October 17
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney ost - Trial)
Everyone found themselves sitting in a courthouse, wondering how in the world Mario got into trouble. It makes no sense. First, they landed at Delfino, then he got arrested, and now… the next day, they were in court. Of course, since Mario couldn't find himself an attorney, Peach quickly filled in for him. She said she can handle it since the court fulfilled the request.
Peach sat on the chair while concerned for Mario, while Mario sat on the hot seat at this very moment, as everyone wondered how the hell did he get himself in this situation, and just when the dreaded silence couldn't keep them any more anxious… the doors opened.
"All rise for the honorable judge!" A Pianta said and glared hard at Mario. "May the judge have mercy on your souls…"
A judge Pianta walked over to her usual seat and when she got up there, she cleared her throat and pounded her gavel. "Court is now in session for Isle Delfino Vs Mario. The prosecution may start."
"Thank you, your honor." The prosecutor cleared his throat. "As you are no doubt aware, someone has been senselessly defacing fair Isle Delfino with some paint-like substance. The accused is charged with polluting our beautiful home and yes, endangering our very way of life. Indeed, how can one not be aware of what it is going on? Though it is day time in Delfino Plaza, our poor residents tremble beneath a veil of darkness. Expert Shine scholars have determined that this darkness has arisen because all of our guardians, the Shine Sprites, have vanished from their gathering spot at the Shine Gate. The reason? It's quite obvious. This horrible graffiti is to blame."
The prosecutor then held up a few wanted posters of what appeared to be images of Mario, as they all looked at it in shock.
"Behold these sketches of the perpetrators based on eye-witness descriptions. The truth is obvious, the guilty party sits among us. It is none other than Mario!"
"Objection!" Peach exclaimed as hard as she could, as Toadsworth tried to say it as well, buuut…
"Overruled!" The judge said, causing Peach's heart to drop. "I judge the defendants guilty as charged. I hereby order the defendant to clean this entire island. Until Isle Delfino is completely free of his vile handiwork, Mario shall not be allowed to-"
The sound of doors were heard opening.
"HOLD IT!"
(BGM ended)
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney ost - Objection!)
"What the?!" The Judge yelled as the whole room turned to see two people standing in the door way, one of them pointing at the judge.
The one pointing at the judge was dressed like an attorney and dressed sharp for the occasion… as well as his hair spiked to the back. Meanwhile the girl next to him is wearing a purple kimono, purple sandals and a necklace consisting of several orbs and a magatama.
"Who are you?!" The judge demanded to know.
The man smirked. "Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney! And I declare that this trial is far from over! The accused has the right to a fair trial."
"What are you talking about? This trial is over already! You're going to be tried for contempt of court! Guards, get these two out of here!" The prosecutor yelled as the guards ran over to him.
"OBJECTION!" Phoenix yelled, pointing his finger with such amazement… that it literally blew the guards away, nearly knocking the prosecutor off of his feet and the Judge nearly fall off her chair.
"Ack!" The judge exclaimed, nearly falling off of her chair in the process.
Everyone else was in commotion about what was going on, and the judge slammed her gavel on the podium.
"Order! Order in the court!" The Judge ordered. "Arrest this man!" She ordered… only to see that the guards look at each other and then fled like it depends on their lives. "…Ugh, fine… the trial is continuing, unfortunately."
"Thank you." Phoenix said.
"Phew…" Maya sighed with relief as they walked over to where Peach and Toadsworth were at.
"Mind if we sit here?" Phoenix asked.
"Sure, go ahead." Peach said as she and Toadsworth went back to their original seats.
"Hey! They can't do that!" The Prosecutor yelled.
"Technically, those two weren't their lawyers, so I'm allowing it."
"You are?!"
"…Of course, especially with that lawyer has enough force by pointing his finger..."
Phoenix then proceeded to slam the palm of his hands on the table. "So… you honestly believe Mario should be thrown in jail over vandalism. I don't buy this." Phoenix said. "We need more evidence on this. You can't just quickly throw him in jail over something like this. Even a famous man like Mario has the right to a fair trial. Where I come from, all the great judges give their defendants a fair trial, whether or not they are guilty."
"We can and we will… and we did! Mario is guilty!" The Prosecutor exclaimed.
