A/N: I hate to start things off on a rude note, but I think this needs to be said. If your review says "When's the next chapter?" I'm deleting it. It means you're impatient and you don't respect the fact I have a life outside this story. So, if any reviews say that, they will be deleted. With that being said, thank you all so much for 40 reviews, 23 favorites, and 17 follows. I apologize for taking a while, but as I said, I have a life outside of here. So, without further ado, let's get this started, shall we?

(1) Tostarena: Ruins - Super Mario Odyssey OST

(2) Title Theme - Wario Land Smooth Moves OST

(3) Tostarena: Jaxi - Super Mario Odyssey OST

Without further ado, enjoy the show!

The Frozen Desert

"YOU INCOMPETENT FOOLS!" Bowser shouted at the top of his lungs. At his kingdom, he was scolding Madame Broode and the Broodals; the former came back from the Cascade Kingdom whereas the others returned from the Cap Kingdom. All of the rabbits shared something in common, losing to a red-hatted plumber. "You've let Mario escape!?"

"It wasn't our fault, Boss," Topper grunted. "Dat plumba had some kinda magic hat with him!"

Suddenly, Bowser's Bonneter, King Beret shot open his eyes. "Magic hat?... Cappy?"

"Quiet, you!" Bowser smacked his hat. "I paid all five of you all of my coins and this is what I get!?"

"Hey, relax, old man," Topper rolled his eyes.

"Old man!? I'm not that old!"

"Then tell that to the bags underneath your eyes," Hariet chuckled.

Bowser shook his fists in anger and slammed a nearby table, breaking it in half. He stormed towards the Broodals and grabbed Topper by the collar. He sneered close to his face and opened his mouth, showing the rabbit that there was a massive bowl of fire screaming his name. "Listen, you little piece of filth! I'm not in the mood for any more games! The next time you see Mario, I want you to make sure he suffers every ounce of my wrath! He needs to learn that he can't always save Princess Peach! And if he tries to retaliate against you… kill him! And don't come back until you do, do you understand me!?"

At first, Topper didn't say anything.

"Perhaps, I didn't make myself clear," Bowser chuckled, as he opened his mouth and the fire was close to burning the rabbit. "Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Topper spoke quickly, as a bowl of sweat poured from his forehead. "You're da boss!"

Bowser dropped the rabbit down on his rear end.

Everyone else was shocked.

Spewart and Rango helped their leader on his feet, but he shooed them off. Brushing off his green uniform, Topper pulled down his hat and wiped his hands. "Anything else ya need from us, Boss?"

Bowser folded his arms. "Yes, a good wedding always needs a proper wedding ring. I need you to march down to the Sand Kingdom and fetch me a ring called the Binding Band. But I must warn you, be careful of the Sand Kingdom's guardian, Knucklotec. I don't know much about him, but I hear he's a force to be reckoned with. Watch out."

Topper chuckled, as he and the Broodals turned away from the King Koopa. "I ain't afraid to hit an old guardian. Come on, Broodals. Let's get movin'!"

Madame Broode winked at Bowser before she joined her fellow Broodals out of the door. Chain Chompikins barked at the soon to be husband and left with his owner. Once the doors closed, Bowser was finally left alone.

As the King Koopa took a seat, his own son, Junior overheard the entire conversation. He, Roy, Wendy, and Morton were setting up more decorations for the wedding.

"Stupid rabbits," Junior moaned. "Why do they get to fetch the supplies while we sit here and do nothing!"

"Because Dad doesn't trust us, idiot," Wendy replied. "We were supposed to get the supplies ourselves, but you wanted to sit here and make a mess!"

"What? I thought we'd have some fun before we head out."

The three Koopalings glared at Junior.

"Fine," Junior rolled his eyes. "But I have a feeling those Broodals are going to mess things up. I can handle Mario better than they can…" the Koopa Prince suddenly snapped his fingers. "Say, that's not a bad idea."

"Hmm?" Wendy raised an eyebrow.

"Let's do Dad a favor and go find Mario for him. You know, just in case those rabbits screw up again."

"Oh, yeah!" Morton clapped his fists. "I've been wanting to squash that doctor all day!"

Roy raised an eyebrow. "What? Did you just call Mario a doctor?"

"Yeah, he's a doctor."

"No, he isn't. He's a plumber."

