This story is a Mario/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover. Its my first fic to be uploaded, I'll appreciate constructive criticism, but if you flat out insult my writing and say it was bad, without giving a reason for it, then that will probably discourage me into continuing the writing. I'm not trying to be mean, its just my first try at writing a story and I wouldn't like for people to say its bad or anything.

Summary: With the help of an invention created by his eldest son, Ludwig, Bowser manages to get his hands on the Star Rod once again. Instead of wishing himself invincible, however, he wishes to have a power, not even Mario can obtain. Bowser's wish pulls the seven Chaos Emeralds into the Mushroom Kingdom. Unfortunately, Bowser did not plan on their scattering. Now its up to Mario and Luigi, aided by Sonic and Friends, to gather the Chaos Emeralds, Star Spirits, and retrieve the Star Rod. Unknown to them, Bowser has a new accomplice...

About the summary, if there is something people don't understand, such as the Star Spirits and Star Rod, mention that in a review and I will explain it in the Author's Notes of the next chapter. That goes for anything, except for the cliffhangers. (No spoilers!) Enjoy, hopefully, the chapter.

Prologue

Bowser paced back and forth, after suffering another defeat from Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom, he was more than outraged. "Grrr, why can't I beat Mario!" Bowser growled, furiously scratching his red hair, leaving it ruffled.

Ludwig, Bowser's eldest son, approached his father. "Papa I think I may be able to you destroy Mario once and for all." His father's voice was loud enough to be heard through the entire castle.

"Not now, Ludwig! Can't you see I'm throwing a tantrum and don't want to be disturbed?"

"But Papa, I just created something that I think might help." Ludwig responded, quickly going to his lab to fetch it.

Ludwig returned in minutes, holding up a small sack, inside was a light blue powder. "By blowing on a small portion of this powder, you'll be able to freeze time."

Bowser raised his red, bushy eyebrow. His expression was that of obvious disbelief. "Freeze time? I don't have time for your games, Ludwig!" Wiping his face with his hand, he sighed with aggravation.

"Its not a game, Papa!" Ludwig protested, jumping on his toes, trying to regain his father's attention. "I've been researching for weeks! Possibly months! Just to get this right!" Bowser rolled his eyes, his son always spent hours in his lab, wanting to create things no one had ever done, sometimes even heard of. Ludwig scratched his head. "Most times... didn't go so well."

Flashback

In Ludwig's hands were two test-tubes, one was filled with orange liquid, the other with dark purple, both were boiling and about to overflow. The teenage Kooopaling had dark, tinted goggles over his eyes, gloves on his hands, and wore a lab coat. "Alright, this might just be it!" He slowly poured the two chemicals into the beaker that was earlier placed on the table in front of him, surprisingly there was enough space to do so. However, the moment the two liquids touched, the beaker exploded and a pink mist covered the lab. Ludwig coughed, swatting the smoke away with his hand. "Guess that wasn't the right mix..." Ludwig turned to his mirror, he'd put it in the lab after realizing most of his failures effected him, and his eyes widened with horror. His hair was dyed pink!

Flashback End

He shuddered at the memory, his siblings never let him live that down. "That took almost a month to fix, ugh!"

Bowser shook his head, his son wouldn't stop pestering him if he didn't listen now. "Fine! But you better not be wasting my time, Ludwig!"

"Trust me, Papa." Ludwig reassured him. "Going by the information I've already gathered, considering this is the first combination to actually work, it shouldn't effect the family, but that's only a theory. Unfortunately, the lasting time is limited..."

"How long does it last?" Bowser asked, growing interesting in his son's invention.

Ludwig laughed nervously. "I don't know, I've only tested it twice, and both times I never set my stopwatch." Bowser slapped his forehead, that ruined his interest. "But it works, and that's a fact. I'll test it tonight, and let you know in the morning."

Bowser looked skeptic, he doubted it would work, but after years of trying to stop Mario, he couldn't think of anything else, so he might as well see if his son had done anything worth trying out. "Very well, but if you're getting my hopes up for nothing, you'll be banned from your lab for a month." Ludwig paled, not his precious lab!

"Yes, sir!"

As he promised, Ludwig spent the night in his laboratory, he was preparing to test out his time freezing powder. "Lets see... goggles? Check. Stopwatch? Check. Pillow Barrier? Check." The blue-haired Koopaling set down his checklist and clapped his hands together. "Alright, time to test it out." Ludwig poured out a small pile of powder into his palm, in the other was his stopwatch. Before he blew on the powder, the capsule he'd previously stored in the back of his lab, began to beep rapidly. The small chamber released thick, black smoke as it was forcefully pushed open. As the creature kept inside stepped out, however, Ludwig blew on the blue powder in his hand. At first, nothing seemed different. "Maybe I should..." Ludwig trailed off, he had turned around and noticed the smoke behind him, completely still. His small amount of pride, from learning that his creation had been a success, diminished at the sight of two piercing red eyes.

Iggy's, his third younger brother, voice rang out from another room. "Dang, I'm kicking your butt, Roy! Its like you're not even trying! Roy? Roy?"

It didn't take long for Ludwig to realize what had happened to his second younger brother. "Hehe... oops?"

To be continued...