Phoenix rubbed his chin in thought. "I see… tell me, have you questioned him?"
"Why would we question him when we know he did it? Look at the wanted posters!" He pointed to the screens. "Seriously! It's all the evidence we need."
'What kind of system is this?' Phoenix wondered with a deadpan look as he walked over to Mario. "So, tell me, where were you when the crime happened?"
"I was in the Mushroom Kingdom. I had no knowledge of this." Mario explained. "Peach invited me and our friends to go on vacation on Isle Delfino, and the next thing I know, I was thrown in jail!"
"AHA! So you did do it!" The Prosecutor said. "Criminals always return to the scene of the crime! Your move, Phoenix Wrong!"
"HOLD IT!" Phoenix yelled, knocking the prosecutor to his butt.
(BGM ended)
"What kind of voice do you have?!"
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice ost - Cornering Together ~ Pursuit!)
"Now how can you be so sure he's a criminal? How could he commit the crime when he wasn't even here in the first place!"
"Wh-what?! What are you talking about!"
"It's simple. He claimed to be in the Mushroom Kingdom when the crimes happened. Tell me, how could you possibly commit the crime if you weren't there?"
"I-It's simple, really! He came here, made a mess of things, and went back!"
"So you been here before Mr. Mario?" Phoenix asked.
"I have. But it's mostly for Kart racing." Mario answered
"Kart racing?"
"It's one of the popular racing tournaments here in the Mushroom Kingdom. A fun and competitive one. I'm only here for the tournament. I never been outside or anywhere else in Isle Delfino."
"Aha! See! He confess he been here before!" The prosecutor pointed out.
"But only for Kart-racing. You heard the defendant, did you? He never once step outside of Isle Delfino because of the race. So it's impossible for him to go anywhere."
"Well, I can't deny the fact about the Kart tournament... But even so! He could have lied about that and explore Isle Delfino!"
"Are you certain about that?"
"Wh-What do you mean?"
"Let me ask you a question. When he was here? Did he commit any crimes back then?"
"N-No..." The Prosecutor answered
"Then why would Mario commit a crime, now? Actually, when was the crime commited?" Phoenix asked.
"The crime was committed at October 14 around 2:43 pm.
And that's where it hit them. Mario couldn't have done it. And Mario an alibi
"That couldn't been me!" Mario exclaimed.
"What do you mean, Mr. Mario?" Phoenix wright asked.
"On October 14, it's impossible for me to be at Isle Delfino at that time! I have an alibi even!"
"An Alibi?! Ha! Where's your proof? You don't even have one!" The Prosecutor yelled
"Of course I do! I remember at that time I was at Smash Bros Castle! There are security cameras there! I know it!"
"Then let us contact Smash Bros Castle! If they can confirm that Mario was there when the time has committed. Then we know that it's impossible for him to commit the crime!"
"Very well, contact Smash Bros Castle-"
"No need." A voice came through the door was a tall man with black hair, blue eyes, wearing a white suit with black stripe and holding a cane.
"Who are you?" The judge asked.
"I'm sure many of you who know me will be surprised to see me in this form. But I am Master Hand. Creator of Smash Bros."
"Master Hand is that you!?" Mario exclaimed.
"Indeed. I heard you got arrested. At that time, I don't know what to do. Until I heard the crime was committed on October 14. I begin to look for video evidence of you here in the castle. As fortune smiles upon me, I have the evidence right here." Master Hand pulled out a tape.
"Very well. Let us see if this evidence proves Mario's alibi." The judge said and then everyone watched the video once it was put on tape. The Smash Bros video dateline is October 14 at 2:30:pm and the video ended at 2:50.
"I-Impossible!" The prosecutor exclaimed.
Then the gallery was in commotion before the judge pounded her gavel.
"Order!" The Judge ordered.
"That couldn't prove anything!"
"Oh, It does actually." Phoenix slams his hand on the desk. "It changes everything! It's obvious who committed these crimes!"
"Oh yeah? And who did? You call yourself an Ace Attorney, so who did this!"
"It's simple. Someone who has a personal grudge against Mario of course! They decided to become him and did horrible crimes and pin it on him!" Phoenix said. "If we find these culprits, everything will be clear!"
