Mario: The Newcomer of Equestria

by SoraxMario101

After loving his life for so long in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario suddenly comes across a rainbow warp pipe and gets transported into Equestria. There he will meet the Mane 6 as together they will be in big adventures all about the Magic of Friendship. This is a Mario x MLP Harem story.

50. The Harem - Part 2

Previously on Mario: The Newcomer of Equestria. . .

Mario explains about another adventure back in The Mushroom Kingdom, doing another journey with his brother Luigi to save Princess Peach. Back in the present, Mario explains that for a long time after being great friends with the Mane 6, he's developed huge feelings for them, but can't decide who to choose since he doesn't want to hurt any of their feelings. Twilight then finds a book finding out what happened in ancient Equestria history and tells the rest of the girls that they can all be Mario's girlfriend. With that out of the way, they found the perfect opportunity to confess to him on his birthday party which they all enjoyed for the most of the day. The Mane 6 were getting ready to confess, but not before everything was interrupted by the villain who has been seeking Mario all of this time. He finally reveals himself to all of Canterlot as Grogar. Just who is this evil creature and what does he want with Mario? You're about to find out as we continue on to see how it ends. Ready? 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . GO!

Now back to where we left off. . .

The Mane 6, Mario and everypony currently inside of the ballroom were looking at Grogar with extreme shock.

Grogar: You may call me. . . Grogar!

However, even though that seemed as some kind of name that was suppose to intimidate probably anypony, the next reaction that came from everypony around was unexpected.

Their shock immediately turns into confusion as the screams of terror coming from everypony around became silent. The Mane 6 and Mario all raised eyebrows at that name as well.

Mario: Uh. . .

Twilight Sparkle: Huh?

Rainbow Dash: Who. . .?

Rarity: That's um. . .

Fluttershy: . . .

Applejack: Yeah. . .

Those kind of confused reactions came from everypony around as the entire room was now completely silent. Grogar's evil smirk turned into a frown as that was something that shouldn't be happening right now.

Grogar: T-That's it. . .? No, screams of fear just like a minute ago?

The Mane 6 and Mario all looked at each other perplexed as it should be known to Grogar that they have no idea at all who he is and neither does anypony around the ballroom as they were all muttering on who this guy actually is. The monsters around however, just remained stationary and did not attack whatsoever most likely due to Grogar's command.

Grogar: . . .All of you have got to be joking right now?! I am THE Grogar! The Father of Monsters! Former Ancient Emperor of Equestria!

Twilight turns to Mario who just shrugs his shoulders on having no idea at all who Grogar is like everypony else.

Twilight Sparkle: *whispers* I've read quite a few history books on Equestria, but. . . nopony has ever mentioned me about this guy, before.

Mario: *whispers* Me neither. I don't-a know him. . . but I feel like I've-a seen him before. I just can't put my finger on it.

Grogar: Does ANYONE care to even respond to me?!

The Mane 6, Mario and everypony around simply stared at Grogar with complete silence as there was nothing heard, but crickets chirping. . . coming from Pinkie Pie who was imitating the noise. The rest of her friends looked at her and when she noticed, she smiled, stopped making the noise, and decided to be the first to address Grogar.

Pinkie Pie: We're sorry, but the name "Grofart?" I don't think I know ANYPONY at all with a name like that.

Rainbow Dash snickered at Pinkie's little nickname for the ram, but Grogar was irritated as he slams his hoof down in frustration scaring some ponies around.

Grogar: GROGAR!

The Mane 6 and Mario all flinched from Grogar little outburst as apparently getting his name wrong struck a nerve. He walks forward a little right in front of the Mane 6 and Mario.

Grogar: I have been away too long if my name no longer strikes fear into even a simple crowd of some puny ponies!

He then takes a glare at Mario.

Grogar: And YOU! You seriously don't remember me at all?!

Mario: How am I suppose to know you? Newsflash, I've-a never met you before, yet your figure does give me some weird image in my brain.

Grogar: I've known who you were ever since you were in that deep sleep, Mario! You're Princess friend was the one who made have to seek Equestria again for nearly a whole decade! I have been seeking your power for a century!

Twilight Sparkle: A whole century?!

Applejack: How in the hay are you even alive?

Grogar: One simple key, magic.

Mario: Okie dokie, I don't-a care who you think you are or what your intention is, but I'll-a tell you right now that you've-a made a huge mistake crashing the Hero of Equestria's party.

Grogar: So, I've heard. You are indeed now known as Prince Mario, the Hero of Equestria. You were crowned alongside with the new Princess Twilight Sparkle. However, I know so much more than just that. . .

Rainbow Dash: Will you stop being cryptic then and explain before I have to kick someone's flank?!

Grogar: Silence, fool! I don't listen to the likes of anypony beneath me! . . .However, seeing that nopony around even recognizes me, I suppose a little story wouldn't waste too much time.

Mario: Explain then. Who are you? Why are you even here in the first place?

Grogar: As I stated, my name is Grogar. I am the very first emperor of all of Equestria.

Grogar then makes the studs on his collar glow bright yellow before waves of energy fly up above him to show everypony around an image of who exactly he is.

An image of Grogar could be seen above a huge mountain looking down upon all of Equestria and he smirks seeing that deep down below a lot of monsters were going around destroying, devouring, or even killing living creatures that were running from them.

Grogar: Thousands of moons ago, I gave life to the foulest of creatures. I allowed them to run wild taking whatever they want. Equestria, back in this time was a mere collection of farms and pastures.

A bunch of earth ponies were then seen cowering from a pack of timberwolves who were getting ready to eat them alive for a perfect meal.

Twilight Sparkle: Manticores, timberwolves, bugbears, hydras, chimeras. . .

Grogar: Correct, and the list goes on. It was the perfect land that somepony like me could always want. My reign was a glorious, fear-soaked epoch of darkness in Equestria.

A huge shadow of Grogar's face is seen giving an evil smile over all of Equestria. He was about to continue explaining, but not until somepony who wasn't the Mane 6 and Mario interrupted him.

???: Ha!

Grogar turns to the voice that interrupted him and it was Princess Celestia who gives the ram an arrogant smile.

Princess Celestia: Until that is from what I've heard, Mario and Gusty the Great took care of all of those monsters.

Mario: That's-a right. Peach was more of a fighter while Gusty was more of the brains. Celestia, didn't you say that Peach lost most of her power in the past due to banishing a lot of those monsters?

Princess Celestia: I believe so.

Twilight then looks up at Grogar a little surprised as she just add that up.

Twilight Sparkle: That must mean that "you" were one of those monsters.

Rainbow Dash: Well look, it didn't matter in the end since they was able to kick flank on all of those-

Grogar: QUIET!

Grogar shouting at Rainbow Dash immediately shut her up as it made her flinch.

Grogar: And yes they did! They were formidable opponents! They both dared to defy me!

Grogar then continues his story as he makes the tendrils of magic above him create another illusion that involved him going up against Peach and Gusty the Great.

Grogar: It was a battle that was as big as a war. Peach was the one to stand up to me while Gusty stood on the sidelines.

He then changed the image to then see him battling Peach launching different attacks at different positions until eventually Peach was knocked to the ground badly injured by Grogar.

Grogar: I was getting ready to exterminate those fools once and for all. . .

Gusty the Great inside of this image sees her friend in grave danger and runs towards Grogar.

Grogar: . . .but not until Gusty the Great who was unable to best me unlike Peach, stole my bewitching bell and drained most of my power within it.

Gusty tackles Grogar and snatches an object on him that was connected to the middle of his collar. She was able to take it off the ram who glares at her after she get's the bell of him. Grogar attempts to attack Gusty by blasting a magic beam at her, but not before she uses the bell to defend herself and it was able to drain the beam from the ram who felt partially weakened after that happened.

Peach got up and seeing that Grogar was weakened was their perfect time for them to escape the ram.

Grogar: Once they took my bell, they knew that the only way to end the whole catastrophe of monsters, is to use that kind of power against them.

Grogar switches the image to show Gusty using the bewitching bell on Peach, who felt rejuvenated after being given a ton of magic.

After that, an image of Peach sending a humongous wave of magical hearts all across Equestria is seen and it caused all of the monsters that were roaming around to be knocked out of the entire area. The effect however cause Peach to feel weak and tired.

Grogar: With that being done, they banished my monsters to what you all call the Everfree Forest. However, my banishment in Equestria just started.

He then switches the image to show Peach and Gusty the Great angrily sending the ram out of Equestria. After Grogar is sent out of the land that would become Equestria, Peach and Gusty inspect Grogar's bell with curious looks.

Grogar: They tried to find anyway they could to get rid of my bell once and for all so that nopony could ever use it's power, but my bell is indestructible. It cannot truly be vanquished or destroyed.

The image then shows Peach and Gusty inside of an unknown location placing the bell on a rock pedestal.

Grogar: They decided that the best way to keep the bells magic from being hidden is to lock the bell someplace nopony, not even me could find. The bell has been hidden for millennia and I haven't discovered it yet either. They thought taking my bell would defeat me, but they only weakened me temporarily.

Rainbow Dash then clears her throat gaining Grogar's attention.

Rainbow Dash: Listen, uh, Grofart. Mario here was asleep at the time that you're explaining all of this as well.

Grogar: Yes, and?

Rainbow Dash: So. . . if you knew about him and even fought his friend. . .

Rarity: Yes, I wouldn't say that "temporarily" is the right word.

This angers Grogar as he glows his horns and makes his eyes glow as he fires a magic blast at Rarity, who cowers from being hit. However, Mario to no surprise blocked it with his Smash shield.

Mario: What do you think you're doing?!

Grogar: I would advise that you all remain silent if you don't want your death to be instant! And I was just getting to the part that involves you specifically, Mario.

Grogar then once continues his magic illusions to continue his origin story. He shows an image of himself looking down upon Peach in secret as she was holding a someone asleep on her back as it was Mario.

Grogar: I didn't know what to do ever since my bell was stolen. I needed a huge source of magic if I wanted to remain alive for eons. It wasn't until that I discovered that when Peach had a friend that had what appeared to have the power of probably three alicorns at once. Even more behind that.

The mares all looked at Mario in shock that he was "that" powerful from even when he was born and even he was surprised that kind of power lies inside of him.

Grogar: Seeing that my bell was no longer an option to obtain my magic, my next best thing to do was to take the magic of you and Peach. Two of the most powerful lifeforms in all of Equestria.

He then switches the image to show him trying to fight Peach once again and attempting to kidnap Mario, however this time Peach was accompanied by Star Swirl The Bearded.

