Author's Note:
300 hundred chapters, baby! Never thought I would've reached 300 chapters writing this story, but I guess you could say that DLC being released kinda pushed me to my limit. Again, thank you all for the reviews and the support, and all that good stuff. As for this chapter, it will feature past characters - kinda like the 300th episode of Grey's Anatomy (also, disclaimer, I've never watched that show). Now let's hop right in into the reviews:
"This might sound harsh, but I have a question. If you could kick out one character from the Smash roster, who would you pick?"
Good question! If I had to choose, I would elect Jigglypuff, since I detest playing as her sometimes. (I'll never get her into Elite Smash anytime soon.) But aside from one's playstyle, I can't think of anyone else that I would remove from the roster. Moving on:
"One more question. Is this Champion Link from Age of Calamity timeline? Since I think it's impossible to have the Four Champions and other BOTW character if Champ is from the original BOTW timeline."
Another good question! I'd say that he's from the Age of Calamity timeline. But I could be wrong. Or right. An NFL fan has a few NFL-related questions for me:
"1. What's your favorite football team?
2. Who's your favorite quarterback not from your favorite team?
3. Do you think your team can win the Lombardi Trophy this year?"
1. Favorite team is the Buffalo Bills. BILLS MAFIA, BABY!
2. Always been a big fan of Steve Young.
3. I'd like to think that the Bills can make it far this year, provided their offense can replicate the same success from last season. Also, defense wins championships!
Romance enjoyer, on the other hand, as a few romance-related questions for me...well, not really:
"1. Is it possible to have Balthier as the wedding officiant again? Or you already have someone else in mind?
2. If you have no one in mind yet, I have a suggestion. How about Pac-Man? He did say he wanted to officiate Fox and Krystal's wedding, back at Episode 197.
3. And speaking of Balthier, do you think the cast of FF12 can make an appearance someday?"
1. I think Balthier already served his time as a wedding officiant. The officiant for the wedding will be revealed in the next chapter.
2. Yes, Pac-Man did say that! He would make for a great second option.
3. The chances are kinda slim, but one day it might happen.
And last is David:
"Will the characters from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 1 & 2, and Strange Journey show up before the Shin Megami Tensei V chapter? Will Rhea show up in the next chapter? Are the Twilight Princess characters gonna show up for Link and Zelda's wedding? And finally, do you think AEW has become bloated with too many former WWE talent and should stop ignoring criticism? (Look up 'AEW Botches' on YouTube. Also they tried to terminate the Botchamania channel for showing said botches)."
Don't count on it. Rhea won't be in the next chapter. Characters from Twilight Princess will be at the wedding. And I do think that AEW'S roster is a bit bloated when you take into consideration the homegrown talent. Don't want the ex-WWE guys to take up too much of their time. I've heard about AEW trying to come after AEW Botches, but them coming after Botchmania too...that ain't right.
Episode 300: PartyCrashers
The documentary crew had reached yet another milestone, reaching their 300th episode of Smash Life. A lot of stuff went down between the 200th and 300th episode - Master Hand went on vacation, Brio betrayed Cortex, Cloud pulled what you might call a "Maruki", new fighters joined Smash, and a whole bunch of other things. Yet despite all the chaos that went down, producers Levar and Brad, and the rest of the crew, kept pressing on.
As expected, Master Hand wanted to throw a big party to celebrate the occasion - and he wanted the residents in on it too. The giant hand even implored the residents to invite only one guest of their choosing to the party, and Crazy Hand extended the same invitation to the tower denizens as well. It was bound to be the biggest party yet.
"Go easy on the chocolate fountain!" Ganondorf shouted at a worker that was wheeling in a chocolate fountain from a nearby truck, into the dining room through the backdoor. "Master Hand won't be happy if it were to break!"
"Must we have a chocolate fountain at the party?" Captain Falcon asked Ganondorf, as the worker almost tripped while entering the mansion. Could've dropped the chocolate fountain, which would've been a fatal accident. "Seems expensive, don't you think?"
"To be fair, it's coming straight out of Isabelle's bank account. So I'm not complaining..."
Master Hand: Three hundred episodes. Say it with me now...three hundred episodes. What other show can say that they reached three hundred episodes? Seinfeld? Nope. The Wire? Not even close. Naruto? Depending on how you feel about the filler episodes, that one is debatable. But all of those shows are nothing compared to Smash Life, in my most humble opinion. No show can ever come close!
LeVar: Yes, we're having another party. And it's not just for the documentary crew, either - we got more peeps coming in. Because in the mighty words of Master Hand, "participation matters".
Brad: Hands down the most annoying words I've ever heard. But yeah, we're expecting a big turnout at the ballroom today, for better or for worse. And since it isn't Thanksgiving, there hopefully won't be a massive food fight taking place...got my fingers crossed.
As Captain Falcon and Ganondorf watched the workers wheeling in more stuff inside the mansion, a flying ship playing a fancy tune flew over to the mansion. Standing on the flying ship was the leader of the Broodals, Topper. The rabbit wasn't alone, for he had other company with him on the ship...and it wasn't the other Broodals. Fawful, the Eggplant Wizard, and Dr. Brio were all present. All villains, all having a history at the mansion. Some more than others.
"Heh heh! We finally arrived boss!" Topper said to Brio, who was beaming proudly at the mansion before him. "Which means that da fun can finally begin!"
"Ah, yes, back at the mansion that I invented!" gleamed Brio, who felt like he was back at home. The evil genius inhaled and exhaled, as he breathed in the Seattle air. "So good to be back..."
"Didn't you mention that you were banned from this mansion?" the Eggplant Wizard asked Brio, who kept his mouth shut as he didn't wish to relive the past. "Too bad that never happened to me..."
"I was never banned. You can't be banned from an establishment that you've taken credit for inventing. It was a clone of mine that got banned."
"Let me guess, you 'invented' him too?" Not appreciating the snark from the Eggplant Wizard, Brio got up in the wizard's grill as he held out his ray gun.
"Can't we just be friends?" Fawful asked Brio and the Eggplant Wizard as he stepped in-between the two with his smiley face. Brio backed away from the Eggplant Wizard, while still keeping his eyes on him.
"Yes, if we want our mission to be successful, we must be friends," Brio said to his troupe, trying to nip things in the bud before chemistry started to sour. "But only for a day. Can you do that much?"
"Of course we can!" Not hard to see why Fawful wanted to be a part of Brio's faction, with that eager attitude. "I can't speak for my allies, but I have the readiness for killing the residents!"
"Whoever said that we were killing anyone? We're just here to crash the party." That was sad news for Fawful, as the Beanish moaned in sadness. "A party that is rumored to be taking place, thanks to an anonymous tip. A party in which I, Dr. Nitrous Brio, invented."
"You wish to ruin a party that you invented? The weirdness of this mission's objective is...perplexing, but I will choose not to argue with it."
"Good! Now we must our plan into action. Topper, Fawful, you two try and screw over the neighbors. Eggplant Wizard, you have the tower covered. I will be in the mansion..."
As a decree from Master Hand, the residents and tower denizens were free to invite anyone they like to the party - being permitted to invite only one person. Mario and Ike served as the "welcoming committee", standing in the foyer welcoming any guest that came through the front door.
"Is that my man Soren?!" asked Ike, who was all smiles when he saw Soren enter the mansion. The swordsman ran up to the wind sage and gave him a big hug, lifting him off of the floor.
"Yes, it is your man Soren...woe is me," replied Soren, wondering why he accepted Ike's invite in the first place, as Ike placed him back on his feet.
"Gotta say, Soren, you look even more handsome every time I see you. I'll see you later, bud - don't make too many ladies faint!" Ike would let Soren walk away, as Soren retreated down the hallway for his safety.
"Well, look-a who it is!" exclaimed Mario, when he and Ike saw a familiar face they hadn't seen in a long time...and it was a purple cat. "Big the Cat!"
"I'm here for the watch party!" exclaimed Big, who was wearing an oversized t-shirt that had Gerard Butler's face on it. He was also holding popcorn and a bunch of movie snacks.
"Watch party? What watch-a party? Big, we're celebrating the 300th episode-a of Smash Life." This was devastating news to Big, who dropped his popcorn and snacks onto the floor in despair.
"So does that mean the watch party is canceled? I hope that it was at least postponed..." Lowering his head in sadness, Big walked away as Mario and Ike had a little sympathy for the purple cat.
Big: I was looking forward to that 300 watch party. I figured that the popcorn and movie snacks would be super expensive at the grocery stores, so I bought them from the movie theater. It was even more expensive than I imagined! But spending that ticket to see that Shang-Chi movie was worth it though, even if I didn't see it. Those $20 were well spent!
Of course, not every person that came through the front door was a familiar face - new folks were coming in as well. Such as one person, a skeleton, who was tall and looked like he could pass for Sans' brother. In fact, it was Sans' brother.
"OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S MARIO!" the skeleton squealed as he ran over to Mario, hugging him and even kissing him on the head. "SO GOOD TO SEE YOU! I'M PAPYRUS, SANS' BROTHER!"
"Not-a so tight..." wheezed Mario, who felt Papyrus crushing his head. Papyrus would drop Mario to the floor when he saw Ike, as his jaw nearly went agape.
"SUCH MUSCLE DEFINITION!" Papyrus began to stroke Ike's biceps, smiling as he felt how chiseled the swordsman's arms were. "I CAN TELL THAT YOU NEVER SKIP ARM DAY."
"Hands off the merchandise, bro!" Ike frowned at Papyrus as he slapped the skeleton's hands away. Papyrus rubbed his left hand in pain, whimpering slightly. "It's for the ladies only."
"OH WELL...I'LL NEVER HAVE STRONG MUSCLES LIKE YOU, SO WHAT'S THE POINT. ANY CHANCE YOU KNOW WHERE MY BROTHER IS?"
"You mean Sans? He's up in Cafe Leblanc, getting some coffee." Papyrus should've known that Sans was at a cafe of some sort. "I can take you there if you want me to..."
"THEN SAY NO MORE, MY CHISELED FRIEND!" Papyrus leaped on top of Ike's back, making sure that he was fully supported. "ONWARDS, MY MANLY STEED!" Ike charged down the hallway, as Mario slowly rose to his feet.
"Make sure you come-a back, Ike!" Mario called out to the swordsman, not wanting to be all alone as he greeted the guests. Speaking of guests, Brio darted through the foyer, right before Mario turned back around.
Up in Cafe Leblanc, Joker was working by himself for the time being since Pit asked for permission to leave. Pit's reason? He wanted to get his guest for the celebratory party from the "television realm". Joker didn't know who or what Pit even meant, but he decided to reserve his judgment until later.
