Well, this is the start of another fic. I think this is probably going to be one of the best so far. I got plenty of plans for this (well, not really), and I plan on making this awesome. And just to let you know, this is going to run like my other fics. No Paper Mario characters until a few seasons have past (and if they are popular as well). Well, no more delay, let's get this started.
MARIO: AMAZING RACE EDITION
Chapter 1: Meet the teams
The sky was clear blue. A lakitu could be seen holding a camera in one hand.
"And were on in three, two, one..."
The lakitu turned on the camera and started zooming around a pink and white castle. A moat could be seen underneath a stone bridge, which led to some wooden doors, leading to the inside of the castle. Above that was a glass window which showed a picture of a princess with blond hair and a pink dress. In front of that was a yellow star sprite wearing brown shoes slowly floating down to the center of the bridge. She soon stopped and faced the camera.
"HELLO YELLO. Names Starlow, and I'm going to be hosting this reality show otherwise known as the Amazing Race. And this is Peach's castle.
The camera zooms out to show the castle once again.
"This castle is home to the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. This is also the starting line where 11 teams of 2 will begin a race around the world for".
She paused, then continued. "ONE MILLION COINS".
"Well now, lets meet the teams, shall we"?
The camera moves away from the castle about 2 blocks away, where 11 toad buggies can be seen making their way in the same direction. The camera zooms in on the one in front, revealing the first team.
Mario and Luigi: Brothers
Starlow's voice could be heard while giving an introduction of the team.
"Mario and Luigi. Brothers who work as plumbers while their not traveling to rescuing the princess".
The camera shows two people who look similar in some ways. Both had mustaches, overalls, gloves, and brown shoes on. But one was short and was wearing his red trademark hat, while the other was taller and was wearing his green trademark hat. Both had confident smiles, waiting for the buggie to arrive at their destination.
"Me and my bro don't get much of a chance to do this kind of stuff in our lives, seeing how busy we are". The smaller one, Mario said.
"Yeah, but that didn't stop us from coming on this show to win it all". The taller one, Luigi replied.
Don't get too cocky Luigi, you know what happened last time you were like that". Mario responded with a laugh.
The camera moved to the second buggie.
Peach and Daisy: Princesses
"Peach and Daisy. Princesses from their own respected places. One is from the mushroom kingdom while the other one is from Sarasaland".
The camera shows two princesses, each with confidence in their eyes. One looks similar to the image on the castle, while the other one was looking less formal and more athletic, with brown hair, a yellow tang-top, orange shorts, and a crown similar to the other's only it had flowers instead of gems.
"It's great to be here. Although I much rather would have enjoyed it more had I been with Mario". The one in pink, Peach said.
"Yeah, and I would have liked it if I didn't get a partner who didn't complain so much". The one in orange, Daisy responded.
"What did you just say!" Peach screamed getting in Daisy's face.
The lakitu, obviously seeing that this wasn't going to end well, moved on to the next buggie very quickly
Yoshi and Birdo: Dating
"Yoshi and Birdo. Dating dinosaurs from Yoshi island".
The camera showed two dinosaurs, one green and one pink. The former was wearing orange shoes while the latter was wearing a red bowtie over her ears. They both have translators on so that people can understand them.
"Me and Birdo haven't been dating for too long now, but we still work well together". Yoshi said with a proud smile.
Birdo was busy filing her nails. "Yes, it will be interesting to see how well this works".
"What do you mean by that?"
She turned toward him. "I mean that this stuff always results in problems with relationships and will probably cause us to lose the competition. Preferably, it will be your fault".
"What!" Yoshi roared at Birdo, who was looking back at her nails.
Seeing that once again, everything felt uncomfortable, the lakitu went to the next buggie at the same pace as the last transition.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father-Son
"Bowser and Bowser Jr.. A father and son from the darklands. Bowser has tried to kidnap Peach countless times".