Grogar: Your friend was very persistent in trying to keep you alive Mario. When Gusty wasn't present to help her this time, she instead got her next mentor Star Swirl to help out.

In the image, Star Swirl and Peach combine their powers/magic to create a black hole type of portal behind Grogar surprising him as he got sucked inside.

Grogar: I was so close to capturing the most powerful magic in all of Equestria, but they instead banished me to random universes.

Grogar is then seen in an unknown different world as he looks around before walking portal through portal.

Grogar: I couldn't believe that I had been sent to multiple worlds. It took me nearly a decade to finally get back to Equestria.

Grogar then finally jumps through a final portal that lead him back into the Everfree Forest.

Grogar: However, I was too late!

Grogar apparently sees Ponyville at an older time in the distance and was just surprised.

Grogar: Equestria has already evolved and there was no source of powerful magic that I could find that would allow me to let my monsters take back Equestria once again.

He turns from the town angered that he was too late and far away from it, he goes inside of a deep cave-like lair that was filled with magma.

Grogar: I decided that until I discover a magic source just like my bell, I would remain in hiding. . . until today.

He then ends the illusion and stops making the bells on his collar glow and stares directly at Mario with a glare.

Grogar: When you came back to Equestira, Mario, I knew that it was my time to act. To take your powers, destroy the Element of Bravery, and kill you for good.

Mario gives a determined glare to Grogar and adjusts his hat.

Mario: Not gonna happen, Grogar. I've-a fought Nightmare Moon, an Ursa Minor, defeated Queen Chrysalis and King Sombra. What makes you think that you're-a any better than them ever since your magic was stolen?

Grogar: Experience. I've not only known you ever since you were in that deep sleep, Mario, but I have also observed you as well. . . and actually my story doesn't end there.

Pinkie Pie: Seriously? How many chapters is it?

Grogar just gives Pinkie a weird look before rolling his eyes annoyed.

Grogar: I am going to ignore that. As I was attempting to say though, my story doesn't end there. I was indeed surprised that you came back to Equestria, Mario, but not your friend. It was really what I planned while I was in hiding.

Mario: That's because she's not here.

Grogar looks at Mario surprised at hearing that sentence.

Grogar: What?

Mario: I said she's-a not here. She's-a separated from me. . . she's-a. . . back in The Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario said that slightly solemnly as Twilight walks up and puts a hoof on his shoulder to comfort him. Grogar's eyes widen with shock, however that shock soon turned to an evil grin and he started to slowly chuckle giving concern to the Mane 6 and Mario as they all raised an eyebrow. Even ponies around who were listening were confused on that.

His chuckle then became even louder as everypony around was perplexed on what he found funny about Mario being separated from Peach.

Princess Luna: *sternly* What is so funny?

Grogar: *evil laugh* This. . . this is just. . . amazing!

Fluttershy: A-Amazing. . .?

Grogar stops laughing and regains his composure as he looks down at Mario.

Grogar: You know. . . I didn't think that all of those "other" creatures would succeed in finding you.

Mario: Other creatures?

Grogar: When I was inside of my lair for decades, I was beginning to get impatient on finding you and Peach. So I decided that I would go back to some of those worlds that I've previously visited to see if I could attract some. . . allies.

Applejack: Allies? Like what?

Grogar: As you all know, Equestria isn't the only known world to exist and I have been to tons of other worlds trapped like being in a maze. However, I'm also well aware that there are more intelligent species in those worlds as well.

Mario: (Intelligent species?)

Those words threw Mario in a loop. Just what exactly was he talking about? He's travelled to other dimensions before he did? And to top it off on all of that, he's made some alliances with some creatures from those worlds as well. However, just after a minute, Mario eyes widened in realization as he looked up at Grogar angrily and decides to ask him a question that may be connected for what's happened to him a long time ago.

Mario: Was The Mushroom Kingdom one of those worlds?

Grogar smirks and nods from that as he can make a conclusion of how Mario knows about Earth.

Grogar: *chuckles* . . .So that's where you have been hiding this entire time, eh? Yes, I've been to the so-called Mushroom Kingdom in which you call it.

Mario: Who did you negotiate with in The Mushroom Kingdom?

Grogar: Well, I'll tell you one thing. I was definitely surprised to see those who lived there were just as intelligent as ponies. They were the perfect soldiers for trying to find magic.

Mario was getting angrier by the second that Grogar was talking as his deduction about who's responsible for his separation from his friends may be correct.

Grogar: I had to seek the main authority for the planet, and with just a little bit of information, I was able to deduce that it was Bowser who was the King of the Koopas. . Once I used my magic to enter his castle, I instantly met him. When I explained to them that there maybe magic in his world, they found it to be laughable to no surprise, but with just a little bit of demonstration, and by demonstration I mean demolition. . .

Rarity: Demolition? You mean. . .

Grogar: *chuckles* Yes, just to prove that I had magic, a little pain to the gut was all that told them that they shouldn't deny what I, Grogar, was telling them. They should be lucky that I didn't decide to kill any of them for mocking my power.

Fluttershy: K-K. . . K-Kill. . .?

Grogar: Well, I almost did for one of those annoying humans, but. . . they could survive without their kneecaps.

Mario: *sternly* Keep! Talking! I want to know the ENTIRE story of this.

Grogar: Very well, I explained to them thoroughly how that there were two magic lifeforms that I was seeking. I told them that once they find them, either kill them on sight, or render them of their magic. I promised them power, control, authority over Equestria if they succeed. *laughs* And they were gullible enough to agree to it!

Twilight Sparkle: What do you mean?

Grogar: I figured that once they've completed their mission in trying to apprehend both Mario and Peach, I would just kill them on the spot.

Everypony around the ballroom gasped in complete shock at that.

Mario, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, & Applejack: WHAT?!

Grogar: I could never keep some aliens who knew about magic and other dimensions alive. So, anything from dimension that accepted the task of finding you and Peach, I would dispose of after they succeed.

Rainbow Dash: YOU MURDERER!

Grogar: Hey! Everypony calm down! I didn't exactly "murder" anypony at all. *chuckles* Well. . . I did cause one thing.

Grogar gives an evil grin before turning a looking at Mario who had a look of boiling rage on his face.

Grogar: I was my plan to separate you from all your friends back in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario.

Grogar then gives out an evil laugh while Mario's eyes burned with fire for a second.

Mario: You. . . YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOOK ME APARTE FROM MY HIME WITH THAT WARP PIPE!

Grogar: *chuckles* Guilty as charged.

Mario growled in anger as he clenched his fists wanting to break the bones inside of Grogar. The rest of the mares were also angry as Rainbow Dash flew off the ground scowling at Grogar, Twilight glares at Grogar standing right beside Mario, Applejack gritted her teeth, Fluttershy had a slight glare with also a few tears coming out of her eyes, Pinkie gave an exaggerated growl, and Rarity huffs mad at this ram who claims to be the one responsible of taking Mario away from his home.

Grogar: Good thing that friend is still here, I been seeking to steal your magic ever since you came into Equestria, and once I do, all of Equestria will submit to me!

Twilight Sparkle: They never will!

Mario: That's-a right! You may have interrupted my birthday party to just come and state that you will take my power and kill me, but you don't-a understand that I've-a got my best friends in all of Equestria to help me stop you!

Grogar: What a surprise. . . and soon to be a disappointment. You really believe that these six mules of friends that you have are able to help you?

Mario: My friends are everything that I have!! And with them by my side, we'll-a defeat you!

Pinkie Pie: Yeah! What Mark said! You are about to get your flanks kicked by a human and six ponies, Grofart!

Twilight turns at Pinkie with a weird look.

Twilight Sparkle: "Grogar," Pinkie. . .

Pinkie Pie: Grogoo. . .? Grobar. . .? Crowger. . .?

Grogar: ENOUGH! Kill them my monsters!

The horde of monsters that Grogar brought into the palace then all surround the Mane 6 and Mario with no where to escape at all giving some worried looks and some serious looks. Twilight then turns to Mario.

Twilight Sparkle: Mario, what do we do?

Mario looks around and sees that the monsters are blocking all of their paths and are getting ready to want to hurt them to death, so he knew that there was only one option out of this if they want to survive.

Mario: We fight! Let's-a go!

Mario then turns to a timberwolf and adjusts his hat before charging at it and with just one jump punch, the timberwolf bursts into wooden pieces. Rainbow Dash gives an arrogant smirk at Mario's plan.

Rainbow Dash: Sounds good to me!

She then immediately flies and rams into a manticore knocking it away across the ground.

Applejack then sees an ophiotauras, a large creature with the head of a bull and the body of a serpent come her way. She smiles as she brings out her lasso and with her teeth, she whirls it around before throwing and wrapping the lasso around the ophiotauras' neck and slams it to the ground head first. She then bucks the bull-serpent in the face hard knocking it out.

Twilight then sees a roc, a giant carnivorous bird monster try to slice her apart with it's talons, but she was lucky enough to roll to the side and dodge the birds attack onto her. She glows her horn to fire some magic blasts at it, which only angered it as it screeched at Twilight.

Twilight Sparkle: I'll tell you one thing. Even though these are only monsters seen near or in the Everfree Forest or in the wilds in Equestria. . .

The roc then tries to peck it's beak at Twilight and she puts up a shield to block it.

Twilight Sparkle: . . .They can be incredibly tenacious!

Twilight let's her shield down before she fires a magic beam at the roc which knocks it into a wall and it faints in the process.

Pinkie is then seen facing off against a horde of six timberwolves right in front of her and she looks at them with curiousity before she gives out a grin.

Pinkie Pie: Oooh! These monsters sound like they want to party! Alright then, let's party!

Pinkie pulls out her party cannon and aims it straight at the timberwolves and shoots confetti out of it like cannonballs at one of the monstrous wolves which knocks it back from it's pack surprising the rest. Soon enough, the other four timberwolves were also hit with confetti cannonballs as it made Pinkie laugh and hop up and down at her winning against the monsters.

Pinkie Pie: *laughs* You know I didn't think timberwolves would be into confetti. Maybe I should find one sometime and see if they like cupcakes as well! Oooh, or maybe candy too!

A knocked out manticore then falls down right beside Pinkie startling her a little bit before Applejack takes her lasso off of it. She then gives a serious glare to Pinkie.

Applejack: Pinkie! Less talkin', more fightin'!

They both then heard some growls coming from behind them and they turn to see many more manticores and timberwolves coming their way. Applejack get's a worried look at seeing more monsters while Pinkie thinks for second with a hoof on her chin. Soon enough, Pinkie smiles as a light bulb appears over her head.

Pinkie Pie: I've got an idea!