"No, seriously. I've seen him wearing a doctor's uniform. I think he also has a doctor's certificate."

"You mean a doctorate."

"That's what it's called? I thought that was the female term for a doctor."

"Will the two of you shut up!?" Wendy snarled. "Junior, I would love to bash Mario's head in, but there's no way I'm getting in trouble with Dad. If he finds out we're doing this, he's gonna kill us!"

"So, let's ask him," Roy suggested.

"You're kidding, right?" Junior said. "He'll obviously say no. That's why we're gonna sneak out. Here's the plan."

The four Koopas got together and whispered out a plan. Once that was done, Wendy marched away from the crowd and took a seat by her father.

"Hey, dad,"

"What is it, Wendy?"

"Have I told you that uniform looks great on you?"

"Really?" Bowser smiled. "Thanks. Y'know, I wanted to go with a black suit at first, but I thought black was too dark of a color, so I went with white. Now, I just hope this outfit makes it to the wedding day. Why? Because normally, when you wear white clothing, you have a high risk of getting stains on it. So, thankfully, I don't plan on eating anything messy anytime soon, so-"

As Bowser spoke, the three Koopa Kids walked out of the room silently before they closed the door. But at the last second, Morton motioned to Wendy.

The female Koopaling rolled her eyes and nodded to her father. "Well, that's nice, Dad. Gotta go, see ya!"

She jumped out of her chair and ran out of the door.

Bowser was left confused. "Hmph… that was weird. Oh, well."

Aboard the newly restored Odyssey, Mario and Luigi found themselves in their comfort zone; they were sitting on a set of lounge chairs in the middle of the ship. Surprisingly, the ship was packed full of supplies that made it feel like a mobile house. There was a small kitchen to their right, a coffee table by the chairs, and a few shelves that looked like it could house collectible items. But scenery didn't matter to Mario and Luigi at this time, all they wanted to do was get to the next kingdom so they can find Princess Peach.

The two brothers found themselves drinking from small cups of tea. Cappy was boiling some more tea in the kitchen. He looked at the plumbers and asked, "Do you two want some more tea?"

"No, I'm-a good," Mario replied. "How are you, Luigi?"

Luigi finished his third cup of tea. "Man, this is so good! Hit me up with another!"

"Mio Fratello, this is your fourth drink."

"I don't-a care, I want-a more," Luigi replied.

Mario rolled his eyes, as he watched Luigi's Polterpup, Egon walk underneath the table. He sat himself down and went to sleep. Leaning over, the mustached hero rubbed Egon's ear.

Cappy filled Luigi's cup and approached the coffee table, floating above it. "Thank goodness we got rid of that Madame Broode person. She was scary!"

"I know-a right." Luigi shivered. "She looked like mutated Boo… if that Boo was a rabbit, of course. So, where are we heading next?"

"Let's see," Cappy answered, as he reached to the side and whipped out a small brochure. "Press the jump button while in the air and hit the right bumper to do a Ground Pound-wait a minute, this isn't the right brochure. Sorry about that."

The Bonneter reached for another brochure and read it. "Here it is. We're heading down to the Sand Kingdom, a desert filled with people called Tostarenans. The kingdom's most prized artifact is called the Binding Band; a special ring that links people forever."

"Like a wedding ring?" Mario inquired.

"Precisely."

"You know what that-a means? Bowser's gonna come get it. Which is why I hope we get to that kingdom soon."

"Is that it down there?" Luigi pointed.

Mario and Cappy looked at where the green-hatted ghost catcher pointed. They saw a colorful city down below.

"Yep, there it is!" Cappy nodded.

The Odyssey slowed down and gently shifted to the right, finding a place to land. It didn't take long for the ship to tenderly rest in the sand. It lowered its catwalk and opened its door. Luigi was the first person to step outside. With a deep breath, he took a step forward.

"Ah, a beautiful day in the sun-"

Suddenly, Luigi was turned into a block of ice.

Mario gasped once he saw that.

His ice block of a brother gently slid down the catwalk until he hit the ground, breaking out of his icy shell. Luigi jumped up and wrapped his arms around his body. "Mama Mia! It's-a cold!"

Luigi was right. The temperature outside felt like it was below zero degrees, which was odd for a desert. Mario and Cappy stepped outside and felt a cold wind brush against them, causing them to feel the same reaction as Luigi. But that wasn't all. As if things weren't strange enough, most of the desert was covered in icebergs. Some of them had purple coins inside whereas others had people trapped inside. Mario, Luigi, and Cappy, walked out of the Odyssey, wondering what was going on.