The duo could be seen siting side by side. The larger one had a green shell with spikes on. He also had on multiple rings and had red hair. The smaller one also had a shell on his back with spikes on, only it was much smaller. His red hair was in a ponytail and it looked like he could hardly contain his excitement.
"Oh boy, we're going to have so much fun!" Bowser Jr. said excitedly, bouncing up and down in his seat.
"Calm down, we haven't even started yet". Bowser said while putting a hand on his son's shoulder making him stop bouncing in place. "But still, we are so going to dominate this competition".
"I know". His son said while bouncing up and down again. "Mama Peach and Mario better watch out cause we're gonna beat them".
"At a boy". Bowser said looking out the window and watched the castle getting closer to them. "Almost time".
Wario and Waluigi: Brothers
"Wario and Waluigi. Brothers who rob people of their money just for the sake of getting money".
Starlow thought to himself "Why did we invite them"?
The camera moved to the next buggie to show the two brothers. One was small and plump, wearing purple and yellow overalls, having a zigzag mustache, and wearing a yellow hat with a W on it. The other one was tall and skinny, wearing purple and black overalls, having pointy ears, and wearing a purple and black hat with a backwards L on it. Both were smiling for whatever reason.
"Yeah, Wario going to win the money".
"Yeah, nothing will stop us".
There wasn't really anything after that.
Toad and Toadette: Dating
"Toad and Toadette. Dating mushrooms from the mushroom kingdom. One works at the incorporation of Toad business plans, while the other is a teacher at shroom high".
The next buggie shows two mushroom people, siting hand in hand. One has white and red dots on his head while the other has pink with white spots on her head. The later has pink curls drooping down the side of her ears. The guy is wearing blue overalls while the girl was wearing a pink dress.
"I think that this race is a good chance for me and my beautiful girlfriend to bond a little bit more". Toad said looking at Toadette and winking.
She responded by blushing and saying "Yeah, and when we win, we can donate our winnings to charity".
Toad stopped moving, then mumbled to himself "Well, there goes that bachelor party I had planned".
"What was that"?
"Nothing sweetie".
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong: Uncle-Nephew
"Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Uncle and Nephew from the Kongo Jungle".
The next buggie shows two apes sitting next to each other, both eating bananas. Both had brown fur, but the larger one had a tie with his initials DK, while the smaller one was wearing the trademark hat for Nintendo. Due to them eating bananas, the only thing that could be heard from their interview was "Mrfhurfguksjk" So, the lakitu moved on to the next buggie.
Goomba and Shy Guy: Work Employees
"Goomba and Shy Guy. Workers who work under the rule of Bowser".
The two were sitting down being quiet. The first was small, brown, had no arms, and had fangs from his bottom two teeth. The other was also small, has stubby arms and legs, is red and has a white mask over is face. He is wearing earphones and is enjoying music with his eyes closed.
"Whatcha listining to?" Goomba asked his partner. He got no response.
"Hello?" He said, waving his hands in front of Shy Guy until he remembered he didn't have any hands.
"This is going to be a long trip. But still excited".
Koopa and Dry Bones: Cousins
"Koopa and Dry Bones. Probably cousins who work for the koopa troop unit also under the order of Bowser".
The camera showed two turtles exchanging a conversation with one another. The first was a normal yellow turtle with a green shell. The other one...well...
The other one first off, had no skin whatsoever. He was mostly grey and white, with cracks where his shell originally was. His bones could easily be seen, and could even be taken off of him. The two turtles had no idea that they were being interviewed.
"I'm just saying, this will be a great chance for the ladies to see the real you". Koopa said slyly to Dry Bones
Dry Bones was not enjoying this conversation. "Why, it's not like anyone will care for me. I'm just a skinless turtle who is being forced to live under the environment we all live under. Nobody's going to care for that".
"Come on, there's got to be somebody out there cheering you on".
Dry Bones looked up. "You know, I think there's somebody out there cheering for me".
