Sorry for the late update again! Been very busy!
The next morning proved less than cheerful than other mornings. All the Smashers decided to phone in for a day off from the tournament due to the headaches and sleepiness they felt that morning after the crazy party. Master Hand was DEFINITELY less than happy. He argued with Mario that morning that it would bring down ratings to ask for a day off so late in the game, but the old plumber told him over and over again that the Smasher's were exhausted from the night before and needed their rest. If not, then their performances will surely drop. Thanks to the Plumber's words, the Master Hand was finally convinced to give them ONE day off before making him promise an all day tournament the next day. Reluctantly, Mario agreed.
"Aw man! Are you serious?!" Roy exclaimed with a woeful expression, hair more out of control than usual while clad in his pajamas.
"Yes, I'm afraid its true. We're going to have to do an All star tournament AND an adventure tournament."
"Well that's just great!" Roy snapped. "How does he expect to do both of those tomorrow? We barely can do one of those once a week! Twice when we're REALLY lucky!"
Mario stared at the boy, his hat gone from his head and eyes colored with sleepy circles. "It was all I could do for him to give us THIS day off! After he heard we made a party in the mansion, he was going to make us do a tournament anyway the next day! If I just let one person do a battle today and a tournament the next, it would be traumatic for them! You need at least a few days to recover from battle!"
"That's only for the weak ones." Falco grumbled. Mario sat at the dining table near the kitchen with several Smasher's sitting around him, discussing about his early "appointment" with the Master Hand.
"I happen to remember YOU were those weak ones the first few weeks you were here Falco!" Mario snapped at the bird fighter. The bird jumped at his angry tone and shrunk under his gaze. Mario on a regular bases was a kind and respectable soul that overlooked the other fighters with a gentle gaze. But today he seemed more than riled up and didn't take kindly to any remarks made on his part; especially since he had to be awaken earlier than the rest just to talk to the hand. Then again, he did volunteer to take the job alone. Even when Fox and Link offered to come, he refused them and practically ordered them to rest while he became the hero of the hour.
"How many hours of sleep did you get?" Marth asked, looking somewhat concerned at Mario's dark circled eyes. The usual lustful shine in them was gone and was replaced with a dim and scornful stare.
"1…I think. Or maybe I thought I was asleep." he mumbled, rubbing his face. "Oh Mama Mia…I need Coffee…"
"Oh no you don't!" snapped a new voice. Peach came marching in a bathrobe, hair tangled on her perfect golden head. She hardly had any make-up on, surprising most of the Smashers for she was a good morning person. More than most. But as shocked as they were, they were even more so to see that even when she wasn't looking her best, she still managed to have a beautiful glow to her; a gift for her natural beauty. "You are going back to bed mister! The rest of the Smasher's can take care of themselves for today! You need to catch up on some sleep! After all, we all have a big day tomorrow!"
Mario knew better than anyone that when Peach wanted to leave no room for argument, it's best not to push it or ace her wrath. With a yawn, the man nodded and stood up from his chair with the help of his lover. "Yes, alright…Peach." he mumbled, eyes already drooping.
"Alright then. Goodnight dear." Peach said, kissing the man on the nose affectionately. He smiled in return and dragged his body away to the hallways. She sighed once he was out of sight. "Oh that man…acting as though he has the whole world on his shoulders…" she mumbled to herself as she walked to the kitchen to get herself coffee.
"I guess I gatta hand it to him…Mario doesn't want anyone to suffer more than anyone else." Marth said sipping his tea. He spoke of the rule of "one match per day" where fighters would show for audiences. "Wasn't it Mr. Game and Watch and Dk's turn today?"
"Oh yeah! Oh man, no wonder he stopped them from fighting! Can you imagine a cranky DK?" Roy said, shaking his head. "Or worst? Mr. Game and Watch would probably even MORE annoying! I can't even imagine…"
"I think Mario's motives are more for the fighter's well being than anything else Roy. He would rather lose sleep than let another Smasher have to go through so many fights at once." Fox nodded in agreement. "What a good man."
"Speaking of good men…" Roy smirked, pointing towards the television set where Luigi and Link were sitting at. Both were in no better condition than the rest of the house, with their hair tussled and pajama's still on. "Did you see Luigi last night? Who know the guy had it in him."
"Both him AND his brother." Fox added. "Geez…I guess you can't tell a book by its cover."