"Someone became Mario? Now you're talking nonsense!"
"Oh! I just remember something!" Peach said. "The introduction video for Isle Delfino!"
"The introduction video?" Phoenix asked.
"Yes, but it wasn't just me who notice it. Me and my friends saw someone who look like Mario in the background!"
"And you and your friends claim that this other "Mario" is in the introductory tape for Isle Delfino?" The Judge asked.
"Yes. I'm sure of it."
"Your Honor. I request that the introductory tape for Isle Delfino be brought in as evidence!"
The judge nodded her head. "Very well. I'll allow it. Bailiff! Have someone go to the Mushroom Airline and requested the tape of the introductory. While we're waiting, I'll adjourn the court for a thirty-minute recess."
"Yes, Your honor!" The Bailiff nodded
"All right. Thirty-minute recess!" the judge announced as she slammed down her gavel as she step town and everyone was leaving the courtroom while Mario is being accompanied by bailiffs to the defendant lobby.
(BGM ended)
At the defendant's Lobby...
"Phew... that was a little overwhelming at first." Phoenix sighed
"I'll say. I was worried about the guards there. It's a good thing they panicked and run." Maya giggled.
"Thank you so much for defending Mario." Peach said as she, Toadsworth, the Toad Brigade and Class VII and approached him
(Kingdom Hearts II ost - Laughter and Merriment)
"It was my pleasure. It's a good thing we made it in time." Phoenix sigh of relief. "I was worried we wouldn't make it."
"Oh really? I'm pretty sure you were waiting for the perfect moment." Maya smirked.
"Your name is Phoenix Wright, correct?" Rean asked. "How do you know Mario? Are you a Fighter in Smash Bros?"
"No, not a Fighter. Ryu called us." Phoenix said.
"We know that guy! He's the karate guy right?" Millium asked.
"That's Ryu." Maya smiled.
"How do you guys know Ryu?" Machias asked.
"We met him at this… very dangerous event."
"And how dangerous is that?" Sara asked.
"Dangerous enough to put two worlds at risk. let's just go with that…"
"Ah, gotcha. Still, I sure hope that video we saw is enough to prove it."
"Yeah. I know that it will help. But the problem is WHEN that video took date." Levi said.
"Hold up, you two saw that?" Crow asked
"Not just me and Instructor Sara. Alisa, Gaius, Laura, and Fie saw it too."
"Yeah, we saw someone who look like Mario jumping in the background." Fie said.
"The figure was acting suspicious. Next, they came back and a little closer." Gaius nodded.
"I just hope the video can prove Mario's innocents." Laura nodded. "Oh, that's right. We haven't introduced ourselves haven't we?"
"Oh, you're right. Hello. My name is Rean Schwarzer of Class VII." Rean introduces himself.
"Hi. I'm Levi Sullivan."
"Elliot Craig."
"Alisa Reinford."
"Laura. S Arseid."
"Machias Regnitz."
"Jusis Albarea."
"Gaius Worzel."
"Emma Milstein."
"Fie Claussell."
"Hi! I'm Millium Orion!" Millium cheered
"And Last but not least, Crow Armbrust!"
"And I'm their Instructor, Sara Valestein. We're from Thors Military Academy in Erebonia. It won't surprise us if you haven't heard of it." Sara chuckled.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Phoenix Wright. As you all saw, I'm a lawyer." Phoenix introduce himself.
"And I'm Maya Fey. I'm a Spirit Medium. If you're wondering, let's just say we can communicates with the spirit." Maya smiled
"A spirit medium?" Emma gasped.
"You know what they are, Emma?" Laura asked.
"I do have some knowledge of them." Emma nervous laughed.
"And I should introduce myself as well. I'm Princess Peach Toadstool. Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. No need to be formal with me." Peach smiled. "And next to me Toadsworth, my butler, and next to him are the Toad Brigade."
"A pleasure, sir." Toadsworth said.
"Nice to meet you all." Phoenix said. 'Can't believe Ryu wasn't joking.'
"Still, I'm surprised that Master Hand came to the rescue." Emma said
"Not to mention he has one fine looking form." Sara chucked.
"Thank you for the compliment." Master Hand said.
"Master Hand!" Peach exclaimed.