She looks up at the light bulb over her head and grabs it before throwing it at one of the manticores in front of them. When the glass on the light bulb shattered and pierced one of the said monsters, it get's angry and snarls at Pinkie.

Pinkie puts her party cannon in front of her and jumps inside of it. Applejack raised an eyebrow at what she was planning to do.

Pinkie Pie: Applejack! Fire me!

Applejack: Uh. . . ya sure about that?

Pinkie Pie: When have I ever been NOT sure of a plan I had?

Applejack knew she wasn't entirely wrong at that as she aims the cannon at the horde of monsters in front of them and fires the cannon, sending Pinkie rocketing towards them like a ball. She hits all of them at once sending them all tumbling away like bowling pins. Applejack was just surprised at that, but smirks at seeing that it was able to get the job done.

With Rarity, she was facing a single timberwolf face to face as she was just slightly scared at it staring straight at her face.

Rarity: *chuckles nervously* I see that you are indeed a large, foul beast ready to devour me.

The timberwolf then breathes some of it's bad breath at Rarity as she covers her nose and coughs a little from the disgusting smell.

Rarity: Ugh! Add smelly to that list! Dreadful! When was the last time you brushed your teeth?!

The timberwolf only growls and snarls in response to that in which Rarity glares at it.

Rarity: I see. . . well I'm sorry, but having such a foul odor is not permitted in this room. And the design on your wooden parts is unacceptable!

Rarity then sees some large drapes over in the distance on some windows and uses her magic to bring it down. She then uses it to wrap the timberwolf up in the drapes shocking the monster as it was now all wrapped up now like a present.

Rarity: Hmm, just one more thing is missing.

Rarity pulls out a large ribbon and wraps it around the drape covered wolf as well, irritating it.

Rarity: There, much better.

With Rarity dealing with her monster it was now onto Fluttershy as she was watching the whole battle of her friends fighting all of Grogar's monsters. She knows for a fact that she more of caregiver than a fighter so she stood on the sidelines a little scared from what was happening.

However, she then hears a roar behind her making her freeze up in fright and she slowly turns around and looks up to see an Ursa Minor right in front of her.

Her eyes slowly widen and her pupils shrink to bits seeing this large monster in front of her as she probably just wanted to faint right now. The Ursa roars at her once again and Fluttershy hunkers down to the ground quivering in complete fear.

Fluttershy: *whimpers*

The Ursa then raises it's paw getting ready to try and hurt Fluttershy, but not before suddenly a certain mustachioed human steps in front of her and makes a Smash shield to defend both him and her. The Ursa's paw deflects off of Mario shield, and he let's it down.

He then jumped up and preformed a star spin to knock the Ursa Minor into the air, before jumping above it and delivering a couple of stomps right on with face before kicking its chin up with two up air kicks. The Ursa Minor tries to swipe at Mario, but he jumps to the side to dodge it and slams it into the ground with a ground pound. He then delivers a hard uppercut to the Ursa, sending it into the air before he flies up and punches it in the gut dunking it to the ground with a small explosion.

With the Ursa taken care of, Mario walks over to Fluttershy who was still cowering down at the ground. He leans down and taps her on the head, making her look up to see Mario smiling down at her. Fluttershy smiles back and Mario offers her a hand to let her stand which she accepts.

Fluttershy: Th-Thank you, Mario.

Mario: It's-a alright, Fluttershy. I know you don't-a want to fight and I can understand that. I'll-a be right here if I need to protect you, okay?

Fluttershy blushes a little and gives an embarrassed smile from that.

Rainbow Dash: Hey, Mario! A little help?!

Both Fluttershy and Mario look over to see Rainbow Dash trying to fend herself off from a bugbear which was a large creature that had the arms, head, and legs of a panda bear, and the antennae, and the stinger of a bee.

Rainbow Dash was flying away from it trying to avoid it's stinger which the bugbear tried to pierce her multiple times with. However, a golden magic beam knocks the bugbear away from Rainbow Dash surprising her.

Rainbow Dash: Whoa! Nice job, Mario!

Mario: That wasn't-a me.

They both then turned to see that it was Princess Celestia responsible for the magic blast, along with Princess Luna, Shining Armor, and Princess Cadance who all decided to join the fight as well.

Princess Celestia: We'll help too!

Shining Armor: For both Mario and Equestria!

Mario smiles and nods as they all decided to go and continue to fight all of the monsters around them.

Twilight and Pinkie were now facing off against six chimrae, which were creatures that were a hybrid of a saber-toothed tiger, a goat, and a snake for it's tail.

Pinkie grabs Twilight and one of her pink forelegs curves under the purple alicorn's neck to brace her while the other one starts turning her streaked dark blue tail like a crank. The effort produces a Gatling-gun salvo of beams from Twilight's horn that plows their attackers away in perhaps ten milliseconds flat.

Princess Cadance and Shining Armor were then seen fighting off some more manticores as Princess Cadance shoots magic beams at them knocking them away, while Shining Armor was doing close quarters combat with them and bucks one of them in the face before punching another one in the gut.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna see a hydra coming up before them and they both look at each other with agreeing smiles.

Princess Luna: Shall we, sister?

Princess Celestia: Let's!

Both Celestia and Luna hovered next to each other, drawing magic beams from both of their horns and with both of their magic combined, they were able to produce a large magic beam from their horns and blast the hydra up to a wall and it fainted instantly in the process.

Mario and Rainbow Dash were then dealing with a couple of bugbears who tried to sting Mario, but when it did, he grabbed one of it's legs and swung it around before throwing it. Rainbow Dash was surprised at Mario's impressive strength before she turned her attention back to the bugbear that she was facing. She flies up and headbutts in into the gut and knocks it back at little. Both bugbear were still in condition to fight giving Rainbow a frustrated look. Mario sees this and get's an idea before turning to Rainbow Dash.

Mario: Hey Dash! How about a Power Up?

Rainbow looked at Mario surprised at that suggestion before giving her signature smirk.

Rainbow Dash: I'm down! How do you want to do this?

Mario leans into Rainbow's ear and whispers something to her. Once he was finished, Rainbow smiles and nods before Mario makes two question marks appear in front of him.

Mario runs up and punches the first question block, making a Super Mushroom come out of it as Mario grabs it, he then kicks the other question block to Rainbow in the air as she flies at it and punches it with her hoof. A Fire Flower appeared out of it as Rainbow claps it with her hooves to now have her own Fire Flower Form. Her mane changed from rainbow colors to a stripes of red and white as her coat became red with white flames at the edges of her hooves and wings.

Rainbow Dash: Yes! Fire!

Rainbow then holds her hoof out and formed a fireball above it.

Mario stood brave next to Rainbow as he eats the Super Mushroom he held and increased his size a little.

Mario: Waahaa!

Rainbow and Mario them both charged at the bugbear, getting its attention as Rainbow shot fireballs at the bugbears, catching them off guard as Mario jumped at it and landed a giant stomp on their heads, leading Rainbow Dash to fly right above it and shoot out two more fireballs it their head, burning it a little bit as this lead to Mario grabbed the bugbears and throwing them up into the air and jumping at it as he charged it his giant fist and spiked the bugbears hard into the ground with a forward aerial, making a crack on the floor. Before they can get up, Rainbow kicks them all hard in their bodies, knocking them back as she shoot out a barrage of fireballs at their chests, burning them up even more as Rainbow then flew out of the way as Mario charged it and delivered a giant back air kick as both of the bugbears got knocked out from it and fell to the ground.

With that done, Rainbow Dash and Mario landed next to each other. Rainbow Dash's Fire Flower Form and Mario's Super Mushroom Form both faded away as both of them smile at one another before giving a hoof bump at their job well done. Twilight then runs up to the two along with the rest of the Mane 6.

Twilight Sparkle: I think we've got all of them.

However, just as Twilight says that, they all look to Grogar who was conjuring up more portals to send out more monsters at them. The mares were surprised from this, but Mario just gave a serious look.

Mario: Don't-a worry! Just keep going! We can beat them! Let's-a go!

The mares all nodded and give determined looks out to the horde of monsters before charging at them once more.

All of the fighters then go on the offensive, stomping, punching, bucking, tripping, and shooting every monster within reach. The last of these being accomplished with Twilight's and Mario's powers magic combined. The tempo of their assault steadily increases until the screen flashes white and clears to show silhouettes of the eleven surrounded by those of tumbling, insensate monsters.

Soon, it was all over as all of them were catching their breath at fighting all of those dangerous monsters. Seeing that they've cleared the ballroom of them as well, they all smiled in victory of their fallen opponents.

Twilight Sparkle: Great job, everypony!

Applejack: Whoo-wee! That was a cakewalk!

Rarity: Luckily, we all had each other to help out.

All of the ponies then turn to Grogar who was glaring at them angrily for destroying his army of monsters.

Rainbow Dash: You're giant army of creatures is pretty impressive, Mister Grofart! But let's face it! There's eleven of us and one of you! What are you going to do about that?

Grogar anger then slowly turns into a smirk.

Grogar: Confidence, eh? You ponies keep continue to both surprise and disappoint me.

Shining Armor: What is that suppose to mean?

Grogar: This wasn't suppose to go how I planned it, but I suppose I can make a few. . . adjustments.

Mario: Adjustments?

Grogar: As I stated Mario, I came for you specifically. . . you and only you.

Grogar then glowed of his horns and did something that nopony was expecting.

He sends out a wave of magic that knocks away the royal sisters, Shining Armor, and Princess Cadance across the ballroom at a different section. The same goes for the six mares as they were knocked back far behind Mario screaming causing him to turn to them in worry.

Mario: Girls!

The Mane 6 all rolled across the floor as Mario quickly runs after them to try and regroup with his friends, but when he was just about a yard away from doing so. . . a light brilliant yellow and black aura barrier appears and Mario runs right into it. He falls backwards before quickly standing up and goes up to the barrier that was holding the six mares that Mario loved.

More barriers around the palace started to block everypony that was around as they all were giving out worried murmurs of what Grogar is up to now.

Fluttershy: W-What's happening?

Grogar gives out a laugh making all of the ponies give attention towards him.

Grogar: This shall make things way easier. I knew for a fact that you wouldn't be defeated by those weaklings. You have battled creatures more powerful than them after all.

Mario: Y-You mean. . . that was all a setup?!

Grogar: Another disappointment, Mario. For a being that literally just became a prince, you're very naive.

Rainbow Dash: We'll show you naive once we get out of this force field, Grofart!!

Rainbow Dash flies back and kicks herself off of the wall to rocket straight back to where the barrier that was holding her off was. To nopony's surprise, she just smacks herself right into the barrier. She peels herself loose dizzy from the impact and shakes her head to get her eyes refocused.