So until Pit returned to the cafe, Joker had to serve his customers - Cranky Kong, Sans, and Cuphead. Sitting next to Cuphead was his brother, Mugman, who was invited to the mansion by, well, Cuphead.
"Mm, some delicious coffee, good sir!" Mugman commended Joker after he had just finished sipping his cup of coffee. Joker found all the kind remarks to come too naturally to him by this point. "You are an excellent brewster."
"Debatable," Ryuji muttered under his breath, as he was sitting next to Joker; Joker gave his delinquent friend a death stare. "I was just kidding, dude!"
"Here he is," Ike said to Papyrus as he arrived at the cafe. Hopping down from Ike, Papyrus squealed when he saw Sans sitting at the counter.
"SANS! BROTHER! I HAVE FINALLY FOUND YOU!" cheered Papyrus as he ran to his brother and hugged him, squeezing real tight. "I KNEW FOR A FACT THAT YOU HADN'T DIED YET!"
"feels good to be found...and alive," responded Sans, who began having some second regrets about sending Papyrus an invite. Papyrus was honestly his last option among his friends.
"Does he always speak in all caps?" Cranky asked Sans, who wanted to ask Papyrus to stop hugging him but knew that he wouldn't grant his request. "Personally, I find it quite annoying."
"So good to see some brotherly love..." Ike proudly smiled, watching Papyrus embracing Sans before he exited the cafe. The swordsman came to a stop, however, when he saw someone coming down the hallway. "...uh oh."
"Joker! I got my guest from the party!" Pit called out to the young man, poking his head inside the cafe. And before you ask, no, Ike wasn't scared of Pit. He was a better man than that. "You wanna see him?"
"I feel like I have no choice in the matter, so bring him on in," replied Joker, interesting in seeing who Pit brought in. Pit beckoned down the hallway...
...and seconds later, a pixeled wrestler of Samoan descent entered the cafe, commanding the attention of everyone in the cafe as he held a WWE title belt over his shoulder. Papyrus had to hold his jaw to keep it from falling.
"Now introducing...the tribal chief, Roman Reigns!" Pit introduced the pixelated wrestler to everyone with a show of hands. Reigns scanned the cafe, seeing everyone present beneath him.
"Acknowledge me," Reigns commanded everyone in the cafe, expecting them to show a sign of respect. But one person that wouldn't acknowledge Reigns was Ryuji who, as revealed in episode 172, hated Reigns long before he became the tribal chief.
"BOOOO! You suck, Roman! Go home!" Ryuji jeered at the tribal chief, showing his displeasure as he did not one, but two thumbs down. Reigns glared down Ryuji as he walked over to the delinquent.
"You're so gonna get it now..." Morgana said to Ryuji, chilling on the counter; Ryuji gulped nervously as Reignshopped over the counter to confront him.
Morgana: Ryuji still hates Roman Reigns, even after he got his new tribal chief gimmick. Roman could retire every single part-time wrestler, eliminate all diseases, and end all global conflict at the same time, and Ryuji would still hate him.
"I said, acknowledge me..." Reigns commanded Ryuji, who toughened up in a hurry; Ryuji wasn't gonna let some pixelated wrestler talk down to him like that.
"What for, you got self-esteem issues or something?" Ryuji fired back; offended by Ryuji's question, Reigns grabbed the delinquent by the collar and hoisted him up in the air.
"Wanna say that again, you little punk?!" Reigns squeezed Ryuji's neck, making the delinquent suffer for what he said. Papyrus saw how much pain Ryuji was in, and wanted to save him from harm.
"MAY I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU?" the skeleton asked Reigns, who turned towards Papyrus as he dropped Ryuji to the floor like he was hot trash. Papyrus jumped over the counter and kissed Reigns's feet.
"Now this is what I like to see." As Reigns showed his appreciation to Papyrus, he turned his attention to Ryuji, who was cowering in fear. "I'll deal with you later...insignificant speck."
"I kinda miss Roman Reigns being the Big Dog..." Pit admitted to Joker, as he watched the coolness radiating off of the pixelated Reigns. "...but I will admit the Tribal Chief suits him more."
As expected, Link restricting access to the sauna was met with controversy from the male residents. So many of the most frequent sauna goers resented the Hylian for his decision, and Lloyd was at the very top of the list. Throughout the week, Link was met with disdain from most of the male residents everywhere he went.
"Golly, Fei Long, I sure would love to chill out in the sauna," Ken discussed with Fei Long in the hallway, as he sensed Link coming down the hallway with Cloud. Ken turned around at Link as the Hylian passed by, glaring at him. "If only we were allowed inside..."
"Eh, I'm not really a big fan of saunas," Fei Long admitted to Ken, who gave the action film star a very shocked look. "The steam gets in my eyes."
Fei Long: I felt pretty honored to be asked for an autograph, by some frog named Slippy Toad. But when I signed it for him, he claimed that I "horrifically" misspelled my name. Said that I forgot what my name was. Tell me, is that even possible when signing an autograph? Or was my handwriting that bad?
Slippy: Look at this...look at this! *shows the camera his Fei Long autograph* Bruce Lee spelled his own name wrong! I mean, I can respect him coming back from the dead just to be at the 300th episode celebration party, but he could at least re-learn his own name.
"Who knew that the sauna was such a big deal," Cloud said to Link as the two swordsmen walked past Ken and Fei Long. Link was looking down at the floor, having regret over the decision he made last week.
"It's just a sauna - not like it's the end of the world," said Link, doing his best to think positive to eliminate whatever regret he had. "I could see Lloyd being upset, but as for everyone else..."
"No! You can't tell me that you and Jin got along that easily. That is simply inconceivable, I refuse to believe it!"
Link and Cloud heard Kazuya shouting from the nearby lounge, and so they ran to the lounge to see what was up. Inside, they saw three members of the Mishima clan - Heihachi, Kazuya, and Jin Kazama - having a verbal spat, with Ling Xiaoyu trying to play peacemaker.
"Can you calm down for just one second?" Ling asked Kazuya, easily the most incensed out of the three Mishimas. "If Jin can get along with his grandpa, then why can't he..."
"Shut your mouth, woman!" Kazuya boomed at Ling, slapping the young Chinese woman so hard that he sent her down to the couch. Link and Cloud were stunned as they watched the action from the doorway, while Jin was beside herself.
"Why you..." Jin growled at Kazuya as he charged at his father, only for Heihachi to restrain him by grabbing the collar of his shoulder. Kazuya smirked as he watched Jin try to fight out of Heihachi's grasp.
"Don't waste your energy on him," Heihachi advised Jin, whose teeth were clenched with rage as he tried to break free from his grandpa. "It's not worth it."
Pac-Man: Caught wind of Heihachi inviting his grandson, so I invited Jin's lady friend Ling myself to ease any Mishima family drama. Since you guys asked me about it, I can only assume that things aren't going so well... *sighs deeply* why did I put Ling through this?
"I suggest that you listen to your grandfather," Kazuya said to Jin, who was even more incensed as Kazuya left the lounge. Upon exiting the lounge, Kazuya ran into Link and Cloud.
"Nice family reunion you're having," Cloud awkwardly said to Kazuya, who casually pulled up the white sleeves under his suit. Kazuya appeared to be treating his slap to Ling like it was nothing.
"A shame that you two will never experience that," Kazuya said to Link and Cloud, cutting in deep into the swordsmen as he walked down the hallway. Once Kazuya left the premises, Link and Cloud went inside the lounge.
"Ling, are you okay?" Jin asked his lady friend, helping her up to her feet. Checking on Ling was more important to Jin than getting his necessary retribution against Kazuya.
"I'm fine - thankfully, your dad didn't hit me as hard," replied Ling, who felt some slight pain as she was holding the left side of her face. "I can shrug it off."
"Cloud and I just saw what went down," Link went over to speak with Heihachi, who was disgruntled with how stuff unfolded in the lounge. "What just happened, Heihachi?"
"Oh, nothing...just your usual Mishima family shenanigans," replied Heihachi; it was kind of tragic that family drama was a normal occurrence with the Mishima family. "My idiot son wouldn't accept that Jin and I have been on good terms."
"He's too stupid to understand because of his heartless arrogance," Jin stated to Link and Cloud, letting the swordsmen know how just much of a jerk his father truly was. "Must be his Devil gene..."
"Seems like a problem for you to solve, Mr. Man of the Mansion," Cloud said to Link, putting the Hylian up to the challenge as he patted him on the back. "Get the Mishimas all on the same page."
"Right back at you, Mr. Former Man of the Mansion..." responded Link, knowing that he couldn't solve any family situation alone - especially if that family was the Mishimas. "...uh, you can come along too, Ling."
Brio stuck around in the foyer, as the evil genius saw Mario and Sonic speaking with two of Shulk's friends, Reyn and Sharla. He was hiding behind a flower pot nearby.
"So, have you listened to City Escape yet?" Sonic asked Reyn as he rubbed his hands, expecting the Homs to answer yes. Reyn, being reminded of the question Sonic asked him back in episode 24, furrowed his brow.
"He would, if he knew how to operate a computer," Sharla would speak for Reyn, smiling from ear to ear as Reyn gave her a frown. "Or a phone. Reyn doesn't have the best luck with technology."
"I told you, that laptop incident was a complete misunderstanding!" Reyn shouted at Sharla, putting the Homs in her place, before turning his attention back to Sonic. "And to answer your question, Sonic...I don't plan on listening to this 'City Escape' anytime soon."
"Well, you still have some time left, so you better get to it!" Sonic encouraged Reyn, who snorted in response as he and Sharla left the premises. "Sharla, you better hop on it, too!"
Sonic: It's been five years since I told Reyn, and he still hasn't given City Escape a chance. Five years wasted, I'll say.
"Sorry I was late, Pit's favorite wrestler Roman Reigns was holding me up," Ike apologized to Mario, who along with Sonic automatically assumed that Pit tampered with the VCR in the movie room again. "He wouldn't let me leave until I acknowledged him."
"Way to be a sell-out, dude," Sonic shook his head at Ike, not knowing how big of a mistake it was to disrespect Reigns. Brio was about to make his escape, only to stop when a certain pink hedgehog showed up.
"Sonic, are you trying to run away from me?" Amy confronted her boyfriend, frowning with her hands on her hips. Brio groaned, seeing Amy as an obstacle standing in his way. "You promised to take me to the gardens!"
"I wasn't trying to run away, I just wanted to chat with Mario. Also, can't you just go to the gardens yourself?" Talking back to Amy was always no bueno - and Sonic made that mistake so many times.
"And leave you behind? As if!" Amy grabbed Sonic's hand and dragged the blue hedgehog with her down the hallway. "We're coming with me, mister - I'm not letting you out of my sight!"
