Smashing Stories!

Kirby had recently woke up from a nap he and Jigglypuff shared. They both had to share a dorm room with fellow couple Yoshi and Birdo, which they didn't mind in the slightest. There were only two beds due to a shortage of them, but neither of them didn't complain - Yoshi and Birdo shared one bed and Kirby and Jigglypuff shared the other. The room itself wasn't all that special. Most dorm rooms had a red, blue, yellow, green, or black color on the walls depending on the floor they were on. It was, however, decorated with Yoshi Eggs and Warp Stars. There was also a gold chandelier on the ceiling.

Rubbing his eyes, Kirby checked the calendar and realized it was his and Jigglypuff's five-year anniversary since they became a couple. It felt like just yesterday when the two puffballs laid eyes on each other. Kirby offered her his own meal after Luigi squished hers with a television (don't ask) on the first day of the tournament, and the two have been together ever since. Despite how long they have been together, they have never actually went on a date.

Today, that was supposed to change.

Kirby ran into the computer room, seeing that Lucario was playing Overwatch on one of the stations. Ever since a pop-up add introduced him to it, he was glued to it ever since. He claimed it was "a way to expand the use of his aura", but everyone knew he was just playing the game because of Tracer.

Kirby got on another station to see if his reservation he made the previous day was still held, and it was. He got a nice table by the window at 6:00 PM, where the two lovers would be able to witness the sunset as the moon would rise. He had also purchased a special item - a diamond-crested bracelet. How she would wear it, he didn't know, but she'd definitely find a good use for it. But best of all, it was at their favorite restaurant.

KFC.

You couldn't blame them either. Their fried chicken was on point!

But alas, there stood one major problem. Kirby was REALLY nervous. What if he waited too long and she was already looking for someone else? What if she was sick and had to cancel the date? What if she didn't like the bracelet he bought? What if he couldn't present her with the bracelet? What if he looked like a slop while eating? What if she though he was a total idiot for wanting a date? So many fears flowed through his mind.

Then, Paper Mario flipped right behind the pink puffball. He had a tendency to do that at the most surprising moments, making it a shock whenever he suddenly became visible. Not to mention that, since he was paper, was only visible from a few angles.

Needless to say, Kirby was caught off guard. He jumped out of his seat and fell on the ground with a thud. After rubbing his head, Kirby realized that this date was supposed to be secret - no one could no about it. And Paper Mario was looking right at the screen!

The paper ex-plumber took a long, hard look at it. This was the KFC official website, and smack in the middle of the screen was Kirby's reservation, set for 6:00 PM, and the assigned table. It didn't take long for him to realize Kirby was taking Jigglypuff on a date. Kirby thought about blocking the screen, but the damage had already been done. His cover was blown.

Paper Mario turned to the young puffball and started speaking. For some reason, he could move his mouth and make arm signals, but no voice would come out. Even more strange was despite that, everyone somehow knew what he was saying.

Kirby frowned and lowered his head in shame. "Poyo." Kirby had a similar issue where he could only say "po", "yo", or some combination of the two.

Paper Mario lifted his hand in the air.

Kirby lifted his head in shock. "Poyo?"

Paper Mario nodded.

Kirby had a face of relief. "Poyo!"

Paper Mario nodded and walked away. Kirby smiled.

His date had been saved.

As Raven exited from her match with Waluigi (she lost, but she didn't really care), she went into the elevator, going to Floor F, and went to her dorm room. As she opened the door, she sighed. She just HAD to be roomed with the worst possible Smashers for someone like her. She would gladly take Beast Boy and Cyborg over these idiots.

First there was Petey Piranha, who spent his entire time in the dorm room sleeping on her bed and occasionally spitting goop on it. This annoyed her, as whenever Raven tried move him to the bed that was supposed to be his, she'd just be met with a faceful of goop as Petey simply went back to her bed and slept. What REALLY made her gears grind was Petey's bed was about twice as big, yet he continued to sleep and vomit on hers. And whenever it was actually time to sleep at night, he'd use his own bed, leaving Raven with the smelly, sticky mess. It was almost as if he was TRYING to irritate her.

