*meanwhile, in the past*
the gourd: "listen up, minions! it's MOVIE NIGHT!!!"
(the gourd's minions all cheer)
minion 1: "what's the movie tonight, gourd?!"
minion 2: "is it STAR WARS?!"
the gourd: "even better!"
minion 3: "ed edd n eddy's big picture show?"
the gourd: "EVEN BETTER THAN THAT!"
minion 4: "EVEN BETTER THAN ED EDD N EDDY'S BIG PICTURE SHOW?!?!?! WHAT IS IT, GOURD?!"
minion 5: "THE SUSPENSE IN KILLING US!!!"
the gourd: "tonight..."
(minions gasp with excitement)
the gourd: "we're watching..."
(minions gasp even harder)
the gourd: "THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER!!!"
(minions cheer so hard half of them break their voiceboxes)
the gourd: "5... 4... 3..."
gourd & minions: "2... 1..."
(movie starts)
*in the future*
marx: "RUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!"
jeez! what's worse?! the pigmasks, the kankers, or the MAGNET?!
numbuh 362: "!!! kankers? MAGNET?!"
i got an idea how we can beat them
all... RUN LIKE THE DIKENS!!!!!
(we all run away from the magnet, the kankers, and the pigmasks)
(later, at a cave)
marie: "(sigh) that was TOO CLOSE!!!!"
numbuh 362: "I'LL say! we barely got out ALIVE..."
marx: "well NOW what?! they have escargoon & dedede!"
(numbuh 362's receiver starts beeping)
receiver: "INCOMING MESSAGE FROM PIGMASK ARMY"
(porky is on the receiver)
porky: "HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! (COUGH!!! WHEEZE!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!! COUGH!!!!) you are more foolish than i thought!"
numbuh 362: "what do you want NOW, porky?"
porky: "simmer down, rachel. i'm willing to strike a deal with you and the rest of smashfan's team"
and what might THAT be, JERK?
porky: "(cough! cough! cough!) simple really. i'll give back escargoon and his ugly penguin guy... if you simply allow me to steal your powers, SMASHFAN!!!"
and if we refuse?
porky: "if that would be the case (cough!) and i think it obviously will NOT be. then they will be dumped in SUPER-RADIOACTIVE SLUDGE!!!!"
escargoon: "help! PLEASE!!!!"
dedede: "AT LEAST GET ME OUT!!!!"
porky: "or you can come rescue them, WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH- (cough! cough! WHEEZE!!!! COUGH!!!! WHEEZE!!!! WHEEZE!!!! WHEEEEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!)"
(receiver switches off)
d'oooooooh this is BAD....
(receiver clicks back on)
porky: "oh, and are we still cool for ice cream next w-"
(numbuh 362 throws the receiver out of the cave and stomps on it)
giygas: "O.O y'know, you could have just clicked that thing off..."
numbuh 362: "yeah, but he'll just keep calling again, and again, and AGAIN!"
(numbuh 362 walks back into the cave)
numbuh 362: "at least this is a safe place to rest for the night..."
wait, where's wham bam jewel?
(wham bam jewel is outside)
wham bam jewel: "i'm out here, that entrance is too small."
numbuh 362: "true that..."
yup...
marx: "y'know, i think he's got a point..."
marie: "(YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWNNNNN) well, i'm getting TIRED now...."
marx: "(looks outside) yeah, it IS getting late. we should pack it in..."
(spat digs a soft spot into the ground to sleep in)
giygas: "night..."
(giygas lies down to sleep)
meta knight: "yes, we should get some rest to conserve our energy"
yep, we're gonna need it for when we set out tomorrow
(meta knight goes off into a corner to sleep)
(marx lies down flat on his back & wings)
(spat pops up)
spat: "seriously? that CANNOT be comfortable, pfpth..."
(marie is lying down near spat)
(numbuh 362 lays her head on a rock, then notices marie sleeping near spat)
numbuh 362: "??? uh, marie?"
marie: "(getting up for a bit) yeah?"
numbuh 362: "what's this... thing? y'know with you & spat?"
marie: "? what thing?"
numbuh 362 "y'know, at first you two are barely communicating. then all of a sudden you're acting so nice to him all of a sudden &, i don't know..."
marie: "y'know... i don't know either... it just feels... right. ...like sitting right next to a new loaf of bread..."
numbuh 362 "???"
marie: "??? like a glow that-"
numbuh 362: "a GLOW?! :D"
marie: "yeah!
"
numbuh 362: "i think i know what you're talking about! it's like that feeling i get, whenever i play a video game..."
(flashback to a younger version of numbuh 362 playing a game)
numbuh 362: "(narrating)
i remember the first time i lost a life..."
(screen reads "too bad", depressing tone plays)
numbuh 362: "
and i thought "THAT'S IT! it's over!!! i'm burned out! 86'd! TO THE SHOWERS!!!""
(game taps back in to the player character glowing back on screen, younger numbuh 362 resumes playing)
numbuh 362: "
but then the player character glowed back on due to having another life..."
(flashback ends)
numbuh 362: "and it took off from there..."
marie: "yeah, i guess it IS something like that!"
numbuh 362: "yeah, that is really interesting... g'night, blue-hair..."
(numbuh 362 lies back down on rock)
marie: "night, 362 (yawn)"
(everyone is now asleep)
narrator: "smashfan and his team are out of the junkyard at last! but they must still rescue king dedede escargoon! will they survive the night and set out on their adventure? find out next time on forum fight the story forum!"