Rainbow Dash: Oh, come on!

Pinkie then looks over to Twilight worried from what was happening.

Pinkie Pie: Twilight, can't you just use your magic to get us all across this magic wall?!

Twilight nods as she glows her horn and makes both her and the other ponies teleport across the barrier that Grogar put up between them and Mario. Mario smiles at them succeeding on this before what happens next surprises both him and the girls.

The Mane 6 were then all lifted up in Grogar's magic aura and was instantly teleported back on the other side of the force field.

Rarity: Huh?! B-But how could. . .

Twilight Sparkle: He using a spell that can't allow anypony, but the designated ones across from it to cross this magic barrier! Sombra used something similar to this as well!

Mario: I've-a got to get you girls out of there!

Mario jumps up and puts fire in his fist and tries to punch at the force field to try and break the girls out, but as soon as the Mario made impact with the field, he bounced right off it as he landed back to the ground.

Mario: What?!

Grogar: It's no use! It's too powerful for you to overcome! I'll deal with those annoying Elements of Harmony later, but right now YOU are my main priority Mario!

Mario turns and gives a raging glare at Grogar.

Mario: A one on one, huh? You seem desperate to try and take my powers!

Grogar: Oh, I'm not going to "try." I AM going to take your powers!

Mario: How exactly do you even plan on doing that without that bewitching bell of yours that you told us about?

Grogar smirks and chuckles.

Grogar: Oh, quite simply really. . . with this!

Grogar then pulls out behind him an object that looked to be of huge power. It was another bell that was nothing like the one that Grogar showed in his story. It was more school bell shaped and it was glowing golden with some magic sparks around it.

The Mane 6 and Mario all gasped at seeing that Grogar had this bell.

Twilight Sparkle: B-But you said that you're bell was hidden and never found!

Grogar: I did. This is what you can call the Pseudo-Bewitching Bell. It's original counterpart was made to take any magic of any creature. However, this one here is only designed to take just one users magic, and that user is none other than you, Mario. With your power in my hooves, I'm going to become more powerful than any creature that ever existed in Equestria combined.

Mario: You'll-a never get that opportunity, Grogar! I WILL stop you just like I always do with all of the other ponies that I have faced in my time of living in Equestria! I made a promise to Peach to protect this world and all peaceful life on it as well! And for her, I'm-a going to finish her job in vanquishing you as well! Just you wait!!

Grogar: *chuckles* Such confidence! Very well, in front of your all of your adoring pony citizens and your so called best friends, I shall beat the everliving tar out of you and end your life for good!

Grogar then glows his eyes bright yellow and starts up glowing his horns.

Grogar: Come, show me what you're made of!

Mario turns around to the Mane 6 who were all still witnessing the whole thing.

Mario: You girls stay in there.

Applejack deadpans at him.

Applejack: . . .Very funny. Look sugarcube, you heard him. He maybe nothing like you've ever faced before.

Twilight Sparkle: I have to agree with Applejack. Mario, he's been watching you this entire time, there's no telling how powerful he is. He's even faced Peach.

Mario: Which is why in this fight, I'll-a be extremely serious! No taunts and no cheesy pick-up lines or references.

Rainbow Dash: Don't go dying on us now you stud! Win this for us!

Pinkie Pie: Yeah! Kick Grogoomba's flank!

Mario: Don't-a worry, I won't-a die. You girls have been the thing that's-a been precious to me ever since I came into Equestria. I don't-a intend on giving up seeing your beautiful faces one more time.

Rarity: *blushes* Th-That's nice, darling. *clears throat* But please, don't do anything reckless.

Twilight Sparkle: We'll be right in here to cheer you on.

Mario smiles and nods before he get's a serious look on his face and turns back to Grogar who was waiting to face him once more.

Fluttershy: Good luck, Mario. Be careful.

Mario: Got it!

Mario then closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before opting them and jumping into the air and spinning rapidly to make something happen. His armor from before appears all over his body. The Mane 6 were all mesmerized by the shiny red armor that was currently on Mario, but they knew that it wasn't the time to be focused on that right now.

Mario takes a deep breath in and out to let out any last nerves that he was currently feeling before looking hard at Grogar with a determined glare.

Grogar: Do not disappoint me again.

Mario: Oh, don't worry, I won't. Let's-a go!

Both Mario and Grogar stared each other down for a few seconds as both of their bodies glowed their aura colors.

Once a random piece of debris falls to the ground and breaks, that was the cue to start the battle as Grogar decides to make the first move on Mario and shoots a large magic blast at him.

Mario sees this and rolls out of the way to dodge it as it exploded on impact of the force field. He then runs his way towards Grogar as the ram sends more magic blasts his way. Mario does a barrel roll to dodge one of them and flips over another while making his way to the ram.

Grogar growls as he starts to glow his horns and he charges at Mario like a bull. Mario was surprised by how fast he was charging at him as he puts up a Smash shield to block the attack. However, once Grogar rams into Mario shield, it broke instantly as the impact sends Mario sliding back on the ground on his legs. He stares at Grogar surprised at his strength.

Mario: H-Huh? I wasn't-a expecting that.

Grogar: I told you that I have been observing you and when I say that, I mean that I've been observing you very thoroughly.

Mario: Hehe! I'm-a just getting started!

Mario then jumps right in front of Grogar with a charged fist with fire ready to attack and when he tries to kick him with the forward smash attack. Grogar instantly puts up a shield to block the attack and all it did was knock Mario back into the air. He glares at Grogar being able to best that attack as well.

He then jumps down to Grogar and tries to punch him right in the face, but to no surprise, he was able to block that as well. Grogar then send a wave of magic at Mario which hits him and he let's out a grunt of pain being sent back nearly to the wall of the force field.

Rainbow Dash: Hope you have an idea for what comes next!

Mario: Working on it!

Mario then runs forward to try and attack Grogar once more, but not before Grogar runs straight him once more. Mario eyes widened from this as he doesn't want to take another hit from that and he dodges Grogar just in time as he ran right past him. Grogar stops a short distance before turning back to Mario and teleports right in front of him which surprises him.

Grogar tries to punch Mario in the face with a magic covered hoof and he ducks under it and a few more punches that Grogar tried to send at him before the mustachioed human jumps up into the air before extending his leg out to come down with a stomp at Grogar.

As Mario rockets his legs down at Grogar for a stomp, Grogar was prepared for this as when Mario was just about to strike him, Grogar uses his magic to grab his legs. Mario becomes shocked by this as Grogar then lifts Mario up into the air and slams him down hard into the ground making him yell in pain. In fact it was so hard that part of the ground in the ballroom cracked from it.

Mario lifts his head from the ground to see Grogar coming at him and the ram instantly kicks him away sending him over to the force field wall where the Mane 6 were. He crashes right into the force field and lands flat on his stomach in pain from how hard Grogar is hitting him.

Twilight Sparkle: Mario! Are you alright?!

Mario groans as he stands up on and adjusts his hat and was a little dizzy from the attack that just happened. As he was trying to regain his composure, what he didn't notice was that Grogar jumped up into the air thanks to his magic giving him a boost and was about to flatten Mario. Pinkie Pie looks up and instantly grows worried for Mario.

Pinkie Pie: MARIO! LOOK OUT!

Mario hears Pinkie's warning as he looks up to see Grogar coming down at him which alarms him immediately. He barely dives out the way for Grogar to come crushing the ground instead and not only that, but the ram makes a follow up attack not on Mario, but he instead punches the force field that the Mane 6 were in front of.

The impact was actually so hard that it caused a big shockwave to happen on the other side of the force field and all of the mares were knocked away and yelled out from being hit by the shockwave. They all rolled across the ground and was backed up into a wall that was behind them making the crowd in other force field all gasp and were in fear of how powerful Grogar has just shown he is.

Mario turns and sees the girls nearly hurt from that attack and grow extremely worried from that.

Mario: GIRLS!!

Grogar let's out an evil laugh doing a little bit more demolition to not only just Mario. Mario looks at Grogar in rage before he runs up at him to attack again. Grogar does not fail to notice this as he puts up a shield around him to block at punch that Mario tried to land on him. Mario keeps punching his shield with both fists induced with fire and he keeps doing it until he was punching so fast that it was now a flurry of punches.

As much as Mario was trying however, the shield remained intact and not even a dent was put in it. After a few more seconds, Grogar decides to use his shield to push Mario away from him.

Mario slides across the ground again fully standing up and glares at Grogar once again who gives an evil smirk right back at him.

Mario: I can see how strong you are!

Grogar: And I can see how weak you are. Looks like those training sessions and battles with creatures were all for nothing.

Mario: I'm-a not down yet! I can still beat you!

Grogar: Very well. How about this?

Grogar then turns himself into a navy blue smoke surprising Mario as the ram disperses underneath the ground. Mario was confused and annoyed by this.

Mario: Coward! What's-a the matter? Had enough?

That probably wasn't the best thing to say as Mario felt the ground shaking underneath him and he looks down to see small blue flames forming in a circle around him. He raises an eyebrow at this before his eyes widened in fear of what was about to happen.

Mario dives away just in time to avoid a large, blue fiery geyser that came out of the ground. That wasn't the last of them as another flaming circle formed around him and he dives once again to avoid that as well. More and more geysers came out of the ground as Mario was running fast trying to avoid them. One almost incinerated his face as he jumps away from it and backflips to evade it.

Suddenly, right behind Mario, Grogar appears back in his original form to get ready to attack Mario. However, Mario notices this and with a fire fist, he finally lands a hit on the ram as he turns around to punch him right in the chest. Grogar grunts from that as it knocks him away only a few feet from Mario who felt a little more confident that he was able to land a hit on the ram.

Grogar then chuckles a little confusing Mario.

Mario: What's-a so funny?

Grogar: *chuckles* Was that tiny little jab really your best? Because I felt NOTHING!

Mario was shocked by this as not even that one hit with a fire punch was enough to stun Grogar. His confidence was slowly turning into fear as he is not at all equally matched with Grogar at all. He may not be even close.

Grogar then creates a large magic blast and fires it directly at Mario. Mario sees this and he tries and catch the magic blast. He does so, but it was only for a brief second as it was trying to slide Mario back, so he throws the magic blast to the side.

Mario then makes a question block appear above him as he jumps up and punches it. Out came a Ice Flower Power Up as Mario grabbed it and went into his Ice Flower Form. Mario charges up ice ball in his hands and sends them all at Grogar who to no big effort deflects it using a small shield. Mario then sends more ice balls towards the evil ram as he keeps his shield up and when all of the ice balls hit, they form a smoke around Grogar. Mario looks inside to try and see if Grogar might try anything else on him.