Then, there was Tigger. He annoyed her even MORE than Petey Piranha because he'd pounce her anytime he'd get. He was also loud, which made her question how Petey could sleep through his outbursts, and he'd happily show off his ability to bounce on his tail. Not only that, he did it with PRIDE too, even though many, MANY other Smashers could bounce using their tails. Ridley, Wubbzy, Mickey Mouse, and the Bubble Guppies just to name a few.

Her other roommate was Bowser Jr. He wasn't anything special, but compared with the others, he was an angel. At least he didn't TRY to annoy her, and even when he DID annoy her, it was on accident.

When Raven opened the door, Tigger pounced her. It was kind of routine.

"Hiya, Raven!" Tigger said, now on top of the half-demon.

Raven just sighed. "How many times have I told you to stop pouncing me like that?"

Tigger, still on top of Raven, put his paw on his chin, thinking. "Hmm, let's see," he mumbled to himself. "There was that one time I pounced you in the bathroom. OH! And that other time during lunch, and twice in the-"

"I don't have time for this," raven said as she shoved Tigger off and went into her dorm room. Like always, Petey was sleeping on her bed, and was spitting a particularly big glob of goop. At this point, she didn't put it past him.

Just then, the coo-coo clock on the wall rang. This perked Tigger's attention.

"Ooooh-ho-ho-ho-HOOO!" He cheerfully hummed. "It's now time for the Tigger-rific Tigger Song!" He then took out a scroll, put on his reading glasses, and read it aloud. "Written by Tigger, performed by Tigger, choreograhped by Tigger, and produced by Tigger." He tossed the scroll away, and took a deep breath.

"OOOOOOOOHHHHH-"

"Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!" Raven shouted. "I can't STAND you two! Why'd Master Hand have to put me in a room with you!?" She then disappeared.

"Well I though I was a pretty good roommate," Tigger thought aloud. "Whad'ya you think, Petey?"

Petey just simply coughed up more goop on Raven's bed.

As this was happening, Raven had entered the modes room. Perhaps some All-Star Mode would get her annoying roommates out of her head. Why in the world would Master Hand decide someone like Raven, a clam and tough individual who was also part demon being the spawn of an actual demon, with total idiots like an overgrown sunflower with legs and a talking stuffed animal. Neither of them were good roommates. Tigger was more annoying than Beast Boy could ever dream of being, and Petey completely stole her bed during the day, only to use his own at night.

She was so nerve-wracked that she almost didn't notice Bowser Jr. standing in front of the All-Star Mode warp panel. After setting the difficulty - Normal - the Koopa prince was about to enter before he saw Raven approach.

"Hey Raven," Jr. waved. "I thought you were heading back to the room."

"I was, until I saw Petey on my bed again. Then Tigger pounced me. After that, I just decided to leave," Raven responded.

"Oh," Jr. said. "Hey, wanna do All-Star Mode with me?"

Raven thought this over. It it were Petey Piranha or Tigger offering this, she say no in a heartbeat. But Bowser Jr.? He was no question the most tolerable of the roommates. He was a saint compared with them. Then, the half-demon reached her decision.

"Sure," she said. A small smile was visible on her face.

With that, Jr. set the portal from solo to duo, and the two teleported to their first match.

After a rather quick ride on the Warp Star, Kirby and Jigglypuff were at their destination, KFC. Jigglypuff was quite surprised to hear that they were going on their first date, even after five years of being a couple. However, the Balloon Pokemon said that she REALLY needed the bathroom (and boy did it show) and hustled inside to the ladies room. Thankfully, since the line for the girls bathroom was ALWAYS long, this gave Kirby the opportunity to set up his operation.

