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Author's Note: I amso sorry for updating so late and keeping you guys waiting. I had to revise for the exams. I think they're part of my GCSE or maybe they're the end of year tests. Before there were any exams, I was playing Mario Party Advance and I finished playing that game before the first day of the tests.
British Shyguy: Um… Toad didn't sit on the pizza. The mushrooms were the vegetables and the toppings.
Surferljb: It wasn't a cake fight in the chapter. It was a food fight. Was your mum was at your sleepover? Did she saw what happened? Anyway, I already knew you and the girls were a softball team, you told me in your e-mail.
Steph300: I really appreciate the comment and I did a great job of the story. A lot of people say that my fic is great. I already knew that I'm a really good friend of yours, we see each other everyday don't we?
British Shyguy: I should do them but I'll do them later. The fic where Peach and Daisy go shopping, I got inspired from when I went shopping. And the other one, it will probably be my first fic that has romance in it.
Crystal7: The food that was thrown in my school is obviously chips. The teacher who shouted at me and my year said it was a chip fight. But the rest of the food was all sorts. Anyway, the story will end at some point but the idea that was in my head for a future chapter, made me inspired to do more.
Crystal7: There will be more chapters in the fic and if this story is a cartoon, it would be funny anyway.
Crystal7: When Peach blows a kiss, I got that from the Mario Party 2 mini-game but I don't own that and when Mario makes a mistake, he did the wrong move by accident. He only did the splits in Mario Party 2.
Meowth's Toon Dragon: I know it's interesting; a lot of people liked my fic.
And now… here's the chapter you have been waiting for!
Chapter 14: Cleaning Up the Mess
Peach opened the door and stepped inside. She ran to the sink and grabbed the air freshener spray. She walked over to the table to get the cloth. She went to the door and opened it. She shut the door behind her and sprinted to Mario, Wario and Mario's friends.
"Okay, one of you hold this." Peach said to Mario's group, holding the air freshener.
Yoshi took it away from her. Princess Peach gave Vivian the cloth.
"And, what the heck are you supposed to do!" Wario shouted, staring at the princess.
"Me? Well, I'm going to help everyone. Anyway, I'll go back to the kitchen to get more equipment." Princess Peach replied.
She ran back to the kitchen door and opened it. While she was gone, Mario dipped the mop into the water from the bucket and put it on the floor to wipe it. Goombella walked over to the plumber.
"Should I help you, Mario?" She asked.
"Okay!" Mario said with a smile.
Yoshi was walking around, holding the air freshener. The spray from the freshener sprayed everywhere. Mario and Goombella coughed while the aerosol filled the air. The other partners coughed as well.
"Yoshi! (Cough) Stop it!" Mario yelled.
"Why? I'm cleaning the air!" Yoshi protested.
"Yoshi, (Cough) that is not cleaning!"
"Well, it is!"
"Yoshi! (Cough, cough) Knock it off!" Goombella exclaimed.
"Well, don't go crying to me that your hair has gone dirty and dusty." Yoshi snapped.
"I'll keep that in mind." Mario muttered.
"Hey! I missed a spot!"
He used the freshener and the spray filled the air again. He ran off while Mario covered his mouth, coughing and Goombella didn't since she hasn't got any arms.
"He can be (Cough, cough) annoying sometimes." The red-clad plumber said, still coughing.
"Yeah, I agree. He better not (Cough) do it again." The female goomba replied.
The spray cleared and Vivian came over to her friends.
"Are you two all right?" She inquired.
"Yeah, we're okay." Mario answered.
"Oh, phew! I thought you two would be coughing through the whole day."
"Don't worry, we won't be."
"Oh. I'll be at the buffet table, cleaning it. If you need me, come over."
"Okeydokey!"
Vivian disappeared into the shadows, using the ability that she has and reappeared in front of the table. She used the cloth and wiped it. Wario, who was far away from Mario, was kneeling down on the floor, holding a sponge and puts it in the water. He got it out and scrubbed the ground. He was mumbling under his breath.
"Why do I have to do this? Why not that fat tub of lard, Mario, does it? He thinks he won the food fight but I'll show him!" He muttered, angrily.
Mario is still cleaning the floor until he got hit by a sponge. Foam came out and went all over his face.
"Ow!" He cried.
The plumber turned around to see Wario, holding another wet sponge and looking at his rival. Soap suds were dripping to the floor.
"Ha! That's what you get for throwing food at me!" Wario bellowed, nastily.
Getting really mad, Mario grabbed the bucket and carried it with him, walking to Wario. Mario went closer to his rival and literally dumped the bucket of water on Wario's head. Water falls onto him which made him really soaked. The red-clad plumber then walked off, still annoyed.
"I'll get you for this!" Wario shouted, although the bucket was still over his face. "Just you wait!"
Mario walked back to Goombella.
"Um… what did you do over there?" She asked with a puzzled face.
"I dumped the bucket of water on him." Mario said.
"Wow! Did you really do that!"
"Yep."
"You know, that he's going to do something back to you."
"I know but I bet the bucket will keep him occupied for a minute."
"Yeah, I hope so."
