Smashing Stories!

Breakfast had just passed in the Smash Mansion. After meals, the Smashers would either go to their assigned matches, play some Classic or All-Star Mode, or mingle with the friends they made during the tournament.

And today, the Cutie Mark Crusaders decided to head into Adventure Mode.

"OK girls," Apple Bloom, the apparent leader of the group, said. "Y'all wanna try this game?"

"Adventure Mode sounds pretty fun," Sweetie Belle cheerily said. "At least, that's what I heard the other foals say."

"Sweetie, we're not in Equestria anyomore," Scootaloo corrected.

"Oh, right," Sweetie said.

"Anyawy," Apple Bloom continued. "Ah've got a GREAT feelin' 'bout this. We're gonna kick this game in the butt!"

"Yeah," Scootaloo said. "This game won't know what hit it!"

"Hooray," Sweetie exclaimed. "The portal to the game looks pretty!" The other two fillies gave their white-coated friend a confused look.

"Oh, sorry," Sweetie said. "I thought we were just saying things loudly." In her defense, the portal did look pretty.

The three friends grabbed each other's hooves and hopped in. They were teleported to the first area in Adventure Mode, the Mushroom Kingdom. It was a beautiful sight, with grassy pastures, calm waters, and... green tubing? And floating blocks? What WAS this place?

"This looks pretty," Sweetie Belle said, mesmerized by the beautiful visuals.

"Eh, it's OK," Scootaloo said. She clearly wasn't interested in awing at the area.

"'Ey girls," Apple Bloom called out. "We should probably follow those arrows," She pointed her hoof at the large arrow sign. "They'll probably lead us to where we're s'posed to go."

"Duh," Scootaloo contradicted. "Isn't that the POINT of arrows? Ha, get it?" Apple Bloom clearly wasn't amused.

"Cut the jokes, Scoot," Apple Bloom said. "We've gotta get goin'. Ah don't like the look of that timer in the sky." The two ponies were just about to move when they stopped.

"Where's Sweetie?" both said at the same time.

"Awww," Sweetie Belle called out. "Look at this cute thing," She was lying down on the ground, watching a Goomba walk up to her."

"Uh, Sweetie," Scootaloo called out. "I don't think you should be spending your time with that acorn."

"Yeah," Apple Bloom agreed. "Ah don' think that's safe."

"But it's so CUTE!" Sweetie said. The Goomba came inching closer to her. "C'mere, little guy," she said as she held out her hoof.

CHOMP!

"OOOOOOWWWWW!" Sweetie shouted as she held her hoof, now in tears. The Goomba bit her on the hoof. Those fangs weren't just for show.

"SWEETIE!" both fillies called as they ran up to their friend. Sweetie was crying waterfalls, and for a good reason. Her hoof had two large holes in it, thanks to those fangs.

"We gotta get outta here!" Apple Bloom shouted. "If there's more of those things 'round here, we're dead meat fer sure!"

"I TOLD YOU WE SHOULDN'T HAVE PICKED INTENSITY 9.0!" Sweetie shouted at Scootaloo in both anger and pain.

"Well we DEFINITELY weren't doing 0.1. That's WAY too easy." Scootaloo argued.

"LOOK AT MY HOOF!" Sweetie screamed as she held out her hoof for her orange friend to see. It looked a LOT worse, slathered in blood coming out of the two large bite marks. "HOOVES SHOULDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT!"

"How was I supposed to know this would happen!?" Scootaloo contradicted.

"GIRLS!" Apple Bloom yelled as she got in between Scootaloo and Sweetie. "FOCUS! We gotta get to that finish line over there," she said as she pointed to the checkered flag. "If we make it over there, we'll be done!"

Apple Bloom carried Sweetie Belle on her back, knowing that she should not walk on a hoof in that condition. Several Goombas and Koopa Troopas ambushed them (thankfully, they didn't get a chance to bite). Scootaloo, as reckless as she was, took a Koopa Troopa's shell and threw it at the Goombas. This cleared a path, and they continued onward. Then, they encountered some Koopa Paratroopas.

"Even TURTLES can fly!?" Scootaloo shouted, upset.

"Now's not the time to whine about no bein' able to fly, Scoot," Apple Bloom called from a platform below. "We're 'bout halfway there, an' Ah think Sweetie's hoof is gettin' worse."

"Fine," Scootaloo said, to annoyed to argue.

