[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Ganondorf had made his way to Busy Bee Lobby, his end of the deal being that he was paired off with a Devil Hunter, a Cosmic Princess, and an anthropomorphic talking feline, he decided to focus on lunch and maybe visit the Science Cafe to meet with Koume and Kotake.  He wasn't big on visitations but if he had to then there was no alternative, and seeing this as an oppritunity he would enjoy the fun while it lasts before the war finally starts.

The Boo waiter had noticed him and was quite scared to say the least, offering him a Mushroom Steak and Eggplant Juice.  suffice to say, Ganondorf didn't mind, heck; every single person save those who had been fighting to save themselves were so afraid of the Gerudo Warlord that they wouldn't go near him with a 10 foot polearm.

"Damn that Bowser, I hope that he realises that there are people who have an axe to grind on him." Ganondorf said as he cut into his meal.  his anger and hatred of Bowser very prominant so that nobody who was in league with the Koopa King had trouble in discerning that Bowser had a bit of bad blood with Ganondorf during the Subspace Emmisary incident.

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How the mighty had fallen. Despite the constant annoyance it caused him, that thought continued to crop up in Smithy's mind. It maddened him to think of just how far he had fallen. He had once been a warlord, ruling the factory with an iron fist, with an army at his beck and call. The Mushroom Kingdom trembled at the sound of his name! And now, he had an apartment. A puny, humiliating APARTMENT! And they acted like this was a charity to him! No soldiers, no servants, no army, nothing! Made to live meekly side by side those who had wrecked his glorious factory in the first place!

Despite his simmering anger, though, he knew that now as not the time to redress these wrongs. It pained him to admit it, but he was weak now. He was alone, and if he launched an attack now, he would be overwhelmed by the sheer number of simpering do-gooders here. No. Now was the time to play by their rules, and be an obedient little machine. He would support this Life Sphere for the time being. He needed to find out how they protected themselves from the Starvia, and find a way to duplicate it before he broke away. Rebuilding his factory first couldn't hurt either, as an army of his own just might be useful. But that was for the end game, while he was still in the opening moves.

Smithy trudged through the sickeningly cheerful Busy Bee Lobby. Though reduced to getting his food at a cafeteria like a common man, he was pleased to find that many of the mushroom folk still feared his glare. They yelped and silenced their whispering and rumoring behind his back when he shot them an angry look. Many of the patrons of the lobby gave him a wide berth, as he just grabbed a hunk of iron ore and a pint of engine oil for his lunch. Smithy gazed about the place, seeking any that might be of use to him. Most of the inhabitants here were weak and soft and ultimately useless. There was one, though, that had the look of a proper warlord, and was similarly avoided by the clientele of the place. Organic rather than machine, true, but he possessed an air of power nonetheless. Plus, listening in on his brief ranting, it seemed he was no fan of Bowser either, though Smithy didn't know what their history was.

“The others here, they seem to fear you,” Smithy said in a deep, metallic voice. He approached Ganondorf in sharp contrast to everyone else who avoided him. “Tell me, why is that?”

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Ganondorf took a breif moment to answer when the metallurgist of weapons asked, but when he did it was with apparent relish that he could easily cut the tension with a knife. "Ah, now that is a story for these lowly cowards ears to hear and remember. They fear me because I was one of the two villains who caused the Subspace Emmisary Incident, they also fear me because of my... Past incarnation as the ancient Demon King that plagued Hyrule's surface world for many years. But for now I'm playing by their rules until the Starvia is extinguished, then I can reap the benifits of conquest by taking Hyrule for myself like I had planned from the begining since the day I was born." he stated, looking the big metal man in the eyes with a calm but firm stare. Smithy wouldn't know to look at him, but Ganondorf seemed to be known as a welcoming sign to fellow villains, at least until others decided to barge in on the conversation between the two.

"Oh dear, but where the hell are my manners, I got into a full blown rant at that question that I forgot to introduce myself. I am Ganondorf, King of all that is evil in Hyrule and bearer of the Triforce of Power; what might your name be?" Ganondorf said, taking a swig of the Eggplant Juice and placed the glass down, then clenched his right hand into a fist to reveal the Triforce of Power shining brightly on the back of his hand.

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Smithy listened quietly to the tall, dark man speak and list his titles and accomplishments, his own fiery gaze meeting the calm but firm stare unflinchingly. At the end of his introduction, though, Smithy grinned a spiky toothed smile. “Gufaw haw haw! The moment I saw you, I knew that you were a cut above the weaklings here!” Smithy said, bellowing a laugh. “As for myself, I am King Smithy, of the Smithy Gang, conqueror of Bowser's Keep and Koopa Troop, and scourge of the Mushroom Kingdom. Or, I was before that blasted plumber and his irritating little band threw a monkey wrench into my plans! Curse him! Him and that miserable doll, that pathetic puffball, that frilly princess, and that shelled imbecile!” He punctuated this curse with a slam of his fist onto the table, leaving a sizable dent in it. A small plume of steam shot from the top of his head. For a moment, he silently glowered at nothing in particular, before visibly forcing himself to calm down.

