"Okay, everyone, it's time to draft the minor-league newcomers!" Toadsworth shouted excitedly. A whole crowd of bewildered, young racers stood in a clump near the podium. It was finally here, the day of the Mario Kart minor-league draft. However, nobody came after Toadsworth called. "What are they doing?" Toadsworth thought.
They were all surrounding Toad, asking him things like, "What are you doing here?", or "Sorry about what happened," Everyone surrounded Toad except for one person. It was a girl. She seemed too shy to join.
"EVERYONE, IT'S TIME NOW!" Toadsworth shouted. Finally, everyone came over.
"We will now begin the draft for all of our incoming minor-league racers!" Toadsworth announced. Then, Toadsworth started calling names. Each racer would walk up to the podium, eyeing everyone carefully. Though anyone would expect the racers to be clueless, they actually knew most of the other racers there, and so most decisions were good for both partners. The draft went on, and Toad nearly fell asleep, despite Toadsworth's excited voice ringing out over the microphone.
Finally, Toad heard Toadsworth call out: "And now, Toad, from the current minor-leagues, will pick a partner!" Toad rushed up and saw the crowd of newcomers. He was one of the only people at the draft who didn't know another racer. Only he and the shy girl didn't know anybody. Toad hated all the others for crowding him with questions, humiliating him. But he saw the shy girl, sitting calmly, awaiting her chance to join the minor-leagues. Then he heard one of the racers in the crowd whisper: "Dude, I think he's looking at Toadette over in the corner."
"Toadette… She definitely seems nicer than Bowser," Toad thought. Then, after a moment of thought, Toad called out:
"I'll pick... Toadette!" Toad shouted while pointing to her. She looked surprised, but smiled a bit. When Toad came down from the podium, Toadette joined him, still smiling. She too seemed happy with Toad's decision.
"Well, that's it everyone! We hope you will have a great time with your new partners, and we'll see you next year for a new year of racing!" Toadsworth said, and the ceremony concluded. Everyone gradually left, all of them satisfied with their new partners.
But then, Toad saw something in his head. He imagined himself, holding the minor-league championship trophy up in the air, while Toadette stood next to him, smiling as always. This vision had to come true. Toad was ready for competition once again, and this time, he had a new partner to accompany him.