"So you faked this entire thing, did you? I can't exactly say I'm surprised, you know. Deception is what you're good at," Wario said to Ludwig, Lemmy, and Wendy. Wario then narrowed his eyes at Ludwig. He stepped forward and put a gloved finger to Ludwig's chest. "Okay, Ludwig. What exactly do you want?"

Ludwig removed Wario's finger from his chest. He then took a step back. He gave Wario and Waluigi a cunning grin. "Isn't it obvious? We just want to play baseball."

"Yeah. You guys departed for Baseball Kingdom on Daisy's cruise ship without asking us. That is injustice, and we've come for revenge," Lemmy said.

"You did? If that's the case, we can't help you. It's as simple as that. Maybe you should have done something to increase your chances of being invited. On second thought, your reputation has already settled in. Either way, I doubt there was any chance of you losers getting on the list. Sorry, but that's what happens when you kidnap people," Wario said, smiling.

"Now how is that fair?" Ludwig demanded.

"Yeah!" Wendy agreed with her eldest brother. She crossed her arms, and gazed in a disapproving way at Wario. "Bowser comes up with the plans, we just follow them. If he's the real bad guy, why did he get invited? It sounds like favoritism to me."

"Favoritism? We don't even like Bowser that much in the first place, so why would we prefer to invite him over anybody?" Wario responded, arguing with Wendy.

"Sorry, but we didn't think the Koopalings would want to play baseball with us. How silly of us," Waluigi said sarcastically, sneering at the siblings.

"Yeah!" Wario yelled in Ludwig's face. He looked away from everyone else, and began to flex his muscles to try to intimidate the Koopalings. "About the fact that you weren't invited, too bad. If you still have any problems, come and report them to my muscles."

Ludwig began to stare angrily at Wario, seething with rage. Wario stared back, giving Ludwig an annoying grin. They both drew themselves to their full heights, which were about the same. Wario then pointed at Ludwig's "neck", and made a sign that signaled it being cut off. Ludwig snarled in reply, then smacked Wario to the ground with his magic wand.

Wario landed on the ground with a softened THUD! that made Ludwig become slightly disappointed. He gradually sat up, and stared up at the eldest Koopaling. Wario rubbed his cheek, and found a new scar on it. He glared at Ludwig. Wario leapt up, and pushed Ludwig to Waluigi. Waluigi grabbed Ludwig's arms and pinned them behind the latter's back, making him unable to move. Wario began to run towards them, and he punched Ludwig in the stomach with a powerful blow. Ludwig gasped as air involuntarily left his body. Wendy then leapt on Waluigi, and brought him down to the ground. Lemmy began to help Wendy by jumping on Waluigi too. Ludwig leapt high into the air, and stared down at Wario as he ascended further and further into the air. He breathed some fireballs at Wario, who dodged them all with ease. Ludwig then came crashing down towards the cruise ship, and he knocked Wario off his feet.

"That magic wand of yours really hurts, you know. You hit me a few minutes ago, and I'm still sore," Wario said, sitting on the ground while talking to Ludwig.

"Well, you didn't seriously expect me to just take all that nonsense being emitted from your mouth, did you?" Ludwig responded. He knelt down before Wario. "Look, this is stupid. I'll call off my siblings, and you call off Waluigi."

Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. suddenly ran over to them, quickly. They stopped just a few feet before Ludwig and Wario. Bowser chuckled in an amused way as he watched Waluigi struggle beneath Lemmy and Wendy. Bowser Jr. laughed too, and he began rooting for Lemmy and Wendy. Peach then gave Bowser a look that made the latter sigh.

Bowser swiftly grabbed Lemmy in one hand and Wendy in the other. He set the two of them on the ground, where they sat while giving Waluigi harsh looks. Waluigi stood up, and walked over to Wario's side.

"Alright, what's going on over here?" Mario asked, giving a cold stare to Wario, Waluigi, Ludwig, Lemmy, and Wendy.

Ludwig turned to Mario, and gave him an icy glare. "My siblings and I began to ask him questions, involving the fact that we were excluded from this, when Wario and Waluigi began to annoy us, so we acted in the most appropriate way."

"Yeah!" Lemmy yelled, pointing an accusing claw at the two Italian men. "Ludwig and Wario began to fight, but Waluigi intervened by pinning Ludwig's arms. That's why Wendy intervened. I didn't have anything to do so I helped Wendy beat up Waluigi."

"I wouldn't describe it as myself being beaten up. I would describe it as being more like-," Waluigi began, trying to save his pride.