"Makes me wonder though…" Marth said deep in thought. "Mario and Luigi both can do gymnastics. Both can do fire power. Both fought and defeated monsters for princesses, and both are plumbers. Now we find out they can dance too? What led them to all that?"
The three Smasher's exchanged looks and shrugged. "Who knows. But I'm glad to know they are here to help!"
"Remember when Mewtwo danced with the princesses by the way?" Falco said with a chuckle. "That guy sure liked to show off."
"I wouldn't think Mewtwo had it in him to even show off anything." Fox laughed. "He seemed to humble to do such a thing."
"Guess the joke's on us!" Roy added with a wide grin. He frowned. "Speaking of which, where is he?"
"Probably still sleeping like the rest of the gang." Marth said placing his empty cup down. "He was after all, the guest of honor yesterday." he said with a smirk.
"Yeah…" Roy nodded with his own grin. Soon everyone was sharing the grin at the thought of the Pokemon.
"I never would have thought Mewtwo to be how he is today." Falco admitted. " I mean, I knew he was nice and all. He never had a problem with the little ones but really…"
"Neither would I." Fox said rubbing his snout. "I always thought he was a little indifferent, and maybe quiet, but there was plenty of those in the Mansion."
"I thought he was a little arrogant to be honest." Marth said sighing. "He had an aura that whenever you tried talking to him, he would look at you like you were a parasite."
"Don't confuse him with yourself Martha." Roy joked, quickly moving around the table to avoid a flying fist from the blue haired swordsman. "But yeah, I get what you're saying! The guy was just plain scary!"
"Yes…very scary." Fox mumbled, staring down at his bagel. His mind reverted back to the fight of him destroying every hologram fighter with ease to protect the fallen Ultimew. "He took down those drones like they were made of paper!"
"Dude…I don't know if that's allowed to have that much power." Falco said, trying to hide his fear.
"But I'm sure we can all agree that we have nothing to worry about now! After all, Mewtwo so far has shown heroic spirit in him! He saved Ulitimew and hasn't killed anyone yet for the surprise party we threw him yesterday!" Fox said. The Legendary Pokemon certainly gained everyone's appeal, for the group agreed with the furry fighter.
"But man! Those moves! I never thought anyone could move like that!" Roy said.
"He can glide over the floor Roy. It would only make sense he can do fancy tango moves one day and beat the living daylights out of drones the next without breaking a sweat." Falco said dryly.
"I guess…"
"Gentlemen?"
All Smasher's jumped out of their seats at the calm, yet disturbingly calm voice entering the conversation. They turned to see Gannondorf walking their way in an air of grace and malevolence. No sign of tiredness was on him as he looked to be the brightest one in the morning despite looking the darkest one at heart. Some, like Marth and Falco, narrowed their eyes slightly. Fox however greeted the Smasher with a small smile. "Good morning Gannondorf."
"I believe I heard a rumor while coming down the hallways. Was there a party I missed?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Weren't you invited? The whole house was to come." Fox said, truly feeling sorry for the Smasher, even though he gave him the creeps.
"Oh no, I was. I was just curious if there was."
The group held disbelieving expressions for the taller Smasher. "Then…why didn't you come?"
Gannondorf then smiled, a truly wicked smile that sent chills down their spines. A smile that could truly be held by one of darkness. "Oh, I was busy with some things. I was just coming by to ask if it was a smash."
While the word "Smash" gave Roy a strange reaction, the rest quietly looked to one another questionably. "Really?"
"Oh yes! I do hope no one missed me!"
"How could anyone miss-OW!" Roy was stopped by two swift kicks from Marth and Fox. In their eyes, they just saved him from being destroyed, for Gannondorf's eyes narrowed slightly on the red haired fighter.
"Oh, no! We all had a lot of fun last night! Too bad you couldn't join us!" Fox said smiling.
Gannondorf returned the smile with a nod. "Well that's good to hear." He then turned with a wave of his large hand in the air. "Fairthywell fellow friends!"
"Friends? Whoever said-OW! Quit it!" Roy shouted.
"Shut it! Do you WANT to get yourself killed?!" Marth hissed. He rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Geez…I can't believe you sometimes…"
"What? It's not like he can do something about it!" Roy said.
"You forget, the tournament is almost over! And once Master Hand gives the ok, Gannondorf will NOT hesitate to take you out! And you know without holding back his powers, he can easily turn you into a smoldering pile of ash!" Marth said.