Grogar clears the smoke with a little bit of magic and an evil grin at Mario.

Grogar: It's like you're not even trying. I don't even have to use my full power to beat you.

Mario: FULL POWER?! You mean you were just toying with me since the beginning of the battle?!

Grogar: That was only a third of what my full power really is. However, since you asked nicely, I'll show you what my FULL strength is!

Mario was surprised from that as it made him scared. He takes a step back in fear from Grogar at what he'll try to do next with his so called full power. The Mane 6 had recovered from the attack that Grogar did to them a minute ago and also heard that as well worrying them to the point that Mario will definitely not win this.

Applejack: Whoa nelly! This guy is stronger than a bull stampede flattening an entire rodeo!

Fluttershy: Twilight, I'm so scared for Mario.

Twilight Sparkle: I am too. All we can hope for now is for him to somehow turn this around.

Rainbow Dash: Come on you guys! Pony up! Mario will win this! I know he will!

Applejack looks at Rainbow Dash like she hadn't been watching this whole battle.

Applejack: Rainbow Dash! Stop saying that! Have you even been focused?! Mario is losing!

Rainbow Dash: But-

Rarity: Darling, I'll have to concur with Applejack. All he can do right now is delay the inevitable.

Rainbow Dash: But he can do this, right?! He has a godlike Princess friend for Celestia's sake!

Pinkie Pie: Dashie's right! He can win!

Applejack: PINKIE!

Pinkie flinched from Applejack shouting at her.

Applejack: We shouldn't be acting like that this isn't a problem! Mario's life is on the line here!

Twilight Sparkle: I've been trying all I can to get this force field to open, but nothing's been able to open it. We can't get in there to help him!

Rarity: And girls, by the looks of it. . . the odds are still in that ruffian's favor.

Pinkie Pie: We can still believe in him, though. . . right? Twilight?

Twilight turns to see Mario still trying to survive against Grogar and she started to get a little stressed from her and her friends crush being bested by Grogar.

Twilight Sparkle: . . .That's all we can do.

The Mane 6 all heard a yell from Mario as they look back inside to still the battle still going on as an explosion happened knocking Mario back, knocking him out of his Ice Flower Form. His armor was also starting to break as he stood back up and pulled out his Dual Slinger weapons and fires three large double shots at Grogar who was charging at him. The double shots all disintegrated into thin air from Grogar running at Mario in a fast speed.

Mario then jumped off to the side to avoid Grogar's ramming attack and he decides to double back and try to land a ground pound on Grogar. Grogar uses his magic to grab Mario and this time he uses a high voltage electric spell and shocks Mario as he let's out a huge scream of pain. Once that was done, Mario drops himself to the ground and Grogar laughs at him being in pain. Mario then uses a healing Super Mushroom and cures a few of his injuries, but it soon didn't matter as Grogar grabs Mario's face and slams him to the ground.

He then throws Mario high up into the air with his magic and teleports right above uses his magic as flight to then punch him in the face and sends him rocketing down at the ground creating an explosion and not only that, his helmet was finally knocked off of his head and it slides across the floor. Grogar then floats himself over Mario before cancelling out his powers to allow him to try and flatten Mario again.

Mario who opens his eyes from the previous attack, immediately sees Grogar above him and yelps in worry before backflipping to avoid him. Grogar then fires some more magic blasts at Mario who ducks to dodge one, he jumps to avoid another, and dives to the side to avoid the last one.

Mario growls in frustration that he's losing this bad to Grogar, but then get's an idea.

Mario: Hmm, there's-a only one thing that I haven't-a tried yet.

Mario runs across the ballroom towards one the force field that was blocking him from escaping and jumps up to it to then kick himself himself off of it and he flies up to Grogar who uses his magic to send a large piece of debris at him. Mario reacts to this by stopping his jump and he lands on the piece of the debris to then front flip a couple of times off of it and continues his assault at Grogar.

Grogar sends a magic blast at Mario who pulls out his Ultra Hammer and swings it to deflect the magic blast to cancel it out creating a tiny explosion. Mario emerges from the explosion and he charges up his Ultra hammer and spins around rapidly in a circle to the point where he vacate a tornado of hammer swings and dashes straight at Grogar to smash him, but what happens next becomes very expected. . .

Grogar had countered Mario's attack and now the rotor hammer swings it is instead attacking Mario while Grogar had an arrogant smile on his face from Marionette own attack backfiring on him. The Mane 6 all gasped from that as that attack usually doesn't fail like that unless Grogar had to have done something to make it hit Mario instead of him.

Rainbow Dash: How did he do that?!?!

Twilight Sparkle: Don't ask me! Grogar can counter magic and use it against it's own user too?!

Fluttershy: *whimpers* I can't watch anymore!

Fluttershy was in extreme fear as she covers her eyes with her hooves and turns around not wanting to see Mario get hurt anymore.

When the smoke from the tornado clears, Mario was revealed to have been smacked all over the place. He then falls back dizzy with stars over his head as that was indeed one of his strongest attacks. More of his armor was falling apart as it was nearly gone at this point. Grogar laughs at Mario's predicament as him being beaten is giving him nothing, but complete amusement.

Mario grunts in pain as he tries to get up, but just as he lifts his head off of the ground and sits up, he looks to see Grogar running up at him making him yelp. Grogar hits Mario which knocks him back and he smacks right into one of the force fields. Grogar then teleports up to Mario and punches him straight in the gut before sending him right up into the air screaming in pain.

Mane 6: MARIO!!!

Grogar then makes duplicates of himself as they all circle around the ballroom and they all glowed their horns before firing a bunch of magic beams straight at Mario exploding upon impact on him. Mario falls to the ground very injured and scuffed and he groans from being hit by those beams. Grogar then walks up to him on the ground, levitates him up and punches him in the face straight back towards the force field to where the Mane 6 as the girls could just cry at this point at how hurt Mario is as he was lying on his stomach.

Pinkie Pie: Mario, you've got to get up! You've got to beat Grogame!

Rainbow Dash: Mario! Come on! You can do it! Get up NOW!

Applejack: Keep trying all you can, sugarcube!

Rarity: Mario! I can't bear to see you lose to him!

Fluttershy: *sobs quietly*

Twilight Sparkle: Mario. . . please. . . don't die.

Hearing the girls still trying to support him, Mario was barely able to stand up on his legs as he glares at Grogar while breathing heavily at how much pain he was feeling right now. Grogar smirks and chuckles from Mario still wanting to fight him after all of that.

Grogar: Oh? So you want some more, huh? Well, aren't you a glutton for punishment.

Suddenly, a Smash Ball had begun to float around Mario. Mario closes his eyes and breaths more before after a few seconds, he opens his eyes to show them burning with fire.

He then stands on both of his legs and readied himself as he jumped up multiple times to attack the Smash Ball with different smash attacks. Grogar looked at Mario curious for what he was about to do.

After a few seconds, the Smash Ball broke a, giving Mario its power as Mario's eyes glowed yellow and a rainbow fire flowed around him. Mario then adjusted his hat and back flipped and formed fire in both of his hands as the fire got bigger and bigger to the point where it covered Mario's arms. Mario growls before he let's out a huge scream of effort and unleashing the two humongous streams of fire at Grogar who just stood there and didn't move from it.

Mario: OH YEAH! HEEEEYAAAAAHHHH!

Once Mario's Final Smash hits it's target, an fiery explosion filled up the entire force field barrier of where Mario and Grogar was as everypony around just looks in anticipation and curiosity of what happened after that.

Mario was the first to emerge from the smoke as he lands on the ground on facing in the direction to where he attacked Grogar. Everypony was silent and was looking closely in the smoke to see if Mario finally got Grogar and won. The Mane 6 were all also curious as they were just speechless. The silent went on for a minute before Rarity decided to speak up.

Rarity: My, I can't handle all of the excitement and suspense. Did he finally get that scoundrel?

Just as Rarity said that however, Pinkie let's out a worrying yell making everypony turn to her.

Twilight Sparkle: What's wrong Pinkie?

Pinkie Pie: L-L-LOOK!

Pinkie points and the mares all look to where the smoke was and they all let out the same reaction. Everypony around even the princesses and Shining Armor yell out in worry for what they saw.

Mario looked at all of them confused for why they were exclaiming like that before facing in the same direction once more and he yelps before he backs up slowly in fear for what they all saw.

The smoke then clears to reveal that Grogar had his shield up from the attack that Mario did to him and he let's it down before giving a loud laugh.

Grogar: *laughs* Seriously? Was that puny little fire really the best you can do? Pathetic! Tell you what, how about a pro like myself show you how you really finish off your enemy? Prepare to be sent straight to Tartarus!

Grogar glows both of his horns and his eyes and he was glowing his horns to the point where they were a bright radiating light. All Mario can do is look in fear as this guy literally can't even be touched by the strength of his own power. The Mane 6 all had looks of extreme unease as they want to save Mario, but no matter what they did, they couldn't get through with any attempts at all.

Grogar then finishes charging up his attack as he shoots a gigantic magic beam straight towards Mario. Mario attempts to try and at least put up his Smash shield to make an attempt to even block it. . . but it was no use at all. The magic beam was so powerful that it went straight through Mario's shield and penetrates over his entire body making him let out a loud, bloodcurdling scream.

Mane 6, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance & Shining Armor: MARIO!!!

Once the effects of the magic beam were down and the smoke of it also clears, Mario falls to the ground flat on his back with so many injuries over his entire body that he would need to use his healing Super Mushroom three times in a row to make them go away. His broken armor that was still on him then fades off of his body in red streams of magic. All Mario could do was let out a groan as he was really defeated by Grogar. Grogar let's out a bellowing evil laugh defeating his enemy.

Grogar: *laughs evilly* And here you are, face on the ground and body nearly motionless. Another disappointment you have gave me, Mario. That will the LAST time you try to surpass me.

The Mane 6 all simply cry at seeing Mario laying down on the ground like this as their one and only crush is literally near his demise. Grogar walks over to Mario with his body laying on the ground and smirks as seeing his arch-nemesis defeated like this. Mario simply looks up at Grogar while breathing heavily before the ram lifts his arm up and stomps him on the chest making Mario writhe in agony.

Grogar: How does it feel, Mario? To have your life nearly coming to an end like this with nopony around being able to even save you from your demise.

Mario groans as he could feel nothing, but intense pain on his chest from Grogar trying to squash him.

Mario: *weakly* My. . . friends. . . will find. . . a way. . . to stop you.

Grogar: *sighs* Why do you continue to want to help these ponies, Mario? You have NOTHING at all to gain from them, no reason that your life means something to them, and here you are doing the same thing even when you are wounded.

