After getting beaten by the vicious Wario, Peach had started to succumb to her wounds and fall. Wario had her by the collar, ready to finish her off...

Wario:"Life father, like daughter. And so ends the Mushroom Kingdom-"

Just as he was about to finish her, both of their attentions were taken over to a figure wearing white in front of him. Wario was left confused but Peach had started be filled joy and hope...

Peach:"...Toad?"

Her guardian, her friend, Toad had returned. The spots on his hat had turned from red to green, and he looked as strong as ever. Charging towards Wario, Toad had kicked him off of Peach and offered her a hand. They stood together against the mad plumber, but Peach was still surprised to see him...

Peach:"I thought you were dead."

Toad:"...I was."

Back at the castle, when Toad was shot down by Bullet Bill and where he sacrificed himself to save Peach, he pulled out one last trick so that he wouldn't go down easy. Looking into the eyes of his old friend, Toad had a green mushroom in his hands as he took his 'last' breath..

Toad:"Goodbye old friend."

As the explosion consumed them both, the green mushroom's power saved Toad's life and gave him the power to fight on. Now here, he's willing to continue this fight for her...

Toad:"Go on, princess. I'll take care of this."

Seeing how he had this handled, Peach began to leave, knowing her mission is to stop Bowser. But the was something that needed to be said before heading off...

Peach:"...Toad...He killed my father."

Toad:"...I understand."

With that said, Wario brought out a wicked laugh as the two began their fight. Wario seemed to be having trouble dealing with the elite guard of the Mushroom Army. Toad had shown himself as a skilled fighter, being swift and strong and not showing any mercy, proving that be snapping Wario's elbow. Wario would not go down easily, but Toad was making it easy as he already had him on the ground...

Toad:"The King was great man. When he was a prince, he stumbled upon an orphan on the streets of the Mushroom Kingdom.."

Wario tried to get back up, but Toad was not allow him...

Toad:"A child...abandoned...starving...He took that orphan in...gave him a family.."

Wario grew pissed, getting back on his feet and holding onto his broken arm. Toad stood in front him, taking a stance as Wario soon went in to attack. Toad has easily overpowered him, soon breaking his leg and having him on his knees, ready to be finished off. Toad walked up to the King's cape which Wario had stolen, picking it up...

Toad:"The King taught the orphan to stand for something greater than himself. To stand for honor..for justice...for the Kingdom!"

Taking the cape, Toad got it around Wario's neck and dragged him to a pillar, where he strangled him until his neck snapped. It was done, Wario was dead and the King avenged, thanks to his greatest pupil. Meanwhile, Mario was on the ground, having been shot was in pain. Kamek was holding the gun in his hand and was walking towards Mario...

Kamek:"It seems the plumbers have failed.."

Bowser had stood behind him..

Kamek:"Proceed without me. I'll make sure we're not followed."

Bowser:"Very well, Kamek."

As Bowser continued on, Kamek turned back to the wounded Mario...

Kamek:"Where's your compatriots?"

Mario:"Screw you!"

Getting on top of Mario, Kamek point the gun towards him..

Kamek:"You will answer me!"

Mario screams in pain, enough to make Peach hear it and find out where he is. Needing a weapon, Peach found a brick on the floor and decided to use it. Kamek was still trying to interrogate Mario...

Kamek:"Where's the princess?"

Mario:"..She's in another castle, asshole!"

Kamek:"Last chance! Tell me where she is!"

Peach:"Hey! Looking for me?"

Taking the brick, Peach threw and hit Kamek in the face with it. This gave Mario a chance to intercept, grabbing Kamek's wrist and soon getting on top. Turning his wrist, Mario pointed the gun towards Kamek and was ready to kill him..

Kamek:"Aaah! Hail Bowser!"

Those were his last words before getting shot in the head by Mario. He took this as a chance to recover his strength and get up on his feet...

Peach:"Mario, you OK?"

