Mario was waiting for Clone Sonic's answer. He seems to be hesitating about something. Mario could only assume that Ness is fucking things up. That clone doesn't seem stable.

"Um… Well ok so, Ness right, he uh…." Sonic trailed off.

"Spit it out, boy!"
"Does the original like to flirt?"

"No. He's a loser who can't get any girl even if he tries."

"Haha well uh, he's at the soccer field right now and he's with a girl."

"He's what?!"
"Yeah, I think it's the Pokemon trainer girl."

"..."

"Mario?"

"Thank you for the info. I will talk to him."

"Oh wait, um that's not all."
"Oh what is he doing now?!"
"Well this time it's not him, it's me."
"Sonic, what's going on?"

"Haha, um so you know how the original Sonic had a girlfriend?"

"Yes, it's Samus."
"Well uh, she broke up with me."

"Are you kidding me? What have you been doing?!"

"R-reading."

"Reading…"

"Yeah."

"Sonic, I told you how to be Sonic. He doesn't read!"

"I know, but… Just telling me isn't enough."

"You want to meet the real one?"

"It'll help."

"That's… actually not a bad idea."

…

Leaf was impressed by Ness. He was so nice to talk to. They walked around the soccer field for a while and they talked about different types of Pokemon. He didn't seem to know much about Pokemon which is weird because she definitely has seen him read a Pokemon textbook at the library, but she didn't mind talking to him all about it.

"Ya know, Ness I could train you how to be a Pokemon trainer," Leaf smiled.

"I would love that! But uh… Don't be sad when I win."

"You think you'll win? Please I beat the championship. You wouldn't stand a chance."

"Haha! Probably not, but seeing you get all cocky is cute."

"I'm not cute!"

"Are you blushing? Aww how cute!"
"S-stop! Hahaha!"

Ness closed his eyes and smiled at her and her heart skipped a beat. He's so handsome! She began thinking dirty thoughts about him. She quickly erased those thoughts and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He was right there, she shouldn't be thinking about that. What if he catches on?

"Hey you ok?" He raised a brow.

"Y-yeah sorry. Anyway it's getting late. I should get going."

"I can walk you back."

"Sure if you don't mind."

The two left the soccer field and headed back to the smash mansion. Her stomach growled as they got close to the food court. She looked away embarrassed. Ness put a hand on her shoulder and chuckled.

"You hungry?" He smiled.

"N-no!"
"Well I am! Would you care to spend more time with me at the food court?"

"I-I suppose, but I'm not hungry."

"Gotcha!"

Leaf saved them a table. She watched as Ness waited in line. She wondered what he was going to order. Her stomach growled again. Why did she say she wasn't hungry? Obviously she is. It was embarrassing admitting it. Being embarrassed about it is ridiculous. Maybe she should just go get-

Ness interrupted her thoughts when he put a bowl of ramen in front of her. He sat down and placed his in front of him. She blinked at the ramen. He… he bought her a bowl anyway. She looked at him and saw that he was happily munching on his bowl. She looked back to her own bowl and saw that a pair of wooden chopsticks were right next to the bowl.

"T-thank you," She blushed.

"Don't mention it."

The two ate. The ramen was delicious. He's being so nice to her. He's definitely trying to impress her and it was working. Once the two were done, they got up and left. He followed her to her room.

"Well, I guess I'll see you another time," Ness waved.

"Wait!" Leaf grabbed his hand.

"Huh?"

"Uh, did you… um…"

"Is something wrong?"

"D-did you want to come over?"

"Um, are you sure?"

"I mean, w-we're not going to do anything weird. I just want to show you around."

"I'd like that."

He went into her room. It was so cute. There were Pokemon plushies, blankets, and Pokemon themed merch. It was so comfy and cute. She gave him a mini tour and they both sat on her bed. They continued to talk for a while. He wasn't flirting or trying anything anymore. She liked that he was being nice, but a part of her hoped that they would do more. Maybe he's nervous.

What if she sparked it instead? She grabbed his hand and stared into his eyes. His face went red. They both closed their eyes and began making out. She hesitated to hold him, but did anyway. This gave him more confidence because he started playfully tugging her hair while they were kissing. He pinned her down on her bed. She was shocked at how aggressive he was. His breathing was heavy. He's getting excited. She should stop this now, right? If this keeps going…

Ring ring

Ness sighed and got off of her. He checked his phone. It was Mario of course. God, this guy has the worst timing! He reluctantly answered his call. It was his boss. He knows better to not ignore his scary ass boss.

