Later that day, when the day's scheduled matches were over, Mario, Luigi, and Peach exited the Glitz Pit. It was nighttime. "Wow," Peach said, "weren't those matches exciting?"
Luigi seemed disappointed. "Nobody' s bones got crushed. Mario, do you think your bones will be crushed?"
Mario didn't say anything.
"Whatever," Luigi said. They walked over to the hotel, checked in, and each went to their own rooms.
As Mario entered his room, he noticed a note written on his pillow. He walked over to it and read it.
MaRiO
YoUr GoNnA dIe In ToMoRrOwS mAtCh AgAiNsT RaWk HaWk
-From X
Mario couldn't help but cringe at the horrible grammar. Another thing he didn't like was the threat the letter contained. "I don't want to fight!" Mario shouted to himself.
He sat on his bed for several hours, pondering what to do. He exited the hotel, and walked across the plaza. "I want to go home," he muttered to himself. The blimp wasn't there now. He wouldn't be able to leave until the blimp returned again at noon. He looked down at his watch. Nope...another ten hours until noon. He could jump from Glitzville, but he was certain he would die doing that, too. He looked down over the edge of Glitzville. If he did jump, the giant propeller under the floating city would ginsu him up.
Suddenly, Mario heard a ringing from the phone booth nearby. He was the only one there, so hesitantly, he walked to the ringing phone. However, by the time he got there, the phone had stopped ringing. He noticed a note attached to the phone. He picked it up. It was addressed to Mario!
MaRiO
If YoU fIgHt ThEn YoUr DeAd MeAt StUpId!
-From X
Where the heck were these notes coming from? And who the heck was X?
Mario felt a hand on his shoulder. He screamed and turned around, cowering.
"Calm down!" It was just Peach.
"PEACH!" Mario shouted.
"Quiet!" she whispered. Mario looked up at the hotel. Several people had turned their lights on and were looking out the window to see the source of the shouting. "Mario," Peach whispered, "What are you doing out here?"
"I don't want to fight."
"Oh, come on. It won't be hard."
"I don't want to!"
"Do it for me."
Mario looked deep into Peach's eyes. "I LOVE YOU!"
"Oh, thank you," Peach said, blushingly.
"Okay, I'll fight. I'LL FIGHT!"
"Mario, shut up!" Peach said. "You'll wake up everybody!"
