This chapter does not continue with the first Super Team in Sunset Wilds, but rather the situation with Toadsworth and Taste E. Toad as hostages. The Sunset Wilds part will continue in the next chapter, and other exciting things will happen. Plus, this chapter reveals who the leader of the shady organization is! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Nintendo or any of its characters.


Mario and Waddle Dee, who was carrying the Dedede Statue, had made it to the Koopa Bros. Fortress. Mario held the ransom note in his hand and looked at the deadline. It said to come before the 3rd night, the last night, of Peach's royal celebration. It was the 2nd day, a day earlier than they were expecting him. Hopefully, Mario would have an advantage this way. Waddle Dee continued to proceed towards the large entrance to the fortress. But after he crossed the bridge, a trap door opened up from below him and sent him falling down.

"Oh no!" Mario cried.

"Oh yes!" shouted Green from the top of the tower. Mario looked up to see the Koopa Bros. standing on the top of the fortress looking down on Mario. Toadsworth and Taste E. Toad were next to them, tied up and gagged.

"You want your friends back, Mario?" shouted Red, "Well then give us the Ultimate Power Star and we'll drop them down! Maybe you can catch them on time!"

Mario would not accept that. There was no way he would accept that. He ran inside the fortress to catch up with the Koopa Bros. and kick the hell out of their asses.

"We're not gonna let him get up here, are we?" asked Yellow.

"Of course not!" shouted Red. "Black! Prepare the Bullet Bills for Mario!"

"Right away!" replied Black.


Waddle Dee landed in the dungeon in the basement of the Koopa Bros. Fortress. The King Dedede statue landed on him. He looked up to see a cage with Bob-ombs locked inside.

"Oh look," said a green Bob-omb, "another poor sucker thrown down here!"

"Welcome to hell, mate!" said a blue Bob-omb.

Waddle Dee looked around to see that he was the only one not inside the cage. But there was no way out, either. He saw a metal door on the side of the dungeon.

"That's no way out, mate," said the blue Bob-omb, "That's just the safe place where they're holding one of those Ultimate Power Stars!"

"You remember that weird story they were talking about?" asked a red Bob-omb.

"Oh yeah!" said the green Bob-omb, "about one Ultimate Power Star being used to turn someone into a statue and another can change them back!"

"Yeah that one!" said the red Bob-omb, "It was so stupid! How likely is it that it could really happen?"

Waddle Dee was listening carefully to this story. Even if it sounded ridiculous, there was the small chance that it was true. And if it was true, he could change King Dedede back to normal! Somehow, Waddle Dee decided, he would have to get that Ultimate Power Star!


Mario jumped up the hatch and was on the large roof of the fortress. The Koopa Bros., along with the hostages, were way on the other end, but there was something coming towards Mario. They were big and black, and they looked like they had eyes and teeth!

"Betcha can't dodge these BULLET BILLS!" shouted Black.

Immediately, Mario jumped up in the air and started hopping on the Bullet Bills, knocking them down to the ground. He ran right towards the Koopa Bros., who were getting ready to attack. They got in their shells and started zooming in on Mario.

Wario and Waluigi were still holding onto the Ultimate Power Star that they had stolen from Samus Aran and the two brats that were with her. They still had theirs, too, but it wasn't going crazy like this one.

"How do we stop this thing?" shouted Wario.

"I don't know! What made you think I knew?" replied Waluigi.

They both looked at where it was aiming at and screamed. They were heading right for the Koopa Bros. Fortress! They started to lighten their grip on the Ultimate Power Star, but it wasn't enough. In short time, it crashed through the wall and down to the floor. When Wario and Waluigi looked up, they were inside a cage…surrounded by Bob-ombs.

"Hey look, boys, more new ones," said Green Bob-omb.

"They definitely look like they should be in here, mate," said Blue Bob-omb.

"They've got weird 'staches!" said Black Bob-omb bluntly.

Waddle Dee saw the Ultimate Power Star that had just crashed in with Wario and Waluigi. He didn't need the one inside the metal door anymore. He could just use that one. He grabbed it while he had the chance and threw it at the King Dedede Statue. There was a bright golden glow and a white flash.

