomb to get away from the ninja pals. "Hope he doesn't plan on leaving the mansion soon..."

"Asuka...it is time," Ashley approached the ninja girl, with a sorrowful face. Granted the young witch always looked solemn, but today she definitely was not feeling it. "We're about to start filming soon."

"You can go on ahead," Kat said to Asuka, allowing the ninja girl to film the newest episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin. "We'll find Ryu Hayabusa ourselves!" Kat, Ana, and Greninja left the premises, via a smoke bomb from Kat.

"Ryu Hayabusa? Is he joining Smash?" Ashley asked Asuka, who remained tight-lipped; Ashley eventually waved off Asuka, as she walked away. "Meh, I don't really care anymore..."


Impa momentarily left Cloud's room, as she left to grab a cup of water. Gotta stay hydrated. Tossing her cup in a trash can near the water dispenser, the Sheikah was about to head back to Cloud's room...before quickly ducking behind a wall when she saw someone at the psych ward she did not wish to see.

"Oh, Hylia..." Impa groaned when she saw Steve standing around with Weiss and Blake. Weiss and Blake were apparently admitting Steve into the psych ward, from the looks of it.

"This guy is a menace to society," Weiss explained to the doctors and nurses gathered around - none of them believed the huntress. "You must take him in before he hurts somebody!"

"I will blow this entire building to smithereens," Steve threatened the doctors and nurses, as the doctors and nurses failed to see the burning malice that Steve was brazenly wearing on his face.

"I don't know, he looks pretty normal to me," one of the doctors shrugged, failing to see the evilness that was building inside of Steve. He was even wearing glasses, too - how could he be so blind? "Doesn't seem evil."

"He killed like fifty people before we restrained them; most of them were infants," explained Blake, before looking away as she facepalmed and regretted her life decisions. "Why didn't I let Yang take my place...?"

Blake: Steve apparently gave us ladies scripts to memorize. It was part of some lousy attempt to have him "admitted" to the psych ward just to be closer to Impa. How long it took Steve to type those scripts...that's what scares me the most.

"And I killed them all, with my diamond sword," proclaimed Steve as he took out his diamond sword, swinging it in a way that was befitting for a serial killer. The doctors and nurses backed away, as Steve assumed that his swordsmanship was working.

"Okay, okay, stop!" one of the nurses begged Steve, who stopped as he put his diamond sword away. "Tell you what. You girls take this...menace to society down to the waiting room, and we'll figure out what to do with him."

"You are putting many innocent lives in danger, I will have you know." Steve made this remark to the psych ward staff, as Weiss and Blake escorted the craftsman away. Then, very slowly, Steve turned his head...as his eyes locked with Impa's.

"He spotted me!" panicked Impa as she turned around and tried to run away...only to bump into Cloud. The Sheikah immediately assumed her serious visage. "I was just...getting some water, Cloud."

"Who knew you were that scared of Steve," Cloud said to Impa, already having a hunch for why the Sheikah looked so frightened at first. "Got an extreme phobia for craftsmen or something?"

"Who said that I was scared of Steve? He's just irritating." Impa turned around, just to make sure that Steve hadn't snuck up her or anything. "Wants to make me his 'queen'..."

"Wait, so Steve...has a crush on you?" Cloud was used to Wario and Cortex crushing on Palutena and Tiki, respectively, so he couldn't be too disgusted. "Now I see why you're acting so scared."

"Once again, I'm not scared - just annoyed. Big difference." Impa walked away, hoping that she wouldn't bump into Steve on her way back to Cloud's room.

"You could just head back to the mansion, you know," Cloud called out to Impa, only for the Sheikah to ignore the swordsman. Cloud shook his head as he approached the water dispenser. "Keep pushing Impa's buttons, Steve, and you might get killed..."


Mamori, Ashley, and Asuka were in the kitchen, dying to get today's episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin over with. Fox and Falco stood outside the kitchen, more optimistic about Gex than the three girls were.

"Hello, Mamorinis, to another fantastic episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin!" Mamori kicked things off, with a lot more fake excitement compared to the prior episodes she did. "We're gonna warm up your heart, with the press of a..."

"INCOMING!" a voice shouted from up above as Gex descended to the kitchen floor from a ceiling rope, making an entrance befitting for a secret spy. Fox and Falco were both cheering and applauding.

"...and here is our guest for today, Gex the Gecko," Ashley introduced Gex to the audience, as Gex stood in front of the camera and did a formal bow. The lizard made his appearance too soon, which Mamori and company didn't like.

"Thank you ladies for having me! This is truly special, it really is. It's like having an extravagant tea party with Yoyo Dodo in Wackyland."

"So Gex, tell us something about yourself," requested Asuka, fingers crossed that Gex wouldn't take too long. "What are some of your accomplishments?"