"C'mon, Amy, I wasn't finished yet! I haven't even asked Mario about that lonely space vixens game he downloaded on his tablet!" Lonely Space Vixens: Reloaded? Hm. Ike slowly turned his head towards Mario, as he stared inquisitively at the plumber.
"What 'lonely space vixens' game?" the swordsman questioned Mario, who eyed around the foyer innocently as Brio ran to the couch in the foyer unseen. "Got a secret fetish you don't want me to know about?"
"Mario, Ike!" greeted a sharply-dressed silverette, as Hoenn's own Steven Stone came through the front door. "Greetings! I've been told that there's a party."
"Hello Steven, welcome!" Mario greeted the former Hoenn champion, as Brio took a peek from behind the couch. "The party doesn't start-a till later, so you're free to hang out until then."
"Very well. This is good since I have some news that I wanted to share with..." Steven stopped speaking when he saw Brio, who ducked behind the couch after he was spotted. "...why did I see an evil-looking bald freak just now?"
"An evil-looking bald freak?" questioned Ike as he and Mario looked back, only to see nothing; Brio ran away once Mario and Ike turned back around. "You weren't referring to Dr. Brio, are you?"
"Was that him? The fellow that I saw looked rather threatening. And ugly." Fearing that Brio was somewhere around, Mario searched around behind the couch and saw no signs of the evil genius.
"Mama mia, this isn't good..." remarked Mario after he was done searching, as he returned to Ike and Steven. "...Dr. Brio's back! When-a will he learn..."
"Is there anything you want me to do?" Steven asked Mario as he took out a Poke Ball; his Mega Metagross could stomp Brio into oblivion. "I doubt that you can do this alone."
"This isn't my first-a rodeo; I'll be fine." Mario confidently marched down the hallway, hoping to reach Brio before it was too late. "I'll keep an eye-a out for Brio; Ike, you hold it down-a for me."
"Got some stuff I need to share with Red," Steven said to Ike, patting the swordsman on his shoulder before leaving the foyer. "Best of luck." With Mario and Steven gone, Ike was alone by himself...and he didn't mind it one bit.
"Holding down the fort...one-man welcoming committee...I got this," Ike assured himself, as a certain ghost slowly descended from up above. "No fear...just good vibes all around!"
"Excuse me bub, but have you seen Luigi anywhere?" the ghost asked Ike as he tapped his shoulder; turning around, Ike spotted King Boo and screamed as he jumped away. "Hehe, works every time..."
The party was planned to be held in the ballroom, just like the previous two centennial parties, and Master Hand was watching the party planning committee putting the decorations and whatnot together. One member of the committee, Travis, was getting the chocolate fountain situated.
"You break that chocolate fountain, Travis, and you will pay with your life," Master Hand threatened Travis, who didn't take the giant hand's threat that seriously as he got the chocolate fountain in place. Once the fountain was situated, Master Hand turned towards LeVar and Brad and gave them a thumbs up.
"Much appreciated, Master Hand," thanked LeVar, as he and Brad were chilling at the back of the ballroom keeping to themselves. "That chocolate fountain is so unnecessary..." LeVar quietly whispered to Brad.
"Yet Master Hand insists on getting one for these kinds of parties," Brad whispered back, as he recalled only three or four individuals ever using the chocolate fountain. Which, for the most part, was for the aesthetics. "Talk about a waste of money..."
"How's it coming along with the fine-tuning, Sonia?" asked Master Hand as he floated over to a stage, where Sonia Strumm was tuning her guitar. Master Hand apparently wanted a musical act for the party, and Geo Stelar came through for him.
"I think my guitar might be broken," replied Sonia after inspecting her guitar, as Master Hand growled in a way that made Sonia fear for her life. "W-What I meant to say was, I'm ready for the big performance!"
"Haha! Such a jokester you are, Sonia. For a moment there, I thought I would have to kill you!" As Master Hand floated away, Sonia found herself in even more fear. "You will be a great complementary guitar player for our guest performer, Miss Strumm."
Master Hand: The musical act at the party today won't be some guitar player playing their guitar. Because that's just stupid. (K.K. Slider has yet to learn that lesson.) A supremely talented singer will be performing with Sonia, and it's a very special guest of my own that I invented...
Peach, wanting to contribute to the party, was in the kitchen making some pigs in a blanket. Spyro and Hunter took a peek inside the oven and saw the pigs in the blanket cooking away.
"Those pigs sure look weird and ugly," Hunter said to Spyro, as he couldn't get over how small the "pigs" were. Smallest pigs he had ever seen. "But the breading they're inside of sure looks tasty!"
"They're called sausage links..." Spyro corrected Hunter before he and the cheetah heard the doorbell ring followed by some aggressive knocking. "...what is with that knocking? Mario probably forgot his house keys again."
"Heh, what else is new?" Hunter paced to the front door, as the aggressive knocking persisted. Almost fearful knocking. "Give me a sec, I'm getting there!"
Hunter opened the front door and saw not Mario, but rather a woman wearing black shades and a scarf around her head. Hunter screamed at the woman, and the woman screamed at Hunter in return.
"Peach, there's a strange woman at your front door!" Hunter called out to the princess, scared for his life.
"Peach's there's some talking cheetah at your front door!" the woman called out to the princess, also scared for her life. Hearing her name called, Peach hustled to the living room, with Spyro tagging along.
"Wait a minute...I know you!" Peach said to the woman standing at the front door, as she pushed Hunter to the side. "You're that sweet lady that Lara and I spoke with! Joanne, right?"
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to hide back here again..." moaned Joanne as she entered the house, trudging into the living room before plopping down on the living room couch. "...stupid Master Hand."
"If I had to guess, Master Hand must be a big fan of yours," Spyro said to Joanne, as he already had seen the pattern with Master Hand and Wayne. "Sucks to be you."
"A talking dragon, too...?" Joanna stared at Spyro out of pure disbelief, before shaking it off so she could respond. "Yeah, Master Hand apparently like me. Enough to force me to perform at that stupid party of his..."
"Wouldn't be a regular Master Hand party without a shoehorned musical performance," remarked Peach, who had seen too many of such musical performances to count. "But hey, at least you're talented!"
Two of Mario and Peach's neighbors, Berkut and Rinea, had invited a guest to the party, and they were chatting with this guest in their living room. Who was this guest, you ask? Let's just say that it was someone who officiated Berkut's wedding three years ago...
"What fabulous gold statues you have, Berkut!" exclaimed the sky pirate, Balthier, floored by the Smashie awards that were on the living room shelf. "You must be one superb gold craftsman."
"Those are actually awards that I won at an award show," Berkut clarified to Balthier, who was even more impressed as he raised his eyebrows. Balthier didn't expect Berkut to be such an award winner.
"Mainly awards for categories like 'Best Dressed' and 'Most Sosphicated,'" added Rinea, who personally wanted to throw the Smashie awards in the trash. "They're really not that important."
"They're important to me, darn it!" As Berkut snapped on Rinea, some shuffling sounds were heard from the chimney. Fawful's two feet appeared in the fireplace, and it seemed like the Beanish was stuck.
"Criminy, this is the unfortunateness that I wished to avoid..." grumbled Fawful, finding himself stuck in a rock and a hard place as he pulled himself up. Only a few inches, though. "...why does woe have to be me?"
"Anyone heard that?" asked Balthier after he, Berkut, and Rinea heard Fawful speak. The three looked around the living room, as Fawful remained silent. "Could've been a ghost..."
"We don't have ghosts here that often," stated Alm as he came down the stairs, his presence causing Berkut to grit his teeth. "Unless you mean King Boo, who Berkut brings over for tea often..."
"Nobody asked for you, go back to your room!" Berkut shouted at Alm, now in a sour mood as he folded his arms. So surly...
"You're not my parent, but okay..." Wanting to avoid as much trouble as possible, Alm went back upstairs.
Sonic was at the gardens with Amy, and the blue hedgehog was idly standing around as Amy was inspecting every blooming flower that her eyes spotted. You could say that Sonic was bored, but he had his phone to bid him some time.
"Sonic, you've been on your phone more than anything," Amy complained to her boyfriend, who kept on noodling on his phone while not giving a single care in the world. "Is there something wrong?"
"Is the answer not obvious?" asked Sonic, not even bothering to give Amy any sort of eye contact. That prompted Amy to walk over to Sonic and smack the phone out of the hedgehog's hands. "Hey! I was trying to download something here!"
Sonic: That lonely space vixens game is nowhere to be found on the play store...I knew that it was too good to be true. To think it would've been the first non-crappy app that Mario ever suggested to me. That'll teach me to give my hopes up.
"The answer is obvious, Sonic...you're too distracted!" said Amy, as she dragged Sonic over to a flower bed against his will. "Is smelling flowers so bad?"
"Honestly, I'd much rather stare at Pokemon instead," confessed Sonic, as Amy gasped and clutched her pearls. She shouldn't be too shocked. "Only girls and sissies love smelling flowers."
"Wh-Who are you calling a sissy?" a suddenly offended Alph asked Sonic, as he was in the middle of smelling some daffodils. The astronaut took his nose away from the daffodils in a hurry.
"Fine, Mr. Macho Man...I guess we can go to the Pokemon sanctuary," said Amy as she gave in to Sonic, who was now in much happier spirits. "Hope there's some flower Pokemon we can play with!"
"Don't count on it..." warned Sonic, picking up his phone as he and Amy went back inside the mansion. Alph, still feeling offended, backed away from the daffodils that he grazed his nose through seconds ago.
"I better get back to watering those plants," the astronaut said, trying to put Sonic's words behind him as he went to go fetch his watering can...only to run into Brio.
"Is the 300th episode party still on for today?" Brio asked Alph, who was shivering in fear from head to toe as Brio held his ray gun at him. It was charged up, and Brio was ready to fire.
"Y-Yes sir, it's still happening!" Alph felt like he was doing a huge disservice, potentially putting the party in grave danger. "It won't start until three!"
"Won't start until three? That should bid me some time. Thank you puny astronaut that I invented!" Putting his ray gun down, Brio activated some hover boots as he flew up and out of the gardens. Alph stood there paralyzed with fear, as Mario showed up.
"Dang it! I was too late," frowned Mario, as he saw Brio fly away at the last minute. "Alph, do you know where-a Brio flew-a off to?"
"I think he wants to crash the party later," replied Alph, who had some kind of thousand-mile stare going on as he was still paralyzed with fear "He was going to kill me..." Alph let the fear go up to his head, as he fainted to the ground. Seconds later, Mario took out his phone as he made a call.
