A Bone to Pick with Smash

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**A Bone to Pick with Smash | A LuigiFan Special** is a LuigiFan Special revolving around the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook, and Li'l Judd acting as the "Mystery Ink" gang to solve the case as who is capturing the villains, including surprisingly Mario. The special aired on August 21st, 2022.

## Synopsis

A certain skeleton has been defeating and capturing all of the "villains" on the Smash Roster! In a case that is too difficult for even Detective Luigi to solve, its time for the "experts" to solve the missing villain situation... enter Mystery Ink! Will they be able to find out what makes this humerus skeleton tick? Or will our fighters end up with broken bones? (Wait, squids don't have bones)

## Plot

At the Mario Bros house, they are making special ice cream, and Mario feels it looks different than normal (which Luigi thinks is due to the *Yoshi's Crafted World* cup they used). However, Mario isn't sure what is different about it, leading Luigi to determine it needs sprinkles, causing Mario wonder who puts sprinkles on ice cream, and Luigi saying "this guy does." After Luigi leaves, Mario wonders how the ice cream tastes, when a mystery person tells him the ice cream contains calcium, which is good for bones, followed by throwing a bone at him. Mario is shocked to find the figure is Sans, who claims to have seen everything Mario's done and that he knows why Sans is there. Mario claims that he thought he had more time, but Sans adds "no mercy this time doc" and, despite Mario trying to escape from him, manages to blast him. Sans then makes a joke regarding the ice cream and leaves, as Luigi returns with the sprinkles and finds his brother, seemingly dead.

Later, Luigi relates the story to Meta Knight, who asks if Mario had any enemies. Luigi suggests Bowser, but notes he wouldn't resort to that, as he and Mario had something of an understanding (or a "bromance" as King Dedede claims when he arrives). Dedede then suggests turning the case over to "the experts," who he claims are the best detectives in the kingdom. Luigi thanks Dedede for his help, and the king sends Meta Knight off to find said detectives.

Later, Callie is seen playing video games with Li'l Judd, with Judd aside him, eventually losing to the little cat, though she congratulates him on his good gaming skills. Meta Knight appears through the window, and Callie claims she "has money" but Meta Knight admits he's there since Callie has been summoned by Dedede due to Mario's murder. Callie is shocked to learn "the mascot of Nintendo" has been murdered, and even more so when Meta Knight claims it to be the work of someone seeking revenge on villains, since Mario wasn't a bad guy. The knight then tells her to report when she is ready to accept the case and she says she is and will prove Mario's innocence, so he tells her to meet at the Mario Bros house before leaving. A tired Marie enters, since Callie woke her up, and her cousin explains about Mario's murder and how they are going to solve it. Marie notes they are not detectives, but Callie responds "that changes today!" Pearl & Marina enter the room, with Pearl eager to finish the latest Splatfest, but is excited by hearing about the detective thing and agrees to come along, as does Marina. Marie reluctantly agrees as well, and Li'l Judd offers to come, so they head off; moments later, Judd plays the video game in their absence.

Back at the Mario Bros house, Luigi is lamenting that he hopes things will be okay, while Dedede assures him they will, especially when his "experts" show up. Callie appears and introduces herself as "the pancake detective" (with Marie claiming they agreed she wouldn't call herself that) while Pearl asks about potential money, as opposed to Marina, who is fine with any award. Luigi shows them Mario's body, and Pearl reveals he is surrounded by ketchup, not blood, meaning he isn't dead. Marie asks about who could've done it, and Luigi again claims Bowser, leading Pearl to consider him the main suspect. Marina suggests the culprit could be someone who likes ketchup, and Luigi rules out Pikachu, since he encountered him while getting the sprinkles (leading Pearl to briefly call him out for putting sprinkles on ice cream). Luigi notes Wario could've done it as well, but has no reason to do so, leading Callie to declare they have two suspects "for the price of one" and head off to interrogate Bowser. Before leaving, Li'l Judd notes the ice cream is gone, so Luigi heads off to make more. When he does, Sans appears and goes after Meta Knight & Dedede, taking them both out.