He quickly grabbed the the phone, telling Paper Mario that they were at KFC. A few short seconds later, Paper Mario and his crew arrived on another Warp Star. He originally intended to bring his partners along, but Goombella had a meeting with Professor Frankly, Koops had to go on vacation with Koopie Koo, Furrie had an audition for the upcoming play "Dog Food Mart", Yoshi Jr. had to go on a date with Apple Bloom, Vivian was too nervous, and Bobbery and Ms. Mowz had already scheduled the weekend at Poshley Heights hotel for a meeting. So instead, he brought along the Aristocats, Flo & Zo, Daffodil, Lady, and Winnie-the-Pooh, since they were free for the day.

"Wow, that was fast," Zo commented.

"That was the best ride ever!" Marie exclaimed in glee.

"That was AWESOME!" Toulouse shouted.

"Can we ride it again, mama?" Berlioz asked.

"Now, now dears," Duchess "We are here to help our friend Kirby, so let's be respectful to him and do our best."

"That was a bit too fast for my taste," Daffodil commented, seeing carrots in her daze.

"I agree," Lady said, equally dizzy.

"Are you kidding?" Flo asked to the two pets. "That was CRAZY fun!"

However, the entire conversation was limited to just cat meows, dog barks, and rabbit noises.

"Oh, we are at KFC," Pooh said. "Do you believe they have honey in there?" He asked to Paper Mario, who responded with a nod as if to say "no".

"Bother."

Kirby noticed that Jigglypuff had just entered the restroom, and warned everyone to hurry up. Paper Mario handed the puffball a walkie-talkie, which they would use for communication. The sheet of paper converted o a propeller and landed on he roof, with the others following suit. Flo and Zo climbed a nearby pipe, Daffodil hopped up some conveniently out-of-place bricks, Lady climbed through the playground, Duchess navigated through a nearby tree, and Pooh tried climbing up the wall. He fell on his bum, so decided to follow his Cocker Spaniel ally through the playground. When the group arrived on the roof, they decided to each take an air duct to the attic, where they'd be able to look below and watch Kirby's every move.

Paper Mario rolled into a tube and went a rectangular duct. Lady and Daffodil went down a bigger, square duct, while the Aristocats, Flo, and Zo took an oval vent. Finally, Pooh went down the biggest vent, though still ended up being stuck. While Lady tried to pull him out, the others looked at the floor below. Jigglypuff exited the bathroom, relief visible on her face, and she and Kirby got their table.

"Awwwww," Marie awed. "How romantic."

"We must be quiet, darling," Duchess quietly told her. "We don't want any of the other gentlemen below to see us."

Daffodil looked around and spotted a small feather pillow that was left up here for some reason. She then yawned. "Well, you guys have fun. I'm going to go take a nap," she said as she hopped over to the pillow and rested.

"Now hold still, Pooh," Lady said through teeth trying to pull Pooh out. "I'll get you out soon."

All Pooh heard was barks, so he simply waited.

Kirby checked his walkie talkie while Jigglypuff was admiring the scenery outside. He tuned into Paper Mario and asked for advice. The paper figure started communicating in his own quirky way, telling him that he should make conversation. Kirby agreed and turned to his love interest. With her bow blowing through the air conditioning, her big, gorgeous eyes, and her sweet, sweet voice, he was almost left wondering why he didn't take her on a date sooner. That thought would have to wait though, since the Balloon Pokemon caught her lover's eyes and turned to him. Sweating buckets and blushing a red color that would give Mario a run for his money, he decided it was time to talk.

"P... poyo," Kirby said hesitantly.

"Jiggly," Jigglypuff responded.

"Poyo?" Kirby asked.

"Jig, jig, jiggly," Jigglypuff answered.

As Kirby became more comfortable with talking on the date, the conversation continued. Paper Mario watch, proud of his fellow Smashers. Duchess was proud of Jigglypuff as well. She knew what it felt like to have a strong male. After all, she was raised in the city of love.

"Wow," Marie said. "They are REALLY great lovers!"

