I finally got the first update to this story done! This story is completely random and illogical but I hope you all like it, especially my readers. There will be one more chapter added to the story then it will be complete. It would have more suspense with it split into two updates. I hope you all enjoy my new story. Season 5 will be in progress for my Series when this story is complete.

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The Curiosity Factor

Part One – Obsessed Meta Knight Syndrome

Jigglypuff sighed dreamily as she gazed out the star filled sky. The sight greatly reminded her of a certain blue puffball that lingered in her mind, occupying her thoughts. Her hand stroked against the picture of Meta Knight she drew in the previous hour. There was nothing to do now. The daily brawls were over and others were at the lounge with their friends.

She was a social Smasher despite being a pushover in the tournament. Yet why was she all alone in her bedroom daydreaming about Meta Knight; the most antisocial and isolated Smasher in Brawl?

It didn't help that they were roommates. Jigglypuff often didn't sleep enough, busy watching Meta Knight as he lay unconscious when she knew for certain he wouldn't see her staring. Jigglypuff had been caught before; the experience was rather embarrassing. Meta Knight didn't think much of it by not paying it any mind but to be safe, she made sure to gaze at him when he was sleeping. She giggled softly. He was cute when he slept with the way his face was buried into the pillow and his body snuggled against the pillows.

Cute would be the last adjective everyone else would use to describe the battle hardened Star Warrior. However, they didn't see who he was inside, without the cold charade. Jigglypuff witnessed him behind the facade a few times unbeknownst to him, for example when he was alone with Kirby.

"Do not be afraid," he would say to Kirby if he awoke from a nightmare. "It was only a bad dream. They cannot hurt you."

Jigglypuff wished he would hold her close when she had a nightmare. She craved his attention and comfort so badly. How would she ever achieve such a wish?

She sighed, hands brushing against the flat keys of her laptop. Jigglypuff wanted to be near him and not fear him, meaning to notice her staring. She never stared at him intentionally, more out of admiration. She looked up to him in some ways. Jigglypuff desired his admirable traits; strength, mystery, bravery and thoughtfulness. He was everything she wanted and desired for life.

Jigglypuff gazed at her laptop screen to search through E-bay, at least to pass the time. The fans were fanatical over the Smashers (no pun intended). It was unbelievable seeing how many products were displayed in the various pages. Jigglypuff was in a dream world, absorbed in her fantasies, no longer aware of the world around her.

She was possessed somewhat in the magic of the internet. It was amazing how much money was made by the merchandise alone but also to watch various brawls in the stadium. Jigglypuff giggled when she saw a picture of her as a stuffed pillow. She couldn't help but find it cute that so many people loved that product.

Jigglypuff eyed the screen, a grin finding its way on her face. Which made her wonder what were the most popular selling products of the Smashers. She typed said curiosity in the search bar and waited impatiently for the results to show up the webpage. So far, none of the products arouse an interest in her. Before she was about to back out of the website, her eyes widened as they gazed at the top selling product with a crazed desire.

She needed to have it at all costs. Jigglypuff opened her dresser, searching desperately for her Smashers Savings Card. After two long minutes of looking through a cluster of accessories, she found it much to her relief. She hurried back to the laptop and began placing her order online.

Afterwards, she turned off the computer and internet modem and lay peacefully in her bed, smiling. Her wishes were going to come true.

Very soon, she kept thinking to herself. Very soon.

--

"Could you please change the channels? I'm getting tired of this show!" Wolf complained as Ike lay back in the recliner staring mindlessly at the television screen watching the show General Hospital.

While many people were nagging at Ike to change the TV channel, Jigglypuff snuck past the group of Smashers and sat down in an armchair, waiting for her prized delivery to arrive.

"Hurry up," she whispered, watching the seconds pass by on the clock.

"Change the channel!" Bowser growled, reaching for the remote. Ike protested and in the process of dodging another assault, he fell backwards off the chair. The remote was sent flying towards the other side of the room, smashing the clock to bits shattering it into tiny pieces. Jigglypuff stared at them as if to question their sanity.

"It was his fault," Link quickly explained, picking up the remote. "Sorry about that."

Jigglypuff kept staring at them with wide eyes until she heard a knock on the door. Excited she sprung up from the chair and opened the door to see the delivery person handing her a box.

"Thank you for your purchases."

"You're welcome," Jigglypuff said, closing the door and bringing the five boxes upstairs to her room without being noticed. As she hoped, Meta Knight was absent from the room. This was one of those times when she didn't want his presence in the room, especially because of her deliveries. It would give him the completely wrong idea anyway.

She gazed at the boxes for a moment, deliberating of how she would open them. Jigglypuff pulled at the tape but it was stuck on the box too tightly to tear off. She folded her arms tightly, lips in a pout. How would she open her purchases now?