"Well who is it". Koopa asked, obviously intrigued.
"No, I shouldn't say".
"Come on, we're pals, I won't tell anybody".
Dry Bones sighed. "Fine, but you can't tell anybody. If you do, I'll never live it down. You swear?"
"I swear".
"Good. Ok, her name is-". He was cut off by a noise behind him. They looked behind them to see the camera. That's when they first noticed that their interview had started already. Dry Bone's socketless eyes went wide.
"Oh no you don't. OUT!". He screamed, using one arm to pull off the other one off and held it menacingly at the camera".
The lakitu was out of there in the matter of half a second.
Kammy and Kamek: Mother-Son
"Kammy and Kamek. A mother and son who work as magicians and also work under Bowser".
"The camera shows the mother and son in magician cloaks. The older one wore purple while the younger one wore blue. Both had hats of the same color while they had brown wands that showed off a faint glow
"I think that me and my Mom have what it takes to win this whole thing. We have amazing magical powers that can help us do anything we please-".
"Um, you aren't allowed to use your magical powers". The lakitu responded.
"Oh, well, then we'll just win like everyone else" Kammy said, a little bit of frustration could be heard in her voice.
"Yeah, just like Mario, the human who has no special powers unlike us". Kamek responded, also sounding a little ticked off.
They stopped their interview at that point, so the lakitu moved on to the next buggie.
King Boo and Boo: Father and Son
"King Boo and Boo. A possible father and son who work together with other Boo's to defeat their arch nemesis Luigi".
Starlow again thought to himself. "A father and son of ghost, how is that even possible".
When the lakitu looked through the open window of the buggie, there was nobody in sight. He was confused by this until the two popped out and screamed the living daylight out of him.
"AUGH!" He screamed as the camera caught the two boos staring out at him with their tongues sticking out. The buggie started moving faster-no, the lakitu was slowing down. The camera made a clanking sound as he hit the ground panting. You could still hear King Boo say. "We sure got him good". And then you could hear a laugh from Boo before the sound disappeared.
The lakitu slowly got off the ground, still panting from the initial shock of being scared. He then said "I don't get paid enough for this job". before floating back to the castle.
Once making it back, the lakitu could easily tell that Starlow was mad when she floated up to him
"Where were you!" she screamed.
"What do you think!" The lakitu screamed back.
"Whatever, we have a show to do you stupid lakitu". Starlow mumbled
"I have a name you know. It's Dalton". The lakitu, now known as Dalton said.
"Yeah, just start the camera".
Dalton sighed and started the camera again. "And we're rolling". He still sounded annoyed.
"And so, you've met the teams, you've seen their personality, and you've got a good idea on what's going to happen during this show".
"So, how will the first leg go, who will be the first eliminated, and will we ever figure out who Dry Bones special girl is. Find out next time".
The camera zoomed out showing the castle one last time before changing to a commercial based on a restaurant where they serve dead Goomba products.
So, what do you think will happen. Who is your favorite/least favorite team. Who do you think will be eliminated first. Well, I don't know either, but I will soon. So until next time, read, review, give some feedback on whatever else needs improvement.
So until next time, Stay Solid, and peace.
P.S: Stay tuned on my profile for any other stories that I may update.
Disclaimer: (Probably should have said this at the beginning) I don't own anything of the Amazing Race or Mario. If I did, then my ideas for tonight's premiere of The Amazing Race will appear (which it more than likely won't.)
10/08/13: Well, had to re upload the first two chapters. I made a pretty big mistake. Appearently, Starlow is a girl, not a boy. I've been saying it wrong the whole time. Guess I need to look at the wiki a little bit closer. Also, this is the perfect time to say that school is slowly getting the better of me. I may be a day late on updating the next chapter. Sorry about that. Just getting really tough for me. Don't even want to think about the later grades. Well, got to thank the reviewer who helped me realize this. Stay Solid.