"Since when can your transform?" Millium asked
"At any time when necessary. You have my thanks, Mr. Wright. Now all that's left is to prove Mario's innocents. Luckily, the final evidence should be at hand right now. I must be off to Smash Bros Castle. Good luck all of you." He said and he teleported away.
"Whoa! He teleported like magic!" Maya exclaimed
The bailiff opened the doors. "Mr. Wright. It's time to come back inside."
"I guess our 30 minutes are up. Let's get this over with." Phoenix said as everyone nodded
(BGM ended)
Back at the Courtroom...
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney ost - Trial)
"Court is now in session. Baillif, is the video at hand?" The judge asked.
"Yes, Your Honor. This is the tape that Mushroom Airlines had in their possession: the tape that Princess Peach claims to have seen the "other" Mario."
The judge nodded. "Very well. Let's play it for the court."
(BGM Ended)
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice ost - Logic Construct)
The Bailiff put the video into the video player and turned on the T.V. The video started playing from the beginning with a voice greeting everyone to the islands. Fast-forwarding a bit, at least fifteen Piantas were lined up in front of the statue in the plaza dancing to a tune.
It wasn't long before a shadow started popping up on the TV screen. It jumped around and around until the video pause at the end.
"It seems Mario is indeed in the video. It seems I should thank you, Mr. Wright." The Prosecutor smirked.
"Don't get your hopes up just yet." Phoenix said before he turn to Peach. "Princess Peach and your friends saw in the video?"
Peach nodded. "Yes, it was."
"How can you prove that this is a second Mario? Much less the one that is responsible for the graffiti?" The Prosecutor cross his arm.
"Simple. Take a screenshot of that frame, zoom in, enhance the video and we'll have our answer."
"Very well. Someone, screenshot the video, then enhance it so that we can compare it to the defendant!" the judge ordered.
(BGM ended)
The video is enhanced and zoom to the shadow of Mario. Then the court was shocked to see. It is indeed Mario, however, it's not. His body is a translucent blue, appearing to have a liquid consistency.
"I-Impossible!" The Prosecutor exclaimed.
"There it is Your Honor." Phoenix said as he's going to do his big moment as he point his finger
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice ost - Cornering Together ~ Pursuit!)
"This is the "Mario" responsible for these crimes!" He yelled knocking the prosecutor to his butt.
The entire courtroom was in a commotion again.
"Order! Order!" The Judge yelled. "I can't believe my eyes... It seems there are indeed TWO Marios. But the one in the video looks like him... and he's not... He's completely transpirate and blue!"
"Not only this cleared Mario's good name. It also proves my theory that someone masquerades as him and ruined his good name. And another thing too. Please read what the time-stamp is on the video, if you will," Phoenix said. As the prosecutor took a look at the time stamp on the video and... needless to say, he wasn't happy.
"October 14th, 2:43 P.M... This means..."
Phoenix nodded. "Yes. This video was made exactly two days before Princess Peach, Mario, Toadsworth and their friends viewed it! And if you all remember, It's also around the time with Mario's Alibi! He was fighting in Smash Bros Castle around 2:30 P.M through 2:50 P.M!" Phoenix slammed the desk. "And that means, since the shadow of Mario was found in it before Mario ever arrived at Isle Delfino..." Phoenix reeled his hand back and then shot his arm straight out with his finger pointing straight towards the Prosecutor. "Then Mario couldn't have been the one to commit these crimes!"
The prosecutor reeled back and almost fell over. The courtroom started to stir with comments.
(BGM ended)
"Order! I will have Order!" The Judge Yelled before sighing. "It seems this trail cannot continue any longer. As Mr. Wright have proven. There is indeed TWO Marios here in Isle Delfino. One who is the real, the other an imposter. I declare Mario... Not Guilty!"
Then the courtroom cheered and started clapping. Peach hug Toadsworth and Sara as they jumped. While Class VII and Luigi hug each other as well.
"However!" The Judge interrupted. "No one on this island is allowed to leave this island until we find this culprit once and for all. Since I believe Mr. Wright, the ones who came to this island by plane are free to investigate the cause of this incident, and the police are not to investigate Mario no longer!"
"It would appeared so..." The Prosecutor sighed. "We also owe Mario our deepest apologize."