"Finest accomplishments? Oh, where do I begin?" Gex flexed his fingers, thinking of the first accomplishment that came to his mind. "I'll have you ladies know, that I'm the current record holder on Bowser's Big Bean Burrito."

"Bowser's Big Bean Burrito...that is very exciting," remarked Mamori, although her positive comments were far from genuine. "Speaking of burritos, we'll be making a burrito as part of today's dish!"

"A burrito, you say? Excellent choice!" Gex's mouth was salivating at the thought of eating a burrito prepared by Mamori. "Chicken burritos are my favorite kind of burrito. Along with beef burritos. And steak burritos. And..."

"Easy there, tiger - let's not get ahead of ourselves," Mamori silenced Gex, as Asuka and Ashley gathered the ingredients necessary for making the perfect burrito. Gex was rubbing his hands with excitement. "We're gonna have to make our burrito first!"

"Viewership for this episode is gonna be crazy," Falco whispered to Fox, greatly overestimating how much star power Gex could bring to Microwave Idol Mamorin. You'd think that Fox and Falco had landed an A-lister, judging from how they were acting.

"Anything short of the highest-viewed video on our channel will be a disappointment," Fox whispered back, as Asuka and Ashley were putting the ingredients for their burrito on the kitchen counter. "Mamori better make this episode..."

"Sorry to interrupt you, dudes," Sonic said to Fox and Falco, as he and Crash approached the pilots - bringing the female ninjas with him. "Have either one of you seen Ryu Hayabusa? You know...the famous ninja?"

"I have a better question...how the heck did you get those ladies to follow you?" asked Fox as he pointed at the ninjas; the pilot recognized Kasumi and Ayane the most.

"I have an even better question...which one of those ladies is available?" Falco asked Sonic, leading Fox to turn his head towards the avian pilot with a very dubious stare. "What, I can't ask?"

Falco: Slippy won't stop talking about how much he wants a human girlfriend. So, my goal is to find him some human girl he would fall in love with - but it has to be one who can kick his butt. Then he'll learn the hard way.

"Fox McCloud...and Falco Lombardi...is that right?" Kasumi approached the pilots, who were both honored that the ninja knew their names. "My friends and I set off to look for Ryu Hayabusa."

"Hayabusa apparently thought that he was joining Smash," Sonic explained to Fox and Falco as he pulled out the fake Smash invite from his imaginary pocket. "These chicks think he might be in the mansion somewhere."

"Hehehe...I remember using one of these to prank Slippy," chuckled Fox, as he took the fake Smash invite from Sonic's hands. "But yeah, Falco and I have no clue where Hayabusa is."

"You should ask Link or Zelda, they might know what's up," Falco suggested to Sonic, who appeared visibly dismayed at the thought of asking either one of the Hylians. "What's so wrong with them?"

"Nothing, it's just...they'll just give me some boring answer," replied Sonic - was that an actual concern to have? At least Link and Zelda were both practical. "Was really counting on you guys..."

"IT'S CLOBBERING TIME!" Gex was heard shouting from the kitchen, as Fox and Falco saw the lizard holding a butcher knife in the air. Mamori found herself fighting with Gex over the knife.

"Why does that lizard have a knife?" Ayana asked Fox and Falco as she and the others took a peek inside the kitchen, seeing the chaos unfold. "And why is there a camera? What kind of show are you even filming?"

"That is none of your concern," replied Fox as he gently pushed Ayana and company away, leading them away from the kitchen. "Good luck finding Ryu Hayabusa, everyone!" Fox returned to his original position, shaking his head. "Nosy people..."


Joker made a new addition to Cafe Leblanc when he added sushi to the menu. And what was Ryu Hayabusa's favorite food? Sushi. Naturally, Ninjara brought Hayabusa to Cafe Leblanc, so that the ninja could give the sushi a try. Ninjara and Hayabusa...and Goemon...spent their time at the cafe eating sushi, as the ninja pals had yet to find them.

"You're the greatest ninja ever, Mr. Hayabusa sir!" Pit praised Hayabusa as he placed a plate of sushi near the ninja. The angel was all smiles, oblivious to how much Hayabusa was seething behind his mask.

"Kiss up to me again and I will break your neck..." Hayabusa threatened Pit, whose smile turned upside down real quick as he walked away. Scared for his life, Pit went over to Joker and Sans, who were chatting with one another.

"must be pretty rad having a legendary ninja visiting your cafe," Sans discussed with Joker, as the skeleton watched Hayabusa eat the sushi with Ninjara and Goemon. Hayabusa had to eat the sushi by turning his head away as he pulled his mask down.

"He looks super tense, though," remarked Joker, before Sans hopped off his barstool and walked over to Hayabusa. Joker and Pit both feared for the worst. "Sans, what are you doing...?"