"Hello, Fox? You and Falco busy?" Mario spoke into the phone after his call was answered. So much for handling Brio just by himself.
With the kitchen in the mansion being occupied by Dunban and Melia, the trio of Mamori, Ashley, and Asuka were forced to shoot today's episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin at the tower's kitchen. As long as Chef Kawasaki didn't try to interfere, the episode should go as expected.
"Welcome again to a very special episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin!" Mamori spoke into the camera, with Ashley and Asuke idly standing by. "We might be at a different kitchen for this episode, but we're still gonna warm up your heart with the press of a button!"
"Our guest today is of royalty - in fact, he even calls himself the hero-king," said Ashley, who found the hero-king title partially false. "Give a warm welcome to the hero-king of Altea, Marth."
"Thank you for having me on the show today, ladies!" Marth thanked Mamori and company as he joined them in the kitchen. "Never been on a web show before. This is so exciting!"
"But that's not all; we have another guest for today's episode," announced Asuka, much to Marth's surprise; a second guest on Microwave Idol Mamorin was usually unprecedented. "Give it up for the one and only, Jimmy T!"
"There's a second guest?" Marth looked around, only to be met with great disappointment when he saw Jimmy T. dancing his way inside the kitchen. Of all the folks that Mamori and company could've chosen from...
"Oh yeah, that's me!" exclaimed Jimmy T, strutting his stuff as he danced into the camera frame. Marth facepalmed, as Jimmy T. finished his fly dance routine with a spin. "Showtime, baby!"
Marth: Why do Mamori and her friends hate me so...?
Ashley: It was purposefully my idea to make Jimmy T. a part of our show. I just like to see him suffer. *smiles evilly*
"Marth, my man!" Jimmy T. pointed at the hero-king, who wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. Marth's day was now perfectly ruined. "Unleash your rhythm! Do the booty scoot!"
"The booty scoot? What even is that?!" questioned Marth, only to cringe with disgust when he saw Jimmy T. shaking his buns. "Get away from me!"
"Don't be hating, Marth! Show me what you got!" Jimmy T. did the booty scoot towards Marth, who had enough as he left the kitchen. Jimmy T. booty scooted after Marth, while Mamori and company just stood there, perplexed.
"Um...we'll be right back with you after this brief intermission!" Mamori said into the camera before cutting it off. Meanwhile, the Eggplant Wizard was lurking around near the kitchen, unseen.
"Alright, Eggplant Wizard, how can you possibly be a distraction?" the wizard asked himself while scratching his bald head, only to spot Shadow walk past by with Silver the Hedgehog. That got the Eggplant Wizard thinking...and smiling. "Bingo..."
What party would be complete without food? Cilan, Dunban, and even Palutena didn't feel like preparing any party food, which was no problem for Master Hand. Master Hand simply asked Crash to contact Dingo's Diner for catering, and since Crash obviously can't speak, Coco had to make the call.
"Bring it on in boys, keep it coming!" Master Hand said to Dingodile and Ty, who were bringing in carts of food into the ballroom. Dingodile took sight of the chocolate fountain that was in the corner of the ballroom, licking his lips.
"Nice chocolate fountain you got there, mate," the mutant said as he wandered over to the chocolate fountain, wanting to get just a small taste. "Would be a shame if someone were to..."
"...touch it before the partygoers even have a try?" Master Hand would finish for Dingodile, as he slapped the mutant away and sent him falling to the floor. "Yes, it would be a shame! Apt observation, Dingodile."
"All I wanted was just a slither of chocolate..." Picking himself up off the floor and rubbing his face, Dingodile exited the ballroom along with Ty to retrieve more carts of food. As Dingodile and Ty exited the ballroom, Popo came in.
"Do we have any room for some frozen snacks?" Popo asked Master Hand, as he rubbed his hands in anticipation. "Mega Man helped me make some ice cream with some weapons of his."
"Eh, go ahead and knock yourself out. Would've wanted a big fat 300-layered cake, but some ice cream will do." A 300-layered cake? Who would have the time to make that? How would it even fit in the ballroom?!
"Sure smells good in here..." remarked Dante as he entered the ballroom, getting a whiff of the smells that came from the carts of food. Popo was more than pleased to see the demon hunter. "...you must have some pretty delicious grub for the party, Master Hand!"
"Dante! Just the guy I wanted to see," exclaimed Popo as he ran over to Dante, having an important question to ask. "Your friend Nico, did she get the van fixed yet?"
"Funny that...you're the guy I wanted to see as well, Popo. You haven't met my twin brother before, have you?" Twin brother? That could only mean...
"Twin...brother?" Popo looked momentarily confused, only for a dude with white hair and a cool-looking blue coat to enter the ballroom. If Popo didn't know who Dante's twin brother was, he better recognize.
"Well, I'm impressed - this party looks far more pleasing than I imagined," remarked the white-haired dude, before looking down and seeing Popo gawking at him. Nana would be so embarrassed. "What is this Eskimo staring at..."
"Popo, this is my twin brother, Vergil," Dante introduced the Ice Climber to his twin brother, as he wrapped his arm around Vergil. Vergil frowned intensely. "Used to be at each other's necks, but Vergil finally mellowed out. Hope he keeps it up."
"Wrap my arm around me one more time, and it will be your end..." Vergil threatened Dante, who took his arm away and smiled while holding his arms up in innocence. "...so this is the fool you have sold ice cream with?"
"Along with a few other friends. But Popo, he's the ringleader of the bunch." Amazed from seeing Vergil, Popo fainted onto the floor in an instant. Which didn't do much to ease Vergil's doubts about him. "Just give him a chance. I know I did..."
"Now this is a sight I like to see!" remarked Master Hand as he floated over to Dante and Vergil, stoked to see the twin brother standing side by side. "LeVar, Brad, come and take a picture of this momentous family occasion!"
"But our phones are below five percent," responded LeVar - although he and Brad almost had a full battery. Master Hand floated over to LeVar and Brad menacingly, and that got the two producers moving.
"That's what I thought..." So LeVar and Brad stood across from Dante and Vergil, opening up their cameras as they were ready for picture-taking. Vergil was stone-faced, whereas Dante was all smiles as he flashed two fingers behind Vergil's head.
"Alright, I think we're done here," concluded Brad after he and LeVar each took a picture, only to sense Master Hand behind them. That meant their work was not yet done, as Brad sighed. "How many more, Master Hand?"
"At least eleven. Or twelve." Rolling their eyes, LeVar and Brad both turned around as they opened up their camera apps yet again. "I want some variety, too - do a silly picture!"
"I don't do silly..." seethed Vergil, just as tired as the producers were as he folded his arms. Dante, feeling the exact opposite, cheesed it up as he wrapped his arms around a brooding Vergil for the photoshoot.
Waluigi: So earlier this year, I mentioned that adding Vergil to the tower would even things out with the mansion. And what did Dante do today, you ask? Invite Vergil to the party! This is it - my one chance to settle the score with the mansion and ask Vergil to join us. If I wanna make a good impression, I can't embarrass myself. I have to recruit him with class. And in style.
"VERGIL, I AM YOUR BIGGEST NUMBER ONE FAN!" shouted Waluigi as he burst inside the ballroom, jumping into Vergil from behind and sending him and Dante to the floor. So much for class and style.
"Yikes...that one's gonna leave a mark!" remarked Dingodile, as he and Ty were about to bring another cart of food into the ballroom until Waluigi came in. Vergil, feeling some slight pain in his neck, looked up and saw Waluigi staring at him.
"I have been a huge fan of yours since the day that I was born," Waluigi tried to endear himself to Vergil, who couldn't stand to look in the lanky man's face. No matter how much he tried to resist. "All things considered, you would be a great addition to..."
"Dante, who is this ugly-looking demon and why is he talking to me?" Vergil asked the demon hunter out of concern, as he pushed Waluigi away from him. Waluigi had never felt so insulted before.
"Relax, Vergil, that's Waluigi!" replied Dante, as he helped Vergil up to his feet. Vergil looked at Waluigi in an extremely skeptical manner. "He's also a pretty cool dude...if you ignore his most obvious flaws."
"I think we need to redefine your definition of 'cool'..." Vergil kept his distance from Waluigi by walked away, as Waluigi's chances of adding the half-demon to the tower were shrinking fast. Master Hand, witnessing the exchange between Vergil and Waluigi, stroked his imaginary chin.
"That gives me an idea..." the giant hand remarked, as Waluigi sulked and walked away in shame. "...ISABELLE!" Right on cue, Isabelle ran inside the ballroom. She must've been waiting for her name to be called.
"Yes, Master Hand? Is it time for the party to begin?" asked Isabelle as she took out her phone, ready to send a mass text to everyone.
"Does it even look like we're fully prepared! Unobservant woman. Anyway, I think we should have an appetizer for the party. A roast, if you will..."
"But Cilan told me that he won't be making a roast until..." Isabelle suddenly stopped speaking, as she looked up at Master Hand with concern in her eyes. "...don't tell me you're talking about the other kind of roast."
"Get as many peeps in here as possible, and get a microphone set up on stage." Master Hand pointed at the stage, as Isabelle grew wary. "I'm gonna give these fools the opportunity of a lifetime!"
Sonic got his wish - he was at the Pokemon sanctuary, where he could look at as many Pokemon as he pleased. Granted, he could do that any other day, but just being away from the gardens was an absolute win. It was also in the sanctuary that Twintelle had a tea party, with several guests...Dr. Light, Champion Link, Falco, Katt Monroe, Blaze the Cat, and two certain hedgehogs.
"When I said that I wanted to have fun at the sanctuary...this is NOT what I meant," Sonic frowned at Amy, who was happily sipping her cup of tea while her boyfriend was feeling miserable.
"Told my girl the same thing, didn't work," an also miserable Falco said to Sonic, yawning as the tea party bored him out. "Girlfriends always act so complicated when they don't listen to you."
"You never specified what you wanted, silly," Katt smiled at Falco, playfully slapping her boyfriend on his shoulder. Accidentally scratched him too, as Falco yelped in pain. "Besides, we haven't had hung out much in so long!"
"And this is what you settled on? A freaking tea party?" Falco would've left already, if not for Katt holding his hand real tight underneath the table. "You could do so much better, Katt."
"Your tea is getting cold, you two," Twintelle notified Sonic and Falco, whose teacups were left untouched. Dr. Light reached for Falco's cup of tea, only for Twintelle to slap his hand away. "Nuh-uh uh! You've already your fair share, Dr. Light."
"Serves you right, Santa Claus," Sonic snorted at Dr. Light, as Amy frowned at the blue hedgehog. "What, Amy? How can you not see it?"
