(A/N: Got big inspiration watching my brother's latest round of "Super Mario Odyssey". Here's one of several ideas I got, and I figured I'd post it in time for the 5th anniversary of the day Nintendo released what I like to call a Super Mario masterpiece! I hope you all enjoy this!)


Mario and Cappy were currently in the Snow Kingdom, and they found their way to Shiveria Town. They were not surprised that Bowser was already there, and that the Frost-Frosted Cake, which was the prize for the winner of the Bound Bowl Grand Prix, had been stolen to be the dessert for the wedding. Not only that, but Bowser had been cruel enough to block the entrance to the race course.

"Of course he'd go and steal the cake... Just what makes him think that this stupid, sham wedding of his is actually going to happen...?" Cappy muttered as he and Mario went to undo the barriers that Bowser had set up.

"Non lo so. I don't know. But we both know that he doesn't know that we're still here, and that we're going to prevent that wedding from ever happening. However, there's one thing that I just don't get. Do you know what that is, Cappy?" Mario asked his hat friend.

"What? Is it why would he steal a cake and block the entrance to the race course? I know that I can't figure out why he'd go and do a foolish thing like that." Cappy said.

"It's half of what you guessed. I don't get why Bowser would go ahead and steal a cake for his wedding when he can simply ask Peach to bake one for it." Mario replied.

"What? Are you saying that Peach could easily bake a cake for the wedding?" Cappy asked.

"Oh yeah. Peach bakes the best cakes and cupcakes you'll ever eat in your life! It's like dessert for the angels, even if it's-a not one of her favorite specialties: angel food cake." Mario replied.

"Maybe he thought she'd refuse to do so." said Cappy.

"Non è probabile. Not likely. Peach likes baking cakes. She likes baking them to thank me, and she bakes them for special occasions, including holidays and parties... especially birthday parties." Mario replied.

"Perhaps he's afraid that she might put something bad in it, like poison, or a bomb, or poisonous bombs. But you told me that she's a princess, and I don't think she'd ever go that far..." Cappy guessed.

(A/N: I got Cappy's guesses of what bad things Peach might put in the cake from an episode of "T.U.F.F. Puppy".)

"I'm sure she's had thoughts of doing so, but she's too sweet to follow through with it." Mario replied, before exclaiming, "Wait a minute! Now I know why he didn't ask her to bake one! The answer is obvious! It's-a because he's so darn stupido!"

"I believe that he's a stupid jerk. I learned that when he ransacked Bonneton, kidnapped my baby sister, and destroyed all our airships, our homes, so no one could rescue her! But does he know that Peach can bake cakes?" Cappy asked.

"Certo che lo sa! Of course he knows it! He knows it as well as the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom does! One time, when he kidnapped her, he claimed that he wanted her to bake him something for once, and he wanted, get this, a galaxy-sized slice of cake!" Mario said.

(A/N: Those of you who played "Super Mario Galaxy 2" might remember Bowser saying that right at the beginning of the game!)

"Seriously? Okay, now we know that Bowser is not just stupid, he's freaking crazy! Peach would never be able to give him a slice of cake that big! No one can make a cake as big as that, except maybe a cartoon character, but they aren't real!" Cappy exclaimed.

"È vero. That's true." Mario replied with a nod.

"I mean, the closest she could get to giving him a slice of cake that big is to do the old trick you see in cartoons! You know, the bit where one character cuts a small slice of cake, then eats the whole rest of it!" Cappy said.

"I remember seeing that many times, and that's true. The slice he gets from that shtick may not be as big as he wanted it to be, but it would have to suffice. But he needs to think about this, here he could finally have a delicious cake, made by Peach, handed to him on a silver platter..." Mario began.

"Because she'd most likely be willing to make one..." Cappy added.

"However, it seems he has forgotten all about that time he demanded Peach make him an impossibly large cake because he lacks brains, and his memory is non-existent!" Mario finished, unable to believe that someone like Bowser could be so dumb.

"That sounds about right." Cappy replied.


As the friends talked about how much of an idiot their enemy was, they were super careful as they worked their way through the caves, got the Power Moons, and undid the barriers so the Shiverians could get to their race course again. The last cave the pair worked through, however, is where they ran into none other than... you guessed it... THE BROODALS!

"Mama-mia... Not these pathetic dweebs again..." Mario facepalmed when he saw their airship flying into view.

"Hyuh, hyuh, hyuh! We got the Frost-Frosted Cake." the tall, thin Broodal, Rango, gloated.

"We know. We already saw." Cappy replied, sounding unhappy. You couldn't blame him, though, for he and Mario were so sick and tired of dealing with these rabbits. They'd rather deal with Bowser so they could save Peach and Tiara quicker, but it seemed that Bowser was having more fun being a big chicken.

"The boss man sure is fussy 'bout cake. Reckon we got him the best one, though." Rango added.


Mario couldn't argue with the fact that the cake would be thought of as the best for its size, because he never saw a cake that size in his whole life.

Just then, Mario remembered that size didn't always matter when it came to food. It wasn't really the size that counted as much as the quality.

"Wait a second..." Mario thought. His face suddenly lit up as a perfect idea came to him!

"Actually, bunny-boy, you got him the second-best cake." Mario replied with a big grin on his face.

A record scratch was heard as Mario's words sank into the Broodals' heads.

