"I don't know Peach. It just seems so unlike Luigi to act, well so forward."

Not too long after talking to Mario, Daisy went to see Peach. The two cousins sat down over some tea and began to chat over what happened over Daisy's date with Luigi. Needless to say, Daisy was still a bit concerned over her hero in green.

"It's not that I want him to stay completely shy, nor did I think his manly side wasn't attractive," Daisy admitted while blushing "But it was like Luigi was being a whole different person."

"Well, it's like Mario said," Peach said with a smile "Maybe he was just trying to impress you. Maybe he got tired of just being the shy one and wanted to show off his manly side."

"I guess." Daisy replied with a side, "But I still can't help but worry about him. I like Luigi for who he is and even if he's doing it for me, I'd rather he change because he wants to, not because of what other people think."

Sensing the distress in her cousin's voice, Peach placed her hand on Daisy's shoulder and gave her a smile and said, "Don't worry Dais, we'll figure this out. I'm thing's will be alright by tomorrow. Mario's probably talking to him now as we speak."

"Maybe you're right." Daisy smiled "And if not, then I can talk to him when we meet the boys at the beach tomorrow. By the way," Daisy said cheekily "Are you gonna wear that new swimsuit you bought...you know the cherry pink bikini?"

"Depends, are you wearing that apricot color bikini with the rose pattern? The one you wanted to surprise Luigi with?" Peach replied with a smirk.

"Oh shut up!" Daisy Laughed.


The next day at the Mushroom Kingdom beach, The princesses stood by the entrance waiting for their boyfriends. Peach wore a white summer dress with a pink hem at the bottom and a pink bow in the back. Her golden hair was tied up in a ponytail and she wore a white sun hat with a pink ribbon. Daisy wore a yellow tie-top, with a light orange undershirt, and white shorts. Unlike Peach, her auburn hair was tied up in a bun, and she wore an orange and white sports cap. The Flower Princess looked nervous as she stood next to Peach, worried how this date would go. She wanted this work, but she was nervous how her next encounter with Luigi would go. Peach smiled at Daisy to give her some encouragement.

"Don't worry Daisy, everything will be alright." Peach replied.

Daisy only nodded in response.

"Girls!"

"Mario! Luigi!" Peach smiled and waved as she saw the brothers come their way. Mario wore red swimming trunks, his trademarked cap, a pair of sunglasses, and his shine sprite flannel shirt he got from Delfino island. Luigi's outfit was similar only he wore green, and his flannel shirt was a darker blue with stars.

"I hope you girls weren't waiting too long," Mario said as he removed his sunglasses and winked at Peach.

"Oh no, you both are fine." Peach replied with a smile, "You two look great by the way.

"Thank you," Mario smiled "Oh and SOMEONE has something to say to you, Daisy." Mario nudged Luigi in the shoulder as the green plumber looked at the redheaded Princess.

"Daisy I'm sorry I made you feel uncomfortable yesterday." Luigi said sadly as he pulled his sunglasses off to look the princess into her eyes, "I just got tired of being the shy one, and I thought it would impress you, but I guess I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"

"Of course, no worries," Daisy said with a nervous smile. "I'm totally over it."

"Great. Now let's have some fun at the beach." Luigi cheered.

After leaving their stuff on a spot Peach reserved for them, Peach and Daisy headed towards the changing room to change into their swimsuits. Daisy Started to feel better about the whole situation with Luigi but still couldn't shake the feeling something wasn't right but decided to let it go, thinking she was over reacting again.

"Get it together Daisy!" She thought to herself, "It's just my boyfriend, not a stranger!"

"Daisy?"

Daisy turned around to see Peach looking at her with concern. Daisy, however, smiled to reassure her cousin that everything was alright. The girls left the changing room to meet the boys, only to see them lounging in the chairs, without their flannel shirts. Mario looked up from his seat and whistled,

"You both look stunning."

"Oh thank you, Mario," Peach blushed "We wanted to look perfect for you guys."

"Kind of hard since you both already look perfect," Luigi replied.

"Thanks." Daisy said meekly, blushing hard, "So do you wanna play some volley ball?"

"I'm gamed." Luigi grinned.

"You two go ahead," Peach said as she sat down in her chair, "I just wanna sit back and enjoy the the breeze."

"Same here," Mario said as he leaned back in his chair. Steady sweeties just shrugged and walked off to the volley ball court.


Peach and Mario relaxed in their chairs, enjoying the beautiful summer weather. Today the weather on the beach was absolutely perfect. Bright sunny weather, not a cloud in the sky, and the warm temperature combined with the light tropical breathe made the weather perfect. Peach just sighed as she enjoyed the weather. However, she couldn't shake an odd feeling she was having as she was reading her book. She turned her head to see Mario staring at her. Peach just smiled as she went back to her book, but the strange feeling didn't leave her. She directed her eyes back to Mario who was still staring at her, with the same expression. The princess felt as though butterflies were beginning to form in her tummy. Normally when Mario would look at her lovingly it was only for a few seconds then he would go back to doing what he was doing, or at least say something. This time though, he kept staring at her, it felt almost unsettling.

