Well, Rudolph kept on the run for quite some time. Sure, once in a while, he made a friend or two with the local wildlife, but DK... Erm... The Abominable was relentless in chasing him, so he'd have to leave then soon afterwards. During all of this time, something wonderful happened... Rudolph grew up into a strong, handsome yoshi like his father. Now that he was older, he realized that King Wart was right; you can't run away from all of your problems. So, he did what he knew he had to do: Return home.

"Hey, look who's back! Rudolph the Red-Nosed Yoshi! Ha ha ha!"

Rudolph simply ignored the 'welcoming committee' he received when he first arrived at Christmastown. After spending months out in the wilderness avoiding a monster monkey, a few insults didn't seem so bad. Instead, he quickly ran towards his family's cave.

"Mom! Dad!" Rudolph called out as he entered, "I'm home!... Mom?... Dad?..."

Rudolph looked around. There was no one inside the cave!

"Huh? Where are they?"

"Rudolph? Is that you?"

Rudolph quickly turned around, hoping to see his father. Instead, it was Santa who was standing outside the cave.

"Where's my parents?" Rudolph asked.

"Donder left a while ago to look for you! We haven't seen him for months!"

"What about my mom? Or... Clarice?"

"Both of them are also out there looking for you! I'm worried about them. After all, Christmas Eve is only two days away, and Donder is my lead yoshi!"

Suddenly, Rudolph got a determined look on his face.

"Don't worry, Santa, I'll find them!" Rudolph promised as he marched out of the cave.

Now, Rudolph tried to begin his search for his parents (and Clarice), but, ironically enough, that night... It hit! That infamous snowstorm! And only two days before Christmas! This didn't stop Rudolph, however. He was determined to find his family, and he knew where he had to look: The Cave of the Abominable Snow Monster!

Nervously, Rudolph peeked his head into the cave, and saw just what he expected... and feared. Inside the cave were his dad and his mom cowering in fear, for the Abominable was right in front of them! At first, he couldn't find Clarice, but he soon saw her... in the grip of the Abominable! He was trying to eat her!

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Rudolph demanded.

"R... R... Rudolph?" Donder, Mrs. Donder, and Clarice all replied in shock.

The Abominable didn't make any verbal response. Instead, he put Clarice down and charged at Rudolph. Since yoshis were always experts in speed, Rudolph simply sidestepped the monster, causing him to trip and fall on his stomach. While he was on the ground, Rudolph attempted to give him a few sharp flutter-jump bicycle-kicks on his backside. Sadly, while they had speed, yoshis lacked power, so the kicks did little to nothing to the overgrown monkey. The Abominable simply got back up, grabbed a nearby stalactite, and threw it at Rudolph's head! The yoshi was knocked out cold, and the monkey stood over him laughing sinisterly.

Is it over yet?... Oh, it is? Now where was I?... Ah yes... Things were starting to look pretty hopeless. Fortunately, there was still one last chance. You see, ever since Rudolph left them, Luigi and Wario had been searching all over for their friend! They finally reached Christmastown right as the snowstorm hit. Once, there, someone pointed them into the right direction to where Rudolph was. Who? Why, your's truly, of course!

Wario was getting his fronks to pull the sled as fast as he could, while poor Luigi was holding on for dear life. The sled was blasting over snowy hills, made all the more higher thanks to the snowstorm. Eventually, after a few stomach-churning drops, the Abominable's cave came into view.

"Hey, look!" Luigi exclaimed, pointing towards the cave.

"Good job, Captain Obvious!" Wario retorted, "Why don't you tell me that DK lives there while you're at it?"

"Oh, thanks for reminding me! DK lives in that cave!" Luigi replied sarcastically.

"Right... At any rate... Whoa! WHOA!" Wario shouted, trying to get the sled to slow down, "For crying out loud... First I can't get 'em to go, and now I can't get 'em to stop!"

Eventually, Wario got the fronks to stop, and the two heroes climbed off the sled and approached the cave.

"So... Now what?" Luigi asked, "We can't let DK... eat them!"

"Don't you worry about a thing, elf-boy!" Wario assured, "I have an idea!"

The two huddled together and discussed the plan.

"You know..." Luigi commented, "Your plan is really crazy... So crazy, in fact, that it just might work!"

Meanwhile, inside the cave, Donder, Mrs. Donder, and Clarice surrounded Rudolph's limp body, trying to wake him up. The Abominable was standing over them, doing his usual growling.

"Come on, Rudolph, wake up!" Clarice pleaded, shaking him.

"Ugh..." Rudolph moaned as he slowly came to, "Dad... Mom... Clarice..."

When the monster saw this, he let out a 'victory roar' and began doing a little dance. Luigi was watching all of this from outside the cave and was starting to get a little anxious.

"Uh... Wario? Are you sure this will work?"

"I said don't worry!" Wario repeated as he scaled the wall near the entrance to the cave, "Trust me, ol' DK would rather have that over yoshi meat any day!"

Luigi sighed, cupped his hands around his mouth, and hollered, "BANANAS! GET YOUR RIPE, YELLOW, BANANAS HERE!"

This quickly got the Abominable's attention. He left the yoshis and began to walk out of the cave. Outside, Luigi ran out of the way, while Wario, who was now right above the entrance to the cave, and thus right above the monkey, rapidly chipped away at the rock wall. Just in time, Wario managed to pry a huge boulder lose, which landed right on the monster's noggin!

"Lookie here!" Wario declared, "He's out like a Christmas light! Plumber, you know what to do! Heh, heh, heh!"

Luigi nodded as he pulled out his plumbing gear and approached the unconscious Abominable.

"Hey, it's Wario!" Rudolph called out, "We're saved!"

"In the flesh!" Wario replied

"Come on!" Donder shouted, "Let's get out of here!"

Before they could leave, though, the Abominable woke back up! However, something was different about him: His arms were stuck inside a giant pipe! Luigi was standing right next to him, chuckling to himself.

"I knew an extra, extra large pipe would come in handy someday!" Luigi exclaimed.

"Good job, green!" Wario yelled, "Now, let me take care of DK once and for all! He's nothin' without his big ol' arms!"

Wario, as well a few of the fronks, charged at the Abominable, knocking him backwards. However, what Wario didn't notice was that, right outside the cave, was a large cliff! With one final shove, Wario knocked the Abominable... and himself... right over the side of the cliff!

"WARIO!" Rudolph and Luigi both screamed.

The two of them quickly ran to the edge of the cliff and looked over, but they couldn't find him.

"He's... He's... gone..." Rudolph sobbed.

Well, everyone is quite sad over the loss of Wario, who sacrificed himself to save everyone else. However, they realize that the most important thing is to get the female yoshis home. And so they did, with heavy hearts over their lost friend.