"ryu hayabusa, i don't think that we've formally met," Sans said to the ninja as he held his hand out for a handshake. Hayabusa stared at Sans, judging him. "you can call me sans."

"Is this skeleton some kind of threat?" Hayabusa asked Ninjara and Goemon, as he gave Sans a judging look. Sans still had his hand extended, smiling to show how friendly he was. "Doesn't look trustworthy."

"He's only a threat to your sanity," answered Ninjara as he grabbed some sushi off the plate, stuffing them in his mouth. "He likes telling annoying puns."

"i can also tell other kinds of jokes too, you know," Sans reminded Ninjara, who rolled his eyes at the skeleton as he looked the other way. "here's one. how does a ninja say hello? hi-yaaaaa!"

"Okay, you deserve to die for that one," Hayabusa said to Sans as he reached behind his back for his Dragon Sword...only to realize that his blade wasn't there. Hayabusa remembered Yuffie taking his Dragon Sword away. "My sword! That girl must have it."

"forgot your sword, hm? some legendary ninja you're supposed to be..." Taking Sans's insult personally, Hayabusa grabbed Sans by the neck and choked the skeleton against the counter with both hands.

"Hey, stop that!" Joker shouted at Hayabusa, jumping over the counter as he and Goemon went over to save Sans. Ninjara kept to himself, while Pit recorded Sans being choked out on his phone.

Pit: The greatest ninja in the world threatened to break my neck just for telling him how awesome he was. That sounds like a pretty cool status update...if only I knew how those work.

Joker and Goemon were successful in saving Sans, as they managed to pry Hayabusa away from the skeleton. Even though his hands were no longer on Sans's neck, Hayabusa was still in a bitter mood.

"That wretched ninja girl still has my Dragon Sword..." seethed Hayabusa, and everyone in the cafe knew that he was referring to Yuffie. They knew Yuffie's mischievousness far too well. "...she will pay."

"How about you just cool off for a bit?" Joker suggested to Hayabusa, as he sat the ninja back down on his barstool chair. "Pit will make you some more sushi rolls, to keep your mind off your sword being stolen."

"Perhaps the greatest sword in all the land..." murmured Pit, as Hayabusa overheard the angel and sent him a death glare. Pit gulped, as he got to work on preparing some sushi. Better keep his mouth shut.


Yuffie had possession of the Dragon Sword...or at least she used to. The ninja girl sold the legendary blade at a pawn shop, and Mario and Zelda were destined to win the sword back. They just had to play by the pawnshop owner's rules.

"This is what we waited for..." mumbled Zelda as she and the others watched the pawnshop owner assemble a bunch of fruit on a table. The owner had to run by a nearby grocery store to even get the fruit.

"Alright, so if you want the sword back, here's what you gotta do," the pawnshop owner said to Mario and company, worried about whatever instructions they had to heed. "You're gonna have to cut these fruit. Fruit Ninja style."

"Easier said-a than done," remarked a confident Mario as he walked over to the table, which had the Dragon Sword...only for the pawnshop owner to swat the plumber's hand away. "What, I can't even use-a the sword?"

"Nope...you'll be using this." The pawnshop owner dug into his pocket and pulled out a knife. Not just any knife, mind you...a butter knife. Mario put away the fishbowl in his hands and begrudgingly accepted the knife.

"How are we going to cut the fruit with that?" questioned Zelda as she pointed at the butter knife. Almost felt like Mario and company were getting screwed.

"Beats me; that's for you guys to figure out." The pawnshop owner casually shrugged as he positioned himself behind the table. "I'll toss the fruit at you, and you slice as many as you can. Slice ten fruit, and you'll get your sword back."

"Ten fruit? With-a this knife?" frowned Mario as he pointed at the butter knife, before groaning as he decided to stop arguing with the pawnshop owner. "Fine, we'll play by your stupid rules..."

"My man! I'll start you off with a countdown." The pawnshop owner waited until Mario got himself in position before he started the countdown. "Ten, night, eight...threetwoone, GO!"

The pawnshop owner started hurling the fruit at Mario, tossing apples, bananas, oranges, and other fruits at the plumber. Mario tried to slice the fruit with his butter knife, but he was struggling mightily.

"Go, Mario, you can do it!" Zelda rooted for the plumber, giving him all of her support. The princess soon frowned at Yuffie, who chose to remain silent. "Why aren't you cheering for Mario?"

"Does Mario really need to feel motivated for this crap?" asked Yuffie, as Zelda intensified her frown; Yuffie groaned as she did some phoned-in fist-pumping. "Mario, Mario, he's our man, if he can't do it...who flipping cares."

Joker: Hayabusa is still in a sour mood - he's nearly punched every person that enters the cafe, including the women. Rosalina herself almost got punched in the throat, for crying out loud! I hope that sword turns up soon...