"Ness, where are you?" Mario asked.

"I'm uh… In my room. Why?"

"I need you right now. Come back."

"But I-

"Right. Now."

Beep

Ness let out a long sigh. Mario needed him. It sounded urgent. He better hurry before Mario slaps the shit out of him again. He turned to face Leaf. She looked flustered. Her face was still red from what they were doing. Darn! So close! She looked worried. Dang it, Mario just had to ruin the moment.

"Sorry, I uh, I gotta go," Ness averted his eyes.

"W-what! Who was that?"
"Uh, it was Mario. He's been worried about me since the incident. He's been checking up on me and it looks like he needs me for something."

"Oh…"
"Yeah, I'm sorry."

"It's ok, I uh, I'm also sorry."
"Why?"

"I got carried away. I mean we're not even dating, so I'm sorry if I pressured you into-

"Hey! Don't apologize about that. I uh, really wanted it too. Trust me, there was no pressure at all."

"Haha, well.. I guess I'll see you later."

"Yeah, sorry. Bye, Leaf."

Ness walked his way back to the bunker. He saw Sonic and Mario talking. He caught up to them and waved.

Mario: "Ok, so I already told-a Sonic, but you guys haven't been doing your jobs right."

Ness: "What? I've been doing everything you asked."

Mario: "Everything except playing the role of Ness."

Ness: "Look at me! I'm Ness. No one could tell the difference."

Mario: "You literally changed your clothes."

Ness: "I picked these clothes from his closet."
Mario: "Ness wears a sweater under his shirt, not just a V neck shirt. It's also winter. Why are you wearing cargo shorts?"

Ness: "Wait, does he wear the sweater even during summer?"

Mario: "Alright, so tonight we're going on a field trip."

…

Gordon was dreaming about his family. He was with his wife and kids. It was Christmas and he cooked them up a big gourmet meal. His kids were so happy. They ate the food and then they begged Gordon if they could open up their presents. He and his wife met with the kids in the living room. The kids took turns opening up the presents. They were so happy. He was so happy. Nothing could ruin this moment.

Sonic: "AAAAHHHH!"

Gordon: "FUUUUCKK! WHY! WHY! WHY IS IT ALWAYS YOU?!"

Sonic: "Holy shit, Gordon I'm so fucking sorry."

Gordon: "I WAS HAVING A NICE DREAM! I HAVEN'T DREAMT SINCE I GOT HERE! Y-you ruined it. I-I'm not even supposed to be here, man. Fuck sake!"

Sonic: "Whoa, you get dreams. All I ever get now is nightmares."

Gordon: "No, Sonic. I don't get dreams. This was the only one."

Sonic: "Shit, dude I'm sorry."

Gordon: "Whatever, it's gone now just like my life."

Ness: "I feel it."

Kawasaki: "Well I could tell you guys about my dream. Ok, so I was back in dreamland and I was cooking the King up a meal. He loved it! It was amazing. I've never felt so happy."
Sonic: "Did I wake you up too?"

Kawasaki: "It's ok. I always have that dream."

Gordon: "Lucky bastard."

Kawasaki: "So what did you guys dream about?"

Gordon: "I was with my family again."
Ness: "That sounds nice. If only ya know, you guys could help me figure out a plan, so that dream might become possible one day but well fuck me I guess, right?"

Gordon: "Quiet you."
Sonic: "Dude, we're not gonna fuck you, Ness. Honestly I can't even if I wanted to."

Ness: "Why would you humor that idea?"

Sonic: "Just sayin'."
Ness: "Whatever, let's go back to bed."

Kawasaki: "Wait, what about Sonic's dream?"

Ness: "What about his dream? He probably dreamt about my mom again."

Sonic: "Hey not true! This time it was about Samus. She uh, it's kind of embarrassing."

Ness: "Cool. Don't care."

Sonic: "She broke up with me."

Kawasaki: "Ouch, harsh."

Sonic: "I'm glad it was only a nightmare."

The group heard Mario's humming. What is he doing here so late? It's 12am in the morning. At least that's what they assumed. That's what it felt like. They didn't exactly have a clock to tell the time. They all guessed the time to help keep their sanity.

