A/N: Couldn't think of a good title- I mean- Enjoy this chapter! I hope. . . Don't own SSB/M/B/4 :p Only OCs. Which you probably know. . . right?

Chapter 53: Operation Surprise

May 31

7:00 A.M.

Mikoru's Hideout

While the Dark Knights ate breakfast, Mikoru sat on his bed, thinking about today. It made him very excited.

"The day I've been waiting for. Oh yes. REVENGE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION! At the same time, I'll get my beautiful prize." Referring to Makato, he licked his lips seductively.

"Lord Mikoru!" A feminine voice from his door called out to him.

"Come in." He answered.

Yumi entered his room with a tray of delicious food. "Breakfast, Milord." She showed it to him.

"Ah, thank you. Set it on the table."

Yumi did as told and set the tray of food on his table. Yumi glanced at Mikoru and smiled.

"Yumi." Mikoru said.

"Y-yes?"

"Tell everyone we will be reviewing after breakfast."

"Yes, Milord!" She bowed to him and quickly left his room, closing the door behind. Mikoru got up from his bed and went to his table. He sat on his loyal chair and grabbed the cup of tea that came with the breakfast. "All that is left is for Michelle to give me the cue. . . Makato will be mine! And so will Niho! I shall create my new empire there." He took a sip of his tea. Some of the Dark Knights were eavesdropping to his conversation by himself.

"Wow, Lord Mikoru sure does talk a lot to himself. I wonder if he has any friends?" A brown haired soldier said.

"I hope I get extra treatment if I were to get the Princess Makato!" A blonde haired soldier said.

The two kept on chatting and chatting outside of his room. Yumi glared at them from a far distance. "How dare they eavesdrop on Lord Mikoru! Then again. . . He might be talking about me. . ." Yumi thought. She blushed from that possibility.

"I should prepare a nice set of clothes. Something king-like. Yea, Makato will like it." Mikoru finished his cup of tea. And stared at a plain rocky wall. "Oh, and Happy Birthday, Makato."

Smash Mansion

Living Room

Some of the Smashers were in the living room. Most of the Smashers were wide awake, after hearing the news of Makato's birthday.

"She's still sleeping, huh?" Marth spoke to Miru. Miru nodded. "Yea."

"Let's just wake her up and tell her to not come back for a couple of hours." Pit suggested.

Marth disagreed. "No, Pit. She'll think we'll be kicking her out or something."

"Hey guys, I brought Cloud and Tifa." Sonic said, walking over to them. Cloud and Tifa followed Sonic, arriving at the living room as well. Marth thought of a question that was never answered.

"Um, have we introduced ourselves to you guys before?" Marth asked the two. Both of them glanced at each other and shook their heads. "Nope." Tifa said.

After some introductions. . .

"Ok guys! I got the plan!" Roy firstly, handed a long sheet of paper to Cloud. "This is just the things you and Makato have to do, blah blah. Don't worry, Mario signed it. You guys must NOT come, I repeat, NOT come back to the Smash Mansion until 6:30 P.M.!"

Cloud sweat dropped at the long list that had many random things on the written on the paper. He could tell that other Smashers put their ideas into the list. Roy was right, this paper was signed by Mario. He couldn't help to glance at the red plumber who was staring at him with a smirk. Peach was kinda sad and jealous from the plan, but managed.

"No objections, right, Ike?" Marth smiled at Ike.

"He's an emo and depressive guy. Of course I don't object." Ike said.

"And Tifa, you'll stay here and help." Roy said.

"Okay!"

"So, why doesn't Makato tell people about her birthday?" Link asked Miru.

"She gets treated like a baby during her birthday parties. So she stops talking about it." Miru explained.

"I would do the same. . ." Link sympathized.

"Oh, I was able to contact Lucina and Robin. . . They should be coming around now. . ." Miru added.

"HELLLOOO!" Lucina bursted the doors opened. "WHOA! The Smash Mansion is, SUPER LIT!"

Marth groaned, "Who forgot to lock the door?" The blue prince didn't want to see Lucina's face as it reminded himself of the apple pie she brought and the bento.

"Talk about good timing!" Roy said.

Robin took in a happy breath of air and exhaled. "Ah, today is Makato's birthday. Surprise parties are so much fun. . . according to my memories."

