Disclaimer: No, except...you're cheap.
Yoshizilla: (sighs) Ain't it the truth?
The night swiftly turns into morning, and Master Hand is already planning the next racecourse...
"Let's see. Ankylosaurus Desert and Ankylosaurus Temple were under construction during the Ankylosaurus Land race," He says to himself, checking a list of racecourses, "So let's try and go with Ankylosaurus Desert."
"A-herm? Sir?" Said a young male mushroom boy, walking up to Master Hand, "When will the next race be starting?"
"Anytime soon." Master Hand replied, sending the mushroom boy away. "Now, where was I...huh?" He heard honking coming up.
A red, reptile-like pinata, with a green, rainbow-colored hedgehog-like pinata behind him, were in the honking vehicle, shaped like a regular kart from the Mario Kart grand prix. "Excuse us, but is this where the Yoshi Kart Grabd Prix is being held?"
Master Hand faced the two pinatas. "If you mean that you're going to be competing, then yes. Why?"
The red reptilian stepped out. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Paulie, a Preztail." He pointed to the hedgehog. "And that fudgehog over there is my friend, Fergy."
Fergy waved, chuckling nervously. "Ehehehe...hiya."
Master Hand nodded. "I see. So you two are willing to enter this race?"
Paulie nodded, giving a thumbs up sign. "Yep! After hearing that some racers left, me and Fergy figured that we would have a chance to compete!"
"Yeah," Fergy added as he appeared next to Paulie, "We couldn't enter after you closed the entires, but now seems like a perfect chance!"
Master Hand chuckle. "Really...? Well..." He pointed at the hotel. "Maybe you two can rest yourselves and prepare for the next race. It'll start in 2 hours."
Fergy's jaw dropped. "2 hours!? But I haven't even gotten my load of candy!" He frowned, putting his hands on his face. "How are we gonna get ready in 2 hours?"
Paulie laughed. "Simple. We'll have a power nap." He turned to Master Hand. "Would you care to freeze us? We're going to power nap for 10 hours."
Master Hand nodded in agreement. "Very well. And how much in real time?"
Paulie looked at Fergy. "Well, Fergy?"
Fergy rubbed his chin, pondering. "Well, an hour and a half seems good," He said, smiling.
Paulie turned to Master Hand. "You heard the fudgehog! And hour and a half!"
Master Hand snapped his fingers. "Right. All right, be wary - my spells are a bit rusty." He started muttering under his breathe, and a blue aura surrounded Paulie and Fergy, freezing then in time. Master Hand then set the timer for an hour and a half. "There we go. Now, back to planning the race..." He said, teleporting in a puff of white smoke.
And now, a very brief, but curious and knowledgable, look at the other characters in the grand prix inside of the huge, sky-rising hotel. Pikachu is helping Taj churn out more electricty and solar energy for the entire Yoshi Kart grounds. Brock and Hikari are both playing Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to get experience for the upcoming race. Pichu, Popo, Ness, Nana, Toad, Toadette, and Young Link are all playing tag. Mario and Luigi are having an arguement on who's the best baseball team. Bowser is practicing on speaking French. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are having an All-You-Can-Eat-Banana contest. Banjo and Kazooie are cleaning around in their room. Gruntilda can be seen dusting off her trophies, while Klungo is in the middle of making his new game. Boggy is sitting down on the couch, watching his DVD movie, Bear Babes. Humba Wumba and Mumbo Jumbo are having an arguement on who's the better shaman, while Brentilda is fixing up the room. Jamjars is doing weights in the closet, while the purple Jinjo is running freely around the room. The rarely mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog characters are all chatting and socializing with each other in the Upper Lounge. Yoshi, Peppy Ankylosaurus, Bronto the Brontosaurus, and Heppy Ankylosaurus are all playing the video game Yoshi Kart. Shelia the Stegosaurus is giving Peach, Zelda, May, Misty, Birdo, and Zirdo spiffy hair-dos. Dr. Hoshi and Dr. Mario are working on new items for the race. Boshi can be seen sleeping on his bed in his room, snoring loudly. Link, Marth, and Roy are all practicing their sword skills, while Samus Aran and Captain Falcon start running down the hallway to see who's the fastest. Wario and Waluigi are causing mischeif in the McDonald's below, getting away with their heinous pranks. Zero Suit Samus and Solid Snake are having a bet to see if Pit can ride Epona, which he utterly fails to do so, and thus, Solid Snake wins the bet, forcing Zero Suit Samus to give him $1,000,000. Dixie Kong and Tooty are speaking with Tiny Kong, Candy Kong, and the other Kongs via their cellphones. Koopa and Paratroopa are seeing which is the better player in Wii Sports, playing it on their brand new Nintendo Wii. Godzilla and his monster friends (and foes) are all having a barbecue on top of the hotel roof. Barney the Dinosaur is skipping happly around the stairways. King Kong, Wizpig, and the other Yoshi Kart/Diddy Kong Racing bosses are training themselves for the next race. James Bond is relaxing on a beachchair, in front of his spazzy new widescreen HI-DEF TV. Alec Trevelyan is spying on James Bond from the ceiling, staying absolutely still and being very quiet.