King Dedede stretched his arms and yawned, then picked up his mallet. "That was a nice nap…wait, where am I? Am I still on Pop Star? Waddle Dee? What are you doing here too? And why are there little bombs with feet behind you?"

Waddle Dee jumped for joy. Not only had King Dedede been revived, but now they had two Ultimate Power Stars in their possession.

"Hey, Wario," said Waluigi, "what's behind that metal door?"

"I don't know," said Wario, "but I'll bet one of these guys can help us find out!"

As soon as Wario picked up Black Bob-omb, he began to countdown to detonation. However, he exploded earlier when Wario threw him into the metal door, destroying it and revealing the Ultimate Power Star behind it. Black Bob-omb got back up but was quite dizzy. Wario laughed with the thrill of another one in his possession, until he turned around and saw himself and Waluigi surrounded by angry Bob-ombs.

"That fat guy threw Black Bob-omb!" said Red Bob-omb.

"Not cool, mates," said Blue Bob-omb.

"Let's get 'em, boys!" said Green Bob-omb.

They all set themselves off for detonation. Wario and Waluigi looked around for a way out, but saw none. Waluigi began to tremble.

"We're screwed, Wario!"


A loud explosion came from beneath the fortress. Mario and the Koopa Bros. froze where they were when they saw something fly out from under them. The Ultimate Power Star that Wario and Waluigi had was now on the other side of the rooftop of the fortress. Mario looked back at the two hostages.

"Don't worry about us, Mario!" said Toadsworth, "Just get the Ultimate Power Star! Hurry!"

"Yellow! Your ass is grass if you don't get that Ultimate Power Star before Mario does!" ordered Red.

While Mario and Yellow were dashing for possession of the Ultimate Power Star, King Dedede put Waddle Dee on his back and began to float up to the top of the fortress, leaving Wario and Waluigi behind. They were both covered in ashes, and still dizzy from the explosion. All the Bob-ombs got back up and went to Black Bob-omb's aid.

"You alright, mate?" asked Blue Bob-omb.

"I'm alright…" said Black Bob-omb, "…but are you sure it was a good idea to let those two guys have the Ultimate Power Star that was in here?"

"Better off with them than these two that threw you," said Blue Bob-omb.

Yellow kicked Mario in the back to slow him down, and then got a boost from his head towards the Ultimate Power Star. It was so close to him now. He could almost taste its power.

Then he felt instant pain all over his body. King Dedede had hopped up through the hole in the roof and whacked Yellow off the fortress with his mallet. Waddle Dee hopped off and gave Mario the Ultimate Power Star that was behind the metal door. With Yellow out of the way, now Mario could safely grab the Ultimate Power Star he had been rushing for.

Now Mario had three Ultimate Power Stars. He felt much stronger now. Like energy from the stars were being absorbed by his body. He ran at incredible speed towards Red and in a flash, knocked all his teeth down his throat. Dedede flattened Black like a pancake.

Green tries to run away, seeing all his comrades beaten, but was stopped by Mario and Dedede. Simultaneously, Mario gave Green a swift kick to the face and Dedede swung his mallet right on Green's shell. The Koopa Bros. had been defeated.

"Man! That felt good to get back in action!" said Dedede, "And you're not too bad yourself, buddy!"

Mario nodded in exclamation.

"Hey, you, me, and Waddle Dee could go far with our power! We could find all of these Stars together! Oh, and save the world from evil!"

A new team had been formed. Mario, Dedede, and Waddle Dee set Toadsworth and Taste E. Toad free, and together, the five of them headed for Peach's Castle.


Princess Peach and Kirby were thrown by the two big monsters in the presence of their powerful leader. They could only see his silhouette, but saw spikes on his head. "That shadow looks familiar," whispered Peach.

"Hello, again, fair princess! I never thought you and I would meet again! This is something that seemed most unlikely, like a mountain jumping off the ground!"

Then Peach knew who the leader was. It all hit her now. The silhouette, the color of the dimension, the poetic words…it all made sense! The leader emerged from the shadows, exposing who he was.

"Master of dimensions…Pleaser of crowds…I am…Dimentio!"


To be continued in Chapter 12

~The Goon~