When the three friends reached a Mushroom platform, a horde of Yoshis fell from the shy and began attacking. Sweetie hid in the corner to attend her injury while Apple Bloom and Scootaloo battled. Working on teh farm certainly paid off for Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo's scooter really helped out. They eventually KO'd all of the Yoshis.

"Girls, Ah can see the finish!" Apple Bloom called. After a few more Goombas, the Crusaders reached the flag and a portal opened. This would take the friends further through Adventure Mode.

In the Arcade room, Sonic and Tails were at the PAC-MAN game. The two apparently were seeing who could get the highest score in the Arcade games, starting with what was possibly the most notorious one. Sonic got a score of 100,002,329, and Tails was closely catching up.

"Geez," Sonic said. "You're doing better than I did. You still have your lives!"

"It's all in memorization," Tails responded. "Everything moves in a pattern - the ghosts, the Bonus Fruit, everything."

"I can't get all that memorized," Sonic complained. "I just go in and hope for the best."

"Why am I not surprised," Tails said. Then, the two-tailed fox beat Sonic's score.

"Well, looks like I win this round," Tails said.

"Oh alright," Sonic admitted. "Bet you can't beat me at Mario Bros.!"

"You're on!" Tails said, as both friends ran to the Mario Bros. cabinet. Coming into the arcade was Samus, who was on the phone. "Yeah, that's right. 350 cheese, 200 pepperoni, 100 meat lovers, 50 veggie, and 100 dessert. And lots or ranch dressing. Yes, I'm aware that would cost over $1000. Put it on Master Hand's tab. OK," she hung up the phone.

She hated ordering pizza for the mansion.

Wario, who was seemingly following her, ran up to the bounty hunter. "Did you get my hot wings? PLEASE tell me you git my hot wings!" Samus just shoved Wario out of the way and continued onward. Wario sighed, hoping she did not forget about his delicious fried, spicy treats. Just then, Wario felt his stomach growl and his bowels tremble.

"Oh boy," he said as he ran to the nearest bathroom. He shut and locked the door, plopped himself on the toilet, and let it all release.

He was in there for a good few minutes before Wii Fit Trainer came along, needing to relieve herself of all the coffee she drunk. However, Pinkie Pie sped through. "Ohhhhhh PICKLES!" She just got back from a match with Squirtle and Greninja, and was desperate to go ever since. It didn't help she had to fight two water-type Pokemon. She tried to open the door, but it was locked, so she just hopped in place. "Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry! HURRY UP IN THERE!"

Pfffffft. "Ooooooooooh," Wario said. "I'm gonna be in here for a LOOOOONG time..." rrrrrrt.

Pinkie cringed, struggling to hold her urine. If there was one problem with the Smash Mansion, it was the bathroom. With so many Smashers around, it was near impossible to find an available bathroom. "I don't think I can wait a long time," Pinkie said, obvious desperation in her voice. "Please, please PLEASE hurry!"

"Why can't you use the bathroom on the floor above?" Wii Fit Trainer asked as she was heading to the elevator to find an available bathroom.

"Kraid is stuck in the door," she said, hopping on one hoof.

"Well, I'm going to find a separate bathroom," Wii Fit Trainer said as she entered the elevator. "Good luck Pinkie, you're gonna need it."

"FINALLY!" Scootaloo exclaimed, finally sending Samus into Brinstar's lava. "I thought we'd NEVER beat her."

"We didn' come out unharmed, though," Apple Bloom said. "Sweetie still has a hurt hoof, and Samus' blast cut off our tails!"

"Big deal," Scootaloo said. "Our tails weren't important anyway."

Just then, Brinstar began to shake, and small explosions were happening. WARNING! RED ALERT! SELF DESTRUCT SEQUENCE ACTIVATED! 30 SECONDS UNTIL SELF DESTRUCT!

"WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" Sweetie Belle screamed over the sirens.

"AH DON' KNOW," Apple Bloom answered, "BUT WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!"

The fillies began jumping off the platforms, going to the space ship above. By a hair, they reached the ship and it took off, with Zebes exploding below them.

Apple Bloom sighed in relief. "Ah though we were dead meat fer sure!"

"Uh, what's that?" Scootaloo asked, pointing at the green, glowing eyeball. It blinked, then began inching toward the crusaders, who were cowering in fear. The owner of this eyeball revealed itself.

Mecha-Ridley.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Scootaloo complained.

"How did we miss that?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Girls," Apple Bloom said, "We gotta beat this thing if we wanna continue." Just as she said that Mecha-Ridley shot some fireballs, which just barely missed them.

