-Bein' Allies-

Ness was on his way over to Pit's. He needed to talk to the angel about the plan to save Kirby. Ness was sure that Pit would join the ally group. He made sure to look as casual as possible just in case-

"Oh hey," Mario tapped Ness's shoulder.

Just play it cool, Ness reminded himself.

"Heya," Ness smiled.

"So uh, have you-a heard about a pink haired woman roaming the halls?"

"N-no! I've been too busy training for the tournament."

"Well, there's been a strange woman lurking around."

"Really?"

"I think she's the one who kidnapped Kirby."

"Kirby? What happened to Kirby?"

"I'm not-a sure. The woman claims she's-a Kirby. I think she did something to him."

"Wait, really? T-that's awful!"

"She's an imposter. If you see her, make-a sure you take her down. She's-a dangerous."

"Don't worry, I'll try my best. Thank you, Mario."

Mario gave Ness a smile. He patted his head and left. Mario doesn't remember that Ness was at the party. He wonders if Mario remembers anyone at the party? Truth to be told, the rest of them weren't much of a threat. Ike didn't know where he was most of the time. Link doesn't talk. Captain Falcon and Sonic were the only concerns. Ness wondered if Mario was planning on doing something to those two. Not that it mattered, Captain Falcon and Sonic can take care of themselves. Right now, he needs to focus on getting Pit to side with him before Mario does.

Ness finally arrived at Pit's door, but when he knocked nobody answered. Where could that angel be? No matter, he'll knock again later. Ness should focus on getting Diddy Kong's secret santa present anyway.

….

-Peachy-

Princess Peach didn't sleep well last night. Link's recording kept echoing in her mind. She shouldn't have done that. She and Mario had an argument that night and she went to the bar. She obviously got drunk and knocked on Link's door. He didn't want to be rude so he let her in. She barely remembered what she did, but she did know that she came onto him. If Mario found out... He won't. She won't say a word about Link and Kirby. Kirby could be in trouble, but her image is on the line. She was too afraid to approach the pink cutie. If Link saw that Peach was around her, he would assume that Peach is badmouthing him. Sorry, Kirby, it's too dangerous for them to hangout.

Peach went to her makeup desk and got ready for the day. She waltzes out of her room to go find Mario. She sees Mario talking to Ness, after a bit they parted ways. Good no Kirby on sight. She walks over to him.

"Hey, honey. What did you and Ness talk about?"

"We were just talking about the tournament, my dear."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Anyway, how has your morning been?"

"I've been feeling quite irritated lately. I would like to do something special with you."

"Like-a what?"

"Anything! I just feel lonely."

"Um, okay. I just a… I do have to go on my morning hike and-

"Since when do you hike?"

"Since two days ago."

"Ok? How come you didn't invite me?"

"I just-a thought hiking wasn't your thing."

"So you just assumed I wouldn't like it."

"Well, no-

"Whatever. Can I come with you today?"

"I… um… Well I would invite you but…"

"But what! Mario, why haven't you been spending time with me?!"

"I'm-a sorry, Peach. You know what, I'll treat you to some breakfast. How does that sound?"

"R-really?"

"Yes and you know what, I'll gladly take a nice stroll with you to the garden."

"I would like that."

"Ok, let's go to the smash kitchen lobby. I'll cook."

"Yeee! Yes, okay! Thank you, Mario."

….

-The Cave-

Sonic couldn't stand being locked up in a cave. There was no one to talk to. How did Mario even manage to find this place and somehow get chains strong enough to hold him back? Sonic had been here for a week now. He wondered if the Grand Tournament started already. He was curious about his replacement. Who was impersonating him? He worried about Samus. What if that fake Sonic does something to her? The thought scared him. This fake Sonic is probably ruining his relationships with everyone he knew and cared about. Also what about Kirby? Did Mario already manage to get rid of her?

Sonic had a lot of time to reflect. He shouldn't have just jumped right in front of Mario like that. He also realized that Luigi was there too! The Mario bros should never be underestimated. Sonic was strong, but fighting two of them alone wasn't the smartest idea. Little did Sonic know, that Mario had a fucking Bellosum with him. Where did he even get that thing? What, was being a Pokemon trainer a side job he took or something?