"Your insulting me, aren't you?" Roy grumbled.
"No, it's the truth. You're not strong enough to fight him." Marth said, turning his nose in the air. He ignored Roy's grinding teeth and flaring eyes while Fox and Falco stood up from the table.
"I don't know about that guy. I know he puts on a face just so no one would question him, but really, that guy is just plain freaky!" Falco said shuddering. "Did you see the way he looked at me?!"
"No, how?" Fox asked, putting his dirty dish in the sink.
"Like he wanted to roast me! That's what!"
Fox smiled uneasily. "I guess that can be true." he said. Although he wouldn't admit it, Fox would sometimes have thoughts similar to that, except being chased down like a the hunted from the hunter in season.
A small pink bundle waddled by their feet, sleepily reaching for the box of cereal. With his stubby arms and his half awake mind however, the small Smasher couldn't get it. Fox smiled down at the stout creature and grabbed the box for him while taking out a bowl too.
"I mean really! Why is that guy here anyway?!" Falco said rubbing his feathers. Fox merely gave a grunt while pouring the milk in the bowl. "It's not like we need any more villains! We're powerful enough without them!"
"Oh stop Falco." Fox said leading the Smasher to the table and helping him into the seat. "There you are Kirby." he said patting the Smasher like he was a child. In many ways, everyone does view him as one, but never forgot he was a powerful fighter and would treat him with some level of respect. Although, the way the little baby like face would smile happily, like he was doing right now at Fox, was hard to vision him anything but an infant. Fox chuckled as Kirby grabbed the bowl and gulped down his meal; the reason why he didn't bother to grab him a spoon.
"I'm serious Fox! One of these days, that guy is going to do SOMETHING and we're all not going to see it coming!"
Fox rolled his eyes and pushed the Smasher out of the Kitchen. "Come on! Back to bed you! You obviously didn't get enough sleep!"
"I can't sleep! I keep dreaming that freak will show up with a cooking pan and gravy!"
Link blinked, looking over his shoulder to see Fox trying to take the hyperventilating bird to his room. He quirked a brow before shaking his head and decided he rather not know. The Ice Climbers once again won the remote over Luigi and were now watching some random anime cartoon they enjoyed; something about cards and big haired kids with chained and leather pants.
"Did you have fun last night Link?" Luigi asked.
"Huh? O-Oh yeah! I did." Link answered with a small smile. "Especially when I saw you dancing out there." Luigi smiled shyly in return. "I never knew you had it in you Luigi! Why didn't you tell anyone you could dance?"
"Eh, never seemed to cross the mind before." Luigi shrugged. "Besides, nobody asked." At this Link laughed and agreed he was at fault he never thought of asking himself. "I hardly saw you dance though Link! I heard you were quite the dancer in your time!"
"Oh, well, I don't do it often. I was probably rusty too." Link said rubbing his head, looking down at his lap.
"Liar." a third voice entered. Link jumped and looked up to see Zelda standing behind him with a cup of coffee in hand. She wore an elegant robe over her nightgown that hugged her curvy body with her hair out of her tiara and letting her bangs fall over her eyes. The swordsman lost his tongue and stared, absolutely stupified. She smiled at him before turning to Luigi. "I saw him once dance with Gorons and Zora's. He is a master at dancing."
Luigi's eyes went wide and he stared at the now blushing man. "Really?!"
"Well…more or less." Link said sheepishly, finaaly able to tear his eyes away from the princess long enough to rub his neck shyly.
"More or less indeed." Zelda laughed coming around the couch to sit next to him, unintentionally bringing more red to his cheeks. "For as long as I've known him, Link has one flaw to his perfect personality!"
"What's that?" Luigi asked while Link turned tomato red at her words.
Zelda coyly smiled at both men, sipping her cup that read, "Don't treat me any differently than a Queen". A Gift given to her from Yoshi she has forever treasured. "He's too humble." she said, giving Link what could have passed as a flirtatious flutter from her eye. The poor man only shrunk back, looking like a trapped animal. A trapped red animal.
"Oh, well I knew that!" Luigi said with a roll of his eyes. "Everyone does."
"Does what?" Samus said walking over. Out of her suit once more, she had her pajamas of a tank top and pants. Some noticed her large abodes; Some like Captain Falcon who followed her to her side with a flirtatious smirk. It was an odd sight to see, with his helmet still on and wearing nothing but boxer shorts and tank top on. She gave him a dry glare and returned to ask the Mario brother once more.