Some Smashers gave an awkward stare to Robin when mentioned the word 'memories'.

"I'm just kidding! Hahaha!" He waved his arms franticly.

"Oh, what's going on here?" A happy voice asked.

Roy snickered, "We're planning a birth-OH MY GOSH!" Roy's jaw dropped, seeing the potion princess awake. Everyone was in a state of shock as well. Nobody said anything nor moved an inch.

"Planning what, Roy?" She asked, tilting her head.

"Um. . . The Birth. . . of Jenova! Yea! Hahaha!" Why Roy?

Makato frowned, still confused. She noticed no movement of their bodies. Her face brightened up. "Oh! Are you guys playing freeze tag?"

"She's onto us!" Pit panicked quietly.

"We don't have a choice." Marth quietly said with a serious tone. "Someone needs to knock her out before she finds out. . ."

Makato spotted the mercenary's face. Ike gulped mentally as Makato approached him.

"No. . .! This is NOT gooda cheese! Ike, don't say anything!" Roy said in the most quiet voice ever. Ike twitched a smile at the Princess Makato. "H-hello. . ."

A mental picture of Roy was on his knees. "Nuu! Operation Surprise is doomed!"

"Calm down Roy!" Marth mentally whispered back.

"Ike, are you guys playing freeze tag? Can I play with you guys?" She gazed at Ike's eyes with sad eyes. Ike's face turned bright red. He fainted standing up from her cuteness.

"I can't. . . take this. . ."

"Ike is down! Someone knock her out!" Roy quietly.

"I got this. . ." Snake smirked. He ran up behind Makato and squeezed her neck tightly with her arms. Makato reacted, trying to remove his arms away from her fragile neck. The Smashers screamed mentally with fear in their eyes.

"No, you idiot! You're going to kill her!" Zelda screamed.

"Whoops," Snake let go of her neck and she collapsed.

"Oh Palutena! Have mercy upon his fragile soul! You killed her!" Pit cried.

"No I didn't. . . Did I?" Snake poked her head and she didn't moved. Snake checked for a heartbeat instead. He check her pulse and felt a beat. The dangerous man sighed in relief. "Yep, she's alive."

"'She's alive' you say. You weren't even sure for yourself. . ." Marth shook his head.

Everyone made a huge sigh. Ike woke up from his faint and shook his head. Miru walked up to him.

"How do you even faint while standing up?" Miru asked.

"It takes skill." Ike answered. Ike stared at Makato's lifeless body on the ground and saw Snake the nearest to her. Marth held his shoulders down in advance. "Ike, before you murder Snake. . ., Makato is still alive, I swear!"

Snake carried her body and handed her to Cloud. Cloud grabbed her body and stared down at her.

"Make sure you take good care of her. She's like a family to us." Snake said with a serious voice.

Cloud nodded in response, understanding his words. "I will."

"Dude! You almost killed her! Talk about trying to murder a family member!" Pit shouted.

Cloud head for the giant doors of the Smash Mansion. Everyone waved him off.

"Don't come back till 6:30, ya hear?!" Roy shouted. "Make up lies if you have too! But the list goes first! It was signed by Mariooooooooo!"

"Why is it so important that it was signed by Mario?" Marth asked.

"So it wouldn't look suspicious. Wink, wink."

Ganondorf watched from afar, glaring at Cloud as he left the Smash Mansion with Makato. "You make a fool out of me, huh? Brat, I'll show you. . ."

"Ooh, a birthday party. Sounds fun." Michelle watched from the balcony where the rooms were located.

"LET'S MAKE THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER!"

"YEAA! WOOO!"

"I'll make you proud, Darling Cloud!" Peach gleamed.

Miru settled everyone's conversations by clapping his hands. "Ok guys, Robin has a very good plan so listen up!"

Everyone gathered around Robin. Robin wore his scientific glasses and lab coat. He got a random white board, holding a dry eraser marker.

"As a chess strategist, I have come up with the ultimate plan for the party to become a success." Robin wrote four main points on the whiteboard and began his explaining. "We need these simple groups: The Cooks! The Suppliers! The Cleaners! The Organizers!"

"Whoa. . . " Everyone said in unision, shocked.

"The Cooks will make the food, as if they were catering for the president. They would make sure the food is 100% edible, no poison added."