Falco: I've been meaning to spend some time with Katt, but she never cooperates whenever I want her to. Asked her if she wanted to go to the state fair. "I don't like big crowds." Asked her if she was interested in a vacation. "That requires too much planning." Or what about a simple walk about the park? "Sounds too boring." You mean to tell me that my girlfriend would prefer a tea party instead? That's why women are so difficult to understand.
"Can I at least have some more scones?" Dr. Light asked Twintelle as he held up his plate; Twintelle happily gave the robot inventor four scones. "Much obliged, Twintelle!"
"Falco, we gotta move!" Fox shouted to his friend as he and Mario showed up, putting the tea party on pause. "There's an evil ugly freak on the loose."
"Is this another one of Corrin's fanatical Doctor Who imaginations?" Falco asked Mario and Fox, who were both looking very serious. "This is an actual problem? Thank goodness..."
"What do you mean by that?" Katt frowned at Falco, who felt like the luckiest man on earth as he got up from his seat. "You said that you wanted to hang out with me so bad!"
"Not anymore, baby! Let's go! WOOOO!" Falco was in high spirits as he followed Mario and Fox out of the sanctuary, leaving Katt to fold her arms and pout.
"Lucky..." muttered Sonic as he had this to say about Falco...but the hedgehog would find some luck of his own when he checked his phone and saw a text message from Tails, which he opened. "...oh snap! Tails is playing games with Tawna in the arcade room! I gotta be there!"
"Aw, but this tea party was just starting to get good!" whined Amy, as Sonic sped away from the tea party in the blink of an eye. Amy sighed as she was forced to leave the party as well. "Why does he have to be like this..."
"Those boys sure know how to waste some tea," sighed Twintelle as she grabbed Sonic and Falco's teacups, and poured their tea out. It crushed the movie actress' soul deeply. "Should've given them water instead..."
Suddenly, Brio came down from the ceiling, crashing on the table as his hover boots ran out of juice. Everyone at the table gasped, as Brio slowly stood up and made his presence known.
"...oh, excuse me for dropping in," Brio apologized to everyone, expecting them to fear him...but instead, they just stared at the evil genius.
"Dr. Brio, seriously?" sighed Champion Link, perhaps the most annoyed to see Brio compared to everyone else. "Was Cortex owning you at New Year's not enough for you?"
"Cortex might've had his moment to shine, but I have yet to have mine." Brio leaped down from the table, not caring if he broke Twintelle's teapot in the process. He almost did. "Now tell me, where exactly is this big party?"
"If you're that curious, it's in the ballroom," Dr. Light answered, only to realized the mistake he had made as he covered his mouth. But it was too late.
"As I figured...should be a great turnout. Enjoy that party while it lasts...it won't even start once I'm through!" So Brio ran away, forced to leave the sanctuary on foot. Dr. Light feeling guilt, still had his mouth covered.
"That must be the evil ugly freak Fox spoke of," inferred Mipha, and she was right on the money. "He's somehow uglier than I imagined..."
Link, Cloud, and Ling had a mission on their hands - to find Kazuya, and get him to come around with Heihachi and Jin. The three already found Kazuya at the end of a hallway, where he was speaking with Ryo Sazakaki and his little sister, Yuri.
"Do you two despise your father?" Kazuya asked Ryo and Yuri as he was staring...staring at a wall. Even though there was a literal window right next to him.
"Um...not really," replied Yuri as she and Ryo exchanged weird looks with one another. The questions that Kazuya was asking greatly alarmed the Sakazaki siblings. "We never had any issues with our dad."
"Our dad even set up a date with me and my girlfriend, King!" stated Ryo, as Kazuya looked back at the fighter with a frown before turning around.
"Only a weak man like you would let your father dictate your steps in life," remarked Kazuya, cutting in real deep into Ryo as he finally decided to look out the window. It was about time. "Fortunately for me, I didn't make the same mistake..."
"Maybe that's why no one in your family likes you," Ryo frowned at Kazuya, who chose to remain silent - for he knew that Ryo spoke the truth. Sensing the right time to step in, Link, Cloud, and Ling walked over to the Sakazaki siblings.
"How long has he been like this?" Cloud whispered to Ryo and Yuri, while Kazuya continued to look out the window. At nothing in particular. "The whole staring into nothingness thing."
"More than a couple of minutes," Yuri whispered back, as Kazuya slowly turned his head around and sensed the presence of Link and company. "He'll lecture us now and then..."
"Do we have company?" inquired Kazuya as he fully turned around, and saw Link, Cloud, and Ling standing with the Sakazaki siblings. "Is that Ling I spy?"
"I think you owe her an apology for what you did to her earlier," Link said to Kazuya as he brought Ling to the forefront, with Ling frowning at Kazuya. Kazuya didn't know what Cloud was referring to at first, only to remember very soon.
"What should I apologize to her, for something that she rightfully deserved?" Kazuya brushed that everyone, staring down Ling as he went down the hallway. "Now if you don't mind, I'll be reflecting...elsewhere."
"Man, that guy has some serious issues..." Link remarked shortly after Kazuya left, as he shook his head in pure dismay. "...no wonder he can't get along with anyone from his family."
"Let me guess - you guys are trying to bring the Mishimas closer together," Ryo asked Link and company, appreciating them for giving the effort that he wouldn't give in a million years. "Sounds like a homicide mission!"
"We're doing our best," responded Ling, who was still frowning as she had some unfinished business with Kazuya. A lot of unfinished business. "Doesn't seem like we can get through to him..."
"If I were you, I'd ask Zelda to get involved." The moment that Ryo mentioned Zelda, Link got nervous in a hurry. Cloud was quick to notice. "She would know how to get Kazuya in line."
"I don't think that would be such a good idea," Link offered his two cents, as Ryo and the others looked at the Hylian like he was crazy. "Zelda might wind up getting slapped, just like Ling!"
"Is that really your biggest concern, Link?" Cloud interrogated the Hylian, who nervously gulped as he backed away fearing what question he would be asked. "Or are you worried about Zelda taking authority?"
"...no," Link nervously eeked out a response, as Cloud had to intensify his stare just to force Link to submit. "...okay, yes."
"So what? Zelda is a voice of authority too," Ryo reassuringly said to Link, as he placed his hand on the Hylian's shoulder. "Scared that a girl might do a better job than you?"
"Are you sexist, Link?" Yuri asked the Hylian, hoping that she wasn't coming off as too accusing. All eyes were on Link, who had to answer soon and potentially clear up his name.
"I'm not a sexist, I never was..." clarified Link, before heaving a heavy sigh as he had no choice but to let his true feelings out. "...I just don't want Zelda stealing any of my shine. I'm the hero of Hyrule, for crying out loud!"
"And she's the princess of Hyrule," stated Cloud, as Link had no choice but to accept the fact. As he had done several times in the past. "I'd say she has just as much authority as you do."
"You have a role, and Zelda has a role, too," Ryo said to Link, weirdly finding himself in the groove as he pointed at the Hylian with style. "Know your role, and shut your mouth!'
Ryo:...did I just inadvertently channel The Rock? *stares at his hand* Weird...
Yuri: Not the best impersonation, but that was the most emotion I've seen from my brother. He should totally do that more often!
"Thanks for the encouraging words, Ryo..." Link thanked the fighter, who felt pretty awkward after his Rock impersonation attempt. "...now, does anyone here knows if Zelda is busy?"
Ryu Hayabusa was back in Seattle again, as he held an invite in his hand. No, it wasn't an invite saying that he was joining Smash - it was an invite to the celebratory party, strangely sent out by the Luigi household. So Hayabusa went to Luigi's house, as Topper spied on him behind some nearby shrubbery. Hayabusa rang the doorbell, and Topper ducked under the shrubbery as Daisy opened the front door.
"Wait a minute, you're not the debt collector..." Daisy said to Hayabusa, as she lowered the frying pan that she was armed with. Hayabusa had no idea how lucky he was. "...you're that famous ninja guy!"
"And that 'famous ninja guy' has a name...Ryu Hayabusa," stated Hayabusa, before he took out the invite that he received and showed it to Daisy. "Were you the one who sent me this party invitation?"
"Nope! Wasn't me." As Daisy spoke with Hayabusa at the front door, a certain perky ninja came down the stairs peeking around the corner. "My hubby is having a stir fry next week if you're interested."
"Ryu Hayabusa! You came to the right spot!" exclaimed Yuffie, running from the base of the staircase to the front door to greet the now annoyed Hayabusa. "My friends and I have been expecting you."
"Should've known this was another trap..." grumbled Hayabusa, only for Yuffie to grab the ninja's hand and take him away. "...let go of me this instant!"
"Not yet, we haven't made you a part of the ninja pals. You're not leaving until we make you an honorary member!" Yuffie ran up the stairs with Hayabusa, as Daisy watched from where she was.
"I can tell he's gonna fit in right along with them!" Daisy had this to say about Hayabusa, as she had her hand on the doorknob to the front door. Appearing out from the shrubbery, Topper tried to make a run inside the house, only for Daisy to slam the door shut.
"Ouch!" Topper winced in pain after his head crashed against the door, falling on the doorstep a few seconds later. "Dang it, I missed my shot..."
"Let's not be too touchy at the party, okay?" Yoshi advised Birdo, as he was walking to the mansion with his girlfriend. Topper quickly hid in the shrubbery as Yoshi and Birdo passed by. "Also, no kissing."
"Then I'll just have to get my kissing out of the way!" exclaimed Birdo, puckering up her lips as she leaned in close. Yoshi screamed and ran away from the chasing Birdo, as Topper left the shrubbery. Until...
"What part of 'stay away from me' do you not understand?!" Marth shouted at Jimmy T, who had chased the hero-king out of the tower with his rad dancing skills. Topper went back to hiding in the shrubbery, as Marth retreated to Alm's house.
"I just wanna spice up your life, man!" replied Jimmy T. as he danced his way over to Marth, who was knocking desperately on Alm's front door. "Gotta funk you up from head to toe!"
Inside Alm's house, Berkut, Rinea, and Balthier were hearing some suspicious noise coming from the chimney. The three worked together to find out what the noise was, as they were gathered around the fireplace.
"I'd light this fireplace, if I were you," Balthier suggested to Berkut and Rinea, unaware that Marth was knocking on the front door. Celica went to go answer the door, and Marth was so relieved.
"Let me in, let me in!" Marth shouted at Celica as he ran inside the house before slamming the door behind him. The hero-king fell against the wall as he caught his breath.
"Aren't you supposed to be filming something today?" Celica asked Marth, as she had heard from her husband that Marth would be appearing on today's episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin. "Did Ashley scare you away?"