Mario: "Hello, everybody. Tonight is special."

Sonic: "Double dinner?"

Mario: "No."
Gordon: "Freedom?"

Mario: "God no."

Ness: "What do you want?"

Mario: "Well, tonight you guys are going to meet very special people."

Ness: "Great. Are they dangerous animals that's going to tear us limb from limb?"

Mario: "No, even better."

Mario moved aside. The two clones stepped in front. Sonic and Ness widened their eyes in shock. I-it's them!

Mario: "Sonic and Ness, say hello to your replacements."

Ness: "T-that's… NOT OK! THAT'S NOT OK!"
Sonic: "You get used to it, pal."
Ness: "What!"

Mario: "Well go on, guys. Don't be shy. Talk to them. Get to know each other."

C. Sonic: "I uh…"

Mario: "Why so nervous? This was-a your idea."
C. Sonic: *steps closer to the real Sonic* "H-hey."
Sonic: "Uh, hey?"

C. Sonic: "Uh, so I'm supposed to act like you. So, how do you act?"

Sonic: "What kind of question is that?"

C. Sonic: "I don't know. Mario says I'm doing it wrong."

Sonic: "Well you can't copy perfection."

C. Sonic: "I-I see."

Sonic: "Listen, I'm not telling you anything. Fuck off."

Mario stepped in front of the two.

Mario: "You will tell him your hobbies and how you act. If you don't, you're going to face terrible consequences. I'll separate you from the others. Do you want to be alone again, Sonic?"

Sonic: *Gulps* "Ok, fine whatever."

C. Sonic: "So… What are you like?"

Sonic: "I'm a badass hero, who loves taking it fast. Speed is my game after all. Also a ladies man if ya know what I mean."

C. Sonic: *Eye twitches* "Go on."

Sonic: "Yeah, I'm too cool. Not to mention I'm crazy powerful and have a lot of friends."

C. Sonic: "Do you ever take a break?"
Sonic: "Of course."

C. Sonic: "Like.. going to the library?"

Sonic: "Eww, no. I take long naps."

C. Sonic: "But that's a waste of time. You could be learning new stuff. You could be reading a nice book."

Sonic: "I'm not an egghead. Besides, naps are a must."

C. Sonic: "Seriously?"

Sonic: "Yeah, dude. Don't knock it til' you try it."

C. Sonic: "That's so-

Sonic: "That's not all I do. I love to run and shit."

C. Sonic: "Yeah I got that."

Sonic: "Gotta go fast, haha!"

C. Sonic: "G-got it." *starts taking notes*

Sonic: "Dude, you got a notebook?"
C. Sonic: "Yeah I even organized your personality topics using cornell notes."

Sonic: "What the fuck is a cornell note?"

Ness: "You use cornell notes too?"

Sonic: "Yeah! It's the best way to organize in my opinion."
Ness: "I agree!

C. Sonic: "Hey are you into Sci-Fi?"

Ness: "Of course! My favorite type of Sci-Fi is alien space exploration."

C. Sonic: "That's good! I really like time travel and parallel universe ones."

Ness: "Those are good too! Have you read "Into the beginning?"

C. Sonic: "I just finished that one!"

Ness: "What! Ok, so the beginning was so strong, but the ending was… Ugh, it just didn't deliver."

C. Sonic: "You thought that too!"

Ness: "I know it was disappointing."
C. Sonic: "It could've been so much better if they didn't kill off Mizora."

Ness: "Dude, Mizora's death was the worst. It was out of nowhere and it didn't make sense."

C. Sonic: "I know it was so-

Mario: "Ness, shut up! You're distracting my clone!"

Mario grabbed C. Sonic and made him face him.

Mario: "Listen, you're going to act like Sonic. You have one more chance. If you mess up again, then there will be consequences."

C. Sonic: "G-got it."

Sonic: "What do you mean he messed up?"

Mario: "Go on, tell him."

C. Sonic: "Uh, so… Um… I might have made a mistake."

Sonic: "What did you do?"

C. Sonic: "Samus, she… Broke up with us."

Sonic: "WHAT!"

C. Sonic: "I'm sorry. I tried! I really did!"

Sonic: "Clearly, you didn't! Oh my god! I don't have a girlfriend anymore!"

C. Sonic: "She said there's someone else."

Sonic: "THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE?! WHO?!"
C. Sonic: "S-she didn't tell me."

