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Author's Note: I've been watching The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! on DVD and it was awesome:) When I seen it in a shop, I was really amazed to see a DVD of another Mario cartoon. While I'm doing the chapter, I can't help but admiring the new plasma TV my dad bought.

annalisavk: I got that many reviews because before I did any new fics, I was working on the same one. After I did Chapter 13, I got bored so I made more Mario fan fics. Some of them are not.

tallyho: I appreciate the comment. If we e-mail or chat to each other at are we going to be pen pals?

Now, on with the story!

Chapter 15: Hide 'n' Seek – Toad's it!

Mario and friends were walking around the castle to put back the equipment in the kitchen. The plumber noticed Yoshi with the air freshener and walked over to him.

"Yoshi, I need that back." Mario said.

"Why?" Yoshi asked.

"Because we've have to tidy up."

"Can't I please use for another hour?"

"Okay, then you're not playing hide 'n' seek with us."

"All right, all right, I'll give it to you."

Yoshi gave it back to Mario. He went away from his friend and saw Peach in the distance. He ran to her.

"Hello, princess." Mario greeted, smiling.

"Hello, Mario. Did you get something so I can take it back to the kitchen?" Peach inquired.

"Yep."

The plumber gave her the air freshener spray.

"Thank you, Mario." She replied with a smile.

"Don't mention it." Mario said, grinning back.

"I'll take those back to the kitchen."

Peach gaits to the door and opens it. She closes the door behind her. Mario walked towards to his rival but he found a sponge lying on the floor. He picked it up and looks closely at it. I think Wario was trying to throw that at me before. He treads over to Wario.

"Were you trying to throw something at me!" He asked, glaring at his enemy.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Wario said.

"Then, how do you explain… THIS!" Mario shouted, pointing at the wet sponge.

"Er… um… I didn't throw this at you!"

"Well, you tried to!"

"So, if I did, I would have got my revenge!"

"Good thing that sponge didn't hit me!"

Mario then spotted a bucket behind his rival. He walks to it and bend down to grab it. The red-clad plumber walks to the kitchen door.

"Just where do you think you're going?" Wario asked, angrily. "I'm not done with you yet!"

"Yeah, you are! Now help me find the other bucket or I'll tell the princess that you're playing hide 'n' seek!" Mario exclaimed.

"You can't make me! I am SO not going to play that cruddy game with you!"

"I really mean it! I will tell the princess!"

"All right already! Sheesh! I'll find that stupid bucket!"

Mario opened the door and stepped inside. Wario walked, trying to search for it. He went all over the first floor until he saw another bucket. He gaits to it and bend down to pick it up. He sprinted to the room where Mario and Peach were.

Inside, Mario put the bucket with the sponge in it and placed it next to the sink, Peach walked over to the cupboard and position the mop in front of it. She put down the air freshener aerosol on the table. Wario put the other bucket near the sink but catch sight of a cloth that was set besides the washing up liquid. Mario, Peach and Wario left the kitchen. The red-clad plumber walks over to Luigi and Daisy. Wario stood next to his brother and Peach was standing to the front of a door.

"Everyone, please listen to me!" She yelled.

Everybody stopped walking around or chatting to each other and gazed at Peach.

"Thank you. Now that we packed everything away, let's play hide 'n' seek!"

"What's that?" Yoshi asked.

"Hide 'n' Seek is a game which, obviously, a person has to count and the rest will hide. For example, Wario finished counting and now he has to find all of us. If he did, the game's over and he wins."

"Sweet! That means we get to hide?" Daisy inquired.

"Yes but only if you're not 'it'." Princess Peach answered.

"Oh."

"So, Toad do you want to be it?"

"Do I really have to your highness?" Toad said in a whining tone.

"Yes, unless somebody else wants to. So does anybody want to be it?"

Mario and the others stepped to one side, far away from Toad, avoiding to not get picked.

"Okay, I guess you're it, Toad." Peach replied.

Toad sighed. "All right, I'll do it."

He walked to a wall and covered his eyes with his hands. He started counting.

"1… 2… 3…"

"Come on everyone, we have to hide somewhere!" Peach bellowed.

"But where?" Luigi asked.

"Hey guys! I know a perfect place where Toad can't find us!" Mario hollered.

"Really? Where?" Wario says, giving his rival an angry stare.

