All the smashers gathered out in front of the mansion. Alex and Lucas stood out in front of them to make an announcement.

"Until further notice," Alex said, "You will all be staying here 24/7."

The smashers had mixed reactions to this.

"There are rules," Alex said, "Anyone doing something wrong or being a jerk will undergo punishments."

"What will they be?" Fox asked.

"We have one for each smasher. They are posted on the door,"

Everyone ran up to the door to see their punishment. They were:

Nothing. There wasn't any paper on the door.

"What gives?" Mario asked.

"I think that's it floating towards the river," Luigi said.

"Stupid, cheap pins," Alex said, "Whatever, anyways, in order to differentiate the mbrother Lucas from smasher Lucas, smasher Lucas shall hence forth be known as Joe."

"I don't want to be called Joe!" Lu… er, Joe whined.

"Get over it, Joe,"

Joe grumbled.

"Now," Alex said, "Hopefully, we shall have the list of punishments by tomorrow. So, every one go up and get sleep. You can choose who your roommate is!"

Everyone was exited.

"Yeah, right!" Lucas said, "We'll have the list of roommates tomorrow."

"But who do we sleep with tonight?" Falco asked.

"Figure it out!" Alex said, "Until tomorrow, only one person per bedroom. The other half gets to sleep… wherever you can find."

"How do we decide?" Ness asked.

"First come, first serve!" Lucas said.

With that, everyone raced each other for their rooms. Sonic stood there, deciding to give everyone a head start. That was a mistake. In the end, Sonic had to sleep between the washer and dryer because every other spot was taken.

"I hate my life…" Sonic said.

And so it begins… see ya!