Later, Pearl suggests they split up to find clues, and she and Marina leave to look for Wario (except not really) leaving the Squid Sisters to search for Bowser. As it happens, they hear Bowser's laugh from nearby and set off to find him, with Callie pointing out King K. Rool nearby. In his castle, Bowser does a parody of Sinbad's song from *Popeye Meets Sinbad the Sailor,* with K. Rool eventually confronting him, saying he got bored waiting for him to finish, and commenting on why he was allowed to sing and K. Rool wasn't. Before the two can square off, Callie interrupts and says one of them is responsible for killing Mario, which elates Bowser, until Marie reminds Callie Mario isn't actually dead, upsetting the Koopa leader. Marie asks why K. Rool is there, and he claims it's because Bowser won't stop singing. As Li'l Judd slips off, Marie asks if either has fought Mario & Luigi recently, and both admit they have, while Callie asks about their connections to ketchup. K. Rool wants to spread it around the kingdom, and on Donkey Kong's tie, but can't cause it's already red, while Bowser doesn't really care for it. However, Dry Bowser does, which brings him out, scaring Li'l Judd and confusing the others; Bowser explains that he's "basically my skeletal remains," and that he hired him because he's the only one who can keep the Dry Bones under control. Marie asks him about the case, and he relates a flashback of hanging out with Sephiroth & Kazuya, and planning mischief; when Cloud Strife showed up to confront him, they put him in a box and pushed him off a cliff, but Dry Bowser was upset they didn't want to celebrate (since according to Kazuya "celebrating is for the weak") and he left, hearing the report of Mario's death.

Back in the present, Li'l Judd encounters Sans and runs to the Squid Sisters in fear. Sans then reveals himself to the others, and admits he likes ketchup, with Callie asking him if he can play it like an instrument, a'la mayonnaise. Sans replies that mayonnaise and horseradish are not instruments, then says he's found "three targets" that need to be dealt with. K. Rool comments how he enjoyed the destroying the targets game in *Smash Bros* before Sans blasts him, as well as Bowser & Dry Bowser. Marie checks on K. Rool, and Sans approaches her, admitting he finds her hot, which she accepts as a compliment. K. Rool recovers and claims that he is "elegant," but Sans says he sees him as "crocamoli" and blasts him again, causing Marie to grab Callie and run for it.

Meanwhile, over at Wario's house, Waluigi & Ashley are disgusted by watching Wario work out and shake his butt. Waluigi asks why they are not fleeing from it, and Ashley claims it is apparently "the 8th wonder of the world." Meanwhile, Pearl & Marina arrive, and Pearl asks if Marina is seeing it, and she replies that she is, "and I don't want to look at it anymore." Wario sees them and is happy he has an audience, but Pearl runs over and grabs his noise, claiming he's the one responsible for what happened with Mario. Wario claims he has no business with Mario, and Pearl warns him she won't hesitate to get physical, with Wario asking if that involves shaking his butt, causing Pearl to throw him so he lands on Waluigi & Ashley (the latter simply musing "such is life"). Wario claims not to have heard from Mario since he promised to take him on a Mario Kart Tour, and Waluigi backs up his claim; upon seeing Marina, Wario becomes smitten with her and offers to tell her whatever she wants to hear, to the anger of Pearl and displeasure of Waluigi.

In a flashback, Wario recalls a meeting with Dark Samus, where he told her to "stop being creepy" and that he was upset she wasn't hot under her suit. Nearby, a Thwomp claims he doesn't "get paid enough" for something, as Wario walks away from Dark Samus, leading to her blasting him out of the way of the Thwomp. Wario is surprised he saved her life, and chastises the Thwomp, since it was supposed to be at Bowser's castle to help him win Mario Kart, and he knocks it over and leaves. The Thwomp then pleads with Dark Samus to "call an ambulance!" but she leaves as well. Moments later, Sans appears, noting his plan "got squashed," (revealing that he was the one who tried to drop the Thwomp on Wario)and that he should've used Squash for it, causing Squash, who is right behind him, to remind him of this fact. Sans then places Squash on the Thwomp and makes a joke before leaving, while Squash & the Thwomp comment on how awkward it is.

