1. Mario 2. Luigi 3. Yoshi 4. Peach 5. Daisy 6. Toad 7. Toadette 8. Birdo 9. Hammer Bro 10. Blooper 11. Wario 12. Dry Bones

Mario and Hammer Bro traveled through the ends of the city to reach the tunnel. Thankfully, the soldiers hadn't passed the castle, so they traveled without casualities. They found the others gathered around the entrance to the tunnel to the Kirby realm, waiting for them. Peach saw them first, so she pointed at them and called out, "There they are!"

Mario reaised his left hand and pointed one finger in the air, and he pointed at Hammer Bro with the other hand, signaling that there was only one survivor; him. The others looked down in sadness, Peach was the most heartbroken, but when Mario passed them, they snapped to attention.

"Alright guys," Mario said with authority. "We don't know what's behind this tunnel. There might be soldiers all gathered around the entrance, waiting for us. But Toadsworth sent us to this particular tunnel for a reason. So we must respect his decision and follow through." He paused to pull out his small gun and held it in his right hand, then continued. "So stay close to me and be prepared for anything." And with one last look to the large city, with hopes that they will come back to it alive, they went through the tunnel.

"Attack! Attack!"

Those words rang out as the soldiers poured into the tunnel to the realm known as the Legend of Zelda realm. Waluigi was one of those soldiers and was in the direct middle of the first wave, also known to some as the "Bait Wave" He had saved himself from the tunnel after that toad had slammed him into the wall. He was barely concious, but he had enough sense to pull himself out of the tunnel before the grenade exploded. After scouts saw the explosion, they ran in and found Waluigi crawling out. They brought him back to camp and he was immediately interrogated. He answered several questions truthfully, but for some, like, "Who threw that grenade?" He simply shrugged and said, "I couldn't tell." He was thankful that he honestly didn't know, because if had thrown the grenade, he was sure that the interrogation officer could read his mind.

And now, barely two hours after the explosion, he was being pulled into another battle. This time he had no idea what to expect. If it came down to shooting his gun, he hoped he didn't have to. He reached the end of the tunnel and was bathed in a bright light.

He was about to befriend an amazing ally.

The group had reached the Kirby realm. They were standing on a hill overlooking a small town with a large castle just above it. The castle's size could easily rival princess Peach's castle, maybe even surpass it. The entire scene looked very peaceful. The sun was just rising, but the group couldn't afford to rest now, they had a job to do.

Luigi was the first to speak this time. He turned to the others and said, "I think that Mario, Wario, Peach, Daisy, and I should be the only ones to go into that village."

His decision was met with several complaints, but Mario stepped forward too and said, "He's right. We don't know who inhabit that village, and we don't want to freak them out by bringing... uh... animals... no offense." He grinned, innocently.

The others had to agree to this, but a few minutes later the decision was wiped completely from their minds. A pink puffball known as Kirby was running through the field, closely followed by a yellow figure with green and yellow fuzzy hair that covered his eyes, and another figure with hair pulled back in a ponytail. Their names were Tiff and Tuff, and they were running from the village. The group looked at Mario and Luigi and raised their eyebrows in almost the same movement. Mario and Luigi just shrugged and followed the three.

Kirby, Tiff, and Tuff laid by a tree and got out a picnic basket. They were just about to enjoy a nice breakfast when they were approached by a group of twelve strange people. "Uhh... hello?" Tiff asked nervously, fiddling with her ponytail.

"Hello. Do you live in that village?" Mario asked as he pointed to the village.

Tuff nodded and stepped forward. "Yes we do. My name's Tuff, this is Tiff" he pointed to his sister, and then pointed to Kirby. "That's Kirby."

Mario nodded thoughtfully and said, "Kirby... I remember that name from somewhere" which was barely audible to anyone besides Luigi. Kirby got up and walked up to Mario, then turned to Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi. He tilted his head as if trying to remember something, but he didn't speak. Instead his eyes lit up and said, "PUYO!"

The group just stood there, their minds turned blank as soon as they heard this. Wario looked at Tuff and said, "Is that all he says?"

Tuff grinned and nodded, "Sometimes he says 'Kirby' which is how we got the name. We thought Kirby would sound better than Puyo."

Tiff stepped forward and said, "I think he remembers you four from somewhere. But I guess he can't really tell you."

Mario turned to Luigi, Yoshi, and Peach, and said, "Where was a game that all four of us were in? A game that might've included non-Mushroom Kingdom creatures?" The idea came to all four of them at the same time. Their eyes lit up the same as Kirby's, and they all said, "Melee!" They remembered several people from the game, as they had to fight them consecutive times, but Kirby was one of the members they remembered the most. Mostly from being inside his stomach so many times. Mario said, "Welcome back. It's good to meet you again." And he shook Kirby's short hand.

After a few more introductions, Mario suddenly turned serious. The three could tell that the tension was getting higher, so they backed down. Mario said, "We need your help." Simple as that. He didn't explain anything yet, but the three could tell that they needed help. Kirby turned towards Tiff and Tuff and said, "Puyo!" and nodded his head. Tiff understood and said, "We'll help. What do you need?"

And so Mario explained the attack on the Mushroom Kingdom. Hammer Bro, Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi threw in some things that Mario forgot, but Mario finished it off by saying, "So, you gonna help the revolution?" Kirby, Tuff, and Tiff just stood there with their mouths open. Mario could sense their doubt, and he felt it himself. They're just kids, he thought, How could Tiff and Tuff help. But we do need Kirby, and that's what matters. "So, you gonna help?" he asked again. Kirby stepped towards them and nodded. Tuff soon followed, and Tiff followed soon after. They had just gained three new recruits!

Little did they know that they were going to lose one of them very soon.