"Indeed. Please accept our deepest apologize Mr. Mario. You are perfectly innocent and are free to do what you were originally going to do in the first place…"
"It's all right, Your Honor, and the people of Isle Delfino. I admit, I was shocked to learn someone would tarnish my name... But allow me to help with the investigation." Mario said.
"What? Why?" The Judge asked.
"I do not know who's pretending to be me. But they need to be stop. I believe I can help catch this one. But I won't be alone in this. My friends will help too. And together, we will stop my imposter and bring justice to Isle Delfino!"
"You truly are the hero of our beloved Kingdom. Very well, I shall grant your request."
"And Maya and I are going to help with this investigation." Phoenix said.
"Indeed. Everyone is free to go… but this investigation is still underway! Court adjourned." The Judge said as she bang her gavel.
At the defendant lounge...
(Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice ost - We Won the Case! ~ Each of Our Victories)
"Well… that was quite something." Crow said.
"I'll say!" Sara agreed.
"Well, thank you so much for helping me clear my name, Mr. Wright. I owe you one." Mario smiled.
"It's my pleasure." Phoenix smiled. "Still, what was the motive for this imposter?"
"That's a good question. Still, we should be careful with this imposter and be on the look out." Sara said. "They might attack anyone and anywhere. And our vacation won't be a vacation as well."
"You're right..." Peach sighed. "I was hoping this will be a good chance... but instead it's the opposite... I'm sorry everyone."
"It's not your fault Peach. No one could predicted this." Luigi stated
"Yeah, Luigi's right!" A voice said as they turned to see Lissa, Morgan, Noel, Makoto, Tsubaki, Ragna, Jin, Azura and Shigure walking up to them. Although they all wore swimsuits. Except for Azure and Shigure.
"Oh!, you guys!" Peach smiled.
"I remember some of you. Some of you were in the Mushroom Kingdom and Smash Bros Castle." Laura said.
"But the others, i'm afraid not." Emma added
"Nice to meetcha. My name is Lissa. I'm a good friend to Peach." Lissa introduce herself.
"Morgs?" Crow asked.
"Hello, Crow, fancy seeing you here." Morgan said.
"Ooh, so this is the Crow Armbrust." Lissa smirked. "It's nice to finally meet you. Morgan told me you look like a trickster. You definitely look the part."
"Really Morgs? You told your friend here about me?" Crow asked with a flatfaced.
"What, you want me to tell her something else than that?" Morgan giggled.
"Plus, I don't mind the Trickster part. I like it. In fact, maybe YOU can help me out set up some pranks." Lissa giggled.
"Ahhh... So that's why you told her about me." Crow said with a grin on his face.
"Yep. My mom love to prank people." Morgan nodded
"I'm sure she- wait... mom? This is your mom!?" Crow exclaimed as everyone else, Except Azure and Shigure.
"Yep. Morgan's my daughter. It's nice to finally meet the man who stole my daughter's heart. You two definitely suited together."
"Okay, how EXACTLY are you her mother?! She's too young to have a daughter of your age Morgs!"
"It's complicated..." Morgan sighed. "It involved back in my world."
"Long-story short. Morgan is my daughter from the future. You see, my home country, Ylisse was on the verge of destruction because of an evil Fell Dragon name Grima. So My daughter along with her friends travel back in time to prevent that." Lissa explained.
"So... you're from the future?" Crow asked
"Yep. And I can't go back to my original time either. So I'm going to be living here while the "present" me can grow up with my mom and regain back the memories I've lost." Morgan nodded
"What do you mean... lost?" Alisa asked.
"I'll tell you about it another time. But I'm really am looking forward to our relationship, Crow."
"So that's what you wanted to talk to me about..." Crow said. "No worries Morgs. I'll be with you."
"I hate to interrupt, but if case you don't know us. The name's Makoto, this is Tsubaki. One of my best friends, And the cutie blond is Noel, one of my best friends." Makoto wink.
"Nice to see you all again." Noel smiled.
"We heard what happen at the news. So we came here to help." Tsubaki said. "Also the man next to me is Jin." She smiled as she light blushed. And then look disappointed by turning to the man next to him. "And the man besides him is Ragna. So pay no attention to him."
"Yeah, thanks for that." Ragna sighed.