By the pawnshop owner finished tossing all the fruit, Mario was tired and sweating. The plumber only sliced one fruit, and it was a meager strawberry. Nothing worth bragging about, of course.

"Close...but no cigar," the pawnshop owner said to Mario, dusting his hands off as he walked away from the table. Defeated, Mario collapsed to the floor on his knees as he took a breather. "Only got one fruit? No sword for you."

"No, I have failed..." wailed Mario, looking up at the heavens as his hands were shaking. "...I HAVE FAILED-A YOU, RYU HAYABUSA!" The pawnshop owner turned around and covered his mouth, as he laughed at Mario.

"This isn't good, we need that sword back," said Zelda, who was holding tightly unto the $1,000 in her hand. Yuffie reached for the $1,000, only for Zelda to hold the stack of cash away. "You know it too, Yuffie."

"Does Hayabusa really need that sword?" asked Yuffie, as the pawnshop owner was stroking the Dragon Sword in an oddly creepy manner. "He could just ask his dad for another one. Easy peasy!"

"I can let you go at it for another round," the pawnshop owner said to Mario and company, who all perked up at the offer presented. "Got plenty of more fruit where that came from."

"I'm too tuckered out - one-a of you should do it," Mario said to Zelda and Yuffie as he offered the butter knife to the two ladies. Zelda looked at the butter knife, gauging her options, before looking at Yuffie.

"Yuffie, you should be the one to slice up the fruit," Zelda said to the ninja girl, who looked at the princess as if she was out of her mind. "That is an order."

"Nuh-uh, I ain't slicing up anything..." responded Yuffie as she defiantly folded her arms, while peeking at the $1,000 Zelda was holding. "...we should just keep the money and call it a day."

"Is that how you wish to speak to a woman of authority?" Zelda leaned in close to Yuffie, letting her know who was in charge around here. Eventually, Yuffie caved in, as Zelda's stern look intimidated her.

"Mario, let me see that butter knife." Yuffie went over to the plumber, who gave the ninja girl the butter knife. Yuffie was now up for the challenge. "Wish we had that thousand bucks, but I guess that sword is alright..."

"Awesome! This what I like to see," the pawnshop owner exclaimed, delighted by Yuffie stepping up to the plate, as he went to the back of the pawnshop. "Let me get everything set up first, and we'll begin..."


Link got himself out of dodge, having avoided involving himself in the quest for Charles' new pet fish. That meant the Hylian could do things as the man of the mansion without interruption - and also do some stuff for the wedding. Like previewing Makoto's catering menu with Makoto and Adeleine, outside the lounge.

"This is the menu card for the wedding," Adeleine said to Link as she gave the Hylian the menu card she worked on. Link was impressed, nodding his head. "It's a prototype."

"Not bad, not bad," Link offered his critique as he handed the menu card back to Adeleine. "Really digging the style. I'm certain that Zelda will like it."

"I sure hope so," replied Makoto as she held the catering menu...which had some orange fingerprints on it. Could've been Dark Pit's doing. "So you're in favor of plated style, Link?"

"Sure am. Got no clue what it is, but it sounds fitting for a wedding." At least Link was willing to try out new things. Always gotta keep an open mind. "Glad to see the finalized menu."

Makoto: This menu smells like Doritos...and cologne... *sniffs her catering menu* ...smells like Dark Pit.

As Makoto and Adeleine went away, Link went inside the lounge. Inside were Sonic, Crash, and the four female ninjas - Kasumi, Ayane, Momiji, and Rachel. The four pretty much had to wait on Link.

"So, what brings you four to the mansion?" Link asked Kasumi and company as he in a chair opposite the couch in the lounge. "If you were hired to kill a resident...you can go ahead and take crap somewhere else."

"We're not in the business of killing anyone," assured Kasumi as she gave Link a warm, assuring smile. A kind of smile that would even make Hayabusa's heart melt. "Assassinating others isn't really our thing."

"Phew, for a while I thought that Bowser hired you or something..." Bowser did attempt to organize his own killer7, so hiring some ninjas to have someone killed would be up the Koopa King's alley. "...in that case, why are you at the mansion?"

"Ryu Hayabusa," answered Momiji, as the name instantly clicked in Link's mind. Link had heard great stories about Hayabusa, some of them from Master Hand himself! "We believe that he went to this mansion, under the pretense that he was joining Smash."

"Apparently, someone gave him this fake Smash invite," Sonic explained to Link as he gave the Hylian the invite Kasumi had received. Link read the letter in the invite, thinking that the letter was too good to be true.

"A fake Smash invite...whoever did this is going to pay," vowed Link as he put the fake Smash invite in his pocket. Imagine the Hylain's reaction upon learning that his own fiancee was responsible. "And you ladies are certain that Hayabusa is here."