"Nope. Don't even try that. You were completely demolished by the two of us," Lemmy said to Waluigi.

"It was only because you two caught me off guard. I could take both you and your sister in a fight and win. Besides, it's not like it really hurt," Waluigi replied.

"Yeah whatever," Wendy mumbled, walking over to where Roy and Iggy were.

"Now that Wendy's gone, it can be a fair fight. Two versus two. A battle to determine who is superior between the chubby Italian man and the pompous, blue-haired showoff! I must say I think Ludwig's gonna win," Bowser Jr. said.

"No, no...there's not going to be any fighting from this point on. We've already had some ridiculously close calls! We're not gonna have any more," Peach shut down the Koopa prince's amusement.

"Don't be too sure, Peach. It might be kind of hard not to get angry at Ludwig when he's constantly judging me. He just has a personality that angers me," Wario said. He then walked past them, but on the way he bumped Ludwig rudely. Ludwig was about to spit a fireball at him, but Lemmy calmed him down. Waluigi followed Wario, and they sat at a table.

"Calm down, bro. Wario's just expressing himself. Isn't that right, Princess P?" Lemmy asked, giving Peach a nickname. Lemmy then turned to her with a curious expression on his face.

"Unfortunately yes...," Peach responded.

At this very moment, the Daisy Cruiser had reached Baseball Island. All activities on the ship immediately stopped, and the passengers began to prepare for a long season of baseball. Mario ran downstairs to tell some of his other friends the good news. Mario ran into the dining room, where he found Yoshi and Rosalina eating a large salad along with some fruit.

"What is it, Mario? This is my first time playing baseball, and I don't know anything as of right now," Rosalina questioned, immediately acknowledging Mario's presence.

Yoshi removed his head from the large mountain of fruit. His eyes met Mario's, and he smiled. "Mario! What happened, pal? Why do you look so distraught?"

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that the Koopalings are here, and there's been a little chaos up on the main deck," Mario responded, looking downward for no apparent reason.

"The Koopalings? Let me at 'em!" Yoshi exclaimed, jumping out of his seat to take a fighting stance.

"Relax, Yoshi. The danger has died out," Mario tried to assure Yoshi. "The only real troublemakers we have right now are Wario and Waluigi."

"Remind me why you invited them again."

"Yeah, please do. Mario, why do you invite all of your most dangerous enemies to do these kinds of things with us?" Rosalina asked after swallowing a fork full of salad.

"I don't exactly know why, but we're at Baseball Island now," Mario responded.

"We are?" Rosalina asked, her face brightening with glee and excitement. She leapt out of her chair, and pushed it into towards the table. Rosalina took her fork, and took another stab at a large watermelon in the mountainous pile of fruit. "Mmmmmmmmm...alright, I'm ready to go if you guys are. Just try to teach me the basics before I make a total fool of myself."

Yoshi dashed up the stairs rapidly, and Mario and Rosalina followed. They arrived on the deck just in time to spot everyone else standing at the entrance to Baseball Kingdom. Yoshi peered over the side of the ship. The water that sat restlessly around the Daisy Cruiser was practically glistening in the afternoon sun. Yoshi spotted his reflection in the water, and smiled, closing his eyes with joy. He then reopened them, and stood behind Rosalina. Mario, Yoshi, and Rosalina then jumped over the side of the ship to land behind Luigi and Peach. There was a large crowd that was gathered at the entrance way, making it so that none of them could pass. Luigi and Peach just happened to be near the back of the crowd, and they stood behind Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong. The two sisters were eager to get in to play baseball, but something was preventing this.

"What's going on?" Rosalina asked, tapping Peach on the shoulder.

The blonde princess turned around swiftly, and her eyes widened with glad upon seeing Rosalina. Peach quickly tacked Rosalina, not letting her go. The strength Peach put into her hug was so strong that Rosalina found herself unable to break free from its powerful grip. Seeing that Rosalina was gasping for air, Peach let go of her friend, leaving a shaken Rosalina wide-eyed. "Sorry about that, Rosie. It's just so great to think about us being on the same baseball team. I guess I sort of have too much affection for those who matter dearly to me," Peach apologized.

"I know exactly how you feel. It's so great to see you again, Peach, but I guess we should stop acting like this every time we see each other. Afterall, we see each other pretty frequently now," Rosalina said. "Anyway, where's Daisy? I need to give my other bestie a hug too."

"She's somewhere in there, I assume," Mario said, pointing to the massive crowd of people while ruining Peach and Rosalina's moment.