"Um, Mario." Peach asked nervously, "Is everything alright?"

"Of course," Mario replied with a smile "Why wouldn't it be?"

"Um...well," Peach blushed timidly "It's just, you've been staring at me for awhile now, and you haven't said anything."

"Oh," Mario straightened himself up and rubbed his head embarrassed "Sorry Princess. I was just admiring your beauty."

"Huh?" Peach confusingly asked.

"I've always known you were beautiful," Mario explained, "But today your beauty's definitely radiating."

"O-Oh, thank you," Peach blushed at the compliment.

Before Mario Could say anything else, a shadow loomed over the cute couple. Both turned to see it was none other than Bowser, the Koopa King himself. Ignoring Mario Bowser placed his stuff down and sat next to Peach.

"Hey there Princess," He said with a smirk, "Fancy seeing you here. What are you doing here all by yourself?"

"I'm not here by myself." Peach said, unamused by Bowser's attempt to flirt with her.

"You sure?" Bowser said cheekily, intentionally ignoring Mario who looked rather ticked. "I don't see anyone else here; must be lonely to be the only radiant beauty on the beach and with no one to talk to."

"Oh just go away, Bowser!" Peach said as she stood up from her chair and walked towards Mario. "I'm with Mario, and I'm not in the mood for your little games."

"You heard the lady you fat turd," Mario smirked arrogantly as he got up into Bowser's face, "Beat it!"

Bowser raised a brow at that first statement.

"Excuse me?" Bowser said almost dramatically, "What did you call me?"

"You heard me, now leave before I tear you out of your Shell and beat you with it!"

This surprised both the Princess and the Koopa King. Mario never really threatened anybody unless he was extremely ticked. This concerned Peach as she placed herself between the two men.

"Mario, please!" She begged, "Let's just go find another spot, it's not worth it."

"Sorry, Princess." Mario said not taking his eyes off Bowser, "But this dumb oaf needs to be taught a lesson."

"Who you callin' dumb midget!" Bowser roar.

"You," Mario replied with a smirk. "And now that I think about it, you're pretty ugly too."

That was all it took. Bowser charged at the plumber tackling him to the ground. Mario retaliated with a swift kick to his face, freeing himself from Bowser. He got into a fighting stance, preparing himself for whatever Bowser had planned. With a mighty roar, bowser began to breathe fire hoping to burn his enemy alive, but Mario swiftly dodged and retaliated by shooting fire back at him. Meanwhile, Princess Peach continued to shout and beg the boys to cease their fighting, but her pleads fell on death ears. She was thinking about going out there to stop the fighting, but at the rate, Bowser and Mario were going, it would be too dangerous, so she had no choice but to stand by and watch.

However, she wasn't the only one watching the fight. Several spectators and other beach-goers stared in shock to see the two enemies fighting. Many began to leave the beach in panic, afraid of being hit accidentally, while the rest bravely stayed to watch the fight; even cheering for Mario to kick Bowser's spiky butt for the millionth time.

Eventually, Bowser grew tired as he stared at his rival, who didn't even look like he was breaking a sweat. Mario just smirked at him as Bowser looked at him with discontent. Bowser looked ready to deck him for his arrogance, but Mario just scoffed as he walked around his rival, looking ready to make his next move.

"What's wrong Bowser?" He mocked, "Are you afraid?"

"Of what?!" Bowser snapped.

"Afraid of Losing? Maybe, afraid of being embarrassed by your enemy again?" Mario continued to taunt Bowser as the Koopa king's anger continued to rise. "Face it Koopa-Stupah. No matter how many times you face me the results are the same. This match is no different. In the end, you're still the same pathetic loser you've always been."

Bowser's eyes widen by that last statement, as did Peach's. Insulting an enemy was one thing, but Mario was never this condescending; he always remained cautious of his enemies even though he defeated them numerous times. Never before have they seen him behave like this. Mario, of course, ignored his reaction as he continued.

"I guess that's why your army's so weak. They have a weak leader," He laughed, "In fact, that's probably why your kids always loose as well."

That crossed the line. Insulting his minions was one thing, but NOBODY got away with insulting Bowser's kids. Bowser roared angrily as he got up and charged at Mario. The plumber in red smirked and dodged once again. Pulling out his hammer, he struck Bowser across the face, sending him back to the ground. Before he could get up though, Mario grabbed Bowser by the tail and swung him around. Eventually, he let go, sending the Koopa king flying off into the air, and out of the beach. Seeing the kingdom's number one enemy thrown somewhere far off the beach, the crowd began to cheer and surrounded the Red plumber, praising him. Mario smirked and soaked it all in like a wet sponge. But there was one member of the crowd who did not join in; Princess Peach. The Princess couldn't believe what she had seen. She had never seen Mario behave in such a matter; starting fights, taking his insults too far, and behaving so arrogantly, that wasn't the Mario she knew and fell in love with. In fact, she wasn't even sure the man standing in front of her was her Mario.


Edited This chapter. For the new readers, the identity of the attack will be hidden (Mario's attacker) but for those who seen the original, NO SPOILERS!

I figured it needed a placement change to make the story a bit better. Bear with me.

All characters belong to Nintendo.