Mario: *weakly* Is that. . . hard. . . to understand? They're-a all. . . my friends. . . and I. . . want to protect them. . . as their hero.

Grogar: You can keep saying that as much you want. You're some. . . "hero." But I know exactly what you really are. . . you're an imbecile.

Mario's eyes widened from that as Grogar continues to speak.

Grogar: The whole reason that you were able to live this long wasn't from your so called magic of friendship. It was all because you were lucky enough to delay the inevitable. All your friends do is just get in your way like they have nothing better in their life.

Mario: *weakly* No. . . they helped me.

Grogar: Oh, please. A human with six puny ponies all together trying to teach the world this. . . "friendship." That's just a recipe for disaster. *snickers* I mean look where it got you now.

Mario puts on a guilty look that even with friends by his side, there not able to help him now.

Grogar: It hurts doesn't it? Just knowing that all of the lives that you saved won't mean a single thing now.

Grogar then stomps his hoof on Mario's chest once more making him groan in pain once again.

Grogar: I was confident that you would be able to survive against the previous villains that you've faced in Equestria. And thanks to my knowledge, my deduction was indeed correct. You know, I was originally planning to just find you all alone once and bring you somewhere where I can kill you easily. . . *laughs* but. . . you then did something special. You gave all of these ponies faith. And that came a new level of optimism in all of the world, to fight harder, to help everypony, to care for the weak, to think that all of those sacrifices may actually mean that friendship is the key, but you know what? It all means NOTHING!

Grogar then picks Mario up with his magic and looks at him deep in the face glowing his eyes bright yellow.

Grogar: There will be nopony to come and help you now, Mario. You will die here today. No one will find you! No one will remember you! And NO ONE is going to stop me from taking over all land in Equestria!

Mario looks at Grogar in slight anger from that before his friends decide to intervene.

Twilight Sparkle: Leave him alone!!

Grogar drops Mario to the ground and they both turn to the Mane 6 who looking at Grogar very furiously.

Rainbow Dash: Get off of our best bestie!

Rarity: Don't touch him! Have you no dignity!?

Pinkie Pie: Look at you attacking Mario while he can't even defend himself! You're a cheater! That is dishonor! DISHONOR I SAY!

Grogar: Oh, right. I forgot about them.

Mario turns back to Grogar concerned from when he said that.

Mario: Huh?

Grogar: As much as I want to keep making you suffer and kill you this instant, I must take what I came here for in the first place.

Grogar then starts to walk his way towards the Mane 6 confusing Mario as Grogar never mentioned them having anything to do with this.

Mario: What are you doing?!

Grogar stops in his tracks to turn and give a wicked smile at Mario.

Grogar: I'm about to give you a lesson on why friendship is meaningless.

Mario: What do you mean?!

Grogar: As I stated, I've been watching you closely, REALLY closely Mario. So close that in fact. . . I've seen your deepest emotions.

It took Mario a second to process what he was hearing from Grogar before his eyes widened in complete fear of what he was talking about. Grogar then continues his walk towards where the Mane 6 were as Mario turned himself onto his stomach and was completely worried for what Grogar is planning.

Mario: WAIT! NO! STOP!

The Mane 6 see Grogar approaching them as they all backed in fear from him as if he was able to nearly kill Mario, then he would be more than capable of killing them as well. They were just scared for their life right now as they kept backing up before they felt something behind all of them. They turned around to see that Grogar has produced another force field behind them and not only that, but it starts to push them forward towards Grogar which was frightening them. Soon enough they were pushed back to where the original barrier between them and both Grogar and Mario were. Once they were close enough, Grogar stops the force field from shoving them and looks at all six of them.

Grogar: It's actually a pleasure that all six of you decided to join me today as we are about to witness what Mario fears the most. And what will happen once that fear strikes him.

Mario: STOP!! LEAVE THEM ALONE! I'M-A THE ONE YOU WANT! NOT THEM!

Grogar: Barking at me like some dog isn't going to do you any good.

Grogar looks at all six of the mares who were just scared witless of what Grogar is planning on doing with them. He puts his hoof to his chin at thinking of who exactly should be his first victim. He ponders this before he picks one.

Grogar: Why don't we start with THIS one?

Grogar levitates one of the mares of the Mane 6 with his magic and transports them across the force field for his first test of making Mario submit his power to him. The other five gasped at who exactly he chose first and Mario was just scared for his life of the mare that Grogar chose.

And that first mare. . . was Fluttershy.

She was crying and whimpering loud of being right in front of Grogar as she was really wishing at this point that Mario could save her.

Twilight Sparkle: What are you doing with her?!

Grogar: It won't matter to you. . . it matters more for Mario.

Grogar then walks back to where Mario is who had some tears coming out of his eyes for what he's trying to do.

Mario: WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE-A DOING?! PUT FLUTTERSHY DOWN RIGHT NOW!!!

Fluttershy: *sobbing* Please! Do what he said!! I'm begging you, PLEASE!!

Grogar rolls his eyes feeling no sympathy at all as he continues to walk towards Mario until he came to a stop. Mario tried his best to crawl forward, but without any energy in him, he could barely move forward. Grogar smiled with malice on his face.

Grogar: I know you well, Mario. You apparently care about ponies like this one I'm holding right here, don't you?

Fluttershy: *sobbing* Please stop!! He can't handle anymore suffering and neither can I!!

Grogar: But. . . what would happen if I simply. . . execute them right in front of you?

Mario: STOP!! PLEASE!! LET HER GO!!

Grogar: Maybe I will, but first there's a little poem that I would like to tell. Care to hear it, Mario?

Mario: NO! ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO JUST PUT HER DOWN!

Grogar: Too bad, you're going to hear it anyway.

Fluttershy desperately tries to fly away like her life depended on it, but she could escape to no avail.

Fluttershy: *sobbing* PLEASE LET ME GO!

Grogar: Friendship. . . just what makes it so special? You just have to know that it holds no potential. It makes ponies do the the craziest things, with great intentions behind it. To the point where it all just stings, but that's something that they can't admit.

Mario just trying his best to move so that he could save Fluttershy, but he's not even able to go fast enough.

Grogar: But, what if something were to happen to friendship? How does it not change the fact that it's an epidemic? Does it. . . give you something that you wished for, or is it just a force to be reckoned with?

Even the Mane 6 were all feeling so worried for Fluttershy right now as they wanted to stop Grogar as well. Mario wanted to rush to where Grogar was to try and stop him, but he couldn't even stand straight up.

Grogar: One thing for certain. . .

Grogar then levitates Fluttershy right in front of him so Mario could get a full view of what was about to happen.

Grogar: When you lose these friends. . .

Mario: GROGAR!! STOP!!!

Grogar: You abandon yourself to all ends. . .

Grogar then glows his horns preparing for what he was about to do and Fluttershy was breathing heavily at this point as she knew what she was being used for at this point and so did Mario as he was on the huge verge of tears at this point.

Grogar: And the thing that friendship will ultimately do in the end. . . is make you see that it will be your worst fear. Don't you agree. . . Mario?

Mario: PLEASE. . .! NOT HER! NOT FLUTTERSHY!! DON'T-A-

Before Mario get could say anything else, Grogar fires a large magic beam straight at Fluttershy who held out her hoof in vain for Mario.

Fluttershy: MARIO!!!!!!

After saying his name for one last time, an explosion happened at the timid Pegasus. Time slowed down as Mario paled and so did the rest of the Mane 6. Everypony else around was just in complete shock for what Grogar just did right in front of Mario. A figure emerges out of the explosion and falls to the ground motionless and didn't move at all.

That mare that was on the ground was Fluttershy.

Mario watched with pale eyes at how Grogar ended Fluttershy's life prematurely. Tears broke free from Mario's eyes and created a stream down his face as one of his best friends and crushes was just taken from him like that.

Mario: FLUTTERSHY!!!!!!!!

Grogar only gives a malicious smile at seeing Mario like this as it was exactly what he wanted.

Grogar: *laughs evilly* And that was only the start of it all.

Grogar looks back towards the mares who had the same tears to shed for Fluttershy like Mario did, but like Grogar said, that wasn't the end of the process. He then pulls out of the force field the next candidate for his little killing spree and this time it was Rarity who not only was scared, but also angry that Grogar killed Fluttershy.

Rarity: UNHAND ME THIS INSTANT!

Grogar: Do I want to? No.

Grogar then produces a ton of magic blasts all around Rarity which alarmed her instantly. She glows her horn to try and teleport away, but that apparently did not work. All of the magic blasts rocketed towards Rarity and exploded upon impact with her causing her to scream before she was dropped to the ground motionless like Fluttershy as well.

Mario: RARITY!!!!!!!!

Mario's fire then started to burn around his body as the process of making him lose control over his powers is going smoothly as well.

Grogar then pulls out the next victim and that was Applejack. She can only glare at the ram as she wasn't as afraid to take her demise like the rest were.

Applejack: You. . . won't get away with this!

Grogar: I've already have!

Grogar then shoots a magic beam at Applejack straight at her chest, knocking her to the ground and sends her tumbling across the ground as her hat fell off. She was laying on the ground to having been killed as well.

Mario: APPLEJACK!!!!!!!

Mario's eyes then start to burn with fire and his fire tuned yellow instantly as well from seeing that three of his friends have been killed.

Rainbow Dash who looked to be the next victim flies away to try and make herself harder to catch, but to no surprise, Grogar was able to teleport her across the force field and levitate her in the air.

Grogar: Where do you think you're going? You're needed for this as well.

Rainbow Dash: YOU MONSTER!

Grogar: You think that I'm a monster? You're wrong, I'm Tartarus itself!

Grogar then makes his own magic geyser come up and incinerate Rainbow Dash as she let's out a huge scream, before once the geyser was done, she falls to the ground covered in soot and didn't move a muscle.

Mario: RAINBOW DASH!!!!!!

Mario's fire was completely yellow at this point as his eyes continued to let out as many tears as they can. Not only that, but his new yellow fire started to spread out more as well.

Grogar then pulls out the second to last victim as it was Pinkie Pie who was teleported across the force field and she was screaming for her life. Grogar makes her turn towards him as all she can do is let out an extremely nervous smile at him.

Pinkie Pie: You know, usually I would say that being part of a demonstration is fun. . . BUT THERE'S NOTHING FUN ABOUT THIS AT ALL!

Grogar: *rolls eyes* I should've gotten rid of you, first. I forgot that you're the most annoying out of the rest of those stupid mares.

Grogar then takes a large part of the tile ceiling of the ballroom and instantly makes it crush down on Pinkie which breaks into pieces among impact with her. Pinkie probably had worse than a concussion from that as she falls backwards on the ground dead as well.