"Yeah," Berlioz agreed. "Kirby and Jigglypuff make a perfect match!"

"Can you keep it down there?" Daffodil asked. "I was in the middle of a great dream."

"Yeah, and we need some focus too," Zo said. "We're in the middle of a Chess tournament." Apparently the twin cats... somehow... brought a Chess set with them. Neither knew how to play Chess, so they ended up pretending it was a game of catch.

"And while you're at it, can I have some help here?" Lady asked, still trying to pull Pooh out of the vent to no avail.

"You don't need to pull me out, doggy," Pooh said. "I can wait." Then a thought crossed Pooh's very little brain. "What exactly am I waiting for?"

After several trials and tribulations, hoards of opponents just making the quest harder, the duo of Bowser Jr. and Raven were finally at Final Destination. At this point, everyone knew that Master Hand as the final boss was just a copy of the real thing as every opponent faced in the modes was, along with the occasional Crazy Hand. But that did not make things any more easy. If anything, it only made it harder.

The two have gone through thick and thin throughout Classic Mode. When Bowser Jr. was about to be defeated by Mewtwo, Raven's black magic completely outshined Mewtwo's. When Raven was about to be sliced and diced by Mii Swordfighters, Bowser Jr.'s Clown Cannon shattered them to pieces. Needless to say, the two formed a close bond throughout the mode. They had to anyway, as they were the only Smashers here that weren't copied from Master Hand's "undisclosed machine". No one really knew how Master Hand made these clones, but no one questioned it, either.

Now it was time for the final battle, with Master Hand and Crazy Hand. The two hands placed themselves on either side of Final Destination and began battling. Bowser Jr. decided to go for Crazy Hand, while Raven took Master Hand. The half-demon dodged Master Hand's lasers and used one of her spells from behind. Master Hand snapped his fingers, putting her in a daze, and pounded his fist into her, dragging Raven into the ground. Things were not looking good on Jr.'s side, either. He attacked using his Mechakoopas and Clown Cannon, but Crazy Hand grabbed the Koopa prince and squeezed him, and threw him at the ground. Both Smashers got up and dodged the Hands' rocket attacks. Then, while Crazy Hand caused a rift in time and space, Master Hand put down his processed cheese platforms that dragged them upward towards the rift. The two then decided to combine their forces - Jr. threw a Big Mechakoopa at Master Hand while Raven used her magic to make the explosion bigger. This was enough to destroy Master Hand. Now all that was left was Crazy Hand.

Or so they thought.

Crazy Hand disappeared, leaving a now erratic-moving Master Hand. The glove ripped himself apart, unveiling a massive amount of black mass. It then formed into a giant that was bigger than Final Destination itself.

"What's happening!?" Raven asked, shocked at what she just witnessed.

"That's Master Core," Jr. said. "It's Master Hand's true form. I've never faced him, but my dad has. So I-"

He was interrupted by Master Core, who grabbed Jr. and dragged him inside himself. After a few seconds, the giant reshaped itself into a giant version of Bowser Jr.

"J... Jr.?" Raven asked the shadowy figure.

Master Core simply ignored her, and launched his Clown Cannon at Raven.

"Don't worry, Jr.," Raven called. "I'll get you out of there!"

She had too. He helped her throughout Classic Mode, and she wasn't going to let this happen to him. Master Core then released several Mechakoopas that patrolled the ground, which Raven was careful to dodge. She cast a spell on an incoming cannonball that sent it back at the beast. He then converted the Jr. Clown Car into a kart and ran her over. Despite Jr. being so light, it felt like getting run over by a two-ton truck. He then took out a buzz saw and attempted to cut her in half, but Raven caught sight of this just in time to disarm it and toss it at Master Core's face. This was enough to launch him off of the Jr. Clown Car with a nearly torn-up face. He quickly got up, ignoring any pain, and attempted to get in the clown car, but Raven beat him to it and tossed it at him. This knocked Master Core off of Final Destination, defeating him. After this, more black mass surrounded the stage until Master Core's true form appeared - a small sphere - along with an unconscious Bowser Jr.