"Who would add poison? Haha." Ike shook his head. He glanced at Kirby. Kirby had a small, mysterious bottle in his palm. The little puff ball laughed along. "Yea, who would put pois-"

Ike stepped on his head and snatched the bottle poison away from his hands.

"The Suppliers would supply all of our needs. I'm just kidding, the suppliers would buy the party stuff. Balloons, candy, forks, knives, silly string, a clown, pin the tail on the donkey, decorative table cloth, etc! The Cleaners. . . well you already know how that works. The Organizers keeps everyone under check. Reminding and doing some of the work if needed. Once all work is complete, we can bring in Free Mode. You can buy a present for Makato only when your group is done."

"But, didn't you say when all work is complete?" Link furrowed his brow. Robin checked his white board that was full of pictures and scribbles. He made the most awkward cough ever, kicking his board to the side.

"Um. . . Yea! When all work is complete! We don't want any slackers now, do we? Hehehehe. . ."

Everyone stood silent and gave out concerned stares.

Robin cleared his throat and continued. "Now to be in the Cooks, first of all, you need to be a good cook. We don't want burnt food, now do we?" Robin shook his head from that sight of burnt food. "The max for each group. 5 cooks, 10 suppliers, 10 cleaners, and 2 organizers."

"Two organizers? What? I am utterly confused." Marth said.

"Oh, don't even bother to join that group. Miru and I are the organizers! Hahaha! Those who aren't in a group will help the suppliers, and cleaners." Robin capped his dry eraser marker and pointed it up in the air. "That is, THE KEY TO SUCCESS!"

"OOOH!" Everyone clapped.

And so the groups were made and the Operation Surprise begun. Meanwhile. . .

9:04 A.M.

Makato slowly opened her eyes from her nap. She stretched her arms and took in a deep breath. She was in a bed, heavy blankets covered her.

"Whoa, that dream felt so real. Everyone was playing freeze tag and all of a sudden, I couldn't breathe and I passed out. What a weird dream- -wait, where am I?" Makato got up from the bed and noticed she was in an unfamiliar room. She walked around the room.

"Maybe this is a dream?" Makato tried pinching herself to reality, but she was already in this world.

"So this isn't a dream? Is this the Smash Mansion? More importantly, is this my room? No." Makato didn't recognize anything in this room. It looked almost like a guest room. It was super clean to be her own room. She came up with a conclusion of this situation. "Ah! I've been kidnapped in my sleep! That is very low!"

The door where Makato was in, made a loud creak, slowly opening itself. She ran toward the bed, grabbing a pillow.

"Oh, you're awake. . ."

"Pillow attack!" Makato threw the pillow like a baseball, slamming the person's face.

"Oof!"

The pillow was super effective.

Makato pulled the heavy blankets off the bed and threw it at the person. "Secret blanket illusion attack!" The heavy blankets brought the person down and Makato made her way out of the room. He pulled the blankets out of himself and noticed Makato not here. "Wait!"

Cloud got up and ran after her. 'She's going to the front door. I need to stop her!' Cloud pulled out his sword from his back and threw it like a spear. The sword flew above Makato, barely hitting her before she was able to touch the door knob.

Makato screamed in fear. "He's trying to kill me! Oh gosh, oh gosh-! I feel dizzy. . ." Makato then fainted from fear. Cloud walked up to her body and stared down at her. He then looked at his sword. "Hmm, maybe I over did it. Oh well. . ."

Makato slowly opened her eyes, just from the scent of raspberries. She was at the bed again, expect with no blankets over her. She got up and saw the same guy, sitting on the bed. He handed her a cup of tea. "Drink this." He said.

Makato took the tea without saying anything, still confused. The tea smelled like raspberries. So it was some kind of raspberry tea? She took a sip and stared at the man. Almost spilling her tea, she realized who he was.

"You're Mr. Cocky!"

"Don't call me that."

Makato smiled a little. "I apologize, I mean, Cloud. . . Strife was it? Did you. . . kidnap me?" Makato asked, still unsure.

Before things gotten more of a misunderstanding, Cloud pulled out the long list from his shirt and handed it to Makato.

"What's this?"

Cloud is new to this area, so take him out and have a good time!

Go shopping!

Buy candy!

Go to the movies!

Walk to the park.

Arcade yo!