"Just follow me and you'll know!"

Everyone followed Mario except for Wario and Waluigi. Waluigi walked closer to Toad and did 'bunny ears' above his head. Wario came over and stick a tongue out at Toad and turned his back on him, patting his bottom. They kept on taunting Toad. Mario noticed something and stopped. He turned around and sighed.

"Why do I even bother?"

He gaits nearer to them and grabbed the straps of Wario and Waluigi's overalls. Mario literally dragged them behind him and let go of their overalls, leaving them sitting on the ground. Wario and Waluigi looked around to see where they were and stood up.

"Hey! What's the big idea, dragging us like that?" Wario shouted, glaring at his foe.

"Because you guys were teasing Toad!" Mario shouted.

"So what! We can torment him whenever we want to!"

"Just shut up already."

Peach, Luigi and the others followed Mario, up the staircase. The plumber pushed the door open and they went in. Toad was still counting.

"10… 11… 12…"

Mario and the gang were at the second floor. They ran to the lower-left door and opened it. They went in and Waluigi closed the door behind them. Mario and his chums walked and looked around.

"Wow! This room looks like a library!" Luigi exclaimed, being amazed.

"That's because it IS a library!" Mario shouted.

"But you said that you know a perfect spot where Toad can't find us."

"I know but it's in here somewhere."

"You know bro; I could stay in here taking my time to read these books."

"But now is not the time."

"Aww…"

"Get over it, Luigi."

They tread through the aisles until they saw a stack of books in front of them. Above is the upper aisle.

"This is the hiding place that I've been telling you guys about." Mario replied, pointing up.

"That's the hiding place. You have got to be kidding me." Wario muttered.

"Shut up. Let's just climb up the stack of books, everyone."

"But we can't climb up there!" Luigi cried, pointing at the upper aisle.

The red-clad plumber put his hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Mario brother never says can't, Luigi."

He turned to the others. "Now, come on we better get up before Toad comes!"

"98, 99, 100, ready or not, here I come!" Toad yelled.

He began walking around to find Mario and the group. But they were no where to be seen.

"Hello? Hello?"

Toad continues to walk but he couldn't see his friends anywhere.

"Toadette, are you here?"

But there was no response. Toad kept on treading and went towards the buffet table. He crawled under it. Nobody was here. Toad crawled out and carried on walking. He accidentally kicked a plate of cake that splat onto the floor.

"Oh, gosh! Hello?"

Nobody replied. Toad walked over to a door and opened it.

"Where is everybody? Hello?"

He closed it shut and gaits up the flight of stairs to the double door with the star on it. He pushed it with all his strength and it creaked open. Toad stepped through and it closed.

At the upper aisle, Mario and friends were standing, looking over to see if Toad showed up yet.

"What now, Mario?" Goombario asked.

"Yeah!" The rest of the partners agreed.

"Well, we'll have to stay here until Toad arrives." Mario replied.

"But, we can't just stood still like a bunch of idiots and do nothing!" Lakilester yelled.

"We have to."

"We'll get bored!"

"Too bored!" Yoshi added.

"If we're not going anywhere, we might as well do something." Goombella said.

"But what?" Bow questioned.

"How about we play—"

Goombella was cut off when she and everybody else heard a lot of fart noises. They turned around to see Wario using his right arm, making fart sounds. Mario and most of his mates were covering their ears while some of them were staring at him, furiously.

"Wario! Stop it!" Mario shouted.

"Yeah, that is not what I meant!" Goombella assented.

"As the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, I demand that you stop this at once!" Peach exclaimed, putting her hands on her hip.

The red-clad plumber and the others gazed at the princess.

"Er… princess? Why are you saying it like this?" Mario inquired, looking at her really puzzled.

"Well… um… It must have come out of my mouth for some reason." The princess says, her cheeks redden a little bit.

Everyone exchanged looks and stood still, remained silence.

"Okay… weird." Mario finally said.

"At least, Wario stopped farting." Daisy smiled.

Wario carried on doing fart noises.

"Daisy, you shouldn't say that." Luigi mumbled.

"Yeah, me and my big mouth." Princess Daisy muttered.

Toad was walking around the second floor, searching for his chums.

"This was really fun; it's Mario's turn now."

He treads to the lower-left door and opened it. I wonder if my friends were in there. He closed it behind him.