"That Link is humble."
"Oh yeah, everyone knows that." Samus said, biting into her peanut butter and jelly sandwich. "It's ridiculous how humble he can be actually…"
"You know…I can be humble myself." Captian Falcon said, eyebrows waggling under his visor. In the reflection, it showed Samus's annoyed features.
"Yeah! Once he beat Bowser and two of his digital copies, and afterward when Bowser was bragging how close he had Link, Link actually agreed with him!" Luigi said smiling. "Now that's being modest! Espcially how Bowser can get..."
"That's nothing. You should hear some of the stories of what he faced back home." Zelda said, sipping her mug with a mysterious smile. Once her long sip was done, having everyone's eyes on her, she continued. "Like the dragon he faced in the Goron Mountains. The Sea Serpent in the Zora pools. The Mud Turtle monster in the swamps in-"
"Can we change the subject? Please?!" Link spoke up at last. Everyone saw how red his face had gone, spreading from his cheeks to his ears and neck. The group chuckled at how shy the good knight became when showered with complements.
"Zelda?" came a sleepy call. The princess turned to see Young Link walking their way with tears in his eyes. Surprised, the princess quickly stood up and walked over to him, rubbing his cheek tenderly. "I had a bad dream last night…" he whimpered.
"Oh, you poor thing." she cooed and picked up the young Smasher into her arms. He clung to her tightly, whimpering into her shoulder. "There, there. It's alright."
"Huh…I don't remember having any nightmares when I was younger." Link pondered, confused at the sight.
"But isn't he a different you?" Luigi asked. The green Smasher received odd glances and then the confusing questions of Young Link and Adult Link being the same person came to mind, boggling them.
"But if that were him…then…" Captain Falcon started, his mind working overtime to think through the situation. All he got was a headache and an expression stuck in a distorted and crossed face. Samus ignored the now silent Smasher and looked upon the scene unfolding before her curiously. Link stared at the duo with a bothered look. She wondered why until Young Link looked up from him whimpering to stare right at Adult Link, and smirked. Samus nearly dropped her sandwich! Adult Link growled, uttering a small "I knew it" and glaring daggers at how Young Link cuddled with the princess.
"Well…certainly not as modest when he was younger." she said shocked. The bubble of confusion was destroyed the moment DK came running into the room, towards the kitchen and started searching everywhere for a single banana! Ness and Pichu soon came after, all running to the TV, and leaping on the TV remote! The Ice climbers, alarmed, jumped into the pile and started to rumble for the device, which flew out from the smoke pile and landed on Jigglypuff's arms. She giggled and changed it into another cartoon! of a cat chasing a mouse.
Like magic, or someone blew the whistle, the fight immediately stopped and stared at the screen. The young minds stared at the cartoon characters as they did their silly antics, bringing a humored laugh from them. Samus wondered if this worked with all children.
"Pichu?" the young Pokemon said out loud, looking at Young Link and breaking the boy away from his glaring contest with Adult Link. He looked over at the creature and thought for a sec. "Um, no! I think she left early!" Young Link said.
"What is it?" Zelda asked, pulling away to hold the Smasher at arm's length.
"Oh, Pichu was wondering where Pikachu went." the little smasher answered.
"Oh…" Zelda said. From the corner of her eye, she spotted Link's heated stare was still on Young Link. Putting two and two together in her clever mind, the princess gave a coy smile and brought in the Youngling into her arms again, startling not only elder Link, but little Link! "Well then, shall we have some breakfast for you little one?" she asked sweetly. The boy couldn't help but turn red and nodded shyly with a silly smile. "Very good then. And, I'm sure that nightmare was nothing. Do not fret over it." she said, ruffling his hair and kissing his forehead.
Some jaws dropped in the room, but the biggest jaw drop belonged to Link as his eyes bulged out and watched the two leave the room towards the kitchen! Young Link never looked happier, holding his forehead with a drunken grin glued to his face. The elder swordsman growled and stood up, stomping away! He mumbled something about "Training room" and "Kill drones".
Samus laughed, her giggles racking her body. "Another thing about Link is most certain." she laughed, earning everyone's (minus Captain Falcon for he was still stuck) attention. She smirked. "He's damn fun to tease."
I felt as though I was neglecting the other Smashers! So here's a chapter dedicated to them! Just a random marooning and how they all get along