Sonic: "YOU! FUCK YOU! WHAT THE HELL!"

Mario: "Sonic, behave."

Sonic: *groans* "What else do you want to know?"

…

Clone Ness was awkwardly watching as the Clone Sonic was interacting with their originals. It looks like the real Ness is a total nerd. What were they talking about? Something about a book? It sounded so lame.

Mario noticed that Clone Ness wasn't interacting. He walked up to him and gave him a serious face. He knew what that face meant. If he didn't go to his lame counterpart then he would get in trouble. Clone Ness sighed and walked over to the original.

C. Ness: "Sup."

Ness: "Tch! What do you want?"

C. Ness: "I'm supposed to talk to you. So like, what do you do?"

Ness: "I'm not telling you. You're taking over my life. I'd rather watch you fail."

Mario: "Ness, you know what will happen if you disobey me."

Ness: "Fine, what do you want to know?"

C. Ness: "Uh, what do you do for fun?"

Ness: "Oh! I like going to the library and reading books. You see, I want to become a professor one day."

C. Ness: "A professor? You mean teaching others about boring ass math?"

Ness: "It's not just math that I want to teach!"

C. Ness: "Yeah whatever, that sounds lame as fuck."
Ness: "Y-you're lame!"

C. Ness: "The others don't think so. In fact, I'm getting along with the other smashers quite well."

Ness: "What? They think you're the real me?"

C. Ness: "I know right! I'm way cooler and better looking than you!"

Ness: "We have the same face! How are you better looking than me?"
C. Ness: "Just look at my style?"

Ness: "Is that my hat and my backpack?!"

C. Ness: "Maybe."

Ness: "Give that back! You're also wearing my hat wrong."

C. Ness: "Wearing it backwards is cooler. Besides, no one seems to care."

Ness: "I can't believe this!"

C. Ness: "Yeah! I can't wait to make more friends."

Ness: "Speaking of friends, where's Lucas?"

C. Ness: "The blonde one?"

Ness: "You've met him?!"

C. Ness: "Yeah! Oh man, he was all over me."

Ness: "What're you talking about?"

C. Ness: "Yeah, I've never seen anyone so desperate and pathetic."

Ness: What the fuck did you do to him?!"
C. Ness: "I guess you could say we got close."

Ness: "What did you do?!"
C. Ness: "Relax, why so serious?"

Ness: "Did you hurt him?!"

C. Ness: "Hurt him? No way, in fact quite the opposite."

Ness: "Y-you…"

C. Ness: "Don't worry, we didn't bang. I did give him a good time though."

Ness: "W-with my image! H-how could you do that?!"

C. Ness: "He's not the only one."

Ness: "WHAT!"

C. Ness: "I was actually about to have some fun with Leaf, but then the boss called me."

Ness: "L-Leaf?! You mean Pokemon Trainer Leaf?!"

C. Ness: "Dude, she's been all over me. She's fuckin hot!"

Ness: "Wait, slow down. What's happening with Leaf?"

C. Ness: "You never figured it out?"

Ness: "Figured what out?"

C. Ness: "Dude, she always found you attractive."

Ness: "W-wait, really?"

C. Ness: "Her words not mine."

Ness started to blush. Wait, a girl actually found him attractive? Why did she never say anything to him? How long did she think this? She is pretty cute. He would've never guessed that she found him cute. They barely talked. They have talked about Pokemon before when she was at the library once. He was reading a Pokedex textbook. He was learning the anatomy of Pokemon. He was at one point thinking of becoming a vet and Pokemon are interesting. They only talked a little. Man, if only he knew. Stupid! He would've totally asked her to stay that day.

Ness: "Leaf…"

C. Ness: "Yeah, well she's all mine so…"

Ness: "Dude, stay away from her! What you're doing is creepy!"

C. Ness: "Creepy? Dude, she loves me."

Ness: "No she doesn't! She likes me! You're not me! You're lying to her. What you're doing is a crime."

C. Ness: "Nah, she loves my personality and everything."

Ness: "Even if she likes your personality more, you're still pretending to be me! You're ruining my image! Knock it off and stay away from her. In fact, stay away from everyone! You're not even supposed to be alive!"

C. Ness: "Well I am, so…"
Ness: "Stop taking my life! This is my life!"

C. Ness: "Sorry, boss's orders. Besides, I like your life. All you do is read and shit. I'm making it better."
Ness: "No you're not! You're hurting people!"