Back in the present, Ashley notes both the Thwomp & Dark Samus are Assist Trophies in *Smash Bros* and concludes the trophies are out to commit murder. Pearl notes this could apply to Ashley as well, causing Waluigi to believe she is a murderer and that he might be as well, being the notorious "Purple Pieman" until Ashley hits him, claiming it was "just a theory" (and leading Pearl to ask Wario if those two are always like that). Marina asks about Dark Samus, and Wario reveals she's with Ganondorf (which causes Waluigi to faint for some reason) who Pearl calls "that pigman from Hyrule." Wario reveals the villains get together every few weeks to "plan things," and he knows since they have great nachos. Off the Hook leaves to seek out the villains, and Waluigi wonders why they can't get along as good as they do. This leads to he and Wario arguing until Ashley bonks their heads, then says they don't get along since she has to deal with both thier incompetence, before leaving to brew potions. After she leaves, the lights go off and Sans appears to them, with Waluigi asking how he got into Smash Bros over him, and Sans making a joke invoking Terry Brogard from *King of Fighers* before blasting him. Wario then notes how Sans lost his shoe and it will be good evidence for the police, but Sans blasts him as he's talking. Sans then points out how Wario didn't notice the evidence he was behind the Thwomp attack on him. A flashback is then shown to earlier where Bowser Jr. was yelling about the Thwomp being there to Endertrophy & Zombyro and criticized them for their slowness (with Endertrophy wondering if he was expecting "Sonic the Hedgehog"). As Junior continues to chew them out, Sans blasted all three of them. Back in the present, Sans approaches Ashley. but she simply says "don't even think about it," so he leaves her alone.

Later, the detectives arrive at Ganondorf's location, (with Callie now talking like Shaggy from *Scooby-Doo,* even using his "zoinks!" catchphrase). Once inside, they wonder where Ganondorf could be, and Marie begins to discuss where he will likely be, with Callie interrupting and noting it is the dining table. Marie replies she was going to say he would likely hold meetings in his dining room. The four head there as Ganondorf welcomes the villains to his abode, but Mewtwo, who with Dark Samus are the only ones present, notes the house is just part of the Smash Manor. Ganondorf replies that Mewtwo is simply jealous his sword got its' own chair at the table, and one close to him, while Mewtwo claims he was once "just Captain Falcon with an edgy design." Meanwhile, Callie & Li'l Judd head off the kitchen, with Marie surprised to find them gone. Meanwhile, Mewtwo attempts to point out that someone is behind him, but Ganondorf thinks he's still jealous, mainly that he has his old *Ocarina of Time* design back, rather than his one from *Twilight Princess.* However, he does eventually notice Pearl behind him and threatens her, via audio from one of the CD-i games (which Mewtwo points out to Dark Samus). Off the Hook admits they are not interested in them and want Dark Samus, with Ganondorf noticing Marina and offering her the chance to join him. After Mewtwo mocks this, Ganondorf gets fed up and knocks him away.

With both of them gone, Dark Samus uses the chance to reveal she can talk and asks what they want, with Marie offering to explain it to her. Back in the kitchen, Callie is looking at all the available food, with Li'l Judd suggesting they put marshmallows on the bananas. Callie opens the fridge to get them and is handed the bag by Sans, and thanks him before freaking out, causing them to flee. Back outside, Marie explains to Dark Samus about the skeleton tormenting people, and how Mario was the first to see if she knows anything about it, but Dark Samus simply asks "what's a Mario?" Callie & Li'l Judd then appear, and the others are happy to see her until Sans appears. Dark Samus isn't concerned, claiming Kraid was scarier, and heads off to confront him. Nearby, Ganondorf is holding down Mewtwo's head and forcing him to admit he's king of Hyrule, when Mewtwo questions if Dark Samus just talked. However, she goes back to her normal spooky ways, causing Mewtwo to ignore it and tell Ganondorf to "continue pushing my head into the dirt." However, Sans appears and takes out both Dark Samus & Mewtwo. Ganondorf gets his sword and says Sans will need more to defeat him, but is taken down by a bone barrage, then has to listen to one of Sans's puns, which he claims to be "the worst thing I've ever endured." With the villains down, Sans turns his attentions to the detectives, who manage to flee. Though he throws a bone at them, Li' Judd catches it, and Marie notices a shoe atop it, so they decide to go back to their headquarters (which Marina points out they don't actually have) to investigate further. Sans is upset about losing his shoe, but notes he has two villains and "Mewtwo" leading the latter to ask if he was saying his name or making a pun, with Sans telling him it was whatever he wants it to be, but makes another pun before leaving to find his shoe.

Back at their headquarters, the Inkling and Octoling detectives, Marina wonders how the shoe will help them, while Pearl notes she doesn't have her own catchphrase, and suggests one, which is covered by a long censor beep. Meanwhile, Marie investigates the shoe and finds "Skeleton Costume: Adult Male" written on the bottom, making her realize it is a costume and all they need to do is capture Sans and unmask him. Pearl asks how they plan to do that, by simply walking up to him, which she claims won't work, since "he's OP, yo." Marie replies they will need a plan, with Pearl bringing up his love of ketchup and Marie noting his desire to capture villains, and they ask Callie to be "the bad girl" for their "Breaking Bones" plan (which Li'l Judd will be part of as well).