"Hello?"

There was no reply. Toad gaits through the aisles but they were nowhere to be found.

"Hello? Hello? How many more times can I say hello?"

While Toad continued walking, Mario and his buddies were looking down at him. Princess Peach and Toadette were giggling. Wario kept on making fart sounds.

"Who's that? (Gasp)"

Mario glared angrily at Wario. "Dang! Will you please keep quiet!"

Toad looked up to see his friends. "Very funny, guys."

"Who's bright idea to say that this is the 'perfect' hiding spot?" Wario replied, giving Mario an angry stare.

Luigi and most of the guests gazed angrily at him too. Some of them were crossing their arms and putting their hands on their hips. Mario looked at his pals and put his hands behind his back, smiled embarrassingly.

"Aw man, I can't believe Toad found us!" Daisy sighs.

"Yeah, how did he know where we hid?" Luigi asked.

"How should I know!"

"Maybe he must have guessed where our hiding spot was?" Mario pondered, thinking over it.

"Okay then mister smarty pants, do you know HOW he discover our hiding place?" Wario questioned, brutally.

"Um… er…"

"Well?"

"Er… he must have heard us but I didn't say where we're hiding, anyway."

"Hey guys! Are you going to come down or what?" A voice cried.

Mario and the gang looked around then down to face Toad gazing at them.

"Okay Toad, we're coming down!" The red-clad plumber bellowed.

He jumped down to the ground. The others did as well, one by one, except for Peach.

"Um… you know that jumping isn't my thing." She said.

"Come on princess, you have to get down!" Mario called to her.

"But I'd rather climb down."

"Okay then, that's fine with me."

"Um… wouldn't it be easier if I jump down and you'll catch me?"

Mario looked back at his mates and then gazed at the princess.

"I think that would be embarrassing to do."

"Why's that, Mario?"

"Because everyone's watching."

"Mario, it's simple! Just catch me when I jump, okay?"

"Okay."

Peach hopped off of the upper aisle and Mario used both of his hands to catch her just in time. He gently puts her down. They walked through the aisles of bookcases to the door.

"You know, shouldn't Toadsworth call somebody to clean up the mess by now?" Toad questioned.

"Yeah, he told us to clean up for nothing." Mario replied.

"Maybe he can't be bothered to call somebody to come here." Daisy says, thinking about it.

"Or maybe he's really grouchy at us that he eats the books to calm himself down." Mario joked, a grin on his face and started chuckling to himself.

"I heard that, Master Mario!" A familiar voice yelled from far away.

"How did he know it was me! Can't he at least take a joke?"

"I know but since when is Toadsworth is at the library?" Luigi considered.

"I think he's probably reading books somewhere." Peach replied.

"So, Toadsworth loves reading books?"

"Maybe."

"Weird… uh… princess, do you read books?"

"What makes you say that?"

"Um… since Toadsworth reads them, I think you should too."

"Luigi, Peach," Mario cut in. "as I really love hearing you guys chatting about books… ARE YOU COMING OR WHAT!"

"Yeah, we've being waiting for both of you, holding the door for so long!" Daisy acquiesced.

Peach and Luigi was shocked to see Mario holding the door for them, waiting impatiently and the others were standing with their hands on their hips. Princess Toadstool Peach and Luigi went out of the library.

"Er… heh, heh, sorry guys." Luigi apologized.

"Now, since everyone's here, let-a-go!" Mario yelled.

Mario and the group gaits to the double door and pushed it. It creaked open and they walked through. It shuts behind them. They went down the staircase and were now at the bottom of it.

"So everyone, do want your photo taken?" Peach asked.

"OUR PHOTO TAKEN! ARE YOU JOKING, PRINCESS!" Everybody exclaimed, probably not everyone but Yoshi, Birdo, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong say it in their own language.

To be continued…

Author's Note: I bet you didn't expect another author's note:) I haven't done one for ages at the end of a chapter! Anyway, I got inspired from my favorite Cartoon Network behind-the-scenes clip of Jimmy playing hide 'n' seek with the rest of the characters. Oh, and do you remember Chapter 11? I also got enthused from this Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends behind-the-scenes clip where Eduardo slides down the banister. Those clips only show on the UK Cartoon Network. I get ideas from anywhere, really.