"No, but it was a fellow employee of hers that did...Jimmy T. He won't stop bothering me with his dancing!"
"The funny man with the blue wig? He's not that bad, I think. His dance moves aren't so shabby."
"How do you even..." Marth was instantly beside himself, as Jimmy T. shuffled his way inside the living room with some classic disco moves. Marth was absolutely seething.
"Can't run away forever, Marth!" Jimmy T. said to the hero-king, doing a few spin moves and some funky finger-pointing. Marth wailed, giving up all hope as he sat down on the floor in defeat.
Jimmy T: Marth was taking forever knocking on that door, so I got in through the back door just to get the upper hand. That redhead and her husband are so nice and accepting...why can't Marth be like them?
"Already got the fire started!" said Balthier as he got a fire going in the fireplace, thanks to his lighter. Berkut stood behind while carrying a few logs. "Now, we can't add too much wood, or else the fire will..."
"Bringing back the booty scoot!" shouted Jimmy T. as he booty-scooted his way over to Balthier and company. The dancer accidentally bumped into Berkut, causing him to drop the logs into the fireplace and greatly intensify the fire.
"YEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWW!" Fawful screamed in searing pain, as he felt his butt set ablaze by the flames. The Beanish's voice was drowned out, implying that he was sent flying out of the chimney.
"That scream..." Balthier crinkled his nose, as Jimmy T. booty-scooted away from the fireplace and over to the defeated Marth. "...it sounded like a demon!"
"A demon inside our chimney? I'll take it," said Berkut, the only person to treat having a demon in his house as being a good thing. All the paladin saw was bragging rights with his neighbors.
Away from the mansion, at the Yiga Clan hideout, Master Kohga and the Yiga Clan were preparing a gift for the documentary crew to commemorate three hundred episodes of Smash Life. Of course, the gift involved bananas; Master Kohga wanted to make a display consisting of 300 bananas.
"Be very delicate, you guys," Master Kohga instructed the Yiga clansmen, who were carefully placing bananas on top of one another. "I'd hate to start over from scratch!"
"Here comes banana number 297..." said one Yiga clansman as he placed the 297th banana on the banana display...which caused the display to collapse in an instant. The bananas fell to the ground, as Master Kohga groaned. "...at least we made it this far?"
Master Kohga: I'll be honest with you - I had no idea was a documentary was before I came here. Before Champion Link described it to me, I thought a documentary was just some super rare Hyrulian monster that only came out during a solar eclipse or something. But now, I can proudly say that being a part of a documentary is one of my finest experiences ever! Here's hoping that the fun never ends!
The Yiga Clansmen wouldn't have time to put the banana display back together, for they heard screaming coming from the sky. Fawful was flying towards the Yiga clansmen, crashing into the bananas and making a big mess.
"Are these...bananas?" the Beanish wondered, as he got a faceful of bananas. Fawful licked the smushed bananas off of his face and smiled with glee. "Delicious! The taste of these bananas delights me greatly!"
"You monster, we needed those bananas for our display!" Master Kohga boomed at Fawful, as the surrounding Yiga clansmen took out their sickles. "You will pay for what you've done!"
"Um...cash or credit?" Fawful nervously asked with a smile, while the Yiga clansmen crept closer towards him. "Are any of you in the acceptance of coin?"
Assuming that Zelda was with the ninja pals, Link, Cloud, and Ling went to go speak with Luigi at his house. However, the three were met with mild disappointment.
"Nope, haven't seen-a Zelda or Sheik today," Luigi said to Link and company as he stood at his front door, while some shouting was heard from upstairs. "She might be avoiding me still after I asked-a about her bust size."
"What's with the commotion from upstairs?" inquired Link as he and the others heard the shouting. Hayabusa soon came running down the stairs, armed with his Dragon Sword.
"For the last time, I don't want to be a part of your group!" Hayabusa shouted at someone, as he ran into the kitchen for safety. Yuffie, Greninja, Kat, and Ana came down the stairs, trying to corner Hayabusa.
"Aw, don't be such a party pooper!" Yuffie said to Hayabusa, who threw a pineapple at the ninja to keep her away. Yuffie caught it in the nick time. "Why don't you wanna be friends with legendary ninjas like us?"
"You're not legendary, you're all annoying. Leave me alone!" Hayabusa ran to the bathroom, locking the bathroom door. The ninja pals ran to the bathroom, looking for a way to get inside.
"Daisy did say that we had 'special company' over..." remarked Luigi, not sure of what to think about the exchange that occurred between Hayabusa and the ninja pals. "...not the kind-a that I was expecting!"
"Well, thanks anyway, Luigi," Link thanked the green plumber, who nodded his head as he closed the front door. "Back to looking for Zelda, I guess..."
"Looking for whom?" a certain princess asked, as Link and the others turned around and saw Zelda standing behind them. Zelda was frowning, as she had her arms folded.
"Hey, Zelda...what's with the big frown?" Link asked the princess, acting sheepish as he assumed that Zelda was angry with him. "Something on my face?"
"Come with me..." Zelda grabbed Link by the ear, as she dragged the Hylian to the mansion. Link yelped in pain repeatedly along the way, as Cloud and Ling looked on with amused faces.
"It appears that Link's got his hands quite full," remarked Cloud, wondering what kind of trouble Link got himself in with Zelda. "So, Ling, you still want to remedy the whole Mishima situation?"
"I think we better see what Link's up to," responded Ling - no point in solving any family drama without the third amigo. "Kazuya can wait...for now."
Before the big party begin, Master Hand wanted to get things started with a party appetizer...the giant hand was going to host a roast in the ballroom. Who was getting roasted? Nobody knew yet, as folks were filing into the ballroom after Isabelle sent a mass text out.
"I'M SO EXCITED, SANS!" Papyrus expressed his inner glee to his skeleton brother, as he and Sans were among those who entered the ballroom. "WE'RE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE MASTER HAND'S 300TH BIRTHDAY!"
"we're not celebrating master hand's birthday, papyrus," Sans clarified to Papyrus, who was left down with much disappointment as he hanged his head. "reckon that guy doesn't even have a birthday."
"Looks like we have a decent enough crowd, Master Hand," Isabelle informed the giant hand, who was hovering on the stage. Master Hand floated over to an open mic and tapped it, garnering the attention of the residents.
"Whoo! Welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome," Master Hand greeted everyone in the ballroom, speaking with some kind of Matthew McConaughey energy that was slightly alarming. "You are all jerks. Ha! Just kidding, not yet anyway. Welcome to the roast of yours truly, Master Hand!"
"We finally get to roast Master Hand?!" asked Dark Pit, as he and many, many others were more than excited by the prospect. The doppelganger cracked his knuckles as he smiled. "I've been waiting for this moment for so long..."
"Okay, okay, settle down everyone! I know how much you hate me. So, we all know how these work, needs to get crazy, take your best shot. I am going to sit right here on my chair, and whoever wants to come up and roast me, you may."
Master Hand sat in a chair that was provided by Isabelle, and he just hovered over it since he obviously didn't have a posterior. The first to roast Master Hand was Viridi, as the goddess of nature came up on stage.
"Lower the mic for the midget," Master Hand commanded Isabelle, who adjusted the mic stand for Viridi. Viridi gave Master Hand an insulted look, as she took the mic.
"If you ever wondered if you were Master Hand, here's a quiz to help," Viridi spoke into the mic, as Master Hand braced himself for whatever deep cut Viridi was going to make. "If you ever put sunblock on a window, you might be Master Hand." The goddess of nature's roast elicited a laugh from the crowd...and even from Master Hand himself.
Viridi: I normally don't enjoy making people laugh. *grins*
"If you ever called the fire department 'cause your finger got caught in a folding chair you might be..." Viridi added before cutting her sentence short, as she held out her mic for the crowd to finish the sentence for her.
"Master Hand!" the crowd answered in unison, followed by some laughter. Master Hand laughed too, as he expected the hits to keep on coming.
To compensate for the large crowd at the party, Peach had to make hundreds of pigs in a blanket. She was in the kitchen, working her tail off, while Joanne hid in Mario's house to keep herself from Master Hand. As for Spyro and Hunter...they were just waiting for the party to start.
"That's a lot of pigs in a blanket..." Joanne said to Peach, who had just taken the last tray out of the oven. Nearly all of Peach's counter space was covered with trays of bread-wrapped sausages. "...you sure everyone's gonna eat that?"
"If not, then Mario will," replied Peach; Spyro and Hunter should also be expected to carry the load. And maybe Poochy as well. "He's my human garbage disposal. But only when he wants to."
"Got some blankets for the pigs in a blanket," Hunter offered some blankets to Peach, who along with Joanne stared at Hunter like the oaf that he was. Met with no response from Peach, Hunter dropped the blankets on the kitchen floor and walked away. "You can thank me later."
"Don't mind him - he's just trying his best," Peach assured Joanne, who shook her head as she and Peach heard the doorbell rang. Spyro and Hunter went to go answer the door, and they were greeted by a dapper-looking fellow.
"Woah! You look very sharp, rabbit dude," Spyro complimented the fellow standing on the doorstep, Topper, as Peach instantly perked up.
"What can I say - ya look good, ya feel good!" responded Topper as he adjusted the hat on his head, while Peach pulling out a frying pan. "So there's a party going on, is that right?"
"Peach...?" Joanne said to the princess, who was slowly creeping her way over to Topper. Topper had yet to take notice of Peach, unaware of the world of pain he was about to find himself in.
"We're about to have one over at the mansion," Spyro answered Topper, whom Peach was keeping a close eye on as she got closer to the front door. "Did you get an invite?"
"Nope! Let's just say that I invited myself!" replied Topper, as Peach shoved Hunter to the side. And she wasn't gentle about it, either. "Dat party of yours is gonna be toast!"
"It's gonna be what now?" Peach asked Topper, as she was now standing over Spyro while holding her frying pan. Topper saw how menacing Peach looked, his smile quickly turned upside down as Spyro moved out of the way.
"S-Settle down princess, it was a joke!" Topper tried to run away, but Peach grabbed the rabbit and pulled him inside the house for a no holds barred beatdown. Courtesy of the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom herself.
Fawful got his just desserts from the Yiga Clan after he crashed into their lair and mashed up the bananas needed for their display. The Beanish got beat up by several Yiga clansmen and was left for "dead" on the side of the road while covered in multiple bruises.
"The pain from my wounds afflicts me so..." Fawful writhed in pain, struggling to find the strength to stand up on his own. The Beanish would get some company, as Topper flew out of Mario's house and landed near Fawful.
"Sheesh! That frying pan sure hits hard!" remarked Topper, who got smacked in the head by Peach's frying pain. One would think that he had a concussion. "Least I still got my hat..."