"Dang it, Mario," Peach said, looking at him disappointingly. "We were having a moment, and you just interrupted it."

"Yeah, way to go, Mario," Rosalina giggled sarcastically.

"Geez, I'm sorry I help all of you out every single system of my life, and this is what I get back? Maybe I should turn into a selfish pig like Wario," Mario said.

"You wouldn't, so stop messing around, Mario. Just keep being the silent protagonist and I'llstick to my role, kapeesh?" Peach joked.

"Every hero needs a sidekick," Yoshi said, stepping up to pat Mario on the back.

"Is that you, or is it me?" Luigi questioned. "Mario?" Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Rosalina's heads immediately turned to look at Mario. The Italian plumber stuttered for a while, unable to get his words out.

"I think of you both as allies, not sidekicks. You're both individually strong. Plus, you both have your own arch-enemies. Luigi, your arch-enemy is King Boo while Yoshi's is Kamek. You would have to have a pretty decent reputation in order to be the arch-enemies of such high members of the Koopa Troop," Mario said.

"Listen, you fools! I'm in control of this entire island from this point on! If we want to play baseball, you're gonna have to personally ask me for my approval! All in favor, say "I". By the way, what you guys think doesn't matter."

"Hey! Get outta here with that! This whole idea of taking over lands and making them one's own is my thing! I don't know who you are, but I could care less! All that matters is that I want your fat, ugly face out of here by the time I'm finished with my daily bath!"

The voices came from beyond the crowd. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Rosalina looked at each other with the same thought in mind. They began pushing their way through the dense crowd as they tried to get your the front to see what all the commotion was. Along the way, though, they were getting on the nerves of the people in the crowd. Mario accidentally stepped on the shoe of a Hammer Bro., which caused the latter to whack him to the ground. Mario decided he would let this one slide. Luigi tripped over a lump in the carpet, which caused him to crash into a Koopa Paratroopa. The Koopa Paratroopa angrily converted into his shell form, and began to chase Luigi around. Peach mistakenly jabbed Funky Kong as she pushed her way through the crowd. Funky Kong gave her an annoyed look, which she ignored. Yoshi bumped into a Lakitu, which quickly reacted by throwing Spiny Eggs at the green dinosaur. Yoshi happily ate the Spinies, and continued on his way. Rosalina walked straight into someone, but it turned out to be Daisy. The two female friends embraced right as Mario exited the crowd, and saw what was going on.

King K. Rool stood near the entrance, demanding to be clarified as the island's new ruler. However, Bowser had become fed up with the cruel crocodilian's many boasts, so he had begun to argue back and forth with the tyrant. Several Kritters, Klumps, and Krushas were on K. Rool's side, rooting for him. Many Goombas, Spikes, and Buzzy Beetles were rooting for Bowser, who glared at his opponent.

"Get out of here with that!" King K. Rool yelled back to Bowser, angering the tyrannical turtle. "Only oneking can exist for one place, so who's it gonna be? You or me?"

King Boo suddenly emerged from the crowd, being followed by several loyal Boos. The undead being floated above an area that made the three kings form a triangle. King Boo turned to face King K. Rool. "Actually, I believe I count as a king too," King Boo said to the cruel, large crocodilian.

"Um, who asked you?" K. Rool replied, giving an angry expression to King Boo. "I don't care what you have to say or think. My only concern is taking care of this moron right here."

"Who do you think you're calling a moron, pal?! I've got quite a short temper, and it would be a shame if you were the one to make me lose it. Like I said earlier, I'm used to being the villain around here, so get lost!" Bowser roared angrily at King K. Rool.

"Why do you think I'm that filthy ape's arch-enemy in the first place?" King K. Rool questioned Bowser, pointing to Donkey Kong.

"Perhaps it's because you're loud, annoying, and just too ugly. That's what I think," King Boo replied.

"I couldn't have said that better myself, King Boo. You've pretty much got this guy's description down, just letting you know," Bowser said to his ally, who was also his friend.

"You better not be talking about our king over there, ya filthy turtle!" one of the Kritters roared.

"Not you either, ya floating freak!" one of the other Kritters yelled, pointing a claw at King Boo.

"I hope I didn't just hear what I think I did," King Boo said to no one in particular. The King of the Boos floated over to the second Kritter, who didn't back down. Instead, the Kremling stared at the sinister villain without fear.

"Yeah! Get him, King Boo! Make him pay for his disrespect to the King of the Boos!" one of the loyal Boos recommended to his king.