"I mean, we don't know where else to look," replied Rachel, as Link began to wonder if Hayabusa ever sneaked past him with his ninja abilities. "This mansion was the only plausible place in mind."

"Link, we have some trouble in Cafe Leblanc!" Isabelle informed the Hylian as she frantically ran inside the lounge. Sounded like there was a dire emergency. "Do you know anything about..."

"...Ryu Hayabusa? Yeah, I know," replied Link, leaving Isabelle stunned that he knew about the ninja's presence. "These ladies kind of told me." Link brought Isabelle's attention to the ninjas, as Kasumi smiled and waved at Isabelle.

"Are those Hayabusa's lady friends? Oh, thank goodness! This is just what we need."

"Well, what seems to be the problem, Isabelle? Is there a fight at Cafe Leblanc?"

"Wouldn't say it's a fight, but...Hayabusa is kicking everyone's butt. You have to see for yourself."

"What have you done, Ryu...?" wondered Kasumi, as everyone in the lounge followed after Isabelle. Once the lounge was left unoccupied, the ninja pals - Kat, Ana, and Greninja - appeared from their hiding spots.

"You guys heard that?" Ana asked her ninja pals, who were potentially one step closer to finding Hayabusa. "Our future honorary ninja is causing trouble at the cafe!"

"And our other honorary ninjas are gonna lead us to him," added Kat, already fantasying Kasumi and her friends being honorary ninja pals. "Everything is working in our favor!"


As Isabelle said, Hayabusa was causing trouble at Cafe Leblanc, as Joker, Pit, and Sans were hiding behind the counter. A couple of residents were lying on the floor, writhing in pain, as those unfortunate to enter the cafe ran into Hayabusa - and promptly got their butts handed to them. Ninjara and Goemon mostly kept to themselves, choosing not to get in harm's way.

"Leave me alone, I just wanted some fresh curry!" Lucario said to Hayabusa, as the aura Pokemon was back against the wall. Hayabusa grabbed Lucario by the throat and aggressively tossed him over the counter.

"I just said that he had the coolest mask ever, why is he so angry?!" Pit asked Joker and Sans as Lucario landed next to the angel. The answer should be pretty obvious for Pit.

Master Hand: Heard from Isabelle that Ryu Hayabusa is frustrated, and is taking his frustration out on the others. Now if you ask me, that is no way to let your emotions out. I mean, I get it, Hayabusa's upset that he's not in Smash, but to take your anger out on the others? The Smashers who have no bearing on your Smash status? My guy is acting as if Waluigi got in Smash over him. If that were the case, then his anger would be justified.

Hayabusa stared down his next victim, Vault Boy, who backed himself into the counter shivering in fear from head to toe. Once Hayabusa drew closer to him, Vault Boy closed his eyes and turned away, his gun pointed at Hayabusa...

"Ryu!" Kasumi called out to Hayabusa, right before the ninja could punch Vault Boy in the face. Hayabusa retracted his hand as he saw Kasumi enter the cafe, along with Link and the others.

"Kasumi..." Hayabusa uttered the ninja's name before he saw Kasumi gathered with the other ninjas. "...Ayane? Rachel? Momiji? Did you all receive a fake Smash invite too?"

"Not quite; I got an invite that had your name on it." Kasumi directed Hayabusa's attention to Link, who pulled out the Smash invite in question. "Before we found out, we assumed that you got into Smash."

"We traveled all this way to bid you congratulations..." Ayane said to Hayabusa, who was softening a little as his frustration faded away. "...which would've been for naught."

"Your friend of yours...beat us all up..." Gerudo Ganon said to Kasumi and company, using his arm to pull himself up on the counter. Kasumi and the others looked around and saw the damage done by Hayabusa.

"Did you do all of this?" Momiji asked Hayabusa, who felt too ashamed to own up to his violent actions. "What have these people done to you?"

"Nothing, I was...venting out my anger," Hayabusa admitted his guilt, knowing that he probably broke some kind of ninja code. "That dumb angel over there wouldn't stop keeping my name out of his mouth."

"Still think that you're the coolest, Ryu Hayabusa!" Pit appeared from above the counter and called out to the ninja, only to go back into hiding when Hayabusa glared at him for the nth time.

"But more importantly, I was angry about my Dragon Sword being stolen." Took the ninjas a second or two to realize that Hayabusa didn't have his legendary sword with him. "That plucky ninja girl stole it while I was..."

"A plucky ninja girl stole your sword?" interjected Link as he asked Hayabusa this question, to which Hayabusa nodded his head. "I did see Yuffie hiding some sword behind her back..."

"Yes, Yuffie, that must be her! She and her ninja friends held me hostage against my will. She must've taken my sword when she left with the princess."

"We won't let her get away with it." Link looked over the cafe counter, peering down and seeing Pit, Joker, and Sans. "Mind if I borrow one of your phones? Need to call Mario..."

