"Mario, do you know that you can use fire powers? Mario remembered that he could and that he mostly used them in SSBM. As time passed, Mario forgot how to use them due to the fact that he got lazy and didn't train anymore. "I am going to let you have your powers back, only if you manage to pass my training." Go to the other side of the room. Mario did. When he looked back at the koopa, it seemed as if though he was miles away. "Put your right hand out, and focus on the palm of you hand," he said. "Clear your mind." Mario did what the koopa said. "Close your eyes and think of fire." As Mario did this he saw the flames surrounding him and the Magikoopa from before, the intense flames that came out of Bowser's mouth, and the ball of fire that rested above the castle.

Mario's palm started to feel warm. It felt as if though a match was resting on his hand.

"Open your eyes," said the koopa. Mario opened his eyes and saw a tiny flame resting on the palm of his hand. "Now do the same with your left hand." For a moment Mario saw the same things he had seen before. His training was easy so far. "Now, I am going to put a rock in each hand. You will lift them in the air, and as you do so, you will make the flame in your hands reach high temperatures causing the rock to melt. Close your eyes"

Mario forced all the energy he had in him to his hands. He tried as hard as he could, but he could not lift the rock up.Sweat was now flowing like a river through Mario's whole body. Out of frustration, Mario abandoned all his focus on his hands, dropped to his knees and punched the ground. A loud explosion occurred. Mario opened his eyes and saw that pieces of rock were flying through the air like a large group of birds. He looked over to the koopa and saw that he was smiling.

"Nice job, Mario. You unleashed your "Mario Finale." "You might not have noticed, but near the end when you fell to your knees, the flames not only melted the rock in your hand, it melted the whole are around you. Take a look." It was true the area where Mario was on his knees was all hot and squishy and it seemed about 5-6 ft. deep. The koopa came to Mario and helped him out of the hole. "You can also turn the Mario Finale into weaker blasts of fire, such as the regular fire ball, a fire punch, and triple fire balls shooting out of the air, which requires any of the staffs of destiny," said the koopa. "If you were to try your Mario Finale again, it won't work. In order for you to use it at will, you must combine your fire power with another." There was a long period of silence. "Bowser, if you will."

"Mario, it has been a long time." Mario looked around, wondering where the voice came from. Out of nowhere a big, tall, and spiky figure came. Mario could not believe it after all of these years he saw him again. Bowser. "Heh, you seemed to be in shock Mario," he said in his loud and tough voice. Mario got ready in fighting position. "Don't worry, this time I'm not your enemy, I'm your friend. You see, for once, we have a lot in common. I'm not sure if the figure has reveled its true identity to you, but I was aghast to see who it really is, and I'm sure you will too." There was a short pause. "I won't tell you who it is because I'm sure that you'll know who it really is very soon. Let me just say that you will get a blast from the past."

"You will indeed Mario," said the Magikoopa. Mario did not like this at all. Did everyone know who the figure was? "Now, as I was saying, you have to combine your fire power with another in order to perform you Mario Finale again. We must get you prepared. Bowser, come closer." He did. "Mario, this is very risky because if you don't focus and pay attention you can end up killed. What I am going to have you do is stand there while Mario breathes fire on you."

"What!" Mario shouted. "He could-a burn me! How do I know if you aren't-a setting me up for a trap, just planning to kill me?!"

"I think Bowser and I have made it clear that we have no intension of killing you Mr. Mario. What I'm going to have you do is close your eyes and think of grass, and trees. Keep your focus on them because even if you get distracted for a fraction of a second, it could cost you your life," he said. "Now, we will begin. Bowser, if you may." He nodded. "Close your eyes now!" Mario did and immediately he was seeing grass and trees. Mario felt the flames of Bowser hitting him. In his head the grass and trees started to catch on fire. Out of incredible heat, the fire started crackling. He heard Magikoopa's voice speak. "You are going to open your eyes while keeping those images in your head. Open" Mario opened his eyes and what he saw almost made him lose his focus.

His body was on fire and glowing red, yet he did not feel burns on his skin or any other pain. It just felt as if though Mario was in a relaxing hot spring. "Mario now quickly thinks of exploding fire works, release all your energy and unleash your Mario Finale. He did, and an explosion expanded vertically as it traveled through the air, causing it to catch on fire for a quick second. Mario was amazed on what he could do. Finally it ended.

"You have done well Mario," said the koopa. Bowser nodded. "I believe you have something to attend to, don't you Bowser?" He nodded again and he started walking away and disappeared magically. "I'm sorry Mario, but believe it or not we still have about 15 minutes left, and I must give you your final test." There was a long pause just like before and Mario felt like bad was coming. "For your final test, you must kill me."