Buy cheese!

Go on a trip! On your favorite ship.

Zooming through the sky. . .

Little Einsteins!

Don't finish the lyrics!

Sowwie :(

Jeez. . .

Eat gummy worms

Catch a Pokemon

Go to a concert

Watch funny videos

Act like pimp

Play duck duck goose!

Go to a photo shoot.

Eat bacon!

Makato kept on reading the list, it gotten worse. . .

Suck in helium!

Go to a love hotel!

Eat dirt, Cloud never tasted dirt before

Pee in a public park

Slap the police's ass and GTFO!

Rob a bank!

Steal someone's moneee~

Kick an old person

Kick a baby

Drink wine

Play a game of Flappy Bird on a busy highway

Go to a strip club

Did I mentioned to go to a strip club?

Yes you did!

Oh, okay. Thanks sensei-senpai-sama ;)

Shut it

The list ended with Mario's signature on the bottom. Cloud scratched his head. "I would just ignore what most of it said."

Makato looked unsure. "But, it was signed by Mario. . ."

Cloud grabbed the list and pointed one out of many to her. "So you want to Burn a house down?"

Makato shook her head frantically. "So, you're new to this area?"

". . .Yea. . ."

"Sorry if I criticize you about being a kidnapper and all just panicked. It all makes sense now."

Makato borrowed a non-used toothbrush and his shower, all freshened up. Yet she still wore her pajamas.

"Shall we get going?"

"Don't you want to eat something?"

"We'll eat along the way!"

"Alright." Makato and Cloud left the room and head for the door. Cloud stopped his feet and stared at Makato's back. "Wait, you're in pajamas. . ."

Makato stopped and looked at herself. "Oh!"

Cloud head for Tifa's room to get some clothes. He couldn't find any decent outfits, so he just left her room. He came back to Makato. "Let's just buy some."

At a local clothing store. . .

Makato pose in her new unbought outfit. A cute, pink sailor dress with a straw hat that was pinned with a pink rose. She wore black shoes that matched with the black line of the sailor collar, along with high white socks. The dress came just above her knee caps, but low to her thighs.

"This is cute! I like this."

"She can wear it like that. I took off the price tags already." The clark woman said.

"Oh, ok. Thanks." Cloud said. "How much-"

"$5,500." She smiled, holding her hand to Cloud. She wanted the money, fast and quick.

"W-what?" Cloud took a look at Makato. A hat, a dress, a pair of shoes, and socks for 5,500 dollars?!

Cloud remembered that he wasn't broke, for he won the big prize at the Mario and Sonic War. As Cloud prepared his wallet, the woman clerk interrupted him.

"Oh, I didn't know you had the money." She laughed. "I was hoping you say 'I don't have the money, perhaps I can pay you back with my body?' With a seductive voice! Eeek!" She squealed. "But it seems you do have money, how about I'll give you a discount if you take me on a date?"

"Not interested." Cloud slapped the money on her hand and walked away.

"W-wait, Gorgeous! How old are you?!"

"Are you ready to go?" Cloud asked Makato. Makato grabbed her pajamas and put it in a plastic bag. "Okay! But, I think I should go to the Smash Mansion and-"

Cloud grabbed the plastic bag and walked away from her. "I'll drop it off, later."

"O-okay." Makato hurried over to him, walking right next to him. "Thank you for the clothes."

"It's fine." Cloud answered. As they both head for the exit of the door, whispering and loud chattering were about Cloud and his looks.

"Hey look, he's kind of cute."

"Yea! He's cute!"

"Let's ask for his number!"

"I want to be in his pants!"

"He's so my type!"

"He's so hot."

"I know right?"

"He was in the Mario and Sonic War!"

"Eh?! Seriously?"

"He has no sense of humor. But his hotness makes up for it."

Makato checked her surroundings. She noticed most of the girls staring directly at the spikey blonde. Some of the young woman gave their angry glares at Makato, for they were jealous as fuck.

"You're really popular aren't you?" Makato giggled. Cloud shook his head in response. Cloud was near the automatic doors but was stopped by a wave of fangirls. Screaming and cheering for the stranger. The clerks didn't know what's going on, but did their very best to stop the commotion. The crowd squeezed both of them so closely, it was impossible to move.