"I take that you were met with failure during your encounter?" Indeed, Topper did fail - but he was too prideful to admit it out loud. "Wonder if the Eggplant Wizard found any success during his..."
"Chaos...CONTROL!" Shadow was heard shouting from the tower balcony, followed by a red blast. The Eggplant Wizard screamed as he was sent flying from the balcony to where Fawful and Topper were. "And stay out!"
"...and I spoke too soon." Fawful let out a defeated sigh as the Eggplant Wizard was seeing nothing but stars.
Shadow: The Seattle Stalker from a few years ago came back rearing his ugly head. He was just as hideous-looking as I remembered him.
"Lesson learned...never agitate Shadow the Hedgehog," the Eggplant Wizard remarked, learning a lesson that he probably should've learned already. "Especially when he has 'acquaintances around. Suddenly, Fawful heard a ringing sound, as he took out a headpiece.
"Hello? Have I reached Fawful?" asked the voice that came out from the headpiece, Dr. Brio. It sounded like Brio was hiding in a closet somewhere.
"Yes, this is Fawful speaking," Fawful spoke into the headpiece as he sat up on the ground, nursing the pain that he felt in his lower body. "I regret to inform you, but my allies and I have failed in..."
"That is fine, that is perfectly fine! I found just the disguise we need to infiltrate the party. Not quite sure if I invented it, but it will be of great use!"
"So we're infiltrating the party?" That got Fawful excited and it had the Eggplant Wizard and Topper excited as well. "Excellent! I am in the eagerness of putting this party to an end!"
"Hold your excitement, there might be room for failure. Meet me in the hallway closet on the fifth floor. Hurry before someone finds me!"
The roast of Master Hand went on, and now it was Samus' turn to get a rib at the giant hand. The bounty hunter stood on the stage, leaving Master Hand to wonder what she could possibly say.
"Before this roast, I wrote a list of people that I would make out with before I would make out with Master Hand," said Samusas she held up a list, which just had a bunch of random nonsensical stuff written down. "A turtle, a fridge, anybody from the Yiga Clan, a woodchipper, Yoshi, a candle, and Lord Voldemort. Anyway, Happy Birthday Master Hand."
"SHE SAID IT, SHE SAID THE VERY WORDS!" Papyrus shouted as he pointed at Samus, who left the stage satisfied with what she said. "HOW CAN IT NOT BE HIS BIRTHDAY!"
"Shut up, you're embarrassing me..." Sans said to Papyrus through clenched teeth, his big brother embarrassing him as well as he knew how. Next up on stage was Bayonetta, who took the mic off the stand with much swagger.
"Master Hand? You nearly ran over me with your lousy Lamborghini," Bayonetta said accusingly to the giant hand, who recalled the memory as he let out a small laugh. "You posted a picture of my bare boobs on a bulletin board with a caption that said 'Gross'..."
"I had to let the people know," was Master Hand's excuse, and Bayonetta didn't buy it. Not for this roast.
"Master Hand, you are the reason I drink. You are the reason I live to forget." Bayonetta dropped the mic and left the stage, as Master Hand made a gunshot impersonation at the Umbra Witch. A sign of approval.
As Sonic and his friends were playing games in the arcade room, Mario met outside the room with the Star Fox pilots. The plumber had searched high and low for Brio but hadn't seen him anywhere.
"This is not good," Mario discussed with Fox and Falco, fearing that time was slowly running out. "The party will be ruined if we can't find-a Brio in time!"
"I'm not that opposed to the party being ruined," Falco offered his honest opinion, one that would be highly controversial if shared with Master Hand. "Would go to it with Katt, if she wasn't such a party pooper."
"That's a silly reason to skip on a party," Fox said to Falco, as Pit and a certain pixelated wrestler came walking down the hallway. "You let your girlfriend determine whether you go to a party or not?"
"No...I just wanna spend time with her, that's all." Falco felt all guilty as he folded his arms and looked away. "I just that Katt makes it so difficult sometimes...it's mostly her to blame."
"Sup fellas! Have you acknowledged your tribal chief?" Pit asked Mario and the pilots, as he and the pixelated Roman Reigns showed up at the spot. "Better do it now if you know what's good for you!"
"Pit, did you seriously have to bring out Roman again?" an exasperated Fox asked the angel, only for Reigns to grab the pilot by his collar and hoist him up in the air. "Please don't hurt me, bro!"
"Got a problem with me?" Reigns questioned Fox, who shook his head repeatedly as he felt himself gasping for air. "How about you acknowledge me, and I'll put you back down."
"Acknowledge you for what? Being overrated as always?" Fox felt the grip around his neck tighten, as Reigns was upset by the pilot's comments.
"I will acknowledge-a you, Roman..." someone said to the pixelated wrestler, who dropped Fox onto the floor as he peered down at Mario. "...but only if you do us a solid."
"And what will that solid be?" Reigns asked Mario, as Fox was left gasping for air. He didn't know that a pixelated man could inflict so much pain.
"Not sure if you and Pit know about-a this, but an old enemy of ours-a is back at the mansion. Dr. Nitrous Brio. We haven't seen-a him yet, but I can assume that he's lurking around some-a where..."
"Brio's back? Is he gonna ruin the party?!" panicked Pit as he put his hands on his head. "Aw, shucks, we should've let him ruined our New Year's party while he still had the chance!"
"That wouldn't have made much-a of a difference, Pit...anyway, they might be getting started in the ballroom, so you boys might-a have some time to spare."
"The party's at the ballroom, huh?" asked Reigns, finding himself in the groove as he cracked his knuckles and his neck. "Not a problem...not a problem..."
The hits kept on coming at Master Hand's roast, and it was Meta Knight's turn to take a stab at Master Hand. His roast was done entirely in Spanish, as he probably had a few choice words that he didn't wish to say in his English tongue.
"And that is how I feel about Master Hand," Meta Knight finished his roast, putting the mic back on the mic stand as he made his leave. Waluigi tried to get onstage, but Master Hand was quick to shut him down.
"NO! No, friends only. Friends ONLY," Master Hand shouted at Waluigi, who snapped his fingers in disgust as he left the stage. Who knew Master Hand resented Waluigi that much?
Waluigi: Welp, it's official...Rex is my only friend, at least at the moment. Brothers from another mother, stick...and smother. I gotta come up with a better rhyme...
Cloud and Ling went to Zelda's room, where they saw that the bedroom door was locked. The two pressed their ears against the door, as they eavesdropped on a conversation between Link and Zelda.
"Are you really that worried about me having more authority?" Zelda asked Link, and it sounded like she was putting her fiance on the spot. "Or were the Sakazaki siblings just lying to me?"
"Worried probably isn't the best way to describe it..." replied Link, trying to hold his own while expressing his inner thoughts and feelings. "...concerned is the better word."
"Concerned about what? Me having more authority than you? Are we not on equal terms? Do we not share the same powers?"
"It's just that...that I don't want you taking charge all the time. I just think that it takes away a part of me."
"I never want you to think that way, Link. I have a role to fill, and you have a role to fill as well. You really are worried..."
"Sorry Zelda, I guess...I didn't know my place. It's hard being a leader when your future wife is as much of a leader as you are."
"Well, I am a princess; I have way more experience than you. But just don't worry about it, okay? You do your role - and I will do mine."
"I'll make sure and remember to do that...thanks for the pep talk, Zelda. Really needed it."
"Good thing they got this hashed out before their wedding," Cloud whispered to Ling, only to take a few steps back when the bedroom door opened. Link and Zelda exited the bedroom, while Cloud and Ling stood around like they weren't eavesdropping.
"You guys weren't eavesdropping on us, were you?" Link asked Cloud and Ling, who both kept their lips pursed to prevent themselves from speaking. "Looking mighty suspicious..."
"Ahem..." someone cleared their throat, as Kazuya came walking down the hallway over to Link and company. "...I would like to make some amends, for I have realized the error of my ways."
"Finally decided to apologize?" Ling asked Kazuya as she furrowed her brow, wondering how sincere the businessman was. "Took you long enough."
"I wish not to apologize just to you...but to my grandfather and son as well." Kazuya was willing to apologize to Heihachi and Jin, without any convincing whatsoever? What a shocking development. "I just need the right venue to do it."
"Right venue? What do you mean by that?" Zelda asked Kazuya, curious as to what kind of conditions the businessman wanted to be met.
"I would prefer to make amends at the sauna. It's where I've felt at peace, ever since it was opened. If I am at peace, I would be in a better mood to make my apologies known."
"Can't do that, since Link banned everyone from entering the sauna," stated Cloud, as Link put his hands in his pockets and whistled while looking to the side. Zelda, who was mostly out of the loop, stared at Link in disbelief.
"That can be arranged..." stated Zelda, having no choice but to override Link's decision. An emotion-based decision, at that.
It was almost time for the party to begin, which meant that the time for the opportunity to roast Master Hand was dwindling down. For whatever reason, Slippy wanted to roast Master Hand...and he was going about it the way.
"Bunch of posers...this is how a roast is really done," Slippy said to the crowd, as he presented a literal roast to Master Hand. Plenty of murmurs from the crowd, while Peppy facepalmed oh so hard.
"Slippy, that roast is for the wedding reception!" Cilan shouted at the frog, running to the stage; it was the fastest hat he had ever moved. "Give it back!" The connoisseur chased after Slippy, and he chased the frog around on the stage while everyone looked on amused.
"Are we too late?" Peach asked Dante, as she entered the ballroom carrying several trays of pigs in a blanket. Spyro and Hunter were carrying some as well. "Has the party started?"
"Nope, you're just in time," replied Dante, as he went back to watching the shenanigans taking place on the stage. "Cilan and Slippy are doing their best to keep us entertained..."
Joanne: Just chilling outside the ballroom, for my own safety. Can't let that Master Hand see me...Master Hand's having a roast?...He's letting himself get roasted? I'd join in on the fun, but, you know...safety.
"Thank you for the special entertainment, you two," Master Hand thanked Cilan and Slippy after Cilan got his roast back. Cilan carried Slippy as he walked off the stage, holding his roast in his other hand. "One more roast, people - speak now, or forever hold your peace!"
"I don't have a roast, but I have something I would like to say," said a voice, and it was one that not a single soul in the ballroom recognized. "If I may have this opportune moment..."
The residents were all shocked out of their minds, as someone wearing an Organization XIII cloak came up onto the stage. It had been a long time since anyone saw the Organization cloak, so there was plenty of intrigue in the ballroom.
"I thought we threw out that cloak after Jakob got arrested?" Makoto said to Yu, who shrugged as the mysterious Organization member looked like he struggling to walk over to the mic properly.