"We can't!" Scootaloo argued. "Look at Sweetie! She can hardly walk! And look at us! That thing's gonna kill us!" Mecha-Ridley swiped swiped a robotic arm at them, which accidentally grabbed Apple Bloom's bow and took it off of her head.

"It WILL kill us if ya act like that," Apple Bloom said as Mecha-Ridley shot some missiles. "But if we DO die, it'll be yer fault!"

"No it won't!" Scootaloo argued.

"STOOOOP!" Sweetie Bell shouted from behind. Both fillies stopped and stared at the white pony.

"We're gonna have to work together to defeat the robot," Sweetie said. She then limped upward with her damaged hoof and observed the area. Mecha-Ridley was in the center, but was connected to the back of the ship through a few cables.

"You two distract him, and I'll do the rest," Sweetie ordered. The other two crusaders nodded in agreement, and made funny faces at Mecha-Ridley. The mechanical monstrosity fired several missiles at them, as well as trying to catch them with his robot claws, but to no avail. He couldn't seem to catch them. This effectively distracted him, and Sweetie Belle, ignoring her large gash in her hoof, limped up to the cords behind Mecha-Ridley and unplugged them, shutting it down.

"Wow Sweetie," Scootaloo said in astonishment. "That was clever!"

"Ah didn't think ya had it in ya!" Apple Bloom added.

"Oh, it was nothing," Sweetie Belle modestly said, blushing. "Anyway, I see a Star-shaped planet. We'd better head there next." Apple Bloom took control of the ship and directed it to the odd planet.

At this point, there was a relatively long line at the bathroom at Floor B. For some odd reason, Wario's time in there was stringing way too long, and many of the Smashers waiting in line were about to loose it. The smell of Wario's waste wasn't helping either.

"What the heck is taking so long!?" Yoshi asked.

"It's Wario," Marth answered. "He has been in there for the past hour."

"Pika pika PIIIIIKA!" Pikachu wimpered, fidgeting in place.

"Ooooh, I hope he hurries up," Lucina whined.

"Me too," Corrine added. Both girls being in body paint had a really negative effect on them.

"It was a REALLY bad idea to drink all that Lon Lon Milk during that battle," Young Link complained.

All of this complaining drew the attention of Mario, Samus, and Dr. Mario. They were aware of the bathroom situation, and it was not the fist time they have seen this problem occur. The week before, Palutena got stuck in the toilet, which caused a really big line, and the week before that Ashley tried some potion which accidentally gave her uncontrollable bladder problems, again, causing a long line. It was definitely clear this issue needed resolving.

Especially with people like Wario.

The three Smashers decided to go to Final Destination and report this to Master Hand. When they reached there, Master Hand was addressing the checks for the pizza Samus had ordered earlier. "May I help you?"

"Let's just cut to the chase," Samus said. "There aren't enough bathrooms in the mansion, especially with this many people."

"Yeah," Mario agreed. "Only one bathroom per floor isn't nearly enough. Let alone the fact the dorm rooms are really far away from them."

"I'd also like to point out that holding waste, be it urine or feces, is really unhealthy, especially given the circumstances of the tournament," Dr. Mario chimed in.

Maser Hand pondered on this for a moment. "Well, what can we do? Even if we were to build extra bathrooms, it'd take FOREVER to install them."

"Well, I may be an ex-plumber," Mario said. "But I can still work some pipes."

"Very well," master Hand said. He snapped his fingers. "I have outlined empty areas with no wall that you may use. Make use of it."

"Will do," Mario said as he left, with Samus and Dr. Mario close behind.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders had faced many, many, MANY obstacles in Adventure Mode. They traveled through the Mushroom Kingdom, escaped a destroying planet, avoided F-Zero racers (Scootaloo tried to race them, but ended up breaking her scooter), and even squared off with Metal Mario. Sweetie Belle still had her hoof injury, which was most likely getting infected, Apple Bloom gained a black eye and a large gash in her side (thanks to a Polar Bear), and Scootaloo broke her wing (Mr. Game & Watch clone) and lost a tooth (thankfully it was only her baby tooth). Now, it was time for the ultimate test at Final Destination.

Bowser.

Like the previous opponents, this was merely just a clone of the real Smasher, though that didn't change the fact Bowser was scary. He was, by far, the scariest opponent the crusaders had faced.

"So, you three gonna fight or not?" Bowser taunted.

"C'mon, girls," Apple Bloom called. "We've made it this far! We're SO CLOSE!"

"Yeah, this is the final stretch!" Scootaloo cheered.