"What's happening?!" Makato panicked. Cloud glanced at Makato and looked back at his now enemies. "Don't worry. . ." He pulled out a red small thing, that looked like a piece of candy, but glowed with radiance.

"What's that?" Makato asked him.

"Materia." Cloud showed the little orb to her.

"Material?"

"No. Materia. I can summon things with this. Like Bahamut for example. Wiping out my enemies in a flash."

". . .Is it dangerous?"

". . ."

"Cloud! Don't do that! You can't kill these innocent people!"

"They're not innocent. They're evil beings controlled by Sephiroth."

Makato gave a confused look. "Sephiroth? Who's Sephiroth?"

". . ." Cloud put the Materia back in his pocket and grabbed hold of Makato's hand. "Looks like I don't have any other choice. Don't let go."

"Ok. . ." Makato nodded. Cloud tackled his way out of the evil fangirls, punching and elbowing if necessary. Less than an hour, they finally made it out of the store. They both made their distance away from that store and sat at a bench, near a park. Both relaxing, they caught their breaths.

Smash Mansion

12:30 P.M.

The Cooks: Peach, Zelda, Kirby, Lucina, and Tifa.

While everyone was doing individual work to make what kinds of food, Peach was busy, testing out an experiment with her cookie dough.

"Heehee. With this love potion. Cloud will fall for me! Only me!" Far from the others, she pulled out a love potion and mixed in inside the dough with her latest model of Kitchen Aid. Using her hands, she mixed it thoroughly.

"Perfect. . ."

"Oh, what's that you're making?"

Peach almost lost her heart as she jumped. "Eeep! Nothing, Tifa. . ."

Tifa smirked and stared at her sugary cookie dough. She walked over to it and grabbed a piece. "Making something for Cloud, I see?" She placed the dough in her mouth for a taste. Peach gasped and scooted away from her.

Tifa glanced at her with a questioned look.

"Hehehe. . . Oh it's nothing. . ."5. . .

"Everything going fine?" 4. . . Miru asked the Cooks. 3. . . Marth followed. 2. . . "I just need to get some baking powder. Don't mind me." Peach and Tifa glanced at the last person who spoke. 1. . ..

Tifa's heart bursted with love as she stared at Marth's eyes. She realized at it instantly. "My heart yearns for this man!" Tifa rushed toward Marth, giving him the hardest tackle hug ever.

"Give me your children!"

"I don't need another crazy fangirl!" Marth panicked.

"What the heck?" Miru turned to Tifa and Marth and looked back at Peach. "Peach, you did something, did you?"

"Miru, what are you talking about? Hehehe." Peach said in her silly voice.

"Smooch, smooch." Tifa smooched the prince.

"Looks like a love potion to me. I'll get a back-to-normal potion soon as I can-." Miru was interrupted by the sight of Kirby doing something very bad and disturbing.

"Kirby! Stop eating the turkey! It's not even cooked!"

"Poyo?" Kirby was attempting to stuff a giant raw piece of poultry into his mouth. Miru sighed. "Who else is. . . L-Lucina?!" Miru saw her skipping toward him with a plate of irregular brownies.

"Try it! It's my special recipe! I thought Makato would like something like this." Her eyes sparkled. Her innocent smiled brought some life into the brownies, but still very dangerous, for the smoke of the brownies were purple.

"Aiya. . ." Miru sweat dropped. "Lucina. . . tell me, the first ingredient you put in those. . . so called, brownies?"

Lucina stared at her brownies and thought of the first ingredient. Miru thought it was strange for her to think of the first ingredient. He was positive that the ingredients to make brownies were simple.

Lucina then remembered. "Ah! Sour cream was the first ingredient!"

". . .S-sour cream?"

Lucina listed the ingredients, "I put ear wax for texture, seeds for that CRUNCH! You know? Chocolate for its sweetness."

"Wow, the first real ingredient. . ." Miru muttered. Miru stared at the readers and tried to smile. "If you were wondering, the groups were made by a free-for-all decision. So this happened, unfortunately. . ."

"You-! Let go of Marth-sama!" Lucina threw her plate of brownies straight at Tifa's hair and attacked her.

"No!" Tifa fought back.

"Oh my! It's all my fault!" Peach twiddled her fingers.

"Well, it could have been worst. . ." Zelda shrugged.

