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Aqua does it for the sake of her friends. What encourages her is having brave Mario and trusty FLUDD by her side, and knowing that with them, she can do great things. Even if she's only six.

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It may sound cool, but it's also terrifying. Cause when the Sand Bird turns, you could fall off.


It was all black for Mario, until hearing a voice.

?: Hey. Hey, you! Wake up! Sir!

Mario groaned as he opened his eyes. He saw the brown Pianta from the beginning of Gelato Beach staring down at him.

Pianta: Oh, you're awake! You two just fell out of the sky all of a sudden.

Mario: Wh-where's… m-my friend?

Pianta: Oh, you mean the girl with the jet pack? She's on top of you.

Mario raised his head to see he was back on Gelato Beach, and had an unconscious body laying on him.

Mario: Hello? Wake up! Princess!

Aqua wakes up and gets up slowly.

Aqua: Mario? Are you okay?

Mario quickly picks himself up.

Mario: Phew… couldn't be better. How about you, FLUDD?

FLUDD turns his head over to Mario's.

FLUDD: I am unharmed. We seem to have fallen out of the sky after grabbing that Shine Sprite.

Pianta: Well, now that you're awake, there's this weird looking Pianta that's been standing on the beach waiting for you guys. He says he wants to race you.

Mario: Uh… why?

Pianta: I don't know. But he did say he had a prize waiting if you beat him.

FLUDD: Sounds like a Shine Sprite. We should accept his challenge.

The two heroes nodded in agreement. They walked over to this strange man in a Pianta cosplay who bobbed his head up and down while laughing.

Mario: (Yeah… that's NOT a Pianta.) Hey, that guy back there said you were looking for us, right?

The man in the Pianta getup laughed as he noticed the heroes approach him.

Il Piantissimo: I am Il Piantissimo! And now, we shall race to that flag!

He pointed up to the top of the hill where a crowd of people surrounded a huge flag.

Mario: That flag?

Il Piantissimo: It is a race to the finish flag! And only one can triumph!

Mario: Alright! Challenge accepted!

Aqua: Can I go on your back for this one, Mario? I'm not very fast, but I'd like to watch.

Mario: Sure thing! Just hold on tight.

Aqua got onto Mario's shoulders once again. Then both Mario and Il Piantissimo prepare themselves as if they were warming up for a marathon.

Il Piantissimo: By the way, the current record is 00:35:00.

Mario: Not bad. But I can do better. Let me prove it.

Il Piantissimo: Are you at the ready? Then get set… and GOOOOOOOOO!

Both took off as he said "GOOOOOOOOO!". Piantissimo dashed around as fast as how Mario would normally run, but Mario upped the ante by spraying water in front of him and diving on it.

Aqua: Wheeeeeeee! You got this Mario! Piano doesn't stand a chance.

Il Piantissimo: It's IL PIANTISSIMO!

Aqua: Sorry!

Mario: Aw yeah!

Mario got up and spin jumped up to the tower area. The dune bud that would summon the stairs was gone. So, Mario improvised and triple jumped up there with Aqua using the hover nozzle to land Mario safely. Mario then took a left turn, dived, and then propelled himself onto a steep hill which he ran really fast on.

Aqua: Woah! You're FAST!

Mario: I'm surprised myself!

He got back to normal speed after reaching the top and grabbed the flagpole. After which, Aqua got off Mario's back.

Mario: Yahoo!

Aqua: Yes! You did it!

Mario: Now to wait for how-do-you-say-his-name.

Speak of the devil. Il Piantissimo reaches the flag just as Mario says that and pants as if he's finished a marathon.

Il Piantissimo: Phew whew haaah… You are pretty good! You have some speed! You have grown ever so slightly in my esteem! Slightly!

Mario: Maybe a little more than slightly, but thanks for the race! If you ever want a rematch, just let me know.

Il Piantissimo: Oh yes! We will meet again! And… goodbye!

Il Piantissimo left the scene, leaving behind a Shine Sprite. The crowd cheered for Mario.

Aqua: That was great, Mario! You're the best!

Mario: Thanks! It was a pretty good workout too. I could use some water after that run.

FLUDD turned his head towards Mario.

Mario: No thanks. I mean from a bottle. Not from oceans.

He turned back.

SHINE!

Mario: WHA HA!


Meanwhile in Delfino Plaza…

Toadette laid on the roof of Delfino Plaza's boat, the Fruit Freighter as it drifted in the river in front of the Shine Gate. She noticed a shining light coming out of a hole the boat went under, and jumped in it.


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Inside was another sky backdrop, but this time with a giant Pachinko machine.

Toadette: Woah! Cool! Where's the ball? I wanna play!

She walks inside the launcher. There were three red coins above her.

Toadette: C'mon! Give me the ball!

The machine bounced Toadette into the air, collecting the three blue coins and knocking her into a pocket with a fourth one.

Toadette: AAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Ow!

She then slid to the bottom.

Toadette: What the heck was tha- wait a sec… I'M THE BALL!

She then looked back at the machine in fear.

Toadette: Well… if it's to get a Shine…

She got back in and got into four other pockets with red coins. The Shine Sprite appears inside the middle pocket.

Toadette: WHAT?! WHY IN THERE?! Why can't it be at the start?! I hate this stage!

She then calms down and gets in the machine one last time, hoping for the best.

Toadette: This one's for my friends.

She launched herself, and out of pure luck, landed right on the Shine Sprite.

SHINE!

Toadette: Aw Yeah!


Aqua: You made my best friend go through the Pachinko machine all alone?! Are you crazy?!

Mario: I hate that stage! It's pure evil! More so than Bowser!

Luigi: Agree with you there!

Me: Toadette made it out alive, and that's what matters. Later!

Fun Fact: If you go back to an Il Piantissimo mission, he'll be harder to beat. If you go back after getting 120 Shines, he'll beat the race in your best time. So good luck trying to beat him by then.