*sorry it took me so long for the next chapter, but honestly, it's hard for me to write such a serious story especially when. ITS ALMOST MARCH AND I'M GONNA BE THIRTEEN!

Everyone- shut up, it ain't that important!

Me- FINE! Just for that I'm gonna make a story and kill off everyone's favorite character.

Mario- gulp, why do I get the feeling I'm gonna die?

Me- oh please, you're not everyone's favorite character (luigi is though. snicker snicker)

Luigi- AHHHH!

Me- enough of this nonsense I give you the next chapter, oh yeah, I have just kidnapped these characters for my own hostile enjoyment, I did not create them.

Mario- *sniffle* then who's my mommy?*

Me- and I am making no money, now on with it already!

~

Mario was tearing his heart into shards while he sat at home by himself. He kept worrying about the younger Mario. Where will he go? Will he survive? Here he was, supposed to be the best big brother ever, and he had sent his little buddy off into the wilderness to fend for himself.

How cold he had been, he'd allowed turmoil to rise above them and engulf the love they once shared. Their brotherly love was deeper than even the romances they shared with the princesses, and thanks to those two stubborn kingdoms they might never share another tear, or laugh again.

Mario suddenly began to regret that day he fell down that pipe. He wished he had never wandered into this dreadful place.

For every sweat drop he'd had in the real world, he'd had twice as many here, rescuing this princess, how often he wondered if she truly loved him.

Sitting there, wishing he had run up to his brother and stopped him, instead of walking away huffing angrily, he began to reflect on his past.

He remembered looking through the window of a door in a hospital, bright lights beaming down on his mother as she tried to blink back tears. Mario could see them though, glistening in her eyes as visible as her diamond earrings. He understood her pain. She knew she was going to die, but was pretending to fight for the sake of her two little boys.

Luigi had been clutching a green stuffed duck in his hands and was sobbing insanely on Mario's shoulder. The older brother figured the best thing he could do for the little guy, is give him that rude, yet beneficial awakening.

"Weegie, let go, mommy needs you!" Mario replied calmly, gently peeling his brother off of his side.

"But Maweeo, I'm scared, I don't wanna watch mama die, I wanna stay here by you!" Luigi whined clutching his duckie even tighter.

The fear and despair his little brother held was painful, but Mario persisted. "weegie, just go. I'll hold your hand and walk up to mommy with you."

Finally the dark curly haired little boy nodded and hand in hand the brothers walked to their mama's bedside.

"Boys," Maria Mario coughed. "You shouldn't be here. Mommy needs her rest. Maria's head was covered in perspiration. Her body was skinny and weak; she hadn't eaten in days, and refused to.

"Luigi, please leave sweetheart." Maria replied putting a hot hand on the young one's cheek. Luigi nodded his head, young but, wise enough to realize, that was the last touch he'd ever feel from his mother.

Maria waited until the door shut behind her youngest boy and began." Mario, honey, I hope you're mature enough to handle this, but I didn't want to tell Luigi." Maria instantly began profusely spouting tears. "Sweetie, I only have 10 minutes left to live."

Mario felt as if someone had taken a powerful blow to his head with a t- ball bat.

"Mama, you can't go, Luigi's to young, he needs a mommy, I still need a mommy, please don't go!"

Maria felt her soul dying sooner than her body when she heard her little boy's words, and suddenly reached a bony hand under her covers and took something out.

"Open it now dear." She said handing a beautifully wrapped box to Mario.

The small boy tore the box open hurriedly and moved some tissue paper away, revealing two caps, a green one and a crimson one.

"The red one is for you dear, it'll be a little lop sided at first, but you'll fit into it when you're older."

Mario giggled as he put the cap on his head and watched it flop from side to side when he moved. His fascination and delight with the funny hat soon diminished though, when he looked back into his mama's sad miserable eyes.

"Mario, give the green one to your brother, and when you both fit into them, I want you to always wear them as often as you can. This'll seal the bond between you two forever, you'll both have a symbol of love and brotherhood, a crest of our family. And Mario, I want you to watch your little brother, love him, and honor him as he honors and respects you. I may not be here to protect him, but now that's your job."

"Why mama?"

"because, you're always going to be very close to him, you two are brothers, that's something no one can change, and if I'm not here to watch my boys grow up, I'll rest in peace easier knowing they love and protect one another."

Mario nodded his head and gave his mama a hug, unable to keep himself from crying.

Maria held her boy tightly and recited a poem to him.

And when the evening night is cold and dreary

And the loss of light makes us all feel weary

I'll hold you in my arms gladly knowing

That we are loving brothers, the love is showing

I'll be your flashlight in the evening dark

I'll lead you through the spooky thick of the park

I'll give you all the love you could ask of me

We've been left a lone but are still a family.

"mama, it'll be too scary for you to die." He said woefully.

"Oh no sweetie, death is wonderful. I'll be free from this body that's given me pain, and float freely in a place where love and purity is all the residents know. And some day, perhaps I'll see you too."

Mario smiled meekly as he took his cap off his head and took both matching hats in his pudgy little hands.

