Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Six Golden Coins
Episode Four: Luna Land Part Three
Diving out of the way to avoid the space vehicle's arms, the two Princesses took cover behind some large scenery props, hoping to be out of sight before Tatanga was able to turn around. This plan seemed to work for the moment, with the little alien vocally expressing his frustration for losing sight of them, but hiding by itself wasn't going to get them anywhere.
"Okay, Peach, I've got an idea." Daisy whispered. "I'll distract him, while you get Luigi out of that cage, and then all three of us will teach that purple freak the error of his ways."
"Wait a second." Her cousin argued when she started to move. "What if Tatanga captures you?"
The Sarasaland Princess just shrugged, before running out into the open, and throwing an empty can of stage paint at the vehicle. It struck the windshield, cracking it, and making the little purple alien nearly jump out of his seat. He then turned the vehicle just like they planned, and Daisy had to leap over the first arm when it reached out for her.
"There is Daisy!" He yelled over the loudspeaker, reaching for her again. "Tatanga catch Daisy, and make Luigi juggle at Daisy and Tatanga's wedding!"
While Daisy was busy avoiding the alien's grasp, the Mushroom Kingdom Princess crept over to the cage, stopping to take a look at the large padlock. It was too big for her to pick, so Peach started looking around for a key, when she was stopped by Luigi tapping her on the shoulder. The green plumber pointed upward, and when she looked, Peach gasped when she saw that the key was hanging way up high on the stage catwalks.
"Hold still, Daisy!" Tatanga yelled as she slid under the arm again. "Tatanga still has to catch Peach, and… where is Peach?"
Gasping when she saw that her cousin was about halfway up the ladder into the catwalks above the stage, Daisy stopped Tatanga from turning around and spotting her by running forward and leaping onto the vehicle. Blocking the windshield with her body so that Tatanga completely missed Peach when he turned around, the little alien quickly worked the controls so that one of the arms grabbed the Sarasaland Princess before she could do anything else.
"Now Tatanga has Daisy!" He cheered for himself as Peach reached the top and grabbed the key. "Now where did Peach… there Peach is!"
The Mushroom Kingdom Princess ducked down to avoid the arm when it shot toward her, but it easily grabbed both her and the catwalk, capturing Peach, and causing her to drop the key down into Luigi's cage. The green plumber wasted no time in opening the lock, and then running over to the ladder while Tatanga brought both his captives up to the windshield.
"Tatanga wins!" The alien cheered, not noticing the green plumber climbing up. "Now Tatanga will marry Peach and Daisy, then Tatanga will be King, and Peach and Daisy will fight over Tatanga!"
This ranting continued as Luigi reached the top of the ladder, and then he got a running start before leaping over the edge of the catwalk. Flying through the air, and aiming his feet at the cracked windshield, the little alien received the shock of his life when the green plumber crashed through the windshield and into the cockpit. The resulting chaos caused both Princesses to be released while the vehicle crashed, and then Luigi crawled out of the cockpit, dragging Tatanga by one of his giant ears.
"And you stay in there!" The green plumber ordered, putting the alien in the cage and locking it. "Wario will be joining you soon, and then me and Mario will make you two the new mascots of…
"My hero!" Daisy exclaimed, interrupting him by leaping up into his arms. "Oh, Luigi, you were so brave, and wonderful, and strong, and handsome, and perfect, I knew you'd save us!"
"But… we did… all the work." Peach said quietly as her cousin kissed Luigi all over the face, covering him with lipstick marks. "Hey, what's this?"
During the crash, something shiny had fallen out of the cockpit, and rolled to a stop on the floor near the cage. Tatanga gasped when he saw it, and tried to grab the object, but the Mushroom Kingdom Princess got it a second before he did. It was a golden coin… one of the six that was needed to open the palace so that they could face Wario.
"If you two are quite done." Peach continued, holding up the coin. "I think we're done here, so now we have to get this coin back to the others… I wonder how they did in the forest."
TO BE CONTINUED…
"Super Mario Brothers Super Show!" Mike Myers and Dana Carvey yelled, playing air-guitars on the couch. "Super Mario Brothers Super Show! Party time! Excellent!"
"Aw, Luigi, look what they're doing to our show." Mario grumbled sadly. "They're making it just like that stupid movie based on the Saturday Night Live skit. I just hope it's not as bad as the sequel was."
"All right, party people, welcome back to the show." Mike said while Mr. Liquid motioned for the cameras to get closer. "So we just had someone call in and ask us to come fix their sink, and I was like… shuh… no way, are you mental? What kind of losers would do that every day for a living? So instead we're gonna rock out to a totally awesome song written by my buddy Luigi, here. Hit it, Luigi."
"All right, this is called Pain Cave." Dana replied as the music started. "One-two… one-two-three… four. "Come inside my Pain Cave, and I'll bludgeon you. You don't have to scream because your ears are bleeding. That's perfectly normal when someone bludgeons you… the bleeding part that I was just referring to."
"Don't worry, Mario, we're not just gonna take this." Luigi said, taking a deep breath. "I'm gonna go have a talk with Mr. Liquid, right now. I'm gonna walk right up to him, look him in the eye, and then shamelessly beg him not to replace us."
"Hold on a second, Luigi." The red plumber argued, stopping him. "We've known Mr. Liquid for a long time now, right? We both know that once he gets an idea in his head, no amount of logic, reasoning, or legal ramifications can stop him… but there just might be a way. Wait here, I gotta make a phone call."
The green plumber was left just standing there as Mario vanished into the kitchen, reappearing a couple minutes later with a big smile on his face, and giving his brother a thumbs-up just as Dana's song came to an end. Suddenly a cellphone could be heard ringing, causing Mr. Liquid to reach into his pocket and put it up to his ear.
"Hello… Grandma Liquid?!" He exclaimed, clearly startled. "Oh, hi… what? No, of course not, Grandma Liquid, I would never try to replace them… oh, well that is a nasty, nasty rumor that is just not true. What? No, Grandma, I'm not working another scheme… no, I am not just like Grandpa Liquid… no, I don't need a third shoe, either. Okay, I promise… love you too, Grandma… bye."
Hanging up his phone, Mr. Liquid snapped his fingers before motioning toward the door, causing Mike and Dana to leave, along with the camera crew. Soon everything that had been brought in was cleared out, leaving Mario and Luigi with everything it had been before.
"All right, you're back in business." Mr. Liquid said as he walked out the door, closing it behind him. "Just do me a favor, and forget this ever happened."
Do the Mario!
Swing your arms from side to side, come on, it's time to go, do the Mario! Take one step, and then again, let's do the Mario, all together now! You got it, it's the Mario!
Do the Mario!
Swing your arms from side to side, come on, it's time to go, do the Mario! Take one step, and then again, let's do the Mario, all together now! Come on now! Just like that!
