Sorry for responding so late! Had finals and was waiting till they were over to message back. I would love to read your draft tho tbh I have not read the fic in a loonng time. I'd have to reread but since i just finished exams. I'll have time :D
Hey there, sorry for the delay in responding,but here’s a little snippet of this next chapter. Hope you enjoy and please look forward to the whole thing. :)
Toon Link pointed. "You're Pikachu's dad?!"
"Ooh, really? Well then, I'm gonna call you Daddychu!" gushed Kirby.
"Daddychu's" ear tilted. "...Ooookay."
("Ugh...") Pikachu pushed him. ("Dad, go away! You're killing my swag here, man!")
("Oh, come on. Don't be like that.") He ruffled his fur. ("You know you'll always be my little scamp!")
"I didn't know you had a dad, Pikachu," admitted Nana, dumbfounded.
("Well, no duh!") spat the rodent, still trying to pull away from his father. ("What, you think I was just spawned out of nowhere without any loins, like some kind of freak?!")
Kirby's face fell. "Considering I have no traceable loins, I take offense to that."
Popo freaked. "What's this about lions?!"
Not nearly finished embarrassing his son, Daddychu laughed. ("Oh my, Popo! You never were a smart one, were you? Seeing this place again brings back good memories...")
"Huh? 'Again'? You've visited here before?" asked Nana.
("Nana, I can't believe you've forgotten already! I used to live here with you all! Frankly, I'm shocked!") He chuckled. ("Ah, shocked! Get it?! Because I'm a Pikachu! Why, that's a bona fide knee-slapper right there! Hahahaha!")
"Uh... Sure...?" The pink climber was both confused and disgusted at his brand of amusement, so she just kind of... agreed. Engaging in a conversation with this guy was all kinds of odd, and not the kind she was used to.
Lucas leaned over to Ness, whispering. "Psst! Ness! I think this guy's totally off his rocker! Plus, he's all old and stuff... He's totally gonna cramp our style."
"Okay, first off, why are you telling me this right in front of the guy you're talking about, especially when he can clearly hear you? Second, since when did you start deciding who's worthy of having a cool factor?" Ness narrowed his eyes. "...Just who the hell do you think you are?"
As expected, Daddychu did overhear them. He came over to Ness, all smiles. ("Ness! It's been ages, my boy! You're looking good as ever!") He poked Ness' stomach. ("You're starting to get fat, though. What did I tell you about eating all those sweets? Hahaha!")
Ness pouted. "Uh, yo! I don't know you think you are, but you'd better step off, man! The hell do you think you are, coming in here and judging people like that?!"
"Yeah!" Lucas also pouted. "Especially since I'm the only one who can judge Ness accordingly with little to no repercussion?!"
"Repercussion this!" Ness laid into him with an elbow drop, knocking him to the floor. And not like that.
"Ow!" Lucas giggled at his pratfall. "See what I mean? Little to no repercussion! This is just a love tap, after all."
"I say he's a clone that broke out again!" Popo brandished his hammer. "So let's whack 'em!"
Pikachu slouched, rolling his eyes in exasperation. ("Oh, for the love of...")
The rodent simply walked off, coming back seconds later with a picture. Annoyed, he thrust it forward for everyone to see.
The others leaned in and squinted at the frame. They weren't exactly sure what he was getting at; all it showed was a group snapshot taken of everyone in Melee on the last day of the tourney before they all went home.
Kirby shrugged. "Okay? What's the big deal?"
("Look closer, you ingrates! Look!") Pikachu demanded. ("Don't you see?! Don't you get it?!")
Nana shook her head, mouth turned up in puzzlement. "Pikachu, all I see is that you lost weight, Ness gained weight, TL got a serious makeover, Kirby hasn't changed a bit, and Popo and I grew by, like, an inch since then."
Ness narrowed his eyes at her. "That's called muscle, Nana! Not that you would know anything about that, since you and Popo wear those stupid coats all the time!"
Toon Link grimaced. "Also, that's not me. That's Young Link. I look way better than that, come on."
She rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Well, what's the difference?"
Toon Link gawked. "Um, how about everything? Young Link's got nothing on me! ...Plus, I'm way cuter."
"This picture sucks because I'm not in it," flatly remarked Lucas.
"Who are these people?!" exclaimed Popo.
Pikachu pointed. ("No! Right here! Look!")
It was only then when everyone finally saw what he was trying to show. Near the middle of the picture, situated on Bowser's head was Pichu.
Nana was still lost. "...Yeah, so Pichu didn't come back. Neither did Mewtwo or Roy. What's that got to do with anything?"
("'Cuz Pichu did come back, 'cuz he was ME!") barked Pikachu.
"Pichu?!" Everyone gasped in shock except Daddychu, who was too busy grooming himself to notice and/or care. Plus, he kinda already knew this, so why bother?
("Yeah, you scum-sucking bastards! That's right!") Pikachu threw down the frame and jumped on the table. ("It's me, Pichu! Back again! You'd thought you'd gotten rid of me, didn't you?!")
"Oh." Lucas blinked. "...And that's a pivotal point, because...?"
("Because Pikachu evolve from Pichu!") chimed in Daddychu. ("What my boy's trying to say here is that when this new tourney rolled around, his old man passed the touch on to him and he became the new Pikachu!") He scratched his chin. ("Not exactly sure why didn't just say that in the first place, but...")
"Pikachu, that was you?" Kirby rubbed his head. "Wow, I... never actually noticed before."
"You're meaning to tell me we've been in this tournament for who-knows-how-long and you never figured out it was me?") Pikachu frowned. ("For cryin' out loud, the goggles, man! The goggles!")
"You mean Blue Pikachu has them."
Pikachu waved him off. ("Whatever! Bottom point is, they were a hand-me-down from Pops here after Melee ended, so that's why I got 'em.")
"You mean Blue Pikachu has them," repeated the puffball.
("STOP TRYING TO CONDESCNED ME! I DO THAT TO YOU!")
"Y'know, now that I think about it..." Nana tapped her chin in thought. "Pikachu was a little more high-strung than I remember from last time. ...And had a huge ego trip in the process. The old Pikachu was much more reserved."
Daddychu nodded. ("Yes, I've always been an easy rider. Not much for all that hootin' and hollerin' and such.")
("That's 'cuz you're outdated, Old Man!") sneered Pikachu. ("You gotta adapt, get with the times! You're old hat, and we all know it!")
"Pikachu, why're you being such a jerkface to your dad?" asked Toon Link. "He seems like a really nice guy."
("'Cuz all he does is baby me! And he's sooooooo booooooring!") He rubbed his head in frustration. ("All he does is stupid stuff like offer life advice and tell lame jokes and always, always does the right thing! He never lies, cheats, or steals and doesn't rub his success in people's faces! It drives me bonkers!")
"You say like it's a bad thing."
("It is a bad thing! I don't roll like that! I'm a wild, untamed Pikachu! I gotta make my way in the world, no matter what and if I hafta step on a few losers on the way, then you'd best get outta my way!")
"Pikachu, you're a megalomaniac," said Lucas, sipping some tea with a smile. "But that's okay, because we still like you, despite your various, egotistical flaws."
("You shut up!") hissed the mouse. ("When I was a Pichu, I was the laughing stock of the house! No one took me seriously, everyone picked on me, and I was always the runt of the litter! I hardly won any battles and when I did, everyone was like, 'Wow, Pichu actually beat someone? Did you throw they match?'")
Toon Link ignored his tirade, turning to the older Pikachu. "No offense, Daddychu, but your son's a total nutcase."
He shrugged. ("I figured as such. He was always a go-getter; I knew he'd get drunk off the fame once he evolved into an icon, but joining Smash in my stead blew his pride sky high. For that, I apologize. Please forgive his boisterous and money-grubbing nature. He just wants to be noticed.")
"Well, could you tell him to stop being a jerk about it? It's pissing everyone off," suggested Ness.