“But no. There will be a reckoning, but it will not be today. Like you, I was great once, but now here we both are. Sitting in this sickeningly sweet Busy Bee Lodge. Creators, if I were flesh and blood I'd be getting diabetes.” Smithy continued, once he had gotten his anger under control. He paused just long enough to take a chomp out of his iron ore before continuing. “Yet we are alike in another way. We are destined for more than this. It may not be tomorrow, it may not be years from now, but old glories will be reclaimed, and old wrongs redressed. In the meanwhile, I too am forced to play along, and put up with that tiny apartment they stuck me in.”

“But you know what? I think I rather like you. You're not afraid to use power to it's fullest. And so I want to propose a deal. Maybe you and I can be of use to one another? With your expertise in magic, and mine in machines, there would be little we couldn't do.” Smithy said, his toothy grin returning. “How about it, Ganondorf?” What Smithy didn't mention was the triforce of power that Ganondorf showed off. Smithy could feel the power radiating from it, and it piqued his curiosity. Perhaps that was a strong enough power source to let him maintain his true form indefinitely. He had been stuck in this lesser form ever since he lost the star piece to Mario and his friends.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Ganondorf listend to Smithy's ranf, and whe the Metal being called bowser a 'Shelled Imbecile' he haughed, this wasn't your avarage everyday-run-of-the-mill laugh, it was a laugh that was so mirthless and cruel that not even Li's resident Troll Hades could ever hope to replicate. "Luckily for you, that made me laugh so hard that my Ganon Aura could be seen fro the entrance to this place. You and Dr. Eggman would feel right at home in making stuff. And speaking of Eggman, I've been enlisted by the omelet dictator to fight on the front line in the upcoming battle between him, the overweight Kroc and the Shelled Imbecile. And my partners on the front line are a Devil hunter named Dante, an anthropomorphic talking chunky feline by the name of Big, and a Cosmic Princess that I'm sure you know nothing about; goes by the name of Rosalina. Damn Koopa'll think twice about trying to mess with me when he sees an energy sphere blowing his troops to timbuktu." Ganondorf said, his laugh actually startling those in the BBL into terrified silence.

"But I see where you are getting at, so I do believe an alliance should be planned, 'Should' being the key word because I have to be on the side of caution. Even if I helped you in conquering what remains of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and his allies would be ready to counter our every move; and if you tried to help me conquer what was left of Hyrule, Link and Zelda would be on the both of us like flies on sh*t. But there could be a means to 'work around' this type of situation, in the form of finding our respective lands inate magical reserves and utilise that power to our advantage. As for the Triforce, Even if you had the piece that I posess, it wouldn't do you any good without claiming the other two pieces, held by the aformentioned Link and Zelda, and the Complete Triforce is said to grant the wish of the one who holds it, be they good or evil. It's how I've been able to 'Hijack' the plot from other villains in the Zelda Series." Ganondorf added, albiet whispering what he could think to be a viable strategy to Smithy first so nobody could eavesdrop on their conversation, but trying to keep secrets as to what the two would be plotting could easily be overheard if someone competent enough could hear them.

{Anyone else can feel free to barge into this conversation at any time, including Waluigi if Mr. G&W so wishes.}

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At a table behind Smithy and Ganon lies Shizuka, who was secretly spying on Ganon in hopes to gain information for Bowser when the Gang Wars actually start. Bowser so far seems like the most trustworthy person to be with during these wars, she felt bad for the poorer people in the Life Sphere and wished to get them homes should they win, plus to her Eggman and K Rool seemed far more suspicious. What she actually got was someone called Smithy appearing and talking to the Demon King about taking over Mushroom ruins and Hyrule crater once the Starvia has left LI..And getting two pieces of a triangle from someone called Link and Zelda.

"Nothing interesting..But i could blackmail the two now that i heard there plans, should they run into me..Everything else was just swearing, making up aura names and the breaking of the fourth wall." Shizuka thought to herself as she looked at the notepad that contained the information, just then a scared boo waiter appeared infront of her. "Dont worry, i'm not like Ganondor--I mean Dorf, i'll just be having what that toad over there is having..A saled..Just a saled." Shizuka said..However what she just said caught the attention of everyone in the restaurant apart from Smithy and Ganon.


"OOOOOH..That lady with the strange notebook just made a movie reference!" A toad nearby said pointing to Shizuka. She felt embarrassed that everyone was looking at her after making a movie reference..This resturnat was weird for her.