"Ragna and Jin are actually my brothers. Ragna is... bold... shall we say... And Jin is aloof." Noel nervous laughed.
"I'm only here because Tsubaki and Noel ask me too. I don't mind the family time." Jin said as he cross his arms and look the other way.
"Same. Plus I heard you help taking good care of my sister and her friends. So I appreciate it." Ragna said.
"And I shall go next." Azura step up as she smile.
"Woooow, you're super pretty! So mysterious!" Millium said.
"I'll say..." Machias said.
Azura giggled. "Thank you for that. I'm friends with the Mario bros and Peach. And you guys must be Class VII, correct?"
"That's right. I'm Rean Schwarzer."
"Levi Sullivan."
"Elliot Craig."
"Alisa Reinford."
"Laura. S Arseid."
"Machias Regnitz."
"Jusis Albarea."
"Gaius Worzel."
"Emma Milstein."
"Fie Claussell."
"Hi! I'm Millium Orion!"
"And Last but not least, Crow Armbrust!"
"And I'm their Instructor, Sara Valestein. We're from Thors Military Academy in Erebonia." Sara wink.
"A pleasure. I heard about you all from Corrin." Azure smiled.
"You know Corrin?" Machias asked.
"I'm his wife."
"Whoa, you're his wife?!" Millium gasped.
"Yes. My name is Azura. I'm a songstress and Queen of Valla." Azura introduce herself.
"A-A-A-A Songstress?" Elliot gasped.
"And a-a-a-a queen?" Machias exclaimed. "F-Forgive us for acting so humble, Your Majasty!"
"There's no need for formalities, Machias." Azura said. "Please, treat me as one of your friends. Any friend of Corrin is a friend of mine."
"U-Understood."
"Hey, you know... You sounded like Emma." Alisa said.
"Oh you're right! It's uncanny!" Emma exclaimed.
"Corrin mention me about you Emma. I was surprised there's someone out there who voice is alike." Azura smiled. "Oh, but let me introduce you all to my son, Shigure."
"Hello to you all." Shigure bow with grace and smiled sweetly. "My name is Shigure, Crown Prince of Valla. Like my mother said, please treat me as your friends. Father spoken highly of you all."
"This guy's hot." Fie said.
"F-Fie!" Machias exclaimed.
"He's definitely a prince!" Millium cheered and then she hug him.
"Oof! My, you're a spirited one." Shigure chuckled before hugging back.
"Our apologize for her behavior your Highness..." Jusis sighed.
"There's no need to worry about that. I don't mind you all speaking to me casually."
"You know... he sound similar to Prince Olivert." Fie said. "Except he's... calm and serene."
"Indeed. It's an honor to meet you, you're Highness."
"All of us. You all came because you were concern with Mario?" Rean asked.
"That's right. It doesn't sound like Mario to commit a crime. And now we know there's an imposter shaming his name." Lissa said.
"Well the good news is that Mario name is cleared. The bad news however is that he's still not there." Morgan said.
" And the other bad news is no one can leave this island until the suspect have been found." Phoenix informed.
"So we're all stuck here." Azura nodded.
"So, where do we start on this investigation?" Makoto wondered.
"If I may." FLUDD said as they looked at him where Mario put him back on. "Data analysis verifies that the inhabitants are indeed troubled by pollution, but the pollution itself is not the main problem. That object that most of you witness at the airstrip, correct? It is a Shine Sprite. Shine Sprites are the source of power on Isle Delfino. They used to gather in great numbers at the Shine Gate but the graffiti incident has polluted the island and most of the Shine Sprites have fled. There is no longer any power to support the peaceful lifestyle of the islanders. It is most pitiable. The only way to ensure the return of the Shine Sprites is to keep the island from becoming any dirtier. The perpetrator are likely at work, even as we speak."
"So, we gather up the Shine Sprites and destroy any of the gunk that we find… while also finding the perpetrator." Peach said
"Yeah, and we won't leave the island until we find them." Sara nodded. "All of you should be on guard, there's no telling what they'll do next."
"Right. Alright, let's-a go!" Luigi said as they walked out of the courthouse.
