Hello, and welcome to The Meaning of Christmas!

I've been planning ideas for this contest entry ever since it was first announced last month, but up until now, nothing I wrote seemed to capture the spirit of the season. To me, the holidays are a time to spend with family and friends, and although I focus on Christmas for this fic, I want to say that the following poem (yes, it is a poem) could work for any holiday during the holiday season. My family and friends helped to create this idea in a way, so I want to thank them for being there, and I hope that we all have an awesome holiday season! Now, without further ado, I hope you readers enjoy it (and if it leaves you with warm fuzzy feelings, make sure to give it a review!).

*Nintendo owns everything*

Christmas Eve had come at last,

The snow fell silently down,

And all throughout the Smash Mansion,

There was good cheer all around.

The stockings were hung out for dear Santa Claus,

And a party was in full swing,

As the Smashers celebrated Christmas Eve,

And the joy that night would bring.

But out on the lawn sat a lone little guy,

Who all inside had forgot,

His small robot head stared up at the sky,

And he half closed his eyes in thought.

Christmas, you see, was a puzzle to him,

For what was it all about?

A robot like him needed answer to things,

So that morning he set off to find out.

"What is the meaning of Christmas?" he asked,

To all of his fellow fighters,

Some answered presents, other with fun,

While Snake said it was cigarette lighters.

The kids answered "Santa!", the villains said coal,

Kirby said it was food,

Captain Falcon replied it was mistletoe,

And setting the holiday mood.

While all of these answers were good ones,

To R.O.B. they didn't feel right,

So he went and he sat outside for a while,

Until it was finally night.

"Why Christmas?", he asked as he stared at the stars,

"Why do we get so excited?"

"Is it the gifts? The food? All the fun we will have?

Or the party to which we're invited?"

R.O.B. thought for a moment on events from his past,

And the battles he fought in until finally at last,

He had come to the Mansion with all of his friends,

Who had fought by his side until evil's end...

"That's it!" he exclaimed to the stars up above,

"Christmas is all about friendship and love!

The love for your family and the friends that you know,

For being with them in this season of snow,

For being together through good and through bad,

On Mondays or Fridays, while happy or sad!

The love that we have unites all of us today,

And we show this love in our own special way,

Through gift giving and parties and fresh mistletoe,

To running around in the new-fallen snow.

Once you know this, then you have nothing to fear,

For now the meaning of Christmas is clear!"

R.O.B. raced as fast as he could back inside,

To be with his friends and celebrate the yuletide,

Thankful for all the wonderful people he knew,

And knowing they were thankful for knowing him too.

So this holiday be thankful for the people you know,

The ones who you love and who treasure you so,

Celebrate Christmas, or another holiday,

With family and friends in your own special way,

So never forget the true meaning this year,

And may you celebrate your holiday season with cheer!