Coin Runners with the Mario Bros.

It's a beautiful day for a battle at Battle Stadium where a Coin Runners match is about to take place. The crowd is cheering with excitement as Lakitu came in with his smiling cloud. He said, "Good morning, everyone! It's a beautiful day for a battle here at Battle Stadium as Mario Kart proudly presents a spectacular showdown between two brothers!"

As Lakitu heard this, the crowd roared with approval. Then he said, "That's right, folks. It is Mario vs. Luigi in a Coin Runners battle and what a better way to spend the day with you as we bring out our competitors for this showdown so, shall we meet them?"

"YEAH!" The crowd agreed with a cheer.

"Alright then, let's do it! Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce today's combatants for this Coin Runners showdown. The Mario Bros. themselves... MARIO & LUIGI!"

Just then, the garage doors open up and out comes Mario and Luigi in their karts as the crowd cheered for these two brothers. Lakitu came to them and said, "There they are, ladies and gentlemen! The combatants for this showdown. Great to have you with us this morning."

"Thank you, Lakitu," Mario replied with a smile, "It's a real honor to be here for this amazing battle."

"Yeah, a great honor indeed." Luigi added.

"Now then, you've been battling in various matches since 1992. Is that true, Mario?" Lakitu asked him.

"That's right, Lakitu," Mario replied, "Mario Kart is all about having fun, no matter which battle game you play."

"You said it, bro," Luigi added, "Whether is popping balloons in a Balloon Battle, throwing Bob-ombs at your opponents in a Bob-omb Blast, or collecting the most coins in a Coin Runners match, everyone is having a great time battling against each other in Battle Mode and after all, that's part of the fun in Mario Kart! Right, Mario?"

"You got it, bro," Mario agreed, "So..."

"HAVE FUN!"

With the words shouted, the crowd erupted in big cheers as the Mario Bros. finished their speech. Lakitu smiled and said, "That's a great speech, guys. No matter which battle game you play in Mario Kart, just have fun and give it your all. Now you know how this game works, right?"

"Of course we know the rules so, let's battle!" Mario replied with a thumbs up.

"Alright then, let's get to it! Mario and Luigi... TAKE YOUR POSITIONS!"

Mario and Luigi agreed as they took their starting positions, Mario by the Mario statue and Luigi by the Bowser statue. Then Lakitu said, "OK then, let's bring in the coins for this brotherly showdown."

Just then, the coins came to the stadium, ready to be collected by both competitors. Lakitu looked at the coins and said, "Alright then, it looks like we're almost ready to start the battle and before we do that, I'm going to spin the Battle Timer Wheel to determine the time limit. There are five wedges on the wheel and each one has a value ranging between one and five minutes. Whatever amount the wheel stops on will be the official time limit for this Coin Runners showdown. So, shall we give it a spin and see how much time you'll have for this battle?"

"Yes." Mario replied.

"Then here we go!" Lakitu said with a smile as he spun the wheel.

Everyone looked at the wheel as it continues to spin around to determine the time limit for this showdown before slowing it down. Lakitu looked at it and said, "And the time limit for this Coin Runners showdown is..."

All over Battle Stadium looked at the wheel for the last time and then, it stopped on a five.

Lakitu smiled at the results and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Battle Timer Wheel has stopped on a five and that means it will be a five-minute Coin Runners battle! Scoreboard, set the time limit."

The scoreboard agreed as the timer appeared on the screen, which shows five minutes and with that, the battle is officially set.

Lakitu took out his signal lights and said, "Well guys, this is it. The moment you see the green light, the battle will begin. So Mario and Luigi, I'm going to ask you this very important question: ARE YOU READY?"

"YES! LET'S-A GO!" Mario and Luigi replied at the same time.

"Then without further ado... LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!"

With the words shouted, the crowd grew silent as Lakitu pushed the green button on the signal, which triggers the first red light. The battle is about to begin.

"3..."

Not a single member spoke. Then the second red light appeared.

"2..."

Both competitors looked at each other as the third and final red light appeared.

"1..."

Everything grew silent as the Mario Bros. are just a green light and one word away from starting the battle. Lakitu looked at both competitors, took a deep breath and then...

The moment came.

"GO!"

With the word shouted, the light turned green and both competitors collected their first coin in the process. At last, the Coin Runners match between the Mario Bros. is now underway as the crowd cheered for them.

Lakitu saw it all and said, "And we are officially underway here at Battle Stadium as the Mario Bros. collected their first coin in the match. This is going to be a battle of the brothers, folks."

As the battle continues on for these two brothers, the crowd is enjoying the excitement of a Coin Runners match. With each coin collected for Mario and Luigi and each passing second of the timer, the battle is heating up as they kept on going. Lakitu smiled to the crowd and said, "Well, this is getting very exciting as it gets, folks. Both Mario and Luigi have collected 10 coins so far in this match and with less than two minutes to go, it is still anyone's game."

Just then, the battle is almost done with less than a minute to go. Everyone at the stadium is standing up to their feet as Mario and Luigi collected more coins.

Lakitu looked at the timer and said, "Thirty seconds left!"

After all of the excitement in this showdown, the timer has finally reached ten seconds. Lakitu saw it all and said, "This is it, folks! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6..."

The stadium saw the timer and joined in as well.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

Everyone watched the final moments of the battle and then...

It's official.

BUZZ!

"FINISH!" Lakitu announced as the final buzzer went off to signal the end of the match.

The crowd erupted in big cheers as Mario and Luigi finished their five-minute battle.

Lakitu came to them and said, "That was a great battle, guys. You have fought very hard during these five minutes and now, it's time to find out who has earned the most coins at the end of the match. Are you ready?"

"We're ready." Mario and Luigi replied at the same time.

"Alright then, here we go! Scoreboard, show us the final score."

The scoreboard agreed as the final scores are being added up on the screen. It said, "After five minutes of collecting coins, the final score in this Coin Runners match is..."

Everyone turned their attention at the scoreboard as they await the official total. Mario and Luigi held on tight and then...

DING!

The final score has been revealed.

"Mario with seventeen coins, and Luigi with seventeen coins. So... IT'S A TIE!"

With the words shouted, the crowd erupted in big cheers as the battle ends in a tie. Mario and Luigi hugged each other as they heard the scoreboard's announcement. Lakitu came to them and said, "A tie game, guys! Great job!"

"Thank you, Lakitu," Mario replied, "It was fun."

"Me too," Luigi added, "I love a tie game."

And so, Mario and Luigi enjoyed a nice battle as they hugged each other once more.