Later, Sans comes around and notices Callie, now in her *Splatoon 2* brainwashed form, alongside a bottle of ketchup, and she plays the bad girl role, threatening the bottle and knocking it over, then asking what Sans plans to do. This causes him to shift to his one eye, and he attacks her, as she calls for Marie's aid. Before Marie can help, Li'l Judd knocks her out of her hiding place, causing Sans to notice her and go after her, avoiding the rope they stretched out for him, asking if they expected him to fall for it. As Pearl & Marina argue about this, Li'l Judd decides to move into action. Sans, meanwhile, corners Marina and asks for the location of his shoe, but she plays dumb. He then comments on how that doesn't work on him, and he's been keeping his eye on everyone in the kingdom and no one can outsmart him, only to be attacked from behind by Li'l Judd. Off the Hook then ties up Sans (with Pearl chastising Marina for making a pun about it) and Callie reluctantly leaves to go back to normal, despite liking how "hot" her bad girl form is.

With that, Pearl unmasks Sans, revealing him as Patrick Star, who was also surprised he was the culprit, saying he was the last person he'd expect to be. Pearl asks how he could be Sans, with Marie revealing she suspected based on his mayonnaise instrument comment and his infatuation with her, also claiming he used "cannons and lasers" to create the bones, plus there were other hints that "alluded to his presence." Patrick then adds that he used the puns to help him stand out, and Marina admitting his puns were pretty good. Marie asks why he would target Mario, and Patrick reveals it was because of him spreading around the "love virus" awhile ago, and "I defy the heart man!" Marie wonders where Sans is then, since it was Patrick in disguise, leading to a naked Sans appearing, claiming Patrick stole his jacket & shoes and he is given them back. Luigi then appears and chastises Patrick for what he did, leading him to say he would've gotten away with it "if not for you meddling squids and your stupid cat" (with Marina reminding him she is an octopus). As Clawitzer takes Patrick off to jail, Luigi asks what will happen with Mario, leading Callie to interrupt reminding to make sure she doesn't have an audience next time she is changing. A dazed Mario then comes out, and reunites with his happy brother, while the others watch on. Sans then makes some puns and leaves, and Mario asks Luigi if he is still after him, but Luigi offers to explain it to him later.

Clawritzer hands Patrick over to a slime, telling him to send him back to the sea in a jar of mayonnaise, then thanks the four for their help, offering them whatever they want (with Marie talking Callie out of asking for anything). The others admit they had fun doing it, with Pearl asking for a catchphrase and she'll be good to go. Moments later, all the villains Patrick captured run by, and the heroes decide to leave to sushi. Li'l Judd then closes out by saying "Juddy Juddy Judd" parodying the ending of *Scooby-Doo.* Moments later, Sans is shown picking up the ketchup bottle from earlier, saying people were stupid if they thought he wouldn't come back for it, and closes with one of his signature puns.

## Characters

* Callie
* Marie
* Pearl
* Marina
* Li'l Judd
* Judd
* Mario
* Luigi
* Sans (Patrick Star)
* King Dedede
* Meta Knight
* King K Rool
* Bowser
* Biggie the Block
* Goombahs (no lines)
* Spike Cheep Cheep
* Dry Bowser
* Sephiroth
* Kazuya (debut)
* Cloud
* Waluigi
* Ashley
* Wario
* Dark Samus
* Thwomp
* Squash
* Bowser Jr.
* Endertropy
* Zombryo
* Mewtwo
* Ganondorf
* Clawitzer

## Trivia

* The special has been in production for nearly two years, around the time that Terry would be announced for *Smash*.
* It's been re-worked multiple times! An original draft featured the villains as the main leads, but LuigiFan felt it was too similar to *Rise of Ridley*. Interestingly, Wolf was included in this draft.
* This special is a parody or spoof on the Scooby-Doo franchise, mimicking the characters, plot and tropes from the episodes.
* A scrapped scene involving Sans capturing the villains was cut, due to feeling out of character for Sans, and due to the original Dry Bowser plush being used.
* The special would be published on CharmeleonWarrior's 23rd birthday, fitting as she voices the main four idols in the video.