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Smithy frowned, raising one of his bushy eyebrows, at a few of the oddities in Ganondorf's speech. Plots? Series? It might be an odd way of referring to his plans and the history of Hyrule. Or it might just be that this Ganondorf had a few screws loose upstairs. Still, mad or not, the Gerudo warlord was informative. “I might speak to this 'Dr. Eggman' later. Provided he survives the little scuffle of course. I myself have little interest in joining a turf war. Despite wanting to see the turtle's downfall, there's far better uses of my time,” Smithy said. “And, as it stands, the Mushroom Kingdom doesn't hold any particular interest to me now anyway. It's simply ruins, it's inhabitants dead or fled. No, while I want to carve out my own kingdom, it doesn't matter where. I need somewhere pure of the Starvia plague, somewhere defensible.”

“But that is a long way off. Right now, as much as it annoys me, I need the Life Sphere. Much more than the Life Sphere needs me in fact. It is the only barrier between myself and the Starvia plague, so I must see to it's survival. I've no intention of pursuing my grudge right now, let alone bothering Link or Zelda for the triforce pieces they possess. One civil war is already one too many, given the precarious position that the Life Sphere is in. The fools. None of them particularly know how to run an army anyway. Mario and the like are used to going solo, simply beating up or stomping everything in person until problems stop being problems. They have no head for logistics or...”

Smithy trailed off as he heard the minor commotion nearby, some idiot blathering on about movie references. With an annoyed growl, he glanced over at the source, seeing the human girl, the boo waiter, and the toad gawking about the movie reference. At first, Smithy was inclined to ignore it, as the usual fools being fools. However, something caught his eye. The human girl's notebook. Or more specifically, his name in the notebook. “Gufaw haw haw! Got an interest in overlords do you?” Smithy said, smiling his toothy grin again. He beckoned with a big metal hand. “Well, come on over! Join our little talk, why don't you? I don't bite. Feel free to take notes if you like. That's what you were doing anyway, wasn't it?”

“Anyway, as I was saying,” Smithy resumed, whether or not the human came over to join them. “They have no head for logistics or strategy. Mario is, at best, a tactical leader. A dangerous lone wolf at worst. Bowser is letting himself get dragged into infighting. Peach is a peacetime ruler, while we obviously are at war with the Starvia. She refused to create a military, no matter how many times Bowser kidnaps her. They ignore obvious threats beyond the horizon. But I've seen what is coming.” He got out a large map of Li, spread it over the table, and pointed to the layout of the life sphere. His metal finger tapped the Harvest Acres. “This is the only reliable food source they have. A small farm, less than a city block in size. The octorok meat they brought in recently might sustain the population for a while, but once that runs out, there is no way this puny farm can sustain the city. If you think the fights are bad now, wait until starvation looms. The organics will butcher one another for a can of beans!”

“But fortunately for them, I have a solution. Hydroponics. In the same plot of land that miserable little farm occupies, I can build an automated series of hydroponic farm factories that can feed a nation and have enough left over for lavish feasts. But to do that, I will need materials and labor. Labor won't be a problem. I can make automated workers, or borrow some from Dr. Eggman. Or simply pressgang some of the plentiful idle hands that I see here. Materials, though, will be more tricky. Foundation and building material, circuitry and computers for the farms itself, I haven't seen in great abundance here. Some will have to be salvaged. At first glance, I see a couple options. The lost reploid city here, and the sector X meteorite field here.” Smithy said, tapping a couple other spots on the map. “And of course, a portion of the salvage could be kept for other projects. It will take an army to fight the Starvia after all.” Particularly, an army under only Smithy's command, of course, but Smithy didn't feel the need to mention that fact.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"I'd agree with you, but until the Starvia is purged, all we have to do is deal with whatever missions crop up, as for a good location that can be feasable in the long run, Star Piece Meadow seems to be a good place to keep a level head and salvage the chunks of Planet Popstar at the same time, though from what I heard, there was a scuffle in the caves there between a group of adventurers, a mad scientist, and what appears to be a big black ball with an eye. Caves were all but abandoned, though that scientist goes there to harvest what he calls Starvia Containment Crystals to try to find a means to find a cure." Ganondorf stated, pointing out what appeared to be the Star Piece Meadow on Smithy's map.

It was then that he noticed Shizuka and he wasn't at all pleased... to say anything more to someone he would be forced to Trophify in the upcoming battle would be the biggest understatement of the year and picking an obvious reason to say something, would say it if he met her on the field of battle.

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Shizuka looked when Smithy and Ganon noticed her, Smithy even invited her to join the chat, but she ignored him and continued writing on her notepad. Although she felt Ganon looking at her she looked up at him, not looking embarrassed anymore. She gave him an emotionless stare..It obviously means one thing...