Egon followed behind.

As the travelers explored the frozen desert, they quickly saw someone shivering in the far distance.

It was a skeletal being in a colorful dress. His face resembled a green skull and he wore a sombrero on his head. The pedestrian paced back and forth, trying to work up a sweat. The gang quickly approached him, praying they'd get some information.

"Mi scusi, sir," Mario said. "What's-a going on here?"

"Saludos, mis amigos," the Tostarenan greeted. "Something terrible is happening! One moment, it was hot, the next thing you know, ice cubes start forming. They're freezing our precious purple coins and people inside of them! Not only that, but some of the Power Moons are frozen in there too!"

Mario raised an eyebrow once he heard about Power Moons. Wait, I thought Power Moons were only in the Cap Kingdom.

"Do you know what caused this?" Cappy asked.

"I have a hunch this may be the work of our God, Knucklotec," the pedestrian replied. "He does this whenever there's danger nearby. But the thing is, I don't see any danger."

Before the two plumbers could ask another question, they noticed something in the distance.

A large, brown airship flew across the skies, heading towards a pyramid that was upside down.

"The Broodals," Mario clenched his fists.

But they weren't the only ones here. Following behind them was a set of four Koopa Cars. They were operated by Junior, Morton, Roy, and Wendy. The four of them shared a loud cackle before they raced after the Broodals.

"Of course Bowser would send four of his idiots here too," Mario rolled his eyes.

"Well, what are we waiting for," Luigi tapped his brother on the shoulder. "Let's-a go follow them!"

"Right,"

With Cappy sitting on his head, Mario ran down the village with Luigi and Egon behind him. They rushed out of the town and ran down a pathway.

But they were unaware of two shadowy figures watching them from a distance.

"Waaaaaaah!"

"Shhh, shut up!"

"I didn't know Mario and Luigi were gonna be here!"

"They must be looking for those Power Moons too. Lucky for us, they won't get in our way."

"So, what's our plan?"

"Just be ready to move when I give the word… so we can those bozos by surprise." (1)

With a new mission in hand, Mario and Luigi quickly made their way down a sandy lane. From afar, they could see a large structure in front of them, one that had a shiny, green glow on top of the largest tower. Cappy jumped off of Mario's head and moved forward, squinting his eyes at the tower.

"Guys!" he called. "I think there's a Power Moon up there!"

"Perfect!" Luigi smiled. "Let's-a grab it!"

As the Mario Bros. joined the Bonneter up the structure's stairs, they came across an army of Goombas. But they weren't average Goombas, they were smaller and had a lighter-brown color. Mario attempted to possess them with Cappy's powers, but all he did was knock the Goombas out. Obviously, they were too small to be captured, which didn't make sense to the plumber. But he shrugged it off and did his usual procedure; jump on top of the Goombas and flatten them.

Behind him, Luigi used his Poltergust to locate any gold and/or purple coins that may be lying around. Since he was told that coins have value in the Cascade Kingdom, he assumed they have value in all of the kingdoms. So, he figured he would collect as many coins as possible with the help of Egon.

As the Mario Bros. climbed up a platform, a Bullet Bill shot out of the wall beside them. With its eyes glowing red, the fast-moving bullet charged forward.

"Mama Mia!" Luigi screamed.

But Mario grabbed Cappy and threw him at the Bullet Bill. Like the frog and the T-Rex from earlier, Mario possessed the Bullet Bill and flew over a sandy river from below. He was worried that Luigi wouldn't find a way to get across, but he was proven wrong once he watched his brother long jump over a set of platforms. Egon followed behind, barking with joy.

Suddenly, Mario jumped out of the Bullet Bill and the missile hit the wall, destroying itself in the process. Mario and Luigi reunited with each other, as they climbed up a platform, collected a set of coins, and leaped over platforms of sand.

"So, Cappy, I have to ask," Mario said. "That skeleton guy back there said that some of the Power Moons here were-a frozen. How does he know what Power Moons are? I thought they were only exclusive to the Cap Kingdom."

"They are," Cappy nodded. "But here's something I forgot to tell you. Most of the kingdoms we'll be seeing have rulers that are friends with my father. Many years ago, he gave them Power Moons so that they can power certain machines and keep their towns safe using their magic powers."

