Mushroom Kingdom

There is nothing but debris everywhere, bits and pieces of metal and stones. But there is also a person, covered with ash and rubbish. A man walks up to him, amazed that he was still alive.

"Mario..."

The man picks him up and takes him away to a castle somewhere in the kingdom. After days of experimentations, the project was complete.

"Mario...are you alright? Can you hear me?"

"...Yes, I-a can hear-a you-a."

"Good, are you still in pain, wanting revenge?"

"...Yes..."

Kingdom of Zephyrus

Sparkster is living out his days in peace and harmony. Citrus has moved out and went on to have a fine carear as a nurse at the regional hospital. As for Jack, even though he's now fifteen, he is the first Rocket Knight since Sparkster's years of fighting. And Anna is still the stay-at-home mom that Sparkster loves. Jack appears to his dad.

"Dad, what's the fun in being a Rocket Knight if there's no one to fight?"

"Well, before the wolves attacked, it was sixteen years before I got some action."

"Really?"

"Yeah, but that gave me time to settle down and have a family."

Sparkster looks at his armor.

"The kingdom doesn't need me anymore."

"Dad, tell me all about your adventures."

"Well, when I was younger, I was a Rocket Knight. There was another, Axel Gear, who turned evil due to some complications and seeked for the book of techniques. He attacked Master Minfune and killed him. Him and I never really got along, but since he killed the master, it was personal. I defeated him and banished him from the kingdom. He later on went into some sort of alliance with the Devotindos Empire. I defeated the emperor, Axel Gear, and their core to the Pig Star."

"So you were all badass back then?"

"Pretty much. Once the pigs I defeated signed a truce with us opossums, there were no wars. The king came up to me and said, 'I'm sorry Sparkster. You are a relic of the past. You must realize that your time is over.' After that, I started a family."

"And you just left?"

"Yep. Axel Gear was the Rocket Knight in my place during the time of peace and prosparity. But When the pigs betrayed us, I knew I was back. Once I defeated the pigs, everybody realized that I was there to save them. And that they could sleep well at night knowing I am here to protect."

"Whoa. So whatever happened to Axel Gear?"

"Well, when I fought against him in the pigs' lab, I knocked him out and destroyed the core of their lab."

"Do you think he died in the explosion?"

"Naw, he's alive. I know it."

Sparkster looks off into the distance and perks his ears like he heard something.

"What is it, dad?"

"Nothing. I thought I heard a familiar sound."

Mushroom Kingdom

"Mario, we are prepared to extend our kingdom. Starting with the hopeless opossums."

"Sir, will we have enough men-a?"

"As long as we don't get swat with explosions and shit, we'll be fine. Now off to the Kingdom of Zephyrus! Let us take them as prisoners and expand our empire!"

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