Yellow Toad walked outside his house. His brother, Blue Toad, and their friend, Yoshi, were still sleeping. It was still early; the sun was just peaking over the Mushroom Hills around Peach's Castle and Toad Town's skyscrapers and houses. The sky was a soft orange mixed with pink clouds and white streams.
"Blue Toad and Yoshi are really missing out," he thought to himself.
Yellow walked over to the mailbox. The Mail Toad always came when it was just beginning to become light, so everyone in the town got their mail before sunrise. Yellow Toad shuffled through the letters; bills, advertisement, coupon, the next-door neighbor's mail (sometimes the Mail Toad screwed up), and a letter with a familiar emblem sticker sealing the envelope. And impressively, it was mailed to the correct house. Yellow Toad frowned; he'd seen these before, but they were never for him. Or for any Toad, for that matter. That is, unless Peach was also invited.
"Why do they bother sending these to everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom when only a few of its citizens are actually going?" he muttered to himself.
Yellow Toad walked back into the house to see Blue Toad holding Yoshi by the shoulders, helping him walk. It seemed like he was ready to fall down the stairs.
"Hey, Yellow," said Blue Toad.
"Eh...goomorninyeller..." mumbled Yoshi.
Yellow looked understandably confused. He took it that the dinosaur didn't get a lot of sleep last night and instead told them about the letter.
"Yoshi, you got mail."
He perked up immediately and almost jumped down the stairs.
"Really?! From who?! When?! Where?! Why?! Are you guys part of it, too?!" he asked.
"To answer your questions: Yes, really, from the Smash Bros. committee, this morning I'm assuming, wherever you guys fight, because you're invited to participate, and Toads are NEVER involved in Super Smash Bros."
"Unless Peach is using us as shields," added Blue Toad. His brother nodded in agreement as he handed their friend the letter.
Dear Yoshi,
You're invited to return with some of your other Mushroom Kingdom friends to participate in the Smash Bros. games again! We're very excited to have you back. Please go to the mansion when you can.
-The Super Smash Bros. Committee.
"I'm guessing your other Mushroom Kingdom friends don't include us," sighed Yellow Toad.
"I'm sorry," replied Yoshi. "Hey, maybe I can get them to accept you two! And Toad!"
"Why not the whole Toad Brigade?" asked Blue.
"Yeah! I'll ask them when I get there and I'll call you guys back!"
"Mmm, I don't think so," said Link.
"Yeah, they're not exactly Smash Bros. material," agreed Kirby.
"Oh c'mon, they totally are! They may look cute and tiny, but they're tough!"
"Sorry-a Yoshi, but I-a have to agree," replied Mario. "They're not that much tougher than-a Peach."
"Then why is she here?" he argued.
"She's-a proven more popular to-a the gamers. Besides, she's has-a appeared in more-a games than-a Toad."
"Sorry, guys, but they won't allow it," Yoshi said sadly. He was calling their house all the way from the mansion.
"It's okay," replied Yellow Toad.
"Thanks for trying," added Blue.
They talked for a little more and hung up. But Yellow Toad didn't seem as disappointed as Blue Toad.
"Yellow, aren't you a little bit sad that we're always left out of these things?"
His brother wasn't listening. He was making another phone call.
"Hey Green, is that you? Hey, how's it been with the mining business? Yeah, a new place opened up called Rock Candy Mines. Pay it a visit sometime! Is Purple still doing the mail? Cool! Listen, meet us and Toad in the town square tomorrow at noon, okay? We're gonna discuss something. Awesome. Bye!"
"What?" asked a confused Blue.
"Look, we know we aren't always invited to games. But we're gonna show them what a Mushroom Kingdom fungus like us can do," replied Yellow.