"Wait, so that means your father knows Knucklotec?"

"Yes."

"Wow, I thought the Cap Kingdom preferred to stay isolated."

"They do. But they weren't always like that."

"What happened?"

Cappy rubbed his arm. "I think it has something to do with my mom."

The travelers landed on the other side and entered a pixelated Warp Pipe. From there, they were trapped in a two-dimensional plane, where Bullet Bills were coming up fast. Mario and Luigi jumped on top of the Bullet Bills with ease, as they collected more coins from Item Boxes.

It didn't take them long to exit the pipe, coming back to the third dimension.

"What-a happened to your mother if you don't mind me asking?" Mario inquired.

"My father doesn't tell me much," Cappy replied. "Years ago, my parents took a trip to the Metro Kingdom… my father was the only person who came back."

Mario and Luigi widened their eyes and shared a sorrowful glance.

They both climbed on top of a platform where the giant tower sat in front of them. Locating another Warp Pipe, they went back into the 2D setting, as they traveled atop the tallest tower.

"Cappy," Mario said softly. "I'm-a so sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?" Cappy asked. "It's not your fault. I'm not sure what happened to my mother. Father never talks about her since that day. To this day, Tiara and I are still curious as to what happened to her."

Mario and Luigi shared the same glance before they jumped over a set of Bullet Bills.

"This might-a be a long shot, but what if we find your mother during our adventure?" Mario asked with a smile. "She can help us find your father and sister, perhaps?"

"Yeah," Cappy smiled. "Yeah, yeah! That would be awesome!"

The Mario Bros. exited the pipe and they found themselves on top of the tallest tower. Once Luigi looked over the horizon, he shivered. Far ahead of him were massive islands covered in sand. Some of them were connected to each other via a green bridge whereas ones required either to the biggest jump in the world or building a bridge to get across. Luigi didn't want to take a chance at either choice. He gulped before he and Mario approached the Power Moon.

They grabbed it and performed a victory pose.

This made Luigi chuckle.

"Do you have to do that every time you grab something?"

"Of course," Mario replied. "It's for dramatic effect."

Luigi chuckled again, rolling his eyes.

The two brothers stepped onto a platform the Power Moon was on and they watched as random platforms spawned out of thin air. There was no other way around these because below them was a bottomless pit, and the travelers didn't want to fall for eternity. Mario and Luigi hopped onto the platform and they slowly hovered through the air, collecting coins and avoiding laser circles that shot out of a suspicious device in front of them.

"So, Cappy," Mario jumped over the laser. "What was your mother like?"

"Oh, she was great!" Cappy smiled. "She always loved traveling. Whenever she wasn't in the kingdom, she'd always be visiting the other kingdoms checking on how they're doing. She'd help poor folks back on their feet and she would give presents to some of the natives. She was wonderful!"

"You-a said she disappeared when she went into the Metro Kingdom, right?" Luigi inquired. He and the others leaped onto another platform.

"Yeah, but that was a few years ago," Cappy nodded. "She visited that kingdom multiple times and she always came back. I'm not sure what happened at that time. I'm worried she got kidnapped by strangers or she got lost somewhere. Either way, my father never told me what really happened. He just told me she's not coming back."

"You don't think she's-" Mario asked.

But Cappy cut him off with a snarl, "NO! I refuse to believe she's gone!"

Both Mario and Luigi were shocked by the Bonneter's outburst. Egon whimpered and his behind his owner's legs. Cappy took a few deep breaths before he bowed his head in shame. "Guys, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to shout like that. When my mother left, everyone assumed she was dead, but I would tell them that she's gonna come back to the Cap Kingdom someday. I'm not sure when, but I knew there'd be a day she would return to me… to my family… to everyone."

Mario and Luigi exchanged yet another melancholy glance.

The former placed a hand on Cappy's head. "Hey, don't-a worry. As I said before, there might be a chance we find her during our travels."

"Right," Cappy smiled.

Soon, the heroes landed onto another island in the Sand Kingdom. This time, it was a small civilization of large stone creatures called Moe-Eyes. They were tiki like natives that had pink-colored sunglasses over their eyes. They walked around aimlessly, bumping into a set of cacti. But since they were made of stone, they weren't bothered by the sharp edges.