"We're fucked." Miru said.

The Suppliers: Roy, Pit, Lucario, Ice Climbers, Ike, Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Snake, Wolf, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Fox, Falco, Lucas, Ness, and Sonic.

Ike took a glance at the five carts that were filled with anything that screamed, 'PARTY!'

"We got mostly everything at Party City. . . I think we're good."

"Whoa, we need a pianta!" Ness grabbed one and showed it up. "Let's fill it with some candy and-!"

"No." Lucario said with a dark voice.

"Piantas are fun! Let's get some!" Popo and Nana held a color paper-cardboard pinata as well.

"No Piantas." Mario said. "Our budget is 10,000 dollars!"

"Why not have a pianta?" Roy asked. "Let's get the Kirby one!" Roy pointed at a Kirby-made pianta that was hanging on the ceiling.

Mario shook his head. "No! Absolutely not! Last time we had one, Lucas almost died! We all know him for his fast swings, but everyone went crazy for the candy and NOBODY cared for Lucas' safety! And you still want a pinata, Ness?"

Ness gulped and slowly nodded his head. "Yesssssss?"

"Ugh! Kids these days! I'm going home!" Mario raged, and left Party City. Nobody said anything for awhile. Ness put the pinata in the cart. "So, I'm guessing it's a yes then!"

Lucas shivered from the traumatizing memories and sighed in disappointment.

The Cleaners: Marth, Link, Samus, R.O.B., Olimar, Captain Falcon, Toon Link, Mr. Game and Watch, Jigglypuff, Red and Pokemon, King Dedede, Wario, Meta Knight, and Pikapika!

Smash Mansion

"Tag! You're it!" Toon Link shouted across the hallways of the Smash Manor. Jigglypuff laughed, chasing after Toon Link. They came from the big backyard which was muddy in some areas. Now bringing their dirty feet to the mansion. Link dropped the cleaning bucket and the Swifter from shock. He was in gloom.

"Ugh! Just when I mopped the whole floor! Now, it's muddy!"

"Haha! Tag you're it!" Jigglypuff touched Toon Link's shoulder at the process.

Link turned to Toon Link and noticed his whole tunic was all brown, covered in mud. "Tch! Toon Link! Get your ass over here!" Link threw his water bucket that was meant to his straight at the little elf. Toon Link made a mischievous smirk and dodged it. The bucket splashed all over Pikachu instead.

"Pika-?" ZAP! Pikachu experienced the having-a-plugged-hairdryer-in-the-bathtub and fainted.

"I'm so sorry!" Tifa apologized to Marth.

"It's fine. . . b-boobies. . ." Marth was a little flustered. Miru turned to Peach who was making awkward laughs here and there. "How about not take potions from Makato's room, Peach?"

"Hehe."

Samus smiled at the hard work that she did, wiping the windows. She dropped her rag and removed the sweat that melted from her forehead. "All done. . ."

"Samus!" Captain Falcon called out behind her.

"What is it-?" Samus was stunned and disgusted from his sight. "What in the world are you wearing?!"

Captain Falcon flexed his muscles and posed. "My new Tokyo Mew Mew Maid Outfit! Just ordered it! Makato is going to love it!"

"Wait," Samus' face turned dried as a rasin. "You're wearing her gift?"

Captain Falcon grinned, posing from his back side. "Just keeping it warm, ya know?!"

Samus covered her mouth to keep herself from puking all over Captain Falcon. "Take that off before I rip it off."

"Huh? What was that Samus? I can hear you from my awesome and manly posing!"

"I said, take it OFF!" Samus tackled Captain Falcon to the ground shredding the maid uniform to pieces.

"NOO!" Captain cried. Samus got up and carried the ripped dress in her hands. "This is going in the trash."

"I have been humiliated! Boo hoo!" Captain Falcon was left with high girly socks, boots, and a pink underwear.

"Put some real clothes on! And don't wear her presents!" Samus yelled.

"Good thing I got another one. . ."

"What was that?!"

Michelle carried some crates and moved it to the SSBB garage. She walked back inside the mansion, seeing others around her. Playing, laughing, cleaning, chatting. Michelle kept her hands hidden under her sleeves, yet she wore gloves. "Fufu. It's almost time. . . for the grand finale."