She is not afraid of the King of Evil....."Yes, can i help you?" Shizuka said to Ganon before looking down at the notepad choosing not to write down the latest updates of Smithy and Ganons plans, since Smithy did not chose a location for his new kingdom yet and his plans to make a Hydropump actually sounds like a good idea..And nothing to blackmail over him with. Just then the boo waiter returned with a saled, Shizuka looked up at the waiter and smiled...

"Arigato." She said before taking out her little purse and placing ten coins onto the waiters gloves that he uses to carry objects since his regular hands will make the objects go through it, "Uhh, ma'am i just needed five Coins." The waiter said. "I know, you can use the other five to buy something nice for yourself." Shizuka said, the waiter looked happy and not fearful anymore. "Really, thanks ma'am!" The waiter said before floating off, Shizuka then began to eat..Although she did know that Ganon and Smithy might be on to her..

But if they actually are...Then the restaurant will have to suddenly close.

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The woman stayed where she was, just paying for her food. Smithy didn't blame her, he and ganondorf were rather intimidating, after all. She acted like all she was doing was having dinner, but now that Smithy knew what to listen for, he could hear the faint scribblings of her taking notes. Smithy decided to let it be. He had better things to do than to pick a fight in a public place with a stranger. The forces of the Life Sphere would be on him in a heartbeat. Only a fool would assume that a warlord such as himself wouldn't be carefully watched. Ganondorf, on the other hand, seemed to be quite irritated at the woman's attention. Smithy wondered if there was any history between the two. Perhaps the human was associated with Link or Zelda in some way.

“Hmm. Perhaps. Perhaps. These Starvia Containment Crystals certainly sound useful, if they live up to their name,” Smithy said, ignoring the woman for the time being. “Sooner or later, I'll need to look into them to see if they can be used in my plans. And having a whole planet's worth of rubble is sure to offer good mining opportunities. Plus, it's far from both the Life Sphere, and the biggest concentrations of Starvia, it looks like. That isolation can be useful as well. It has no robotics or machinery, save what the scientist might have left behind though. I may make a separate expedition later to the Sector X region. Both for salvaging robotics, and for materials for my own projects. Travel would be much easier if I had Blade again.”

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Ganondorf began to ponder Smithy's last batch of words concerning Mario after what Smithy had said about him and Bowser, ignoring Shizuka.

"What you said about Mario and Bowser is indeed true. I know for a fact that those two are more about Brawn than Brains since they've been at eachothers throats for 30 years... Very poor tactical battle knowledge the both of them! But for the time being, Mario isn't the only major thorn in our sides, there's also that damn hyperactive hedgehog Sonic. The only one that seems to be more reliable however is Samus, and she's gone and gotten herself in a situation far beyond her control. I won't rule out a possible bout of Starvia infection in her case, but we will have to take this risk and throw it out the window until we have concrete proof." Ganondorf said as he popped the last bit of Mushroom Steak into his mouth and swallowed it. "Transport, eh... Might be good to have something along those lines." he added, looking as though he were deep in thought.

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"That was close." Shizuka thought to herself, looking a bit happy since Smithy and Ganon did not discover what she was doing. She continued to listen to the twos bickering..All she heard was Smithy planning an expedition to the large and dense field that was known as Sector X..And also them talking about Bowser and three..Well two leaders of the Life Sphere since one of them..Named Samus Aran got captured by someone called Black Shadow..But everyone already knew about that..


"Looks like this will take awhile..At least the only thing enjoyable about this trip is this delicious saled." Shizuka thought as she took a bite from said saled...Looks like this restaurant really is fancy.

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“Bah, I've read about the blue one. He's no danger. Like Mario, he's a lone wolf, purely reactive. But Samus... that one intrigues me. They call her a hero, but she's like us. Not afraid to use force. Zebes destroyed. The metroid species exterminated. SR-388 destroyed. Dark Aether destroyed. Phaaze destroyed. The space pirates tremble at her name. They don't even dare to use it, calling her the 'Hunter' instead. Organic she may be, but the wrecks of worlds litter her history. She's as destructive as either of us, if not more so, yet she doesn't have the ambition to make herself empress or queen. It's a pity she's missing. Rather curious overall, but a side issue at the moment.” Smithy said. “If an opportunity presents itself to find her, I wouldn't be adverse to lending a hand.”

“But with more immediate matters, I think I've made up my mind. To build the hydroponics bay, we'll need a means to move a large amount of material quickly, such as Blade. Having an armed airship would be useful as well. From what I've seen, Life Sphere Central doesn't have the means of projecting force beyond it's walls, save for sending parties of fighters on foot. In the long run, if we're ever to take the fight to the Starvia, we will need that means.” Smithy said. “I'm going to sector X, and I'm going to build Blade 2.0. No doubt the wrecks of Andross' base will have suitable materials. Perhaps some weapons can be scavenged too. Something tells me black powder cannons won't cut it this time. Of course, should we decide to make a deal, either now or in the future, I wouldn't mind using Blade to support my allies.”