"Yeah! What he said!" one of Bowser's Buzzy Beetles yelled.

"Traitor!" a Spike yelled, kicking at the Buzzy Beetle that had spoken. The Buzzy Beetle was kicked away, but came back in his shell form. It emerged from the dark depths of his shell. "You're supposed to be on Lord Bowser's side!"

"Oh...my bad," the Buzzy Beetle said.

King Boo suddenly slapped the Kritter. The underling of King K. Rool was knocked several feet back by the powerful blow of King Boo. He tried to stand once more, but this only caused King Boo to shock him with a jewel from his crown. The Kritter was paralyzed indefinitely. Just like that, King Boo had effortlessly defeated one of King K. Rool's baddies.

Two Krushas left King K. Rool's side to confront King Boo. They glared meaningfully at King Boo, and charged at him. King Boo just flew upward a few feet, and the Krushas crashed to the floor. King Boo then lowered himself and shocked them. He laughed mockingly. He then moved out of the way to avoid a slow, powerful punch from a Klump, who tripped and fell onto the already-suffering Krushas.

"That's it!" King K. Rool yelled. He leapt into the air, and landed in front of King Boo. "Let's end this already, you little punk!"

"Fine by me," King Boo said, facing King K. Rool.

"Come on! Just stop this already! We all came here to have fun, and you guys are just ruining it for the rest of us!" Daisy said, emerging from the crowd. The heads of Bowser, King Boo, King K. Rool, and their personal minions turned to stare at Daisy in sudden surprise. Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Rosalina nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! Stop it or just go home!" Yoshi yelled, bearing a fed up expression.

King K. Rool then lowered his claws. He walked away from King Boo, and sat on the steps that led to the lighthouse. King Boo nodded in agreement. He put away his intention to fight, and hovered above the ground. Bowser folded his arms, and grunted. He lifted one of his massive feet, and placed it on the smooth, polished shell of the talkative Buzzy Beetle.

"Ruining the fun? Isn't that kind of what we're doing?"

All heads immediately darted upward in the direction of the voice. Everyone gasped in surprise when they saw Morton Koopa Jr. standing on top of the entrance building. Morton looked down at them nonchalantly, admiring their looks of surprise. However, he was nowhere close to being as sadistic as his brother, Iggy.

"I must say, K. Rool, you really put on a show. You gave me more than enough time to get up here to plan my next move. I must say I should thank you, but I won't," Morton said.

"I didn't think there were this many villains here. This is actually starting to get dangerous," Rosalina said. She emerged from the crowd to get a better view.

King K. Rool stood up from the steps. He glared boldly at Morton. "That doesn't matter, Sweetheart. The only think that matters is avenging my independence." With that, the cruel crocodilian jumped at Morton, weilding his club. He landed next to Morton, and took a swing at him. In less than a second, Morton conjured his magic mallet and swung at King K. Rool. They found themselves in a stalemate. Neither powerful reptile wanted to submit to the other's strength, but that wasn't getting them anywhere. Still, King K. Rool was slightly stronger than Morton. Still, doing this left him vulnerable. The evil crocodilian could do nothing as Morton kept him at bay while Larry came crashing down from the sky. King K. Rool's eyes darted to meet Larry's, but he was too sluggish to do anything. Plus, he was already occupied. Larry kicked him in the stomach. King K. Rool yelled in pain, and Morton then wacked him with his magic mallet. The tyrannical crocodilian was knocked down to where Bowser and King Boo were. King K. Rool landed with a THUD!.

"That was cheap. If only you were on my team," King K. Rool said.

"Sorry, loser, but I don't take commands from you," Larry grinned at King K. Rool from above. He jumped onto Morton's back, and stared down at everyone else. He waved down at King Boo. "C'mon. You know you wanna give it a shot!"

"You know me all too well." King Boo laughed, and rose into the air. He gazed at Morton and Larry from the sky, and they gazed back. King Boo fired a paralysis beam at them. Morton reflected it with his magic mallet. King Boo dodged in a blur, but didn't notice the large shadow passing overhead. Morton came crashing down, attempting to perform a Ground Pound. King Boo dodged, but Larry breathed fire at him. King Boo reacted with his own, special blue flames. The flames nullified each other, and Morton bashed King Boo with his magic mallet. Morton then used his great strength to knock King Boo to the ground, where he laid, defeated.

"This is our house now," Morton said, landing on the ground with a loud THUD!. He then jumped in order to reclaim his spot on top of the entrance building, with Larry on his back.

"Haha! He's right, so you better get used to it!" Larry yelled.