"Got Mario on speed-dial, just hit five," replied Joker as he handed his phone to Link. As Link entered the number 5 into the keypad, the ninja pals showed up at the cafe.

"We finally got you, Ryu Hayabusa!" exclaimed Kat as she, Ana, and Greninja stuck a pose...only to see Link giving them a disappointed look. The ninja pals backed down in a hurry.

"You guys are going to be in so much trouble..." Link said to the ninja pals, as he hit the call button on Joker's phone.


Back at the pawnshop, Yuffie was slicing down the fruit that the pawnshop owner tossed at her...or at least she was trying to. Mario and Zelda watched as Yuffie missed every fruit sent her direction, as the former soon heard his phone ringing.

"Excuse-a princess - Joker's calling," Mario said to Zelda, who allowed the plumber to take the call. Mario went to the back of the pawnshop as he answered the call. "Hello, Joker? Oh, Link!"

"Give up already?" the pawnshop owner asked Yuffie, about to run out of fruit to toss at the ninja. Time was slowly running out for Yuffie. "You better be lucky that I didn't have you doing this blindfolded."

"Would've been easier if I had a sharp knife!" frowned Yuffie, as she missed a pineapple that narrowly grazed her right ear. "And maybe some better hand-eye coordination. That would've been useful, too."

"Last fruit, coming up..." The pawnshop owner tossed a banana at Yuffie, and the banana simply bounced off the butter knife in Yuffie's hand. Yuffie did worse than Mario did - not slicing a single fruit - as she dropped the knife. "...well, looks like you lost. That Dragon Sword looks good as mine."

"I'm so sorry, Zelda," Yuffie apologized to the princess, knowing how disappointed she was in her. But there was hope for Yuffie and Zelda yet, as Mario returned to the scene still on his phone call with Link.

"Yes, Yuffie has-a the Dragon Sword," Mario spoke into the phone, as all eyes were on the plumber. "She tried to pawn-a it at a pawnshop, apparently."

"Tell 'em that she got a good return," the pawnshop owner told Mario as he picked up the Dragon Sword, stroking it gently. Maybe he was digging that sword too much. "A thousand bucks, hehe..."

"What's that? Yuffie has to get-a the sword back from the pawnshop?" The pawnshop was unafraid, cracking a smirk... "...or else-a Master Hand will do to get it himself?" ...but once he heard Master Hand's name mentioned, that smirk went away in a snap.

"M-Master Hand?!" the pawnshop owner panicked, as he stopped stroking the Dragon Sword before handing it to Zelda. "H-Here, you can have your sword back! You can take it!"

"Um, thank you," replied Zelda, surprised by the pawnshop owner's sudden mood change. Master Hand must've had some history with the owner. "Do you want the $1,000 back, or..."

"Y-You can keep it! It's yours, it's all yours, just go!" The way that the pawnshop owner was acting, you'd think that he looked into the future and saw his being bombed soon.

"Okay Link, we'll-a see you soon. Goodbye," Mario spoke into the phone before ending the call. The plumber put his cellphone away and grabbed the fishbowl, leaving the pawnshop with Zelda and Yuffie. The pawnshop was left hyperventilating with fear.

Pawnshop Owner: Almost every small business owner in the Seattle metro area fears Master Hand...it's a worst-kept secret around these parts. You have to play with Master Hand's rules, or you get messed up. Two of my friends lost their businesses because of Master Hand, which sucks; one of them sold the best underage anime girl DVDs you could find. Truly a sad loss for the community.


Impa spent most of her afternoon at the psych ward, and her stay was longer than usual she was staying away from Steve. But the Sheikah was ready to depart, as she had some business to handle.

"Any idea when you'll be allowed back to the mansion?" Impa asked Cloud as she looked out the window, looking for any signs of Steve. "I assume you've been here for a long time."

"Since April 30th," muttered Cloud, sounding super defeated - the fatigue of his prolonged stay was starting to catch up to him. "Hopefully, Master Hand will let me return next week."

"I hope so too. Some of your peers might secretly miss you...Link might be one of them." That gave Cloud a lot of hope - and assurance.

"Who knows, maybe he is..." Cloud sat on his bed, exhaling as he let out a sigh. "...guess you should be going now. Miss maid of honor."

"You're right - can't stay around forever." Impa walked away from the window as she went to the door. "Hope to see you next week."

Impa left the room, and upon leaving...the Sheikah ran into Steve. The RWBY gang was nearby, standing a fair distance from Steve.

"Are you about to leave?" Steve asked Impa, who was grimacing too much at the sight of the craftsman to even answer the question. "Then it is a good thing I did not turn myself in as a grade-A schizotypal sociopath. Haha, haha."

"Haha, very funny..." Impa responded with some fake laughter, as she looked past Steve and saw the RWBY gang standing by. "Couldn't you have asked him to leave?" Impa asked the four girls.