Wario still had the bucket over him. He was feeling the bucket until he touched the silver handle. He grabbed it and threw the bucket behind him. Wario was really furious, despite the fact that he was wet all over. He grabbed a bucket that was at the back of him and a sponge and he ran to his rival. He tossed the sponge but it landed in front of him, a little far away. Wario sprinted as fast as he could towards Mario but he stepped on the sponge that was lying around. He slipped and fell on the floor. The bucket was sent flying and landed over his face which made him got wet again.
"I hate getting wet." Wario muttered to himself, under his own bucket.
Mario is holding the mop while he is talking to Goombella.
"Uh… did you hear something before?" He asked.
"Nope. It must be your imagination." Goombella replied.
"You know, I should have brought FLUDD with me. If I did bring it, then I would have cleaned this mess already."
"Who's FLUDD?"
"FLUDD is this device that was created by Professor E. Gadd. It helps me to clean up Isle Defino."
"But what does it really do?"
"Squirt water, of course!"
"Do you get wet using that thing?"
"Nope."
"Wow! If you did bring it with you, then it will really help us!"
"I know."
"But how are you going to clean the floor without the bucket?"
"Don't worry; I'm sure the princess will get me another one."
Luigi was busy chatting to Princess Daisy.
"I can't believe we had to do this! Because of Mario, our party is ruined!" He shouted.
"Don't blame your brother, it isn't his fault." Daisy said, trying to calm Luigi down.
"Well, it is!"
"It's not, please listen, Wario actually started it."
"But Mario made it even worse!"
"Luigi, calm down, we'll sort out that mess. Besides, when we finished cleaning up, we get to party again."
Hearing what Daisy said, Luigi finally calmed down.
"I guess you're right. Sorry that I shouted at you, Daisy." He smiled, apologizing to his friend.
"It's okay." Daisy replied, smiling back.
Wario is still lying on the ground with the bucket over him. Waluigi walked past his brother and took off the pail.
"Get up, ya lazy bucket head!" Waluigi yelled.
Wario slowly got up and faced his brother, giving him an angry stare.
"Who are ya calling 'bucket head'!" He bellowed, shaking a fist at Waluigi.
"Uh… to no one." Waluigi said in a frightened tone.
Wario moved his fist away from his brother.
"Then, who are ya calling that to?"
"To no one, like I said before. Anyway, why do ya have a bucket over your head?"
"Because, that fat loser, Mario dumped one on me and when I tried to throw the sponge at him, I slipped on it and my own bucket fell on my head! I got wet twice!"
"Ya know, what you said before, that was a pretty wet accident." Waluigi joked and he began to laugh his head off.
"Very funny." Wario said, getting very peeved.
"But ya know you should get revenge on Mario."
"Yeah, I should."
"Do ya have any bright ideas?"
"Nope."
"Then we'll have to think of one quick before that loser will do something to us first."
"Yeah, I know."
Princess Peach stepped out of the kitchen after she opened the door. She walked to where Mario and his partners were. The plumber noticed that Peach is coming and he continued to clean the floor.
"Oh. Hello, princess." He greeted, not bothering to look at the princess.
Peach went to her friend and looked at Mario's face.
"Er… is something bothering you, Mario?" She asked.
"Nope." Mario said, still sad.
Peach then looked down. She noticed that something was missing.
"Mario, where's the bucket?" She inquired.
Mario looked the other way, not wanting to tell her where it had gone.
"Er… the bucket? I think—"
He got cut off by Goombario, who walked to the plumber and stood beside him.
"What he meant to say is he used it to dump it on his rival." He replied.
"Goombario! You're not supposed to say that!" Mario exclaimed.
Princess Peach stood there and said nothing for a moment. Mario and his group also stood still, waiting for the princess to say something.
"… did you really do that, Mario?" The princess questioned.
"Er… um…" The red-clad plumber said, sweating.
"Yep." The goomba replied.
Goombario was met with Mario smacking him on the head.
"Ouch! What was that for!" He complained.
"Mario! I can't believe you did that! Now what are you going to use to clean with!" Peach scolded at Mario.
"It's not my fault! Wario threw a sponge at me!" Mario hollered.
"Well, you shouldn't fight back with a bucket!"
"I didn't throw the bucket at him! I dumped it on him!"
"That is still fighting back!"
Vivian is still wiping the buffet table until she heard some shouting coming from somewhere.
"I don't care who started it! You and Wario better apologize or I'll never speak to you again!" A voice shouted.
"If I go to him right now, what if he doesn't say sorry to me!" Another voice yelled.
"Uh-oh, sounds like an argument." Vivian said to herself.
She disappeared into the ground and re-surface at where Mario, the other partners and Peach were. She was shocked to see Mario and Princess Peach arguing. Vivian went between the two and pushed them to separate them.
"What is going on between you two?" She asked.
"She shouted at me, just because I dumped a bucket on Wario's head!" Mario yelled, pointing at Peach.
"Well, the bucket isn't used for dumping it on people, it is used for cleaning!" Princess Peach Toadstool exclaimed.
"I know it is but Wario—"
"Guys, shut up!" Vivian shouted. "This is not on!"