Mario:"..I'll live."

Peach:"We have to find Bowser."

Mario:"He was just right-"

Bowser:"HERE!"

Appearing behind Peach, he took her by the neck and lifting her off the ground. Mario reacted quickly, pointing the gun but couldn't get clear shot...

Bowser:"Drop the weapon!"

Peach:"Shoot him Mario!"

Mario:"Let her go!"

Bowser:"Take one more step and I'll snap her neck!"

Mario:"I said let her go!"

Peach:"Shoot him!"

Mario:"I don't have a clear shot!"

Bowser:"Her blood will be on your hands!"

Peach:"You have to kill Bowser!"

Mario:"I can't...I'll hit you!"

Peach:"It doesn't matter! If Bowser wins, the Kingdom will never be safe! This can't all be for nothing! Take the shot, Mario. That's an order!"

Mario clinched the gun in his hands, not sure if he should, at risk of killing Peach...

Bowser:"You can spare her life."

Peach:"That's an order!"

He knew he had to, but he couldn't see clearly...

Mario:"I can't...I can't."

Bowser:"Drop the weapon."

Mario:"How do I know you won't hurt her?"

Bowser:"My plans for the Mushroom Kingdom have failed, but there are worlds beyond this one. I will have another Kingdom."

Peach:"Don't listen to him, Mario! You can't trust him!"

Despite Peach pleading him not to, Mario unloaded the gone and dropped it on the floor..

Peach:"...No."

Bowser did drop Peach as promised, and Mario caught her. The two then let Bowser carry on...

Bowser:"To be continued..."

He proceeded over to a red warp pipe at the end of the room. But then, he suddenly paused...

Bowser:"On second thought-"

Turning around, Bowser brought a gun of his own and took his shot. He managed to hit Peach as she was soon on the ground, and Mario was shocked by this..

Mario:"Peach! No! Peach!...Hold on...You bastard..."

As Mario tended to Peach, Bowser soon closed in...

Bowser:"Don't you really think I would be stopped by a mere plumber?"

Bowser was ready to finish Mario off as well. But then, a big door opened and the two of them had looked over to see who it was. Someone with two mechanical feet and a minigun in his hands had should up, and it turned out to be...Luigi.

Luigi:"Did someone call a plumber?"

Bringing out the minigun, Luigi was ready to open fire..

Luigi:"Mario, get down!"

And so, Luigi fired at Bowser and roared. He also laughed maniacally as he continue to brutalized the leader of the koopas...

Luigi:"Nice suit, asshole! This is for the Mushroom Kingdom!"

As he was being fired upon, Bowser had tried to rush over to the warp pipe and dropped onto it as Luigi finished him. But not all was lost for him. He took the turtle he held in his hand and raised it over the pipe..

Bowser:"You'll have to go on without me...Lord Bowser."

A flashback was shown that Bowser's turtle was the one injected with the red mushroom serum. It was given the power, and now it will fulfill it's destiny. With he dying breath, Bowser dropped the turtle into the warp pipe, sending it into another world as he died. With that done, Luigi dropped his gun and headed over to Mario, who was still looking over Peach...

Mario:"Peach...no..Peach..."

Luigi:"Mario, you OK?"

Mario:"Yeah, but Peach..she's been shot."

Luigi:"Peach?..."

Mario:"Peach, don't leave us. We need you..."

As Mario had started to lose all hope, Peach had suddenly began to walk up. Mario was glad to know that she was alive. But she was a bit started to see the mechanical Luigi standing in front of both of them...

Mario:"It's OK! It's OK! It's just Luigi!"

Peach:"Bowser! Where is he? Where is he?!"

Mario:"He's dead! Hey! He's dead. Luigi killed him."

Even though she was relieved to hear that, Peach felt something around her chest. Feeling it, she began to pull out something...

Mario:"What is that?"