"We did our best," replied Ruby as she lowered her head in shame. There was no shame in having a classy guy like Steve not follow your command.

"Since you are leaving, we should walk back to the mansion together." Steve grabbed Impa's hand, as Impa aggressively pulled her hand back. Impa was definitely going to sanitize that hand later.

"Keep your hands off of me. And who said that we were walking together? You must be out of your mind." Undeterred by Impa's defiance, Steve reached out once more for Impa's hand.

"Steve!" a certain flower girl called out to the craftsman; Impa was beyond relieved to see Aerith show up. "Your stone mural of Impa is being destroyed by the Creepers outside."

"Those pesky Creepers. I will have my way with them." His focus shifted, Steve walked away from Impa so he could preserve his stone mural in time. "Do not fear, Impa - I will have you, one day."

Impa: Steve is building a stone mural...of me? I don't care if Aerith was only kidding, I want that that mural destroyed.

"Don't count on it," Impa called out to the departing Steve, before turning her attention to Aerith. "You sure showed up at the right time..."

"Thought that you could use a hand," smiled Aerith as she held her hands behind her back. The RWBY gang remained, as they slowly backed away.

"Let's go before Impa gets on us for working with Steve..." Weiss whispered to her friends, and soon enough the RWBY gang scrammed from the premises. The girls wouldn't be out of dodge too long - Impa might give them a mouthful later, at the shrine.


It took them a lot of blood, sweat, and tears - mainly sweat - but Gex and the hosts of Microwave Idol Mamorin were done making their burrito. But not just any burrito - a large burrito that was the size of the oven in the kitchen. Woah, Nelly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...Bowser's Big Bean Burrito!" Gex presented the burrito, which rested on top of the kitchen counter. No way anyone was able to stuff that burrito in the microwave. "A thing of beauty."

"And we nearly used up every ingredient that was required, from our pantry," stated Mamori, as she wiped away the sweat from her forehead. Making the burrito was the biggest challenge she ever had on her show. "Nonetheless, the burrito is done!"

"For the record, I'm not eating this," stated Ashley, who wanted nothing to do with the burrito since Gex was involved in making it. Mamori and Asuka both felt the same way.

"If they're not gonna eat the burrito, then who will?" Falco whispered to Fox, as the pilots remained at the kitchen entrance. Fox thought to himself as he scratched his chin.


Luigi and Daisy waited for Mario, Zelda, and Yuffie to return with a new pet fish for Charles. Only Mario came through, as he arrived at the couple's house with the fishbowl containing Charles' new fish companion.

"Her name-a is Goldie," Mario said to Luigi and Daisy, as Charles happily poked the fishbowl in the living room. Luigi wasn't a huge fan of the fish's name...or its gender.

"Would've preferred a male-a fish, but Goldie will do," the green plumber said, only to wince in pain when Daisy smacked the back of his head. Charles grabbed the fishbowl that had his dead pet fish, George, and dropped George in the new fishbowl.

"George has a friend, he can wake up now!" the toddler squealed as he expected George to wake up - only to be met with disappointment when George wasn't moving a muscle. "George is still asleep."

"Yes, and that's why we shouldn't bother him," said Daisy, placing George back in his fishbowl and then taking the fishbowl away. "I'll put George somewhere where he can get some more rest."

"Enjoy Goldie, Charles!" Mario said to his nephew, patting him on his head before turning his attention to Luigi. "Hope that Goldie doesn't die before the end-a of the day."

"Haha, very funny...but thanks for getting Charles a new pet-a fish, bro," Luigi said to Mario as he followed him out of the front door, realizing that two ladies were missing. "I assume-a that Zelda and Yuffie were no help."

"Zelda was a big-a help, but Yuffie...not so much." Mario dared not to tell Luigi about his "fruit ninja" escapades. "Yuffie should be over soon."

"Wouldn't count on it...but thanks again for the pet fish, Mario." Luigi offered his thanks once more, as he watched Mario head to the mansion. Luigi about to head back into his house, until...

"Luigi, wait!" Tails called out to the green plumber, as he and Coco came over from the mansion. Managed to catch Luigi just in time. "We want to ask you a few questions, that's all."

"A few questions, eh? I'm game." Luigi had his hands on hips, ready for any question Tails and Coco threw at him. "Nothing too personal, I hope."

"No, nothing like that. We wanted to see if you knew anything about the Aerith Revival Project." And just like that, Luigi raised his eyebrows with intrigue...


Zelda and Yuffie couldn't be with Mario, for they were at the mansion. The two, along with the ninja pals, were in Master Hand's room with Master Hand, Link, and Isabelle, with Link holding Hayabusa's Dragon Sword.

