This was not how Mario expected this vacation to go.

Sitting inside of a cold jail cell when he should have been getting his feet wet on the warm sunny sand. "There has to be some explanation for this..." Mario said.

He looked outside the iron bars of his cell door to see two pianta guards coming closer to him. "It's time for your trial, you criminal." The blue pianta said. "I already told you, I didn't do anything! Our plane just touched down here 2 hours ago!" Mario defended himself. "Tell it to the judge." The orange pianta said, putting Mario in handcuffs again. Fludd buzzed, "If it means anything, I believe you Mario..." Mario smirked, relieved that someone trusted him.

The large courtroom was filled many colored piantas, toads, and of course, the princess.

The judge smacked her gavel.

"Court is now in session." She said.

"As you are new doubt aware, someone has been defacing fair Isle Delfino using some paint-like substance. The accused is charged with polluting our beautiful home and yes, endangering our very way of life! Indeed, how can one not be aware of what is going on?" A lawyer representing the island said, coming to the stand.

Mario rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Though it is daytime in Delfino Plaza, our poor residents tremble underneath a veil of darkness. Expert shine scholars have determined that this darkness has arisen because all of our guardians, the Shine Sprites, have vanished from their gathering spot at the Shine Gate. The reason? It's quite obvious. This horrible graffiti is to blame."

Mario was so over this entire debacle. All he wanted to do was calmly express to these people he had nothing to do with all this.

"Behold this sketch of the perpetrator, based on eyewitness descriptions." It was a crudely, almost child-like drawing of Mario.

Ok, now Mario was sure this was a setup. There's no way. He was being framed.

"The truth is obvious. The guilty party sits among us. It is none other than, Mario!" the attorney said, pointing at Mario. "Objection!" Peach tried to chime in. "Overruled! I judge the defendant guilty as charged! I herby the defendant to clean the entire island! Until Isle Delfino is completely free of his vile handiwork, Mario shall not be allowed to leave!" The judge smacked her gavel. "Court adjourned."