"It's all been going wrong Brewster," The Red-clad hero said to his friend.
The Mushroom kingdom has been completely fine over the past year, Bowser hasn't attacked, no aliens have arrived, and the only problem is Peach's new boyfriend. The King wants Peach to have an "official" king once he has passed, and King Toloose was happily obliged with his son, Prince Greil. At first, Peach hated the guy, but gradually, she began to fall in love with him, to Mario's despair. As Peach's life got better, Mario's got worse. His plumbing business had gone down the drain, his kart racing days had gone off track, and his medical career could never be rebuilt. On top of all this, Luigi had taken ill, and Mario couldn't stop worrying.
The only place where he could get away was "The Roost," a coffee bar that had opened up in Toad Town. Mario would go down often to have a drink and a chat with Brewster, the owner of The Roost.
After cleaning a glass, the Rooster turned to him, "Mario, despite what's been happening, I'm sure you'll get through this. I've never seen you give up on anything."
"Brewster, Luigi's taken a turn for the worse, I lost Peach, even Bowser has given up."
"What I want to know is why you guys hate each other so much?" Brewster began cleaning glasses as he awaited Mario's response.
"Bowser used to be a real Ladies Koopa, but the only woman he could never get, was Princess Peach. The need to get her in his arms drove him to insanity and he tried kidnapping her. Of course, I was there to stop him."
"So, you guys always hated each other?"
"No, at first, Bowser and I were great friends, then he started kidnapping my girlfriend and so our friendship crumbled." Mario pushed his glass towards Brewster, who refilled it and gave it back to him.
"Maybe you and Bowser could renew your friendship, Now that you have a common enemy?"
"You know what Brewster? I may just try that, Thank you." Mario finished his coffee and began walking out of the building.
"Mario," Mario turned and looked at his feathered friend, "Don't do anything stupid," Brewster's beak curled into a smile, which Mario gladly returned. Little did Mario know, how important this visit would be.