"I'm ashamed," Master Hand said to Zelda and the ninja pals, letting them know how disappointed he was in all of them. "I mean, using a fake Smash invite to coax Ryu Hayabusa to the mansion? Really?"

"It was mainly her idea," Zelda outed Yuffie as she pointed at the ninja girl; Yuffie was in disbelief that Zelda would do her like that. "Yuffie really wanted Ryu Hayabusa as an honorary member of the ninja pals."

"Is that so?" Master Hand leaned in close to Yuffie, who responded by nervously smiling and giving a small giggle. "Were you also the one who tried to pawn Hayabusa's sword, Yuffie?"

"That was me..." confessed Yuffie, hoping that her confession would let Master Hand back away. But Master Hand was still up in the ninja girl's grill.

"This is the $1,000 she got from pawning the sword," Zelda said to Master Hand as he showed him the $1,000. "The pawnshop owner was kind enough to let us keep it."

"Isabelle will take that off your hands," said Master Hand, refusing to let the ninja pals anywhere near the money, as Zelda handed the $1,000 to Isabelle. "Yuffie, I want you to apologize to Ryu Hayabusa, and give him his sword back."

"And apologize to his lady friends too, for dragging them into this mess," added Link as he gave the Dragon Sword to Yuffie. Yuffie took the sword, sighing.

"Can't Hayabusa's dad just give him another sword?" asked Yuffie, only to be met with silence from Link and company. "Meh, it was worth a shot..."

"I won't be held responsible for 'kidnapping' Hayabusa, will I?" Zelda whispered to Link, as Yuffie left the room with the Dragon Sword. "Since, you know..."

"Your alter ego will...but you won't," replied Link, giving Zelda a reassuring smile. Zelda smiled in return knowing that her fiance had her back - half of it, to be exact.


Fox was stuck on who would be eating Bowser's Big Bean Burrito since Mamori, Ashley, and Asuka refused to eat it. Gex wished for someone else to give his culinary creation a try. That's when Fox recalled the female ninjas, as he invited them to the dining room to give the burrito a try...and they obliged! Hayabusa was also invited.

"This is the strangest sushi I've ever had," remarked Hayabusa, forced to slice pieces of the large burrito with a knife. Amused faces all around.

"It's a burrito..." Rachel informed Hayabusa, who looked up at the ninja with a blank stare. Rachel shook her head. "...you are so uncultured."

Fox: Today was a good day. Gex killed it on Microwave Idol Mamorin, as we all knew he would, and Falco and I got to meet Ryu Hayabusa! Asked him for an autograph, but he said that Pit's sycophancy killed his mood for that kind of stuff. Curse you, Pit!

Mamori: Gotta say, working with Gex wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Minus the whole "clobbering" incident. That said, I won't be working with Gex again. Ever. Touma can have him.

"You ninjas digging the burrito?" Gex asked Hayabusa and company as he oversaw them eating. No one elected to respond. "I will take your silence as a resounding yes."

"Hey..." Yuffie greeted Hayabusa as she entered the dining room. Hayabusa stopped eating and looked up at the ninja girl, who took out the Dragon Sword. "...here's your Dragon Sword back."

"You're giving me back my sword?" asked a slightly astonished Hayabusa, as he took his Dragon Blade from Yuffie. "Thank you." The ninja stood up and did a formal bow in front of Yuffie.

"Uh, you're welcome. Oh, and sorry for luring you and your friends to the mansion. That was my doing...my friends just fell in line."

"We'd like to apologize too," Sheik said to Hayabusa, surprising Yuffie as she and the other ninja pals showed up at the dining room. "Shouldn't have gotten ourselves involved."

"Well, I appreciate you for admitting your fault," Hayabusa said to the ninja pals, glad that he could leave the mansion on good terms with the group. "That, I believe, is a very honorable thing for any ninja to do."

"See, there he is, Mario! Ryu Hayabusa!" Pit said to Mario, entering the kitchen with the plumber. Giddy to see Hayabusa, Mario ran up to the ninja and happily shook his hand.

"Hello! My name is Mario," Mario introduced himself to Hayabusa, who did not expect the plumber to be so excited. "It's a pleasure to meet-a you!"

"A pleasure to meet you as well..." responded Hayabusa, his sword out as he stared down Pit. Pit, knowing what was up, was looking for an escape.

"MOMMY!" screamed Pit, calling out to his nonexistent mother (unless you consider Palutena his mom) as Hayabusa chased him out of the dining room. Hayabusa looked reinvigorated with his Dragon Sword in tow.

"He seems thrilled to have his Dragon Sword back," Momiji said about Hayabusa, hoping for the ninja to go easy on Pit. That would be pretty hard to come by.

The ninja pals might've failed in recruiting Ryu Hayabusa as an "honorary" ninja, but at the end of the day, they were able to honor the ninja honor code. Whatever that was.