A knock on the door sent her heart rate in a frenzy. "Jigglypuff, what is going on in there?"

She froze up. "Nothing." Suddenly an idea came to her. She opened the door to see a confused Meta Knight. Then it struck her. Galaxia. In one swipe, she stole his sword from his sheath, slamming the door.

"Jigglypuff, is there any explanation why you are stealing my sword?"

"I'm not stealing! I'm...uh, borrowing it for a second. I'll give it back when I'm done."

Meta Knight sighed. "Fine, but whatever you do -"

A shatter came from the room, cutting him off. Meta Knight cringed, tightening the grip on his cape.

"...do not hurt yourself," he finished in a whisper.

Jigglypuff opened the door, smiling. "Sorry about your lamp. It was an accident. But thanks for letting me borrow that thing! Now, if you please." She closed the door in his face, confusing him even further.

"Oooh, Meta Knight got dissed!" Dedede teased, who happened to unfortunately pass by. He glared at the penguin with red eyes.

"Shut up," he muttered, walking in the opposite direction.

Jigglypuff tossed the broken lamp out the window and sighed. "Now that I got that mess cleaned up, time to open my deliveries!" She was oblivious to the screams of pain from below as the broken lamp made contact with another Smasher.

The boxes were completely torn from Galaxia so Jigglypuff looked through the various products in an obsessed stare. A laugh emitted from her lips as a triumphant grin flashes across her face.

"Victory is my destiny," Jigglypuff said, giggling, as she held a Meta Knight plushie in her arms. She hugged the stuffed toy tightly. "You're mine now. All mine!" Laughs echoed through the room until another knock silenced her. "Oh what is it now?!"

"It's only me," Ike said from outside of the door. "I need your help."

"Sorry, don't have time," Jigglypuff said, ploughing through her pile of new Meta Knight plushies.

"But it's an emergency!" Ike protested.

"Go away. I'm busy," Jigglypuff replied, holding up a box of Meta Knight action figures.

"But-"

Jigglypuff picked up one of the Pokeballs randomly left on the floor, opened the door and threw it as far as she could. When she closed the door, she heard screams of terror and the growls of Entei. Smiling, she returned to her various piles of goods. It was her dream world....plushies, action figures, posters, pictures, stuffed toys, blankets...the list could go on.

There was another knock from the door. Jigglypuff growled, aggravated. "Who is it now?"

"Is something wrong Jigglypuff?" Uh, oh. It was Meta Knight.

"Um, no. I'm fine."

"Is it all right if I can come in? You locked me out of the room. Have you already forgotten we share the same bedroom?"

"Not right now! I'm busy right now. Personal business! Nothing you have to see. Now leave me alone."

"Jigglypuff, I need to-"

"Come back in an hour. It won't be a problem then, I promise!" He sighed, mask-palming. Sometimes, he wished he didn't have Jigglypuff as a roommate.

Jigglypuff grabbed her products by the handfuls, putting them all in the closet. All the products were crammed in so much, she could barely close the door. After a few more pushes and five minutes of frustration later, she finally succeeded.

She sighed with relief, lying down on the bed. She really needed a rest right now. "The things I do around here," she thought, closing her eyes but as she was drifting off, another knock disturbed her from her rest.

"Who is it?" She asked, wearily.

"May I please enter?"

"All right," she replied, knowing it was only Meta Knight. She had all her products hidden so it wouldn't be a problem. He gazed at her with suspicion as he stepped around the shards of his broken lamp carelessly left on the floor.

"This is what happened to my lamp?" He asked with no emotion in his voice. Jigglypuff shuddered. She knew by experience he never needed it to intimidate her or anyone else for that matter.

"It was an accident! I'm so sorry!" Jigglypuff squeaked, hiding behind her dresser. Meta Knight sighed.

"Do you believe I would kill you over a lamp Jigglypuff?"

Ashamed, she retreated from her hiding spot, cheeks red. "Sorry about that."

"Do not be. It was only a lamp. I could easily find a replacement. It is not a problem. Please be more careful from now on. The Master Hand does not particularly care for his furniture being destroyed. I will find a replacement and promise not to tell him this once. He will not know of this, that is, if you keep to your word to be more cautious of your surroundings."

"I promise. This will not happen again," Jigglypuff said, smiling.

"Very well then. I will buy a replacement." With horror, she realized he was heading for the closet. She bit her lip, cheeks pale.

"What do you need from that closet anyway?" She asked casually.

"My wallet. The replacement store is in Nintendoville. Is that a problem?"