"Yeah, why not you two shake hands and be friends." Goombella agreed.
"I'm not shaking hands with him until he and Wario apologize to each other." The princess bellowed, crossing her arms and looking to the left.
"Then, I'm not shaking hands with you!" The red-clad plumber hollered, crossing his arms also and facing to the right.
All of Mario's partners sighed.
"I guess cute couples fight, right?" Bombette said.
"Yes, they do." Vivian replied sadly as she looked down at the floor. "I wonder how long will this argument will last."
"I bet it will last for a long time." Goombario says.
"Yes, I guess so." The shadow siren replied.
At the second floor, Toadsworth went out of the library and he walked to the double door while holding his wooden cane. He pushed it and walked down the stairs. He then heard some voices when he was at the bottom of the staircase. He went to where Mario, his friends and Peach were. He gaits closer to them to see what was going on.
"Excuse me; may I have a word with you two?" He asked, politely.
"What is it, Toadsworth? Is there something you would like to tell us?" Peach questioned.
"Yes. I heard some shouting before. Were you having an argument with somebody?"
"Yes, I did."
"Then, who were you having one with?"
"Mario."
"Hmm. So, you're arguing with Master Mario?"
"Yes."
"How come?"
"Well, I was wondering what was Mario up to. So, I walked closer to him and I noticed that he is sad about something. I asked him and he said no. I then looked down and saw that the bucket was missing. I asked him again and he wouldn't tell me where it had gone. His friend said that Mario used it to dump it on his rival. I stood still, saying nothing until I asked him once more. He still wouldn't say something to me when his pal says that Mario really did it. So, Mario and I shouted at each other."
"So, that's what happened?"
"Yes."
Toadsworth turned around to call to Mario.
"Master Mario?" He replied, calling to the plumber.
"Yes?" Mario said.
"Can you come over here, please? I need to speak to you."
Mario walked over to the old toad and the princess. He then faces Mario.
"Is this true?" Toadsworth inquired.
"Well, I… um…" Mario says, trying to say something.
"Mario! Come on, say that you did it!" Goombella cried.
The plumber sighed.
"Yes." He finally replied.
"Why?" Toadsworth questioned.
"Because, when I was cleaning the floor, Wario threw a sponge at me. I got really mad and I grabbed my bucket. I went over to him and dumped it over him."
"I see."
Toadsworth gazed at Mario and Peach.
"So, princess, Master Mario, will you shake hands and be friends?" He asked.
"Well, I guess so since we both told the truth." Peach replied.
Mario and Princess Peach walked to each other.
"Sorry, princess." The plumber apologized, smiling.
"Sorry, Mario." The princess said, forgiving her friend and grinning back.
They hugged each other. Seeing this, Goombario and the others smiled calmly. Even, Toadsworth grinned as well.
"Well, would you look at that, seems like them two were finally getting along." Goombario smiled with composure.
"Aww, isn't that SO cute!" Vivian exclaimed, happily.
"Yeah, I agree." Bombette assented.
"My, my, that is so precious!" Flurrie smiled in a calm way.
"Yeah!" Goombella agreed.
"Sorry that I shouted at you, Mario." Peach said, hugging her friend.
"Yeah, me too." Mario replied, hugging the princess.
They stopped holding close.
"Now, since that's over, I need to make an apology to both of you." Toadsworth said to Mario and Peach.
"So, what's the apology about?" The red-clad plumber inquired.
"Well… I'm so sorry for shouting at you, Master Mario. I don't know what came over me. But I'm still mad since you made a mess and you didn't get to clean it all."
"I know, I'm sorry."
"And I'm sorry, princess, that I spoiled your party a little bit but I'll make up for you. You can carry on your birthday party and I'll call the clean up crew to clean up this mess."
"Thanks, Toadsworth." Peach smiled.
"It's my pleasure." The old toad grinned.
"But, how am I going tell it to everyone?" Princess Peach said, getting very worried.
Mario put his hand on Peach's shoulder.
"Don't worry, we'll tell them that Toadsworth is very sorry for all this trouble." He replied.
"Okay, let's go tell them." Peach says.
Mario ran to the staircase. Peach and the partners followed him while Toadsworth is slowly walking behind. They sprinted up the stairs and stood in front of the double door. The old toad gaits up the stairway and went to where Mario and the others were.
"Everyone! Please stop what you are doing! Toadsworth and I have something to tell to all of you!" Princess Toadstool Peach yelled.
Everyone stopped and turned around to listen to Peach and Toadsworth.
"Thank you." The princess said. "Toadsworth have something to say to you all."
"I am so sorry for spoiling your party. Please forgive me but I'll make up for all of you. You don't get to clean now but you get to party again. I'll call somebody to clean this mess. Thank you." Toadsworth apologized.
He went to the door and pushed it. It shuts behind him.
"Now that he's gone, we have to put away the equipment. And after we did that, do all of you want to play hide 'n' seek?" Peach asked her guests.
"Yeah!" Everyone, including Mario and his partners exclaimed.
"Then let's tidy up!"
Peach, Mario and the gang went down stairs to help everybody to pack away the apparatus.
To be continued…