It started to get dark. Is Mario fucking serious? Where is he? Did he finally forget about Sonic? He started to panic. Mario forgot to give Sonic his daily cat food breakfast, lunch, and maybe dinner. Hopefully not dinner. It was cat food, but at least it wasn't the dry pellet version. What if he never comes back? Sonic is going to die here all alone. He started pulling the chains again. He looked around for a bobby pin. Honestly anything!

Sonic could hear footsteps. It was Mario. He didn't want to admit it, but he was happy to see his kidnapper. Geez, it sounds like he has Stockholm syndrome or something. Mario entered the cave. He threw a can of cat food at Sonic's face like usual. He provided him with a cup of dirty water as well. Mario was about to leave but...

"Wait, Mario…" Sonic begged.

"What do you want-a, Sonic?"

"I just wanted to say, you're a cunt."

"..."

Sonic watched Mario leave. That fucking bastard! What did Mario do that was so important that he forgot to feed him this morning and the afternoon? Sonic stared at his shackles and sighed. He began pulling on them and biting to wear them down. He noticed that the shackles looked more damaged than before. Yes! This is progress. He needs to do this for 12 hours a day and eventually he'll be able to break free! That's how that works, right?

….

-Boxer In Love-

Kirby wanted to get all her closest friends to hang out. She invited both of them to the smashbucks coffee. She ordered coffee and of course breakfast food. She claimed a table for her friend's arrival. Little Mac was the first to arrive. The two were talking about boxing and how far she has made progress. Then Link finally arrived. He ordered coffee and reluctantly sat at the table.

Link was confused. He didn't like that Little Mac was there. The feeling was mutual with the boxer. Kirby didn't bother introducing them because she figured that they already know each other since they were both in the roster. It's true, they did know each other but… They didn't know why Kirby invited the other person over. Little Mac was the first to address the problem.

"Hey so uh, Kirby, when did you and Link get so close?" Little Mac asked.

"Oh Link is one of my closest friends!" She beamed.

"Just one of them?"

"Yeah! Obviously the other one is you."

"Well I thought we-

"So wait, when did you and Little Mac start hanging out?" Link asked.

"He's my training partner! He's been helping me a lot. Honestly, I think I would still be lost without him."

Little Mac couldn't help but feel a tug at his lips when she said that.

"So you two are just friends, right?" Link reassured.

"Yes! That goes the same for you as well! You're both my precious friends!" Kirby chirped.

The two boys fell silent. Link was relieved that she only thought that Little Mac is just a friend, but he couldn't help but feel like he was his rival now. Were they rivals? Does Little Mac have a crush on Kirby too? There's no way, right? But then again, she's really hot. Little Mac most likely has a crush on her. Hmph! He probably only cares about looks. He is the guy that dated Samus after all. What Samus said about the guy, worried Link. What if Kirby falls for this douchebag? Samus told everyone how mean and controlling Little Mac can be. Link didn't trust the boxer one bit.

Little Mac didn't know what to feel. Did Kirby misspoke? He thought the two were dating. They've been going on dates left and right. Well, he's never truly asked her out. He figured that it was obvious that the two were an item now. He needs to be more direct with her. After the coffee shop, he wanted to ask Kirby if he meant anything to her. They're dating, right? He started to panic a bit. He looked at Link and sighed. Well, the fairy boy is just a friend. She said it herself, so he didn't have to worry about Kirby falling for Link.

Wait, what if Link had a crush on Kirby? That guy has a girlfriend, so he shouldn't be after the pinkette. Calm down, Little Mac. It's safe. The Fairy boy is not a threat. Little Mac started to ease into the atmosphere. Everything will be ok. Kirby misunderstood. She seems new to the whole romance thing, so he shouldn't be too worried about it. They both loved each other and that's all that matters.

Kirby started to feel her stomach hurt. Dang it! She overate again. She needs to control herself. She stood up and told the boys that she needed to rest her stomach. They both wanted to walk her back, but she wanted to go alone this time. She didn't want to be a nuisance to them.