"What?! Now let's get something straight here! My name is Rango, not 'Bunny-Boy'! And just what makes you think that cake is 'second-best'? Didn't you see the size of that thing?!" Rango asked, bewildered. He was about to jump down there and do battle with Mario, but the plumber's words stopped him in his tracks.

"I saw it, and it was big, but you should know that size doesn't always matter when it comes to food. Quality is what matters the most, especially with cakes." Mario started.

"Is that so?" Spewart asked.

"Yup. If you want your boss to have the best cake, then you'll have to get on Princess Peach's good side. If you can do that, then I'm sure she'll be willing to fix the most delicious cake you, or your boss, will ever eat in your lives." Mario told them.


"Mario, what are you doing?" Cappy asked from Mario's head.

"Putting my new plan into play and hoping to Grambi it works." Mario whispered.

Cappy wasn't sure what this plan was supposed to be, how it was even going to work, or if it would work at all, but he watched and listened carefully as Mario explained things to the Broodals.


"Who is this Princess Peach you speak of?" Hariet asked.

"You already know her! She's the bride! You know, the woman your boss wants to marry!" Mario told her.

"Oh, da bride really is a princess? Da boss never said she was one!" Topper said.

"Actually, I thought he did. We heard him call her 'princess' time and again when we were on his ship, but then again, we must have assumed that 'princess' was just a cutesy little pet-name he gave her." Hariet said.

"You're saying that the bride can bake good cakes?" Rango asked.

"That's exactly what I'm saying." Mario replied.

"If that's the case, then why did the boss want us to steal a cake for the wedding? Doesn't he know that she can make good cakes?" Spewart asked.

"He's always known it! He knows it as well as I do, but he seemed to have forgotten that little fact because he's an idiot! I don't think he's going to let her bake one for this occasion, even if she wants to! And I'm sure that if he had allowed it, she would have been okay with making one of the layers carrot cake, for the 4 of you to enjoy." Mario said in a hinting tone.

The words 'carrot cake' had the most amazing effect on the Broodals. Their eyes got really big, and they started to drool. Being rabbits, their favorite food just happened to be carrots, and because of that, carrot cake was their most favorite dessert!

Mario noticed this and smirked on the inside. Yup, the Broodals were reacting the way he'd hoped they would when he mentioned the dessert.

Cappy noticed it, too, and he wondered just what was going on.


"C-c-carrot... c-cake?!" Topper asked, suddenly feeling hungry.

"Yes, carrot cake. The best you'll ever eat, too." Mario added.

"Sh-she can... m-make that?" Hariet asked, her sweet tooth begging for some good carrot cake.

"If you ask the bride nicely, I think she'll be glad to make some carrot cake for you." Mario replied.

"Are you s-sure her carrot cake is... the best?" Rango asked.

"The absolute best. Once you guys have tried Peach's carrot cake, you will never want to go back to the kind you get from the store, or a bakery." Mario said, impressed that he seemed to have gotten through to his enemies by appealing to their stomachs and their love of carrot cake. Plus, he looked them in the eyes the entire time he spoke, to indicate that he wasn't lying.

"We... w-we'd better go and... see if she'll... fix us some good carrot cake." Spewart said to the other Broodals.

"Yes! Let's go!" the Broodals said in unison, forgetting all about battling Mario and turning their ship around, going back to where Bowser's ship was. They needed to see how much of this was true by talking to the bride.


It didn't take long for Cappy to realize what was going on. The impending battle was not going to be happening, after all.

"What?! No battle?" Cappy asked as he watched their Broodals' airship leave the area.

"Call me crazy... but I... I think I actually got through to them..." Mario said, stunned as he watched the ship leave.

Cappy turned into his Bonneter self and looked at Mario with big eyes.

"Mario, I really don't know how you came up with the idea you had, but boy, am I glad you had it! Are you some kind of magician?!" Cappy said.

"I can't do magic, but it wasn't all that hard to come up with that idea, Cappy. When the tall rabbit said that the Frost-Frosted Cake was the best, I knew that no matter how good it may be, nothing can compare to Peach's cakes. She is un mago, a wizard, when it comes to making cakes... or cupcakes." Mario said.

"You would know." Cappy said.

"Cappy, I'm not the only one who believes that. Everyone gives her cakes rave reviews! Everyone but Bowser, that is, because he doesn't know, and he doesn't even seem to care anymore. Plus, the Broodals are rabbits, and if there's one thing I know about rabbits, it's-a that while they live on vegetables, they are mostly wild about carrots. If they love carrots, then they'll go crazy for carrot cake." Mario said.

"Has Peach ever made carrot cake before?" Cappy asked.

Mario thought for a moment.

"Non lo so. I don't know. Luigi and I never asked her to bake carrot cake before because it's-a not one of our favorite flavors." Mario said.

"What if Peach doesn't like carrot cake, either? What if she never made it before?" Cappy asked.

Mario couldn't recall Peach ever making carrot cake before.

"I... just hope she won't mind making it for the Broodals, if they believed what I said about her and the cakes she can bake. They might be able to convince Bowser to let Peach do what she wants for a change, but I'll still have to save her." Mario said.


What's going to happen next? Do the Broodals really believe Mario, or did they leave in order to trick him into thinking they were stupid enough to want carrot cake? Stay tuned to find out whether or not their stomachs ruled their heads.