As Mario and Luigi explored the area, they noticed something to their left…

…it was a small crystal in the shape of a Power Moon.

"Wait, a minute," Cappy squinted his eyes. "That's a piece of a Power Moon!"

"They can break into pieces?" Luigi inquired.

"They can if you're strong enough to break them," Cappy nodded. "Some of them must've shattered when Bowser invaded the Cap Kingdom. Most Power Moons come from our kingdom and they scattered around the world when he raided the place and… took my family."

"And we'll get them back," Mario nudged his new friend. "Both the moons and your family, I mean."

"Likewise with your special one, Mario."

"Hey, guys, I don't mean to interrupt, but some of these fragments might be hard to reach," Luigi pointed around his environment. "There's one on that pillar and there's another magically floating over a pile of poisonous goo. How are we going to get those?"

Mario stroked his chin, as he and Cappy turned to a Moe-Eye that was behind them. Both of them exchanged a nod before they approached him.

"Mi scusi, sir," Mario kindly waved. "Would you mind if I-"

Suddenly, the Moe-Eye panicked and ran away from the plumber.

"Whoa, hey!" Mario called. "Come-a back! I just wanted to know if I can possess you!"

Luigi facepalmed once he heard that.

Mario continued to chase the Moe-Eye around the area.

"Hey! Come-a back here!"

The Moe-Eye kept running.

"I'll give you some-a spaghetti!"

The Moe-Eye kept running.

"How can you run faster than me! You don't-a look like you-a exercise!"

The Moe-Eye kept running.

"I'm-a gonna get you!"

The Moe-Eye took off at the speed of light, forcing Mario to stop by Luigi.

"What's his problem!?" the red-hatted hero shouted in anger.

Cappy bounced off Mario's head. "Sorry, I forgot to mention. Those creatures are called Moe-Eyes. They're shy around people."

"Gee, Cappy, you think you could've told me that before?" Mario asked sarcastically.

"Sorry, I forgot," Cappy chuckled.

Mario sighed. "You know what? Forget asking permission!"

With that, the plumber grabbed his new ally and threw him on top of the Moe-Eye's head. Mario suddenly took control of the stone creature. Luigi and Egon, even though they've seen Mario transform before, were still amazed by Cappy's powers.

Mario suddenly flicked down his sunglasses and when he did, he could see hidden bridges and platforms that bypassed through the poisonous river. He smiled and flicked off his sunglasses. "Hey-a, Luigi. These shades can help me see hidden pathways. You go look for the fragments on the desert, I'll get the trickier ones."

"Got it, Bro!" Luigi nodded, as he and Egon searched for more fragments.

As Mario pulled down his shades and walked across a platform, he grabbed another piece of the Power Moon and walked back. He marched towards a floating ledge that would take him on top of the pillars. He looked up at Cappy, wanting to know more about his family.

"So, Cappy," he began. "I know I asked a lot about your mother, but I don't think you've told me about your sister. What's her name, Tiara?"

"Oh, yeah!" Cappy sniggered. "She's a handful, but she's fun. Like my mother, she's a big fan of traveling. But because she's young, we don't take her to the bigger kingdoms like the Wooded Kingdom, Lake Kingdom, or even Luncheon Kingdom. We stick to smaller places like this town, the Cascade Kingdom, and other places that don't have anything dangerous."

"A kingdom without something dangerous? As someone who normally travels to eight worlds to find Princess Peach, I-a find that hard to believe."

Thanks to his sunglasses, Mario reached the top of the pillar, walked across a bridge, and found the Power Moon piece. He walked back and took the escalator down.

"Yeah, the world's a dangerous place," Cappy smiled before he released a low sigh. "That's why I'm worried about Tiara. I don't know where Bowser has taken her, but I can only hope she's safe."

"Knowing my girlfriend, Peach, Tiara's gonna be a-okay!" Mario winked. But in his thoughts, he was thinking, Peach has combat experience since I've been training her, but I'm hoping she can face Bowser and his army by herself.

Mario unpossessed the Moe-Eye and approached Luigi, who collected the other two pieces.

"I got them!" Luigi called.

"Awesome!" Mario replied.

The two brothers combined the pieces together and a green light blinded both of their eyes. In a split second, another Power Moon was in their grasp. Mario and Luigi shared a high-five and reached for the moon. But suddenly, they heard the sound of a car running towards them. They also heard a loud, familiar cry.