Maria began to feel herself slipping away and suddenly was floating into a golden light, angel voices calling her. The sounds and sights of a new world blocked out the voice of her little boy.

Mario grabbed his mother's hand and cried when he realized her soul had now left the body and he was talking to no more than a lifeless sack of flesh.

He walked out of the room and ran to his little brother, embracing him. "Luigi, Mama's gone!" he said in between sobs.

Luigi cried yes, but Mario gave him his hat and said just what Maria had. "I'm your older brother weegie, and I'll always be here."

At that instant Luigi filled Mario's heart with joy as he said, "You're just as good as Mama, Mario, and I wouldn't want anyone else to grow up with me, just promise you'll never leave me."

~

Mario came back from his flash back, even more depressed than he had been before. He'd broken his mama's promise, and relived a horrible memory all in the same day. He could no longer stand it he had to see Peach

~

Mario soon arrived at the Mushroom kingdom, to find Peach yelling at frog as he tried his best to recite the line just as Toad had.

"thanx a bunch Mario, but our princess is in another-"

"NO NO NO! It's not thanx a bunch! It's thank you Mario!"

Mario slammed the door and caught Peach's attention, who ran to him and caressed him.

"Oh Mario, I miss Toad so much, I don't know what to do!" she said, crying on the elder brothers shoulder just as Luigi used to.

"Peach, I have to talk to you." He said, removing her from him. "I just heard the Toadstool's bombed Sarasalnd kingdom, please tell me that isn't so!"

Peach looked down. "I'm a fraid it is."

"But why???" Mario cried! "I mean, all over Toad! One murder and you BOMB a kingdom!"

"The bomb hardly did any damage, and besides that Toad was our most loved retainer and-"

"You just don't get it do you? My brother hates me now! And I wish I'd never met you to begin with, you petty princesses always start wars over frivolous things! How do you know Sarasaland started this anyway?"

"No Mario Mario! It's you that doesn't get it! And I'd prefer you just join the Sarasaland forces and get it over with, because you obviously don't love me!" Peach cried, running up the marble stair cases into her royal bedroom.

"Oh great! That really adds to the good of my existence. I make my brother hate me! Now my true love! What's wrong with me?" Mario asked.

Suddenly, he felt a small body approach him and looked down to see Frog. "Your brother isn't dead, is he?" he scoffed.

"Look Frog, I'm sorry, but you wouldn't understand my life!"

"Id really like you to give me a chance, sir Mario!"

Mario laughed, "Just Mario please."

Frog looked down, "I can't get anything right. Miss Toadstool hates me and Misses my brother, and I can't even get names right."

"Don't get discouraged Frog, I remember when I first came here from the real world, no one would accept me, but then Peach and I, well, we sort of fell in love I guess, I just hate it when I make her mad."

"well, Mario, you don't understand what all this war is about, do you?"

Mario smiled at frog. "No, I guess I don't enlighten me, please."

"how it happened was, The toadstool's refused to allow Sarasaland to enter this kingdom's portal to the real world and attack. Sarasaland wanted to conquer, but Toad stepped forward and defended you and Luigig, saying you were from the real world and he would never take his eyes off the portal. Sarasaland figured their only way of getting into the portal was to simply go to it, Toad seemed like enough of a push over, but he put up a good fight and still wouldn't let them budge, so they murdered Toad and threw his body out into the courtyard so they could get to the portal, but Princess Toadstool caught them and had an army of guards behind her. Sarasaland army fled and when she found Toad's dead body, she was devastated, so for revenge, Two bombs were sent over to sarasaland."

Mario felt so cruel. He had no idea sarasaland had broken in and murdered toad for that reason, he also hadn't known Peach was a witness.

"Gee frog, I feel awful, thanks for telling me that."

Frog's eyes suddenly lit up. "Oh Mario! Could you please join the War on our side? PLEASE???"

Mario grinned. "You bet I will Frog"

The young boy leapt in the air cheering, an impeccable resemblance to his brother shone through.

"I'd better apologize to Peach, I'll talk to you later Frog." And then Mario walked up the stair case and into Peach's room.

"Hi Peach." He said softly.

The princess turned her back to him, half angry, and half just not wishing to show him her tear stained cheeks.

"Look princess, I'm sorry, Frog just told me the whole thing, I didn't know any of that."

"It seems a lot different once you know the truth huh?" Peach said angrily.

"Yes, and I'm sorry I doubted you, but, I, I've always been Luigi's bigger brother, and I'm supposed to look out for him.... I feel selfish leaving him to thrive for himself."

"Mario, Please, join our forces, I swear I'm sorry for tearing you two a part, but Luigi's a big boy now, and... all I can say is. please?" Peach replied, walking up to Mario and standing next to him, fingering his mustache.

Mario gazed into Peach's eyes and gave her a kiss with a head nod. "Yes Peach, I already promised Frog."

Peach smiled lightly as she walked with Mario down the hall to the throne room.

"Chancellor, we have a new recruit!" she replied happily.