(BGM ended)
(Super Mario Sunshine ost - Delfino Plaza)
As they walked out, they went around the main plaza, looking for a way to find the perpetrator who did this, but some of them, Levi, Mario, Luigi, Rean, Sara, Ragna, Jin, Tsubaki and Captain Toad made their way to the heart of the plaza where they saw a large amount of goop in the area.
"Wow, that's a lot!" Captain Toad said as Mario went right to work on cleaning it up with FLUDD while they noticed some jelly-like creatures coming out of them.
"What are those?" Pyrrha asked.
"Data analysis complete. Those are Goobles." FLUDD said where they hit a few to get rid of them and then Mario sprayed a small mound, where another Polluted Piranha Plant popped out…
"Ah! What is that?!" Tsubaki exclaimed.
"Don't know. But..." Jin said as he ready his attack and swift slash at the neck and get instantly killed.
"Huh… I thought you needed water to kill them." Levi said.
"Why bother wasting water when you can cut it at it's core?" Jin asked, and suddenly when the goop disappeared, the whole place started to rumble, catching the attention of everyone as they went to the source.
(BGM ended)
"What the hell is going on over here?" Crow asked as he and everyone else saw a Pianta statue rising from the ground… but they all something on top of the statue.
"Princess, look! On the statue's head!" Toadsworth exclaimed.
"What…?" Peach could only whisper as they saw a blue shadowy version of Mario, looking directly at Peach with its red eyes. "…Mario…?"
"Wait... There's our perpetrator!" Sara yelled as 'Shadow Mario' jumped off of the statue and landed in front of Peach… and before anyone could do anything, he quickly snatched her up before anyone could even blink. "AAAH!"
(Super Mario Sunshine ost - Shadow Mario)
He then ran off.
"…Hey! HEY!" Mario yelled and chased after him.
"Split up! We'll corner him!" Sara ordered.
"Right!" Rean nodded as they went in opposite directions while Mario chased him directly. Shadow Mario used a paintbrush to quickly paint goop in the area to get rid of Mario following him, but Mario quickly used his athletic ability to dodge the paint while the Piantas were watching this.
Shadow Mario quickly jumped on the ledge and still ran off with Mario chasing him in front of the cops
"Wait... didn't the report say..." One cop said
"One is real... and the Imposter is transparent Blue... Oh crap!" The other one as they grab their coffee.
"Mario! Spray me!" FLUDD said as Mario nodded and quickly sprayed at Shadow Mario, accidentally getting Peach wet in the process.
"Ack! Blegh!" Peach groaned. "Watch where you're spraying that!"
"Sorry!"
It was at this moment that Shadow Mario soon found himself cornered by the others, their weapons drawn at him but he quickly did a front flip to jump over them as they chased after them… and it was at this moment that Peach had enough.
"Hiyah!" She yelled, karate chopping the back of his neck to knock him down. Peach quickly got back up and glared at Shadow Mario who got back up and glared at the princess who got in a karate pose and did a 'come at me' taunt at him.
Shadow Mario quickly tried to whack her over the head with the paintbrush but she dodged every swing and did a sweep kick and then pulled out her umbrella and whacked him over the head to knock him back. He then tried to punch her but Sara block the attack, then shoot her lighting bullets as he dodge the bullets. Sara charge at him and swift slashes as they clash with 'Shadow Mario' Paintbrush. Soon Sara backflip kick him and caught him off guard then shoot him and took the hit. She charge at him again and he dodge her attack and clash with her again as they clash their way near the statue. Sara managed to push Shadow Mario back to the wall of the house. Then Shadow Mario looked around, seeing that he was cornered and did a backflip then leap over them with a blink of an eye, he painted an M emblem on the front of the statue and hopped right in, disappearing inside it where FLUDD gave Mario the idea to spray it and so he did, as it shined brightly as he jumped in.
"What just happen?" Makoto asked
"Let's go in!" Rean said as he, Class VII, Luigi, Lissa, Morgan, Peach, Noel, Makoto, Tsubaki, Azure, and Shigure went in as well, leaving the others behind.
"Well... that just happened..." Ragna said.
"Guess we'll leave the pursuit to them." Jin said.
"Oh princess… I hope you are alright." Toadsworth hoped.
And the chase begins! We're going to Bianco Hills and gather all the Shine Sprites! Well except for some exceptions. Okay brain! Think!