Tears began to well in Fire Mario's eyes as he floated down to the floor. That hit him, hard. The way Luigi cheered Mario on at a distance, it made something click in the fire ghost. "Little bro…I-I…I didn't mean to say the things I said…" whimpered Fire Mario. He brushed his tears away. "I want you to come back, little bro. Please, I didn't mean it like that!" Fire Mario cried. The flames keeping Luigi out had died down. Fire Mario was sobbing on the ground now, streams of lava pouring from his eyes in sad tears. Fire Mario never realized how much he really needed his brother in his afterlife. He cried on and on, the two young ghosts floating up to him to offer comfort. They help the sobbing fire ghost off the ground, and rub his back, calming him a bit.
"Thanks, you two. I-I appreciate it…" Fire Mario mumbled softly. He was still a bit choked up. "So, what happened between you and your brother?" Luigi asked curiously. "I said a few of the wrong things..."
*Star Luigi's Spaceship, Three Days ago*
"Look, I don't want you following me this time," Fire Mario huffed, annoyed at his brother's persistence. "W-why not?" Star asked. A growing sadness appeared in his eyes. "Because, I'm doing this one alone, how many times do I have to say that I don't need you!?" growled Fire Mario. He quickly covered his mouth in realization to what he had just said. Star Luigi looked equally shocked, and the sadness faded to anger. "Wait, Star I didn't mean it like-!" Fire Mario called. "So you finally admit it," Star mumbled darkly. "No, wait, Star!" Fire Mario called to his brother. The star-eyed king glared. "You know what, fine! If you're really so intent on being alone!" Star yelled. Fire Mario grew more shocked and saddened. "W-wait, I didn't mean it like-"Fire Mario uttered. "Shut it! You've stated your opinion. I'm not good enough to help you!" hissed Star. "That's not what I…!" Fire Mario cried. "I get it, you think I'm too weak to do this, but I'll prove you wrong!" Star yelled louder, clearly very angry at his brother. "No, wait! I-" Fire Mario called. "I'll take care of it faster than you can!" Star huffed. With that, a very angry king of the universe stomped towards the door of the ship, and he slammed it on his way out with a huff.
*Present Day, Green Grass Gateway Cave"
"I didn't mean it like that…" Fire Mario sighed. Everyone was gathered around him to hear his story. "The thing is, my brother is afraid of current universers, and he might have been hurt or worse when we went to go take care of the problem at hand," he continued. "The problem, you mean us gathering first Universe Ghosts?" Mario asked. "Yes, that. What you're doing is hurting out friends. Converting them into energy and all that," Fire Mario went on. "I had to find a way to peacefully settle these disputes between you and Black Hole Bowser without letting more of our friends get hurt."
After some long negotiating, with the princess as well, it is agreed to use the First Universers in a different way to defeat the looming threat above them. They would be gathered in the castle peacefully, and use their powers to reach the First Universe from the current one. Luigi also made a promise to Fire Mario. That while looking for First Universe Ghosts, they would also try and find Fire Mario's brother, Star Luigi, and clear up the dispute between the two.
FIRE MARIO JOINED YOUR PARTY!
As a First Universe Ghost, Fire Mario has a higher Attack stat and lower defence Star than Mario. Fire Mario can learn up to eight solo specials, learning one every five levels. Fire Mario cannot Bros Attack with Mario or Luigi, but can leave a burn status on those he attacks or attacks him. Like how you control Mario and Luigi with A and B, control Fire Mario with X.