"WAHH!" (1s) (2)

A large purple vehicle known as the Wario Car came out of the blue and snagged the Power Moon from Mario and Luigi's grasp. Both brothers gasped and looked at the two drivers. Once the vehicle stopped, both drivers shared an evil laugh before holding the Power Moon into the air…

…their names were Wario and Waluigi.

"Mwa-ha ha hahaha! Talk about a fantastic catch!" Wario laughed, stroking the Power Moon. "You're going to make me a lot of money on the open market!"

"Yeah, nice catch, Wario!" Waluigi clapped.

"Thank you, thank you," Wario bowed. "You're too kind."

Mario and Luigi facepalmed.

"Oh, no," the former mumbled in annoyance. "It's Wario and Waluigi."

"Who?" Cappy inquired.

"They're the biggest idiots in the Mushroom Kingdom," Luigi replied with the same tone as his brother's. "Two jokers who try to one-up everybody."

"Well, well, well, if it isn't our competition: Mario and Luigi," Wario grinned. "Still searching for Princess Peach, I see?"

"When's that girl gonna give you a break?" Waluigi asked.

"Y'know, I like to think she enjoys getting captured by Bowser. Maybe she sees something in him that she doesn't see in you, Mario."

Both Wario Bros. laughed and high-fived.

Mario rolled up his sleeves. "Hey, Cappy. Let's see if you can possess these two idiots!"

Luigi grabbed Mario's arm. "Whoa, hold up there, Bro! Let's see if we can work this out. Look, Wario and Waluigi, we're not looking to tussle with you. You see, we need those Power Moons for our ship back there. We're going to save Princess Peach and our new friend, Cappy's family from Bowser. So, please, let's not rush to violence. Just hand over the Power Moon and we can pretend this never happened."

Waluigi hopped off the kart and landed in front of Luigi, thumping him in the nose. "Listen to you, Green Mario! Trying to peace talk to me and my bro! Ha! You're even funnier than I remember."

"Hey!" Mario growled. "No one touches my brother like that!"

Wario socked Mario across the jaw, knocking him onto the ground. "Sorry, Mario, but I can't have you ruining my plans today. Once we're done here, we'll snag those Power Moons that are on your ship. But for now, there are plenty of these things lying around here! I guess Waluigi and I have our work cut out for us!"

The two hopped back on their kart.

"So long, chumps!" Waluigi waved. "Thanks for the free Power Moon!"

Activating the Wario Car, the two partners took off in the blink of an eye. (2s) (3)

Mario and Luigi, with faces full of dirt, snarled and gave chase to their enemies.

"Come on!" Cappy shouted. "We can't let them get away!"

Leaping off a set of platforms, Mario and Luigi approached another island and ran down a road that was nothing but sand. The Wario Car traversed through the desert without a problem, but once it went up a small hill, it began to slow down. Noticing that the Mario Bros. were catching up, Waluigi took out a bag of Bob-ombs and started throwing them at the heroes. Cappy screeched like a banshee while Luigi sucked them up with his Poltergust. He shot them forward and managed to hit both the back of the car.

"Gah!" Wario bellowed. "Come on, come on, come on!"

The vehicle finally dashed up the mountain and smoothly drove across the sand.

Mario and Luigi kept running, but they saw that the car was getting farther away.

The green-hatted ghost hunter panted. "Gee, if only Yoshi was here! He could catch up with these guys! Mario, we're not going to get anywhere in this state. We need something that can catch up to them!"

"I know, I know!" Mario yelled back. "But what!?"

Suddenly, the travelers were met by another creature. A feline character that resembled a lion. On his sides were ancient markings and his Maine was made of gold. Beside him was a sign that read, "Jaxi: Fastest Creature In The Sand Kingdom. Only Fifty Coins".

The heroes approached the lion.

"Hey, excuse me!" Luigi said, panting. "Mind if we hitch a ride?"

"Sure," Jaxi nodded. "You got fifty coins?"

Mario quickly handed over the coins.

Jaxi turned around. "Hop on, boys! And hold on tight!"

As soon as the brothers and Egon hopped on top of the lion, Jaxi took off at the speed of light. He was running as fast as a prey running from a predator, a hedgehog running around a zone collecting gold rings, and a race car driver speeding down the track. Following Jaxi's instructions, Mario and Luigi held on tight. The former had one hand on his hat, hoping that Cappy didn't go flying off. Luigi screamed at the top of his lungs while Egon barked with joy.

