Shadow: A non-drabble:D And even more surprising, a CHAPTER FIC:gasp: ...Well, my other fics needed an updating, but they are...well, old. So I'm possibly deleting them. o.o; ...And my first Mario fanfiction wasn't much of a success, from what I see. And I wanted something to work on, and during a game of MK:DD...this came up. So, there are the reasons. ...I know this is a focus on one of the not-very-much-noticed characters, and on a game that doesn't have much fanfiction on it. But King Boo is my favorite, a great racer with...just about every (heavy, of course) kart...and that's quite something coming from a girl who never used heavyweight characters until King Boo and Petey Piranha came along. xD; Anyway...forget the rambling, and lets begin with the fic. I hope you'll all enjoy it this time.

DISCLAIMER AND NOTE: I don't own anything Mario related. Tyboo, the Boo with not-so-perfect English, is mine. ...I'm not too sure if Petey speaks, so he won't speak much here--only on occasion, sorta like a silent Marilyn without the 'guh's. xD But...I do know he has an eating-puking...thing. O.o;

Prologue: Entering and... What?

Summary: He wished to defeat the Mario Bros. somehow...just SOMEHOW. Maybe...he could defeat them in a racing competition? Well, he COULD have a chance if he had a better partner... The MK:DD tournament through King Boo's eyes.

Main Character Focus/Pairings: The humorous one-sided friendship between Petey Piranha and King Boo (Petey wants to befriend him, and King Boo...not too satisfied with THAT idea). Implied MarioxPeach possible.

Chapter Genre: General and Humor would suit it, I believe. o.o

Chapter Rating: K+

"The stately Princess Peach Toadstool's Castle, built in such a way that no other structure in the Mushroom Kingdom could be found with such refined beauty. And here, yet another Mario Kart tournament, filled with wonderful excitement for all ages, is being held for all to see--and this time, with different racing courses, a more organized way of play, and, by popular demand, even more contestants."

Waiting...

"As you might have known already, we had 20 spaces open for anyone to enter, no matter how old or how young--these spaces have been filled, and thus, here we stand today, well-awaiting the beginning of the competition tomorrow."

How long...

"We will now state the name of every person, everyone lucky enough, as well as skillful enough, to make it to the tournament itself..."

"Um... How long does this take?"

...Argh.

"Yes?" A tiny Boo, about the size of someone's head, adjusted his rather large glasses. He was chosen to do the main speech before the competition on the next day. "Oh, uhm, how long? Well it's been an hour...and we are going to announce the people successful of entering...the rules and such...and that's it." Blinking a moment, he scratched his translucent head before muttering, "I wonder if announce was the right word for that one..."

"Oh...alright then." Toad lowered his once-raised hand and smiled anxiously, averting his gaze to the cerise-topped Toad girl beside him--that being Toadette.

Clearing his throat, Tyboo, the Boo already mentioned, eyed the parchment he held in his paws a minute more, before speaking. "Team Number 1 is," He quickly glanced at the crowd before continuing. "...Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. Congratulations!"

Mario seemed quite glad with what the creature had said, but Luigi...not exactly.

"M-Maaario..." He said shakily, raising a hand up to point at one of the...more different members of crowd--a sky-colored Boo twice the size of a normal one, donning a ruby crown, with an unnaturally blue tongue and crimson eyes(1).

"Luigi? What..." Noticing exactly what Luigi was staring at, Mario bit his lip at the sight, nodding slowly before he placed a gloved hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Team Number 2...is Princess Peach Toadstool and Princess Daisy Sarasa."

The two merely smiled at each other with nod.

"Team Number 3 is Yoshi and Birdo..."

King Boo's eye twitched as he neared the end, not even once mentioning his name. What if he couldn't enter? ...Then that would be yet ANOTHER failure--and how he despised losing to...them. That Mario, the vile plumber who always caused him much trouble...Luigi, the one who foiled his plans with a vacuum cleaner...

A. Vacuum. Cleaner. ...Yes, definitely an embarassment for the king and his minions. If Lady Bow were to hear of this, she would certainly be displeased, for attacking Mario and Luigi in the first place...oh, he could just IMAGINE the punishment...

But he didn't care much about the verbal thrashing awaiting him--if he could just WIN...

"...Team Number 9 is Wario Wario and Waluigi Wario."

He sharply drew his breath in, watching the two cackle what seemed to be evilly...this was it, the last team!

"Team Number 10..."

A moment's silence...and...

"...is King Boo..."

He grinned at the sweet sound of his name--never has he been so joyed to hear it!

"...and Petey Piranha."

...and who?

"Hey, hold it a minute!" He commanded noisily, raising a tiny paw to grab Tyboo's attention. "My underling...tell me. Does...does that mean..." His mouth only stretched, grin widening, now making his sharp fangs visible to everyone as he finished. "My partner...is a Piranha Plant?"