Smashville

Makato and Cloud went to the aquarium, crowded with many visitors and tourist. Many people enjoyed watching the unique and exquisite fish.

"Wow, I never been to an aquarium before." Makato gazed at the fish in a large rectangular tank. "So many different species."

Cloud nodded in agreement, still with his plain face. He didn't know what was up, but he felt like he was being watched or something. "I need to use the restroom." Makato said to Cloud, "I'll be right back!" Makato lightly jogged away from the blonde.

"Oh." Cloud stood silent and stared at the fish. Time passed and he decided to sit on a bench. "I'm bored. . ."

"Mommy! What is that thing on his back?" A small boy child pointed to the strange man with a giant sword on his back. The mom gave him a suspicious look, keeping close to his child. "Don't talk to him, he's probably a terrorist. Just look at what he's wearing."

"Mommy, what's a terrorist?" He asked, still staring at Cloud. The mom grabbed his hand, "Someone who looks depressed like him, come on, let's get out of here." They both left after that. Cloud scratched his head. He thought of the conversation they had at the park before.

Flashback

Both eating ice cream on the bench, after those chaotic fangirls, Makato turned to Cloud. "Now what?"

"I don't know."

". . . Oh!" Makato finished her last bites of the cones and swallowed. "I realized, you're clothing, it looks a lot like this guy I met in my dreams."

What she was saying caught Cloud's attention. "Like this?" Pointing to the sleeveless, collared shirt. Makato nodded happily. "Yes, his name was. . ."

"Zack." They both said in unison.

"Oh, I knew you would know him." Makato smiled.

Cloud was confused. "Wait, he was in your dreams, why?"

Makato stared at her feet and kicked a nearby pebble. "He helped me, to make up with Ike. He gave me advice. He was so kind and nice. And I met him in real life as well. In the Smash Resort." She explained.

He was shocked, but at the same time, Cloud was in disbelief. "You're probably just seeing things. . . He's not. . . alive." Cloud swallowed, not wanting to say that. Makato shook her head.

"What are you talking about? I saw him, and there was this girl right next to him. I'm guessing Ike met her. Both wonderful people."

"Aerith. . ."

Makato glanced up at Cloud. She wasn't able to see his face, for it was covered by his bangs. He was silent for a long time. Makato frowned, seeing some of his eyes. They were very sad and confused. Almost looked like he was about to cry. Makato doesn't know about their relationship between them. She placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Cloud? Were they your friends? When you said Zack was not alive, what did you mean by that? Was he in some kind of. . .?"

Cloud shot back up and turned to Makato. He sighed and shook his head. "It's nothing. . ."

Makato smiled. "Everything will be alright. Cheer up. Sorry if I mentioned his name."

"No, it's fine." He replied. Cloud got up and stare at the sky. 'Could they really be alive?'

End of Flashback

"Sorry to make you wait, Cloud." Makato caught up to him, while he was still staring into space. He noticed her presence and got up slowly. "It's not a problem. Let's go someplace else."

"Alright." Both leaving the aquarium, Cloud couldn't help but to keep his alertness on. A scary man lurked from the distance. Watching their every move.

Out on the Smashville streets, they walked. Cloud was behind Makato, reading the list that was signed by Mario.

"Hmm, I wonder what the others are doing?" Makato thought outloud. Cloud sweat dropped, if she were to returned back to the Smash Mansion, the Operation Surprise would be ruined. "Who knows. . . How about an arcade?" He then suggested.

Makato stopped walking, seeing a familiar facing walking up to them. "Oh, I see Ganondorf, staring right at us."

Cloud took his eyes out of the list to see who was Ganondorf. The name sounded familiar when he heard one of the Smashers called him 'Ganondork'. He then recognized his face. Slowly, he saw Ganondorf walking forward to Makato. Cloud gripped onto his sword and went in front of her.

"Stay back."

"Huh?"

Ganondorf finally approached the two, holding a sharp, long blade in his right hand. "I hate being made a fool from a Naruto-cosplayer brat like you." Speaking directly to Cloud, he pointed his sword at his face. "I"m going to end your pathetic life, once and for all."

Cloud thought of the most serious question in his mind. 'Wait, did he just call me a Naruto-cosplayer?'

A/N: That's the end of this chapter folks! Hehe. Hope you likey! It's going down for real! Review, please? :D