King K. Rool, Baron K. Roolenstein, and Kaptain K. Rool are all playing Blackjack, with King K. Rool winning. Krunch, Timber, Bumper, Drumstick, Conker, T.T., and Pipsy are playing each other in Diddy Kong Racing DS with their DS-es. Dr. Eggman can be seen applying hidden bombs on the vehicles in the garage, chuckling evilly with his cronies Scratch and Grounder helping out. Oscar the Grouch is just snoozing in his trashcan. Chad the Charmander meets up with an old colleague of his, Jirachi, outside the hotel, and his currentely speaking with her. Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Krystal, Peppy Hare, and Slippy Toad are all playing StarFox Command, blasting each other on their own DS-es. Homer Simpson is eating a truckload of food all at once while watching baseball. Marge and the Simpsons kids (Bart, Lisa, and Maggie) all all outside, taking a walk (though Bart is causing some pranks on the way). Moe set up a minature version of his bar tavern in his room, with Lenny, Carl, and Barney Gumble drinking their minds away. Mr. Burns and Smithers both observe the huge area outside the hotel from their tall window. Stanley the Bugman is the pest control, killing many annoying bugs around the hotel, including mosquitos. Now, to more important matters...
"Ash, please!" Max begged once more, being dragged on the ground as he held on to Ash's hand, who was walking. "I'm desperate to be your partner!"
Ash growled, arriving at the bathroom. "For the last time, no!" He shouted, opening the door and slamming it in front of Max. "Can't you go bug someone else?"
Max started to sob, tears forming in his eyes. "You're...you're...YOU'RE SO CRUEL!!" He started crying loudly. Shiek appeared at the moment, seeing Max.
"What's wrong, little boy?" He asked, bending down.
Max sobbed, rubbing his nose. "Ash...sniffle...he won't let me be his partner?"
Shiek gasped. "What?" He stood up. "Why not?"
Max continued sobbing. "He says that I'm not good enough and that I'm just a tag-along character with no purpose..." He growled, getting up. "I'll show him! I'm not just some random character with no purpose!" He busted the door open by kicking it.
Ash screamed, putting his pants on. "Hey, can't a guy get some peace in a bathroom?" He shouted.
Shiek walked up to Ash and grabbed him by the collar. "Seems like you're giving Max a problem, huh?" He said, pulling Ash in front of Max. "Well, what do you have to say?"
Ash stared blankly at Max. "Max, do you REALLY want to be my partner?"
Max nodded. "Yes! Ash, think of it!" He started, going into his annoying, not-stopping-his-talking mode, "You only have your Pokemon as your helpers, but they need to be healed instantly and be in care, and since you have to do that, but also race at the same time, you're going to have a problem, and what would happen if you happen to not be concentrating on driving and you crash and it takes-"
Shiek moaned, covering his ears and letting go of Ash. "Ugh! This kid talks too much..." He disappeared in a puff of purple smoke.
Ash moaned, also covering his ears, before he remmebred. "Wait a minute! Why didn't I just to this?' He said to himself, simply putting his hand over Max's mouth.
Max gasped, and he started to go off again, though his words were mumbled with Ash's hand covering his mouth. "Ash, what's the meaning of this? I'm trying to prove a pot and you're just-"
"You're proving a point, but you're annoying and not stopping yourself from talking," Ash replied, taking his hand off Max's mouth. He smiled. "Max...I've been thinking it over, and I decided..." He took out his hand. "Put it there, partner."
Max gasped, laughing happily as his eyes filled with tears. "Oh, Ash!" He gave Ash a hug, tightening him.
Ash moaned in pain, feeling his bones starting to break. "Max...you're...hugging...me...too...tight..." He moaned, going unconcious a few moments later.