"Y-Yes, Your Majesty!" Tyboo stuttered, bowing before his king...although King Boo could tell he was trembling by the light squeak he heard in his voice. "A P-Piranha...Plant indeed..."

And he only muttered one word in response... "Perfect," His smile did not disappear. "Simply perfect..."

Gulping and messing with his eyewear once more, Tyboo skimmed the first sentence on the paper and continued. "I must n-now explain the rules, and anything related t-to h-h-how the race is done--some of you may know them," He quickly smiled at Mario and Luigi, before he was forced to continue by King Boo's menacing glare.

"The races, one course every three days, will take place in mostly different courses--some examples being Dry Dry Desert and Mushroom Bridge. Some are altered, but I'm sure they are familiar to you--some examples of these tracks are Bowser's Castle and Luigi's Circuit(2). We space every race by three days because, if your kart has been damaged, we need to allow some time for any repairs needed."

They better not even DARE lay a scratch on my Boo Pipes... The King of Boos thought, his scarlet eyes narrowing for a quick moment--and that, Luigi had noticed.

"We will do them all in an up and down order on the lists given to you. As you can see, we divide each set of courses into cups: Mushroom Cup (50cc), Flower Cup (100cc), Star Cup (150cc), and Special Cup (Mirror), in their correct order. After each race, we add points to the score chart--there are ten places(3), each one earning the amount of points for each place as shown..."

Tyboo pointed downwards, towards a screen displaying the places and the points awarded for each place:

1st place gives 10 points, 2nd gives 9, 3rd awards 8, 4th gives 7, 5th--5, 6--4, 7--3, 8--2, 9--1, 10--0.

"The team with the most points faces off against each other--the winner takes home the trophy. Pretty simple, isn't it?" No one seemed to notice, but he directed a nervous smile towards King Boo, who only made a gesture signaling for him to 'hurry it up already'.

"N-Now the rules...not too many, but they MUST be followed. You should never exchange partners with other teams--we only allow that on the second half of the tournament, 150cc and Mirror. Throwing items received during the race, but never used, should not be thrown at others afterwards. Please act towards your fellow competitors with true sportsmanship--it's just a race, after all!"

"Rargh! Are you DONE yet? I want to get my kart running and on the track! It's just DYING to burn plumber--err, rubber." Bowser exchanged looks with his son, Bowser Jr., and they both grinned viciously.

"Y-Yes, King Koopa, I...I am f-finished... You may now rest at the Toad Town Inn, where you will reside until the competition has reached it's end." Tyboo stammered shakily, before quickly becoming mostly invisible and turning away from the crowd.

As the crowd began to clear away, the racers simply turned their heels and started for the mentioned inn, King Boo included...What a race this would be...

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As the king made his way towards the rebuilt, and now much larger-sized, the only thought running through his mind was how his partner would be--he could just see him now! A giant, ferocious plant with fangs twice the size of himself, leaking with the venom he would use to poison his defenseless prey...

But what a name for him. Petey Piranha?

"But," King Boo said to himself in reassurance. "It doesn't necessarily mean he'll be too BAD...I mean, name really won't count, will it?"

And he was wrong.

He froze in utter shock--for, in front of him, in lo and behold, was his partner: a rather large Piranha Plant, not gigantic, his head adorned with golden petals tipped with a sunset orange color, leg-like growths, and...red and white polkadotted underpants?

...What WAS this?

"...Y-You!" He exclaimed, pointing at the strange plant with a trembling paw. "How... I mean, you couldn't..." He gulped, frowning inwardly, preparing for the worst... "You can't be...Petey Piranha?"

As he found out from the cheerful bark-like noise that emitted from his mouth, this was indeed the plant he was paired with...and you could tell that King Boo was NOT very satisfied. No, not satisfied, indeed.

"...Petey Piranha!" He jumped back in surprise, as the odd creature called Petey charged toward him for an attempt to give him a friendly hug. "They stuck me with you? How could they! Why didn't Tyboo tell me about this?"

Receiving only a non-committable sound in response, he growled in frustration--what bad luck he had, and the competition hasn't even started yet! And he couldn't even exchange him for something better...he would prefer going with Luigi than this guy!

As they both passed into the inn, King Boo only wished the second half would come by quickly.

Shadow: And I present to you, the end of the chapter. ...:P Review please.

Notes:

1. King Boo's design from 'Luigi's Mansion.'

2. Luigi's Circuit is basically like Luigi's Raceway from MK64, just name altered and a bit more...It's practically the same to me. O.o;

3. I know there are 8 places in the game, but there are 10 teams, so yeah. .-.;