Mario: PINKIE PIE!!!!!!

Mario's yellow fire then started to shoot out streams of fire everywhere as the fire keeps radiating off of him.

Grogar turns back to the force field as there was only one pony left that he needed to kill in order for his outcome to work and that pony was none other than Twilight Sparkle.

Grogar: Ah, yes. The new Princess of Friendship.

Mario sees Grogar about to attempt to kill Twilight as well as that thought made him petrified.

Mario: NO! NOT TWILIGHT! PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU! NOT HER!!

Grogar just ignores Mario and teleports the new princess across the force field who was scared for Grogar about to take her life as well.

Twilight Sparkle: Why must you do this?! Why do you have to make Mario suffer?!

Grogar: Because like the rest of you, all you will do is just get in the way of my plans for ruling Equestira. And once this act is finished, it will be Mario's turn! As I said, NOTHING will stop me! Not even your magic of friendship!

Twilight turns over to Mario who was still crying his eyes out and was more recovered from earlier as he could only just sit up and watch now. Twilight also had a lot of tears in her eyes for her life being taken to have Mario die as well.

Mario: TWILIGHT!!!!!!

Twilight Sparkle: MARIO!!!!!!!

Grogar then duplicates himself three times before all three of himself glows their entire bodies bright yellow before they all let out a huge burst of magic that was directed towards Twilight who reaches her hoof out for Mario as he did the same with his hand. . . but it was too late.

Twilight was hit from all of the blasts of magic from Grogar as Mario eyes widened and time slowed down as Twilight was slowly dropping to the floor. Once she hit the ground, a loud thud made an echoing sound almost as if it was across the entire room.

Mario's eyes shrunk to points in extreme shock and traumatism. His yellow fire got even bigger that it almost looked like it was trying to envelop him. He stares with trauma written all over his face that the six friends that he first made here in Equestria are now all seen laying on the ground motionless and dead. They were not only his first friends, but the friends that he loved as well. To think that Grogar literally was just so heartless and sadistic that he was even able to send that much pain to Mario. . . it's just a tragedy.

A tear then slowly drops out of Mario's eyes and falls to the ground in a slow pace.

Inside of the tears reflection, it started to show all of the memories that Mario has made with the Mane 6.

It first showed his memories of him and Pinkie Pie, starting with the time that he first walked into Ponyville to meet her and first see her hyperactive and bubbly personality. It then shows both him and her sitting together at the bakery with Pinkie leaning on Mario while she was drinking a milkshake. Next, it shows Pinkie tackling him to the ground with a huge hug for getting her a new party cannon for her birthday. The final memory it shows of him and Pinkie is when she kissed him for helping her out with babysitting the cake twins.

Next, the tear shows some memories of Mario and Rainbow Dash. The first was when they first challenged each other to a race around Ponyville. A memory shows them in Cloudsdale for when Mario was motivating Rainbow Dash to perform her sonic rainboom. Next, that memory fades to show the two at Mario's house reading a Daring Do book together with Rainbow Dash cuddling on Mario. The final memory of both of them then reveals the two entering the Wonderbolts Academy.

The next memory pair was of Mario and Applejack. This starts of with showing the memory of Mario helping Applejack out with Applebuck season. The memories then continue to show Mario and Applejack as it shows Applejack kissing Mario as a thanks for saving Sweet Apple Acres. Then, it shows the two happily watching the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Babs Seed on top of the float at the Summer Harvest Parade. Finally, the last memory was the two of them dancing at the Apple's reunion rebuilding the barn that they accidentally destroyed.

The tear then shows in it's reflection the memories Mario had with Rarity. The first one of the two shows them making dresses together for their friends for the upcoming fashion show that Rarity planned. It then shows Rarity flirting with Mario batting her eyelashes at him to convince him to carry the carriage over to the Grand Galloping Gala. Next memory was the Mario saving both her and Spike from falling down to the ground from a high fall. The final memory then shows Rarity blushing right in front of Mario when he gave her a stealthy compliment.

The tear switches to show memories of both Mario and Fluttershy. It first shows Mario helping Fluttershy off the ground and meets her for the first time. The next memory shows Fluttershy snuggling on Mario for when they were both getting ready to sleep when they babysat the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The next memory reveals Mario comforting Fluttershy and helping her get over her fear of public humiliation. The final memory shows the two smiling at one another for succeeding in reforming Discord.

The tear finally switches onto the last mare that Mario lost which was Twilight. Their first memory was the two meeting one another for the first time when Twilight first arrived in Ponyville. It then shows the two dancing beautifully at the Grand Galloping Gala. Next, it shows Twilight comforting Mario after he was rejuvenated from Discord making him evil. The tear switches to show the two staring out the night sky all alone together at the night of the Canterlot Wedding. It then switches to the two holding hooves/hands with each other at their coronation. Finally, it shows both of them giving their first kiss to one another and both prince and princess.

The last and final memory was Mario giving all of the mares a group hug for celebrating his birthday with him.

The tear finally hits the ground and splashes to form the shape of a broken heart. That shape was exactly the feeling that Mario was feeling right about now. He had the girls by his side all of this time to make him smile and it was the best thing that he's ever gotten in all of Equestria ever since he left The Mushroom Kingdom to be separated from his friends. However, this was different and the greatest friends he made in Equestria were now all gone. The worst part was that Mario never got to tell any of them how he really felt about any of them. He feared that if he confessed to one, that he would make the others upset and he would be all alone once again. . . but now he is. His six best friends are now killed right in front of him.

Mario closes his eyes tightly shut and started weeping softly, facing the floor letting all of his tears out of his eyes for the Mane 6. All he could feel right now is sadness and despair. His yellow fire was growing even bigger at this point that it was near at it's peak from letting all of itself out.

Mario: *sobbing* No. . . . . . No. . . . . .

Mario said that twice before repeating it silently in his head more and more. Grogar simply stares at Mario curious for what's currently going to happen to him and what will happen next will definitely be something that he's been dreaming for his life.

Mario then instantly opens his eyes to show that they were glowing white and he had no pupils showing before he decides to let out all of his negative emotions out screaming out.

Mario: NOOOOOOO!!!

Mario finally loses it and his yellow fire explodes and spreads all around the ballroom hitting the force field walls as it was spreading everywhere. Grogar sees that the outcome was just exactly what he wanted as he let's out a loud malicious laugh and Mario put both of his hands on his head still screaming out.

Grogar: *laughs evilly* At last! It's finally been freed! Just as I predicted, a feeling of any negative emotion that you felt would make you lose control over all of your power!

Grogar then looks at the corpses of the Mane 6 and scoffs.

Grogar: To think that this whole act was strong enough to make him lose control. Honestly, I surprise even myself. Luckily, he doesn't know the real truth yet.

You're probably wondering, real truth? Grogar makes the corpses disappear into thin air before looking over to the side and chuckles to himself.

Grogar: Why don't you all just stare and watch as Mario is about to meet his doom?

It may look like that he was talking to nopony at the side, but you're actually wrong. He was actually talking to somepony. In fact, he was talking to six of them.

That's right. . .

The Mane 6 were all in reality still alive as they were behind the same force field that Grogar originally put them. He made the side that him and Mario were on invisible so that Mario couldn't see them at all. They all had worried tears coming out of their eyes as they couldn't believe that Grogar actually tortured Mario like this to the point where he was forced to let out all of his powers.

Twilight Sparkle: How could you do that to him?!?! He literally thinks now that we're dead!

Grogar: And you should be grateful that I'm sparing you. The whole illusion was meant for Mario. As I stated, I'm not looking for the magic of anypony else, but Mario himself.

Fluttershy: *sobbing* You can't do this to him!

Grogar: And why not you meek little pony?

Fluttershy: *sobbing* He's all that we have!

Grogar: And soon enough, all of what you thought means a lot to all of you will be destroyed as well. Equestria will become an era of darkness once again.

Applejack: You evil sadist!!

Grogar: Say what you all want, it won't change anything.

Grogar then turns his attention back to Mario who was still yelling out in complete despair letting all of his power out of him.

Grogar: It's time.

Grogar then pulls out his new bell and levitates it high into the air before pointing the clapper of it towards where Mario is. Grogar blasts some magic at the bell to activate it as it glows a golden magic aura before it emits electricity and one long, doleful ring. A swirling vortex of black and yellow emerges from the open end, but that wasn't all that happened as it activated.

Four black and yellow streaks of magic come out of the bell almost as if they were the tentacles of an octopus. It was searching for Mario's powers as it could sense his powers all around the place before it notices Mario's actual form who was still on the ground yelling. The four streaks of magic bolt themselves at Mario and take each one of his arms and legs and lifts him up into the air before they plant him onto the wall surprising him.

Grogar: Extract all of it!

The streaks of magic then all sent out a shock of golden electricity to Mario which makes scream out in pain and agony as he could feel his powers beginning to drain out of him. The yellow fire that was all around the place immediately attracts itself to the streaks of fire and it climbs up to them before it enters the bell.

The Mane 6 were watching in disbelief of Grogar draining all of the magic energy out of Mario as it was all extremely painful for the human.

Rainbow Dash: What are you doing to him?! STOP IT! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!

Rainbow Dash flies up and tries to bust her way through the force field as much as she can the rest of her friends look at her with concern.

Applejack: Rainbow Dash, you can't-

Rainbow Dash: I DON'T CARE! I'm not going to just sit back and watch this anymore! Mario is in trouble and no matter if it takes me the end of Equestria, I'm going to bust down this dumb barrier!

Applejack looks at Rainbow Dash like she was crazy, but she knows for a fact that she can't just leave Mario there to suffer even if their chances of getting past Grogar's magic is nearly none. She contemplates for a second before getting a serious look and attempts to break the force field as well by bucking as much as she can.

Applejack: Rainbow Dash is right, y'all! He's out there in trouble and if there is even a smallest seed in an apple chance that we can still save them, then we should try!

Twilight looks at Applejack surprised before she nods and get's the same serious look as well.

Twilight Sparkle: Mario is the one we all love girls! So let's stop observing and start trying!

The rest of the Mane 6 nod as they all go to work on trying to break free out of the barrier to save Mario. Rainbow Dash keeps trying to ram it down until it breaks, Applejack keeps bucking the barrier, Pinkie uses her party cannon to shoot it down with any kind of party appliance that she even has on her, Rarity punches the barrier as much as she could, Fluttershy tries to push on the force field with all of the strength that she can muster, and finally Twilight tries to use as much spells as she knows to try and break the force field down.

Grogar was still draining all of the power out of Mario as the latter was still screaming in pain and not only that, but his eyes were also starting to return to normal.