"Jr.," Raven said as she went to the fallen Koopa. "Are you OK?"

"What happened?" Jr. asked as he dizzily got up.

"I'll explain later, but for now we need to finish off Master Core," Raven said.

So when Bowser Jr. hopped onto his Jr. Clown Car, he charged up his Clown Cannon as Raven made a spell that would boost its capabilities. The trength of the cannonball was enough to launch Jr. off of his vehicle. and enough to destroy Master Core.

After this, both Smashers were teleported back to the Smash Mansion. Bowser Jr. simply wandered off, leaving Raven alone with her thoughts once more. She didn't understand why she was getting odd feelings. It seemed that whenever she was around him, she felt... safe. Safe enough to express emotions that were dying to get out. Maybe it was just the fact he was a saint compared to her other roommates, or maybe some of Master Core's mass was messing with her mind.

Whatever the reason, Raven had found a friend.

Back at KFC, Kirby was battling his own "final boss". He say the waiter coming with his and Jigglypuff's meal - a plate of fried chicken with buffalo sauce - and he could not have been more nervous. By now, everyone in the Smash Mansion knew about his habit if "inhaling" food, but he couldn't help it. Food just looked so delicious to him. It just had to go "down the hatch". Now though, he was on a date, and he knew he couldn't do something so "uncouth" to his lover.

Thankfully, Kirby was not alone. Paper Mario and the Aristocats were helping their pink friend through the date, while Daffodil was napping, Flo & Zo were playing frisbee with the chess board, and Lady was still trying to pull Pooh out of his tight spot.

Paper Mario grabbed the walkie talkie and started moving his hands around as if to say "use proper untensils". Meanwhile, Duchess and her kittens were watching the whole thing through the vent. Though they weren't able to talk to Kirby (all he'd hear was "meow"), though they knew what a date was supposed to look like. So far, Kirby was doing good.

When the food arrived, Kirby quickly scanned his tools - a fork, a spoon, and a knife. Then he scanned the chicken in front of him. The knife would be really hard to pick the chicken up from the table, so that was out of the question. The fork looked like it was good for picking up food, but the points looked sharp. What if he accidentally poked his lover with it? Finally, the spoon looked promising, but like the knife, it would probably be hard to balance chicken on it.

He decided to risk it and took the fork.

However, before he could eat any chicken, a police car appeared. The cops stormed into the KFC store and quickly grabbed Kirby and Jigglypuff.

"We've been looking all over for you," one of the officers said to the now-scared puffball. "We had a report of a cute pink creature shoplifting at a jewelry store, and now we have you."

Kirby instantly realized that he forgot to pay for Jigglypuff's bracelet. He felt so stupid.

"Hey," one of the other officers said. "Are you sure it ain't this one?" He held Jigglypuff by the bow, with her struggling to escape.

"Hmm," the officer thought to himself. "We'll just arrest both. Too much paperwork"

In the vent, Paper Mario and the Aristocats could not be more shocked. The police ruined the entire date. Flo & Zo stopped playing and looked at the commotion, and Daffodil was abruptly woken up by the sirens. As all of them went to look at what was happening, Lady was just about to free Pooh.

"Almost... there..." the cocker spaniel muttered just as she pulled Pooh out. The stuffed animal flew into the others, carrying Lady with him, and sending them onto the floor below, right in front of the police.

"You're under arrest too for breaking and entering," one of the officers said.

At the prison, Mario, Link, and Samus walked up to the cell Kirby, Jigglypuff and the others were in. The three had apparently bailed them out one word got out some of the Smashers were arrested. They all got in the car and drove off to the Smash Mansion.

While silence filled the car, Kirby tapped Jigglypuff on the shoulder, and gave her the bracelet as an apology. She inwardly cheered, not wanting to disturb everyone else, and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek.