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Our story begins in the familiar land of the Mushroom Kingdom. It is a dark stormy night. SMG4 sits on the couch, bored out of his mind. The Wi-Fi is down and most of his friends are out doing their own things tonight. Suddenly, a great idea pops into SMG4's head.
SMG4: "I should have a game night with 3,2 and 1!"
So he calls up his fellow SMGs and asks if they want to play Monopoly. All three of them say that it sounds fun and they'll be over soon. 4 quickly digs Monopoly out of the closet and pulls out a fold-up table. He snags a few chairs from the kitchen for everyone to sit on. And just as SMG4 finishes he hears a knock on the door.
SMG4: "Come in!"
The door slowly opens as SMG3 steps into the castle with an umbrella.
SMG3: "Damn the rain's really coming down..."
SMG4: "Well the Wi-Fi's out for a reason. Hopefully 1 and 2 don't get stuck in the rain"
3 doesn't respond but instead sits down at the table. Shortly after, SMG4 joins him. The two set up Monopoly at talk about the most random things together for what seems like hours. SMG4 starts to doubt 1 and 2 are coming. Then there's a loud bang at the door.
SMG1: "Try to be a bit more gentle!"
SMG2: "Sorry!"
4 walks up to the door and opens it. He has to look down to see who's there.
SMG2: "Hey 4! Sorry we're late! We kinda got stuck in the rain."
SMG4: "Oh it's fine. Why don't you sit down with 3 at the table while I get snacks?"
SMG1 and 2 dry of as best they can, go sit with 3, and choose their game pieces.
SMG2: "I'll be the t-rex!"
SMG1: "Since when was there a t-rex in Monopoly?"
SMG3: "Apparently 4's copy of the game has one,"
SMG1: "I'll be the top hat I guess"
SMG3 sits in his chair awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. He looks down.
SMG3: "I'll be the dog because of how much Eggdog means to me."
SMG4: "That's sweet."
SMG4 walks in towards the table with chips, pretzels, and crackers. 3's eyes widen as he blushes from embarrassment. If he knew 4 was on his way back with snacks he wouldn't have been so sentimental like that.
SMG4: "Now we have everything we need, let the games begin!"
SMG4 sits down and passes the snacks around.
~~SEVERAL HOURS LATER~~
Just as one might expect everyone is fighting over the railroads. SMG1 wants complete control over them. Meanwhile 3 is trying to dissuade SMG4 from giving up the final railroad 1 needs to complete his collection.
SMG3: "4 DON'T DO IT! IN THE END HE'LL STEAL ALL OUR MONEY!!!"
SMG4: "Oh please! how bad could it be? Plus I'll get Boardwalk if I do this trade!"
SMG1 smiles as 4 hands over the last railroad. The chaos has truly begun. Meanwhile 2 is just sitting there...
MENACINGLY
Suddenly, a loud explosion like bang is heard off in the distance. Everyone freezes in absolute shock not knowing what to do.
SMG3: "What... the hell... was that!?"
It takes a while for someone to respond as no one knows what to say.
Finally SMG2 speaks up.
SMG2: "I don't know, but it definitely wasn't good!"
SMG4: "Guys, guys! Relax! I'm sure it's just a military test or something like that!"
1,2,and 3 give SMG4 a look that says "Did you hit your head? Every day something crazy happens! THIS EXPLOSION IS NO GOOD!" 4 immediately frowns.
SMG1: "Well we gotta do something!"
SMG2: "I say 3 and 4 go check it out,"
SMG3: "WHAT!? WHY US!?"
SMG4 sighs and grabs 3's arm.
SMG4: "Let's just get this over with."
SMG3 and SMG4 race towards smoke that's almost as black as the night.
SMG3: "How far is it!? This rain is starting to feel more like hail!"
SMG3 is still very annoyed that he has to figure out what the hell caused the explosion.
SMG4: "It's not too far now! I think we can slow down."
The two slow their pace a bit, they aren't walking but they aren't running either. As they get closer to the site they realize the explosion caused a fire in the forest nearby. They also notice that a guardian pod is at the site as well. This immediately alarms SMG3. 4 starts to worry as well. Could this be the beginning of something terrible that could change their lives forever?
4 slows his pace even more. He is now walking. Sitting next to a tree near the guardian pod is a girl. She's tall, has short brown hair with purple streaks, and is wearing armor. Maybe she has to do with the military? One thing is certain, she is not happy. The girl is hunched over and sobbing. It almost scares 3 as he slowly catches up to SMG4. They both look at her uncomfortably. She sniffs and looks up. One of her eyes is a deep blue and the other is a light brown.
As she notices 3 and 4 she jumps a bit, shocked and scared at their sudden appearance.
SMG4: "It's okay. We're not gonna hurt you."
SMG3: "First of all who are you?"
The girl takes a deep breath.
???: "My name is SMG6."
SMG4 and 3 stand there absolutely shook. So many questions swirl through SMG4's head, yet there's no time to answer them.
SMG6: "And who are you two?"
SMG3: "I'm SMG3 and this is SMG4."
He points to 4 as he speaks. SMG6 gasps.
SMG4: "What's wrong?"
SMG6: "Oh i-it's nothing really!"
She wipes away a tear.
SMG4: "Why were you crying? Are you okay?"
SMG6: "Well..."
SMG3: "Can we walk and talk? It's raining cats and dogs out here!"
6 gets up with a worried expression on her face and starts walking with SMG3 and 4. As she gets up the other SMGs are a taken a back by her height. She's at least a good few feet taller than them.
The three of them walk back to the castle. SMG4 turns to 6.
SMG4: "So back to that question..."
SMG6: "Oh I... um... Well I recently got a new job. My friend, SMG5, didn't like this. So, when I had a picnic with her and my girlfriend, Audrey, to celebrate; 5 had one of her little... 'outbursts'... She accused me of so many terrible things. We got into a huge fight. Audrey tried to break it up, but that only made things worse. I ended up running away out of fear for what would happen if I stuck around. Now I'm here, regretting everything that happened."
SMG3 and SMG4 were speechless; both had so many questions yet didn't dare to ask them.
SMG4: "We're sorry for what happened, but there's no need to worry. Whatever was going to happen won't happen here."
The three of them approach the castle as the sound of sirens start the sound in the background. 4 opens the castle door for SMG3 and SMG6.
The three of them walk in completely soaked. 1's and 2's eyes immediately go to SMG6.
SMG1: "And who might you be?"
6 explains everything the same way she did with SMG4 and 3.
SMG2: "That sounds awful."
SMG1: "We are both deeply sorry for what happened, SMG6."
6 frowns after having to recall her story once again. SMG4 immediately tries to comfort her. It takes a while for anyone to say anything; until 2 gives a mischievous smile.
SMG2: "Why don't we play some Uno?"
As soon as 6 heard those words she grew the biggest smile on her face. Uno was one of her favorite games back home.
SMG6: "Of course! That sounds absolutely splendid..."
She wants to be just as mischievous as 2. Both of them started giggling in a sort of evil way. 6's giggle quickly turned to an evil laugh though. SMG4 and 1 have a freaked out look on their faces. SMG3 walks away to get Uno from the closet.
SMG3: "That evil laugh... it's good. Almost too good..."
3 soon returns with Uno in his hands, everyone is already sitting at the table laughing. SMG4 sees him and starts cleaning up Monopoly. Then SMG6 motions for 3 to come to the table. He walks over, sits down, and opens up Uno. 2 passes out the cards to everyone, but SMG6 is a little confused. This isn't the Uno she knows. That doesn't matter though. She's still down to play this strange game. The war is about to begin.
~~1 HOUR LATER~~
Tension is rising; both SMG4 and 6 have one card left. Little do they know, SMG1 has a plan. Once it's his turn, 1 pulls out a +4 and laughs. But SMG4 doesn't get discouraged. With a glint in his eye he looks up.
SMG4: "Pathetic..."
He whips out another +4. Everyone is in shock; did SMG4 really dodge that +4 by playing another +4? He lays back in his chair and chuckles. That's the end of the game. 6 has a petty look on her face. You could tell she is a sore loser. 1 starts shuffling the cards when the castle door suddenly opens.
~~10 minutes ago~~
Mario, Saiko, Tari, Meggy, Melony, Bob, and Boopkins were walking home from the roller skating rink. At this point, it was far past midnight and the rain was still pouring down.
Saiko: "Did you guys hear about the forest fire?"
Tari: "Yeah. I hope no one got hurt,"
Mario: "Mario's question is what caused it."
Meggy: "It was probably some careless camper that left a campfire unattended,"
Boopkins: "Or maybe a big scary monster caused it!"
Bob: "Oh god I hope not."
Everyone agreed with Bob.
Melony: "Look, Boopkins we love going on crazy adventures and stuff, but we don't exactly like the idea of fighting a god and his henchmen every day."
The group neared the castle.
Tari: "Huh that's weird. All the lights are on."
Mario: "It's probably just Glitchy!"
He ran up to the castle door and swung it wide open, not even thinking to knock.
~~ok back to now~~
Mario walks in and is immediately confused at the sight of a strange girl sitting with 4.
Saiko: "Who the hell is this?"
She points to 6.
SMG4: "This is SMG6."
6 stands up and bows. It's the traditional greeting in her world.
Bob: whispers "Damn she's tall."
Boopkins: whispers "I wonder if she's taller than Saiko."
Boopkins points to Saiko as he talks.
Back home, 6 was known for her god-like hearing, so she overhears this conversation. 6 smiles
SMG6: "I wonder if I'm taller than you."
She walks towards a slightly annoyed Saiko, who rolls her eyes at 6's remark. The two stand back to back, and it turns out SMG6 is taller, but just by a half an inch. Meggy laughs a bit.
Meggy: "For once you're gonna have to look up to someone!"
Saiko gives Meggy a salty look. One by one everyone introduces themselves to SMG6.
SMG6: "It's a pleasure to meet you all!"
Tari: "Did you see the news?"
SMG3: "News? All that's on there this time off year is stupid political stuff!"
Bob: "Well not today. Right now they're talking about the huge forest fire!"
Bob shows the SMGs his phone.
Reporter: "Firefighters are still trying to put out the forest fire being nicknamed 'Terror'. What's this? They're carrying a giant usb out of the fire!? Perhaps this could be used as crucial evidence in figuring out who caused this mess."
6 immediately panics.
SMG6: "I... I caused that... I AM SO SO SO SORRY!!!"
SMG4: "You don't need to apologize."
Bob: "Oops."
Melony: "You didn't mean to land in the forest right?"
6 hesitantly nods.
The truth is she did mean to land in the forest. She did it in a mess of rage, sadness, and fear. It's just now that 6 is realizing the consequences though.
SMG6: "How are we gonna get my usb back?"
SMG4: "Relax we have friends that work for the military. I'm sure they could help."
SMG6: "You think I can crash here for while?"
SMG4: "Of course you can!"
SMG6: "Thank you for everything."
After talking for a while, everyone goes to bed.