"He doesn't look like anyone from Organization XIII that I know..." remarked a wary Aerith, as the Organization member finally reached the mic stand and took the mic. As he said, he didn't have a roast...but he came prepared with what he had to say.
"How dare you all attack him like this!" the Organization member shouted in a rebuking voice, as he pointed at Master Hand. Everyone murmured among themselves, wondering why the Organization member was going on about. "Master Hand is your superior."
"Oh, stop it, you," Master Hand commanded the Organization member, not wanting him to deflate the fun that came out from the roast. "Who even are you, anyway? You look too big to be Jakob."
"You should be bowing down in front of him. Acknowledge him!"
"Is this even a roast? You're doing it wrong, idiot."
"You're interrupting me. I'm trying to get your back."
"Are you calling me an idiot?"
"Is that not what I said? Idiot..."
"Don't you ever talk to me that way, you pathetic excuse of a powerful being! You don't have any friends, or any family, or any land! You are nothing!"
"Okay, but seriously, what is your deal? Are you some lousy Organization XIII reject? An also-ran? Take that hood off and reveal yourself, peasant!"
The stranger on stage wouldn't have time to reveal his identity, for there was a loud roar heard in the ballroom. That roar came from none other than Roman Reigns, who ran unto the stage and speared the stranger in the cloak, sending him down. The crowd cheered in response.
"Acknowledge that..." Reigns said to the stranger as he got up, only to take a few steps back when four individuals emerged from underneath the cloak. Those four individuals? Brio, Fawful, Topper, and the Eggplant Wizard.
"Dr. Brio?!" frowned Cortex as he saw his arch-nemesis standing up on the stage, eliciting a collective gasp from the others. "Why you..."
"GUY SWANSON!" shouted Hunter as he pointed at the Eggplant Wizard, as Spyro suffered from second-hand embarrassment. "No, wait, I think that was someone else..."
Reigns: I might've recognized the black cloak from somewhere...major emphasis on might.
"Sorry I had to kick your butt in Galaga, Tawna," Sonic apologized to the blonde bandicoot as he and his friends entered the ballroom, only to see Brio and his boys standing on the stage. "Woah, is that Brio?"
"And Fawful and Topper, too," said Coco as she recognized the Beanish and rabbit, respectively. Brio's crew was the center of attention. "What is going on?"
"Attention, peons that I invented!" Brio said to the crowd as he held up his hands, feeling powerful and mighty. "Some of you might've wanted to enjoy your precious little party...but I, your inventor, Dr. Nitrous Brio, says nay! NAY!"
"Seriously, Dr. Brio, we don't have time for this..." sighed Master Hand, not wanting to suffer from Brio's potentially long diatribe. "...can someone please take out the trash?"
"Don't have to ask me that twice..." responded Tawna, cracking her knuckles as she made her way to the stage. Everyone moved out of the way, giving Tawna a clear path to Brio.
"You thought that you got rid of me forever, but I have returned with a resounding vengeance!" Brio continued his speech, as Tawna hopped onto the stage to confront the evil genius. "With my accomplices whom I invented, I will make your party...OW!"
"Yeah, hit him where it hurts!" Bowser cheered for Tawna, who had just punched Brio square in the nose. Falling down on the stage, Brio tried to crawl away only for Tawna to grab his heel.
"Stop it, bandicoot! This is no way to treat your inventor!" Brio was stuck, as Tawna had a firm vice grip on his ankle. The evil genius had nowhere to go, as Fawful, Topper, and the Eggplant Wizard looked on in fear.
"Peach, what are you doing with those pigs in a blanket?" Spyro concerningly asked the princess, who was feeding the smoked sausages to Kirby - Peach's non-human garbage disposal.
"She sure could use some backup..." replied Peach, taking the empty trays with her as she marched up to the stage. Topper, Fawful, and the Eggplant Wizard were all intimidated by Peach, who seemed to have bloodlust on her mind.
"Howdy boys!" Mario greeted Spyro and Hunter as he entered the ballroom; Spyro and Hunter were both looking at the stage in fear. "Any of you know-a if Pit and Roman found Brio?"
"He found Brio, alright..." replied Spyro, the tone of his voice alarming Mario. That's when Mario looked towards the stage and saw Tawna owning Brio while Peach beat Brio's accomplices relentlessly with her trays. How did Mario feel about Peach's current behavior?
"Yeah, you go Peach!" Mario cheered on for his wife, as Spyro and Hunter looked concerned and took a few steps back. "Give 'em what you got!"
Spyro: Mario and Peach are both scaring me...I know Hunter might find this controversial, but we should move in into the shrine just for the time being...
Kazuya got his wish - he was in the sauna, and he once again felt at peace as he soaked in the steam. The businessman approached Heihachi, Jin, and Ling, who were all sitting together while holding his hands behind his back.
"You were right, grandfather...this sauna is relaxing," Jin said to Heihachi, who felt like the most vindicated man on earth as he proudly smiled. "Better than any sauna I went to in Japan."
"Glad that you all are enjoying yourselves," Kazuya said to Jin and company, sounding pretty frank and sincere. A rarity for him. "As for earlier, I would like to apologize for any friction I might've caused. To see my father and son getting along...it is quite heartwarming."
"I tried to tell ya!" smiled Heihachi as he pointed at Kazuya, happy that his son finally saw the light. Kazuya then focused his attention on Ling.
"Miss Xiaoyu, I should've known better than to hit you. Especially in front of Jin. I was out of line, and I should've known better. I am sorry."
"Just don't let it happen ever again," Ling warned Kazuya...unaware that the businessman had his fingers crossed behind his back. Link, Cloud, and Zelda saw this, as they stood in the sauna entrance.
Kazuya: Was the family drama part of some ploy to have the sauna back open? Perhaps. Regardless, I hope that cooler heads still prevailed in the end in some way.
"Got a weird feeling that we might've been hosed," Zelda said to Link and Cloud, who found themselves in agreement with the princess. Lloyd would pass by the sauna with Colette, and was ecstatic to see his sauna reopened.
"Awesome, my sauna's back open!" the swordsman cheered as he entered the sauna, only to be met with confusion when he saw Zelda. "Zelda, why are you in my sauna?"
"Because I was the one who asked Link to reopen it," Zelda told Lloyd, who was even more confused when he saw Ling in the sauna with the Mishimas. "And if you want it to stay open...you must allow both men and women to use it. No pushback."
"Wow, that's great news!" exclaimed Colette, while Lloyd was looking mildly disappointed. Lloyd's dreams of having a male-only sauna were crushed.
"Alright, princess...you win," Lloyd admitted defeat, as he took a look at Ling one more time while she chilled out with the Mishimas. "But I have to admit, Ling looks like she's enjoying yourself. I was wrong for what I did."
"Glad you finally came to your senses," Link said to Lloyd, finally free of doing the swordsman's dirty work, before looking towards Zelda. "And I'm glad that you stepped in, princess..." Link gave Zelda a smile, and Zelda would smile in return.
While Brio and his boys did their thing, Topper had his ship flying around near the mansion. With the help of Peach, Pit, and even Reigns, Mario dragged Brio, Fawful, Topper, and the Eggplant Wizard to the backyard, where the flying ship was located.
"And stay out!" shouted Mario, after Reigns threw Brio and his troupe at the flying ship, at the same time. The ship was sent flying into the sky, Team Rocket style, as Brio and company were likely to never be seen again.
"That'll teach him to stay away from the mansion!" Pit had this to say about Brio, as Reigns dusted off his pixelated hands. "Maybe just for the time being..."
"Alright, Mario, I've done your deed," Reigns said to the plumber, standing over him just to assert his sheer dominance. "So are you gonna acknowledge me, or not?" Mario thought long and hard about his answer.
"Eh, I guess," Mario shrugged; it was a good enough answer for Reigns, as the pixelated wrestler patted Mario on his shoulder. "Ow, your pixels hurt..."
With Brio and his accomplices gone, the celebratory party in the ballroom went on as scheduled. Everyone was having a good time...well, everyone except for Master Hand. His prized singer, Joanne, hadn't shown up, which meant Sonia Strumm had to perform by herself.
"Where on earth is Joanne?!" questioned Master Hand as he searched the ballroom for Joanne...who was hiding underneath a table. The singer pulled the tablecloth over her when Master Hand passed by.
"Why the long face, champ?" Dante asked Popo, who he saw by himself near the table Joanne was hiding under. Popo was looking mighty glum. "Is it about the van?"
"Nobody wants any ice cream..." moped Popo, as Dante looked up and saw that the carts of ice cream were all untouched. "...I'm a failure!"
"Don't get yourself so down, man! I'm sure there's someone at this party who would give your ice cream a try. Someone like..."
"Popo, you mind if my friends have some ice cream of yours?" Hisui asked the Ice Climber, who immediately perked up as he saw Hisui approach him with Emil and Marta. "You remember Emil and Marta, right?"
"Hey! You were only allowed to invite ONE guest! One!" Master Hand boomed at Hisui, putting his search for Joanne on hold just so he could give Hisui a piece of his mind. "Can't count, huh?"
"Back off, Master Hand! My sister invited Marta, not me!" Slightly convinced, Master Hand backed away from Hisui and resumed his search. "Anyway, Popo...can my friends have some ice cream?"
"He's been craving ice cream for the longest time," Marta said to Popo as she pointed at Emil; Emil has been craving ice cream ever since Master Hand's empty promise in episode 77.
"Well, no one's touched the ice cream, so...help yourselves," replied Popo, giving Emil and Marta (but mostly Emil) the green light. Emil excitedly ran over to the ice cream, as Marta happily followed along.
"All of these flavors for me?" grinned Emil as he saw the many different ice cream flavors that were present. No way that man was gonna share. "Marta, get me a spoon at once!"
"You did it, Popo...your ice cream made someone happy," Dante said proudly to the Ice Climber, as Marta handed Emil a spoon. Emil dug into the ice cream, eating to his heart's content. "I'm proud of ya."
"And they didn't have to pay a single dime," remarked Popo, feeling like he was making some kind of personal progress. "You love to see it..."
"Yo, Popo, mind if we get some ice cream?" LeVar asked the Ice Climber as he and Brad approached him. Both producers were holding a spoon.
"We want some before Emil devours it all," added Brad, seeing that Emil was making an absolute killing on the ice cream. Marta idly stood by with a smile, wondering when her turn would come.
"Give me a sec..." Popo said to LeVar and Brad, before putting on his big boy pants as he confronted Emil. "...hey, watch it now! You're gonna give yourself some major brain freeze!"
A second week in a row that Popo offered his ice cream for free...that new leaf was turning over rather efficiently.