"I'll -OW- try to help," Sweetie Belle said, who was obviously more injured than the other two.

"Well, let's win this thing!" Apple Bloom called. "CHARGE!"

Like coiled springs, the crusaders and Bowser charged toward each other. The fillies had the number advantage, though that didn't make the battle any easier. Bowser was one of the strongest Smashers in the tournament, and at the highest difficulty, he would not throw any punches. Apple Bloom kicked Bowser, while Scootaloo hit him with the remains of her scooter. The Koopa King, however, grabbed both of them and smashed their heads together, and threw them across the stage. Sweetie sneaked up behind him and grabbed him with her unicorn magic, and threw him across Final Destination. Angered, Bowser breathed a stream of fire, which pierced through most of Sweetie's coat and scorched the skin under. Screaming in pain, she fell to the ground as Bowser picked her up and took a huge bite out of her face - he poked her eye out and ripped some of the skin of her face off. He was then headbutted by Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, sending him off the edge.

"We... we did it..." Apple Bloom weakly said. "We won..."

"Yeah," Scootaloo said between pants. "We did."

"Are we... done...?" Sweetie weakly said.

"Don' speak Sweetie," Apple Bloom said. "We have to get ya to Dr. Mario."

Before they could regroup, Bowser jumped back up onto the stage, shocking the three fillies. Then, a bolt of lightning struck him, transforming him into Giga Bowser. Very few Smashers made it to Giga Bowser on this difficulty, and they'd usually lose here. Bowser's scarier form caused Apple Bloom and Scootaloo to wet themselves, while Sweetie Belle threw up.

They weren't done yet.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH!" Giga Bowser laughed. "THIS IS MY TRUE FORM! I AM GIGA BOWSER, AND I WILL DESTROY YOU! YOU THREE HAVE MADE IT FAR, BUT THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE!"

The crusaders looked at each other, and they all shared the same thought. There was no way they were going to beat this monstrosity.

They had failed.

The friends bowed their heads down to the Koopa King, surrendering. They knew Giga Bowser would defeate them sooner or later.

"WHAT IS THIS?" Giga Bowser questioned. "THESE WARRIORS ARE SURRENDERING TO ME? VERY WELL, AT LEAST THEY WILL DIE IN HONOR." He took his claw and was about to slash at his new victims, ending them, but slipped and fell off the edge of Final Destination. The three fillies looked up and saw Giga Bowser was gone. In an instant, the three fillies were brought back to the Adventure Mode portal, completely unscathed as if nothing ever happened. Sweetie's eye was back in its place and her hoof was no longer hurting, Scootaloo's scooter and wing were fixed, and Apple Bloom's bow was back in its rightful place.

"Was... was that it?" Apple Bloom questioned. "Did we win?"

"Hey, look at our score!" Scootaloo called out. Apparently clearing Adventure Mode on the highest difficulty possible boosted them to 6th place on the tier list.

"WOW!" Sweetie yelled in astonishment. "Look at how high we are!"

"We're higher than our sisters put together!" Apple Bloom said.

Apparently they haven't failed after all.

By the time dinner rolled around, Wario had finished his time with the bathroom, though everyone else was using bathrooms Mario had installed. He may have been an ex-plumber, but he sure did know his skills. Sonic also ended up beating Tails in terms of how many high scores he had over Tails (he could thank the amount of racing games in the arcade for that). The pizza had also arrived, with Petey Piranha answering the door. The pizza delivery man didn't know what to say, but Petey did give him the check Master Hand had signed, so he simply gave Petey the pizza.

Before he could shut the door though, Wario burst through. "Did she get my hot wings?" he asked to no one in particular.

He grabbed the first box on the stack, but was met with veggie pizza. He reeled back in disgust, and shot a glare at the pizza guy, who cowered in fear and drove off in the car. Wario tried to catch up to him, but alas, his refusal to exercise slowed him to a sweat before he reached the front door. "CURSE YOU PIZZA MAN!" Wario yelled in anger.

Petey took the pizza to the dining room, where everyone was awaiting the cheesy, crusty meal. He placed the boxes on the serving table, and the Smashers took their plates and got their servings.

And with that, the night ended on a good note. Pinkie Pie was able to relieve herself in the new toilets Mario installed (though barely), Wario passed his waste, Sonic trumped Tails, and the Crusaders decided to try Adventure Mode on Intensity 9.0 once more in the future. Only one question remained.

"Hey, why did they bring back tripping!?" shouted Shulk as he was KO'd by Falco.