C. Ness: "Hey, I didn't force Leaf to kiss me. She's the one that started it."
Ness: "S-she kissed you?"
C. Ness: "Hell yeah, bro. She even invited me. We were about to ya know, but then I got interrupted."

Ness: "Stay the fuck away from her! Oh my god, you're a pervert. You're a sex offender. This is actually a crime! That's rape! That's literally rape."

C. Ness: "Nah, she totally wants me."

Ness: "That's.. That's not how that works. You're using my image. You're lying! She doesn't know that you're not me! That's rape."

C. Ness: "Shut up, virgin. You're jealous because I'm getting the chicks and you're not."

Ness: "Oh my god, this is… Holy shit! This is insane! Mario, you can't let him do that!"

Mario: "I know, that's why he's-a here. He's still learning."

C. Ness: "Whatever."

Ness: "No! This is not ok! He's hurting Leaf. Dude, stay away from her!"

C. Ness: "Tch! I mean, I'll try, but if she comes crawling to me, who am I to say no."

Ness: "SAY NO! Y-you're not me! You don't know what you're doing to my reputation right now."

C. Ness: "Clearly I'm making it better."
Ness: "Oh my god, just when I thought my life couldn't get any worse."

Kawasaki: "I think this Ness is pretty cool."

C. Ness: "See, I'm fine the way I am."

Ness: "He acts nothing like me! He's going to ruin my image. People are going to think I'm some fuckboy!"

C. Ness: "You're the fuckboy."

Ness: "I'm not a fuckboy!"

Sonic: "Yeah, Ness couldn't kiss a girl to save his life."
Ness: "Hey!"

C. Ness: "Yeah, no confidence."

Ness: "I have confidence!"

C. Ness: "Then why are you still a virgin?"

Ness: "I… Well.."

Sonic: "It's because he's gay for Lucas."
Ness: "I'm not!"

C. Ness: "Lucas, huh? Man, I gotta say, he's so in love with you. I don't know what you did to make him like this, but I've never seen someone so thirsty."

Ness: "What exactly did you guys do?!"
C. Ness: "Oh well we made out. A lot. I gave him a hickey and he couldn't stop moaning oh also-

Ness: "AAAAHHH! STOP! I can't.."

C. Ness: "You asked."

Ness: "This is sick."

C. Ness: "It's fine, he forgot all about it anyway."

Ness: "W-what are you talking about?"

C. Ness: "Uh… Oops."

Ness: "What did you do to Lucas?"

C. Ness: "Wasn't me. It was the boss."

Ness: "Mario! What did you do to my best friend?!"

Mario gave Clone Ness an annoyed look.

Mario: "That's none of your business."
Ness: "MARIO! WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

Mario: "Watch your tone, dog."

C. Ness: "Haha, dog."

Ness: "Shut up! You're the dog!"

C. Ness: "Says the one that's chained up in a kennel right now."

Ness: "When I get out of here, Mario. I'll make sure to make you pay."

Mario: "HAHAHA! Oh Ness, you talk big, but you're nothing but a stupid bitch. You're the one that got yourself into this mess. You clearly weren't smart enough, and now you're stuck. You're nothing."

Ness: "Mario you-

Mario slapped Ness across the face. Ness was taken aback. He started shaking again. He left a mark on his face. He then pushed Ness against the wall and started choking him.

Mario: "Don't you dare talk back to me, dog."

Ness is gasping for air. Mario was squeezing his neck so tight. He grabbed onto Mario's hands and tried to lift it off his neck, but he was too weak. He wasn't in the best shape anymore. He was poorly fed and he barely got any good sleep. Not to mention these shackles took away his powers and his strength. He was no match to fight off the plumber. All he could do was gasp for more air.

Mario released Ness. He dropped on the floor and held his throat. Everyone watched in horror. Mario turned to the clones and gave them a scary look.

Mario: "Now that you've met the originals, I don't want to see improvement. Clone Ness, you need to hang out at the library. You need to spend time with only Lucas and you need to be awkward and shy around others. Sonic, you need to be more cocky and flirty. You need to start running around the place and taking naps. Do you two hear me?"

The two clones nodded. They started shaking when they saw what Mario did to Ness. They knew if they crossed Mario, they would suffer worse than what they just witnessed.