Jaxi and the heroes eventually caught up to the Wario Bros.

Through his mirror, Wario could see his enemies approaching.

"Won't these fools ever quit!" the yellow-hatted man snarled. "Waluigi, blow them to smithereens!"

"Aye-eye, Captain!" Waluigi saluted, as he whipped out more Bob-ombs and chucked them forward. But thanks to Jaxi's expert agility, he dodged every attack. To help him out, Luigi captured a few bombs with his vacuum and shot them back.

Luigi missed a few shots, but when he landed some, they impacted the back of the car.

Wario lost control at first before he gripped the steering wheel. "Hey, Waluigi! Maybe you should stop throwing those bombs!"

"Why?"

"BECAUSE LUIGI'S SHOOTING THEM BACK AT US!"

"Oh, I thought they were coming back through magic!"

Mario hopped onto Jaxi's back with his feet and gripped Cappy. "Hey-a, Cappy. Can you control vehicles at all?"

"I can," Cappy nervously replied. "But it's been a while so-"

"Great!"

Without a second thought, Mario chucked the Bonneter forward and he captured the front of Wario's car. Mario flew inside the vehicle and was in full control. He switched the car to full throttle, as he shifted to the right and boosted forward. Wario and Waluigi nearly tripped out of the vehicle. The former grabbed onto the steering wheel, attempting to take back control.

"What the heck is going on!?" he yelled. "How are you doing this!?"

Mario drove the vehicle to the right once again and the Wario Bros. were about to get a face full of a pyramid.

Both went pale.

"Uh, oh," Wario and Waluigi gasped.

Mario and Cappy released the car just in time because Wario and Waluigi crashed the vehicle into the side of the Inverted Pyramid. Both heroes performed a backflip and landed on the ground, watching the Power Moon fly out of Wario's hands.

Catching the Power Moon, Mario huffed at his rivals. (3s)

But Cappy had something to say to the plumber. "You jerk!"

"Hey, what did I do?"

"I was about to tell you it's been a while since I've captured vehicles! But you just had to throw me at them like it was nothing!"

"At least we got the Power Moon."

"But still, you cared nothing about my safety back there! What were you thinking!?"

Mario felt bad for what he did. He lowered his head in shame. First, he carelessly took control of a T-Rex, now he carelessly took control of the Wario Car. That's twice he's showed no remorse for Cappy's safety. "I'm-a sorry, Cappy. I didn't mean to-."

Luigi hopped off of Jaxi and ran towards his friends. "Hey, are you guys okay?"

Mario and Cappy shared a glance.

"We're fine," Cappy huffed, looking at the top of the pyramid. "I'm sensing a Multi-Moon nearby. It's on the top of the pyramid. Come on, let's get moving."

Mario felt even more sorry once he watched Cappy enter the pyramid.

Luigi nudged his brother. "Not to make you feel bad, Bro, but that was-a reckless. You could've gotten-a Cappy killed."

"I know that," Mario grunted. Once he realized that he startled his brother, he let out a deep sigh and spoke softly. "Sorry… come on, let's get inside."

Mario and Luigi entered the Inverted Pyramid, leaving Wario and Waluigi to sleep.

END OF CHAPTER 6

Poor Wario and Waluigi. Looks like these two aren't getting a Power Moon anytime soon. But more importantly, Cappy is angry with Mario for pulling a reckless move. Can Cappy forgive Mario for his mistake or will the Bonneter stay mad at him forever? Who knows what will happen between the two? I guess we'll find out next time, as Mario and Luigi face off against more enemies in...

"Chapter 7: The Fists of Knucklotec".

POST-A/N:

Instead of leaving the Koopalings for a single cameo, I decided to have Bowser Jr. Roy, Morton, and Wendy "join" the Broodals on their journey. They'll be giving the Mario Bros. a hard time in the next chapter.

Wario and Waluigi won't be staying for this chapter only. Nope, expect them to show up more in the story along with other Mario characters from Mario's past. :)

That's all I have to say for now. Thanks for tuning into this story once again. Don't forget to R&R! I'm The Sensational SpiderDom321 and I'll see you next time!

~SD321 (SpiderDom321)