The two men stared each other down. It was tense, but none of them wanted to leave. They wanted to know how close they were to Kirby and what they did with her. Little Mac started the interrogation first.

"So uh, what's up with you and Kirby?"

"Whatchu mean?"

"I dunno. Do you have a crush on her?"

"Do you?"

"Yeah. We're dating."

"Really? She never mentioned you before today."

"Oh is that so? We've been dating for almost a week now."

"Dating huh? It's funny because I've been the one sleeping at her place for the past week."

"You what!"

"Yeah, she didn't tell you that? Huh, weird."

"You're lying!"

"Ask her next time."

"Whatever. The point is, she's my girlfriend, so I'm just gonna say this once. You can hang out with her, but don't pull any pervy shit, got that!"

"Let's be real, you two aren't dating."

"We've gone on dates everyday."

"Yeah? That doesn't mean you two are official."

"We are!"

"Have you asked her out, or did you assume? It seems to me like she thinks of you as a friend. You're the one getting caught up in the fantasy."

"You know, for someone that's mute, you sure talk a lot."

"Yeah well, I've been finding my voice thanks to Kirby."

"Don't you have a girlfriend? You should look at her instead of other women."

"You don't know anything about us."

"That's true, but I do know you have a girlfriend. You shouldn't be cheating, Link. It doesn't look good on the hero of time."

Link stood up and slammed his hands on the table. He gave Little Mac a nasty glare. He was going to pummel this guy in the tournament. He made sure of it. He is going to kick this guy's ass! This guy thinks Kirby is all his, does he? Hmph! Yeah right. It's not like he was teaching Kirby how to read and understand more about herself. No, that's all Link. He's is the one that's been taking care of her. He's better boyfriend material in general.

Little Mac is a lazy fuck who made Samus do all the work in their relationship. There's a reason why Mac is a single guy. Link couldn't bear to watch Kirby be with such an awful guy who probably only cares about sex. Little Mac is plain disgusting. He's going to warn Kirby about this sicko.

….

-Kirby's New Experience-

Kirby needed to clear her head. She couldn't help but feel a tense aura when the three of them hung out. They didn't seem to like each other. This made her feel sad. Speaking of sadness, she went to visit Dark Pit in the hospital. She was able to heal off her wounds pretty quick, but Dark Pit had a hard time recovering.

The nurses allowed Kirby to say hello to Dark Pit. He gave her a disappointed look as she entered. He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.

"Well look who decided to cheer me up," he sarcastically said.

"Haha… How are you feeling?"

"Oh you know, broken ribs, broken legs, a chunk of skin missing from my neck, so you know, pretty fan fucking tastic."

"Glad to see you're still yourself," she giggled.

"Yeah, I'm definitely feeling myself despite the broken bones."

"Dark Pit I'm curious…"

"What do you want?"

"So, it was Mario who told you about the lie, huh?"

"Yeah, he has it out for you."

"I think I know why."

"Why?"

"He's scared I'll tell Peach what happened."

"Don't care."

"Before I didn't understand much about romance, but now I know what Mario did was wrong."

"Did you and him… ya know…"

"No. It was just a simple kiss."

"You kissed him?!"

"I did. It's… he wanted to see if I still had my powers. All I did was prove it."

"You didn't think much of it, huh?"

"No. I'm now learning about this complicated human stuff."

"Scumbag."

"Yeah. I did a real bad."

"Nah, it wasn't your fault. He knew what he was doing. You didn't."

"Thanks, Dark Pit."

"Yeah, whatever."

"I need to talk to him and Peach. I need to make this right. Mario… we.. we go way back. We're friendly rivals. I just… I don't want him to hate me. I don't want anyone to hate me."

"Hmph! Well you better prove yourself quick. The rumors are spreading fast."

"Mario is convincing. I don't know if I could prove my innocence. He's telling the others that I killed myself."

"Yeah, even I fell for it."

"He really wants to win this year's tournament and keep his perfect image. That's why he's trying to take me down. Dark Pit, I promise I'll make everything right again."

"Yeah good luck with that..."