Pulling it out, it turned out to be the star necklace her father had given her. It was where she was shot, now having a whole in it. It protect her, just like her father said it would. Mario and Luigi were a bit confused, but that didn't matter. She was happy to know that her father was still protecting her, and especially after knowing that the war was finally over...

Peach:"...Let's go home."

Heading out of the fortress, they saw the rest of the Smashers were wrapping things up here. They rounded up the Shy Guys and made them surrender. Mario and Luigi saluted their fellow smashers. Each of them were given medals of honor and the crowd cheered for them. Back at Hyrule, Link had returned as a hero, getting all the recognition...well, sort of. They still couldn't get his name right. Later, Luigi was soon given the surgery needed to help him walk again, fixing up his legs and giving him a new set of...balls, courtesy of Ash...

Ash:"You're brother's gonna be okay."

Mario:"I can't thank you enough for what you did for Luigi."

Back at DK country, Diddy had took over where Donkey Kong left off, starting to rebuild their fallen home. And not only, Diddy had also found someone to get hooked with.
The year had passed, and all was right with the world once more..

Radio guy:"On this anniversary of victory, the Mushroom Kingdom celebrates it's first ever independence day. And in sporting news, Little Mac defeats King Hippo in round three. We now return to our regularly scheduled program."

At the castle, Mario was in the royal bathroom, fixing up toilets, doing his real job now that all was behind him. But her then heard the door open.

Guard:"Uh, your majesty, this is the men's room."

Mario had saw Peach in her princess attire, opening the door to the stall he was working in..

Mario:"Peach! Wow, you look incredible."

Guard:"Your majesty, we're late. The ceremony's about to begin."

Peach:"Give us minute."

The guard left them while Peach had a talk with Mario..

Peach:"Why aren't you getting ready for the party?"

Mario:"I am ready. I'm the royal plumber. All these toilets are depending on me."

Peach:"Can't that wait, Mario? It won't be the same without you."

Just outside the bathroom, the guard continues to check his clock, knowing they're already late. But out at the other end of the hall, he thought he saw someone being dragged away. He looked closely, but then was grabbed by monstrous looking arm. Back in the bathroom, Mario and Peach were still talking...

Mario:"I can't believe it's been a year already."

Peach:"Yeah, a year since we were fighting side by side.. We were surrounded by danger.. I miss that."

Mario:"What are you saying?"

Peach:"Being by your side, Mario...it felt right."

Mario:"I know Peach, But you're a Princess, and I'm a plumber."

Peach:"You're a hero!"

Mario:"I'm a plumber and the world knows it."

Peach:"...Then I hope someday the world will change."

She then gave a little kiss on Mario's cheek, before walking out. As Mario soon got back to work, he suddenly heard Peach scream and then headed out of the bathroom. Heading into the hall, he soon found a trail of dead guards leading to the maintenance hall. There at the end, a red warp pipe stood, with Bowser's insignia...and Peach's star necklace on the floor next to it. Now knowing that Bowser has taken Peach, Mario takes the necklace and then jumps into the warp pipe. Inside, the pipe started acting like some digital vortex and Bowser's voice could be heard at the other side..

Bowser:"We meet again, Mario! Did you really think I was dead."

Robotic voice:"Initiating 8-bit warp."

Mario soon took a look of himself, seeing that his hands were starting to become pixelated...

Mario:"What...what's happening? What have you done Bowser? What have you dooooonnnnneee-"

Mario soon reached the end of the warp pipe, looking a little different. He was falling until he land on some sort terrain, into an unknown world...

Mario:"What is this place. What have you been up to, Bowser?"

He was nearly at the edge of the place. On the other side was some sort of goal flag, and in the distance Bowser's laugh had been heard. Mario now knew his journey was only beginning...

WORLD 1-1

To Be Continued...In Super Mario Bros for Nintendo System Entertainment.

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And there you have it, the first story I've managed to finish this year. Consider it to be the last thing I do this year. See you all later.