"No, no! Not at all!" Jigglypuff felt her heart rate accelerate as his hand reached for the doorknob. She couldn't let him find out about her purchases. He would think of her as an obsessed creep. Something had to be done. "On second thought, I could pay for it!"

Meta Knight rested his hand on the doorknob. "What for? I said it was no problem if I paid for it."

"Since I was the one being careless, I should pay for it. Consider it a thank you for not telling the Master Hand!"

He thought for a moment. "All right. You have a point."

Jigglypuff held out the money which thankfully she left in her dresser. "This should be enough for the replacement."

"Thank you."

When he left the room, she sank to the ground, shaking with relief. He was so close to discovering her secret and her prized hoard of Meta Knight merchandise. She knew she may not be so lucky the next time. She needed somewhere else to hide her stuff, but where? Not in the bedroom obviously but maybe from a friend.

There was a knock at the door.

"Jigglypuff, are you in there? It's time for supper," Peach said from outside the door.

"All right, I'm coming," Jigglypuff said, glancing one last time at the closet before following her friends to the cafeteria. She eyed the hallways constantly to search for a hiding spot. Suddenly, an idea came to her. She could keep the stuff in her room after all...

--

"I will be sure to bring in the money tomorrow. I apologize for the inconvenience," Meta Knight said. "There was a mistake earlier. I am sorry."

The cashier shrugged. "Take the lamp anyway. You said you'd pay for it tomorrow. I trust you on that. It wasn't your fault this happened."

Meta Knight nodded, carrying the lamp in one arm, glaring under the mask as he walked all the way from Nintendoville to the Smash Mansion. At the moment, he would have been more than happy to hit Jigglypuff over the head with Galaxia. She promised him she would pay for it, gave him the money only to find out at the counter that he was a dollar short of the required money needed to pay for the lamp.

"I should have paid for this myself," Meta Knight muttered as he opened the front doors. The Smashers already finished their supper so the hallways were currently vacant. "Was Jigglypuff trying to hide something? She wouldn't let me near the closet...I need to have a talk with her immediately."

Meanwhile, upstairs in the bedroom, Jigglypuff finished cutting out a small part of the ceiling with one of the swords Meta Knight kept in his dresser. She found there was enough room in the ceiling to hold all of her stuff she bought from E-bay. She shoved the cut out of the ceiling back into place so it would look like nothing happened to it. Meta Knight would never know the difference.

She started to go down the step ladder when she lost her footing. Startled, she tossed the sword out the open window, landing on her back. Her hand rubbed her forehead to sooth the dizziness that unsettled her body. She leapt to her feet when she realized what she had done.

"It was only one sword. He won't notice it's gone. If he does, I'll really be in big trouble."

The door suddenly opened with incredible force, taking Jigglypuff by surprise. Meta Knight said nothing as he put the lamp on his end table and plugged it in the socket. Jigglypuff fiddled with her hands, the silence starting to freak her out. Was he mad at her? What did she do wrong?

"Jigglypuff," he began as he sat down on the bed. It took a lot of self control to suppress his anger. "Have you ever counted money before?"

"Huh?" She was surprised at the question. Why was he asking her this? "Of course I counted money! What's the matter? Did something happen?"

"You said there was enough to pay for the lamp," Meta Knight stated, now folding his arms. "I was a dollar short."

Jigglypuff stared at him for a moment before the message sunk in. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I had no idea the lamp cost that much! I'm such an idiot!"

"You thought you were an idiot? It was shaming for me, being the one who had to go to the store in the first place." He held out her money putting it back in her hands. "You keep your money. I am paying for the lamp tomorrow."

Jigglypuff nodded, but her expression remained blank. What had she done? Jigglypuff begun to lie back on her bed before Meta Knight once again questioned her.

"Jigglypuff, have you seen my training sword? It was here this morning but I cannot find it anywhere."

"Nope, I have no idea where it went," she fibbed, cheeks paling to almost a white colour. She really was in trouble now. "Are you sure it's missing?"

Meta Knight sighed. "Yes, I am positive. I made sure. Are you sure you do not know where it is?"

Jigglypuff sunk deeper in the covers. "Positive. I am sure."

"If you say so. I will take your word for it," Meta Knight replied, climbing into his own bed.

Jigglypuff closed her eyes, sighing quietly from relief. She managed to avoid another near accident again but for how long, she had no idea. What had started all this in the first place?

Her Meta Knight obsession. All because of the obsession, everything was going wrong.

"I need to be more careful. I'll pretend this never happened tomorrow and everything will be back to normal."

Or would it?

"I know Jigglypuff is hiding something. She can deny it as many times as she pleases but I will not be convinced otherwise. Tomorrow, I will be sure to have a talk with her," Meta Knight thought as he closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.