Grogar: I wish I could have made Peach suffer like this as well, but too bad she back in The Mushroom Kingdom. Even now, your powers are beginning to betray you Mario and it's about to belong to me!

The streaks of magic that were holding Mario onto a wall then start to let him down onto the ground since he is powerless at this point. Mario continues to struggle and scream in agony on the floor as his body feels paralyzed from all of the power being drained out of him.

Everypony else that was watching were just in shock for what's happening and they could do nothing, but feel Mario's pain. The Mane 6 however were still attempting to break the force field as there was still nothing that could penetrate it. Twilight then fires a magic beam at the force field and once she does, she doesn't fail to notice that for a really split second that the force field had the tiniest hole appear from it and she raises an eyebrow.

Twilight Sparkle: You guys, stop!

The other mares stop what they were doing and face Twilight as she looked like she had an idea.

Twilight Sparkle: Grogar's force field is strong, but it's looks to be that it can't hold magic back with a ton of force on it.

Rainbow Dash: Well, what are you waiting for?! Mario's still over there!

Twilight Sparkle: I just need to find out a spell I can use that will allow us all to break through at once.

Applejack: Well ya better make it quick then. Look!

Applejack points to the other side and the rest of the mares look to see that the process of draining Mario's power was just about finished as all of the black aura around him was just about gone. Rarity then looks to Twilight very serious.

Rarity: Twilight dear, I hate to be rude, but. . . GET THIS THING OPEN!

Twilight sweats at the pressure that she was feeling right now as she tries her best to think of a spell that can get them all through the force field without any teleportation.

The process was then suddenly finished as all of the power that Mario had inside of him was now all drained out. He lays down on the floor nearly unconscious from all of the pain that he felt.

Grogar lowers the bell down towards him and gives an evil smile that it all worked out for him. The streaks of magic that held Mario then go back inside of the bell.

Grogar: The transfer worked! Now watch as I make Mario's powerful magic my own!

Grogar then connects the bell onto the center of his collar and has he does that, the bells not only glows it's golden color, but Grogar grunts a little and closes his eyes being able to feel that all of Mario's power is now transferring onto him.

He then grunts a little more before after a few seconds, he stops and takes a deep breath. He then grows a very wicked smile full of evil intent before he opens his eyes to then reveal that his pupils were now glowing even more red then they were before.

Grogar: I am now more powerful than I originally anticipated!

Grogar then decides to give his magic a little test drive as he let's one of the force fields down that had nopony at all in it but the multiple glass windows that The Mane 6 and Mario looked out through together when Mario's party was a minute from becoming Grogar's arena for his demise. He then shoots a small magic beam at the wall and it caused an even bigger explosion than that of if Mario or one of the royal sisters shot at it.

Grogar felt nothing, but just simply amazement with his power combined with Mario.

Grogar: *laughs evilly* With this kind of power, I'll finally be able to take my reign back in all of Equestria and rule it all with all lifeforms submitting to me.

Back with the Mane 6, Twilight was trying more spells on the force field that she can think of that could open the force field, but so far it wasn't even close to making a huge hole.

Pinkie Pie: Anything else?!

Twilight Sparkle: *pants* I. . . can't think of *pants* a lot of more *pants* options.

Rainbow Dash groans in frustration from that.

Rainbow Dash: We're running out of time! If only we knew something about magic like Mario, this would be over with already!

Twilight then turns to Rainbow Dash as if she had grown a second head.

Twilight Sparkle: Rainbow Dash! Say that again!

Rainbow Dash raises an eyebrow at that.

Rainbow Dash: We're running out of time?

Twilight Sparkle: THE OTHER ONE!

Rainbow Dash: Uh, if only we knew something about magic like Mario?

Twilight then gasps in realization as she get's an idea.

Twilight Sparkle: I think I know how we can all get through. . . I just hope it works.

Pinkie Pie: Will you just do it?!?!

Pinkie said that while holding a megaphone in her face making Twilight's mane a bit messed up. She shakes her head to regain her composure before she faces back in the direction to where Mario is as Grogar looks as if he was getting ready to finish him off.

Grogar: Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

Mario just moans at the pain of what he just went through as it was indeed something that he never wanted to face.

Grogar: Look at you now. Face down on the ground like the simpleton that you are with no powers, and no one around to save you. Well, no point in stalling anymore. I have waited such a long time for this moment and I'll finish it here and now.

Applejack: Ya heard him, Twilight! Giddy up!!

Twilight then instantly starts up her horn as she does a spell that she saw Mario teach her from a book about combat spells he told her about and puts magic energy into both of her hooves. With that being done, she pushes on the force field as hard as she can making her sweat too. The struggle was real, but worth it as the force field was starting to make an opening thanks to Twilight's magic.

Fluttershy: *gasps* It's working!

Twilight was then able to put both of her front hooves through the force field as she was still struggling to not lose against this and lose Mario once and for all. She slowly spreads her hooves out to the side so that it would be able to make an bigger opening for all of them to pass through.

Grogar was just mere seconds away from ending Mario's life as he charged up a large magic blast over both of his horns.

Rarity: Hurry!!

Thanks to all of the magic that Twilight had in her, she was finally able to spread her hooves out wide enough for her friends to pass through the force field. However, she was wincing as this was definitely also hurting her as well.

Twilight Sparkle: *straining* I can't. . . hold it much longer! Get through NOW!

Each of them dive through the force field quickly as Twilight could keep her hold for probably ten seconds longer. All of the mares were now through as they turn back to Twilight who was struggling to try and get through.

Applejack: Don't worry, I got ya!

Applejack doubles back to Twilight to reach her hooves out and she immediately grabs and hurls her through the barrier while also accidentally throwing her into the air. Twilight lands on the ground flat on her stomach and shakes her head slightly dizzy from all of the pressure she felt from that spell.

Twilight Sparkle: Phew! That was close!

Rainbow Dash: Well, we got an even closer call right now!!

Rainbow Dash points over to where Mario is as he was trying his best to even stand up on all four of his hooves right in front of Grogar who had his magic blast ready to end Mario's life.

Twilight Sparkle: *gasps* MARIO!!!

The Mane 6 all immediately run up and they instantly pushed Mario out of the way of the blast as Grogar fires it. Twilight reacts to this immediately by putting up a shield to protect her and the rest as well.

However to no big surprise, her shield broke and the Mane 6 were all launched out of the hole that Grogar made to test his power and once they were, time stopped as Pinkie Pie turns to the camera.

Pinkie Pie: You know what, readers? I wasn't expecting something like this. . . but then again, I was expecting not to expect something so it doesn't count. Anyways. . . resume the scene please.

Time resumes as all six mares were launched out of the floating palace and they were all screaming as they were falling towards the surface of Canterlot. Grogar sees that the predicament in his attempted kill on Mario and stomps his hoof in frustration.

Grogar: BAH! Insignificant imbeciles!

Mario then wakes up fully as he groans and shakes his head and adjusts his hat to make himself refocus on where he was.

Grogar: Grrr! No matter, it's not a big deal now! Mario will. . .

He then notices Mario trying to stand up and this baffles Grogar as he didn't expect him to be able to recover so quickly after all that he's went through.

Grogar: No! . . .Well no need to complain, he's powerless.

Grogar starts up both of his horns once again just as Mario was able to stand up a little bit woozy.

Once Mario was up, he looks to the side and his vision clears to see Grogar about to attack him once more. Realizing who was right in front of him, Mario's eyes shrunk in terror of seeing this new overpowered ram. He then looks behind him to see the hole that Grogar destroyed and runs over to it to try and get out of the way of the blast. However, he was barely unsuccessful as the blast pushes out of the floating palace as well. Grogar gives a bored look and rolls his eyes.

Grogar: Oh, give me a big, fat, break!

Outside of the floating palace, when Mario fully regains his consciousness after he was knocked out a little bit from the blast, he hears some screaming which wakes him up. He was falling down looking for the source of the screams before he looks hard far below him to see the Mane 6 were still falling to their doom making him yelp a little in panic. Rainbow Dash was apparently nearly unconscious from the attack that Grogar did to her and Twilight barely had any experience flying so neither of them could save the rest of the girls. Mario, however was just bewildered that they're all below him.

Mario: (W-What?! B-But I saw them die! Right in front of me! . . .Doesn't-a matter! They're-a still in trouble and need my help!)

Mario readied himself to try and jump high, but he was barely able to lift himself off the ground.

Mario: Ah! Come on!

Mario tries even harder to jump and on the next attempt, it was a little stronger, but still weak. He looks down to see the mares nearly about to be flattened like pancakes down at the ground and was petrified as he keeps starting up jump.

Mario: Come on! Come, come, come, come, come! Just one! Just ONE! One little boost is all I need!

Mario strains a little more to try and do a high jump and thanks to a miracle. . . his was able to give off a high jump as he pumped a fist it the air in victory.

Mario: WAHOO!

Mario then looks to the ground and jumps up high to then dive straight down as fast as his can so that he could save the Mane 6. He was diving so fast downwards that the wind was pushing against his hat. Twilight apparently notices Mario diving after them to try and rescue them as it made her gasp in shock that Mario's still alive.

Once Mario felt like he got close enough within range to them, he was able to barely whistle with his mouth to form a large-sized warp pipe that led to Sweet Apple Acres in Ponyville. The six mares were all able to fall through the warp pipe and land safely in a pile of hay near the Apple's barn. Mario then realizes how fast he's moving towards the ground as he tries his best to slow down his descent while still losing altitude fast.

Mario: Hahahahahahaha!

Mario fails to stop himself from gaining so much speed as he starts to rotate in circles before he crashes onto the streets of Canterlot face first before his body lays flat on the ground. Other ponies were looking at him with concern to see if he was alright from that fall. Luckily, he was okay as he could only say two words from that.

Mario: . . . Mamma Mia!

Back with the Mane 6, they all were able to recover and get up as it was nighttime over at Sweet Apple Acres and they all looked at each other worriedly.

Pinkie Pie: I thought we were going to become pony pancakes! And we didn't even have any whipped cream to go along with it!

Applejack: How in the hay are we even alright?

Rainbow Dash: *groans* Beats me. All I know is that we were able to save Mario in the nick of time.

Rarity: But he's still in Canterlot! That monster, Grogar is probably still trying to get rid of him as we speak.

Twilight Sparkle: Yes and no, Rarity.

Everypony turns to Twilight who had a slight worried look on her face.

Twilight Sparkle: I saw Mario fall out of the palace as well. He's was the one who saved us. So I bet he's still trying to keep himself safe for all I know.

Fluttershy: *shudders* Will he be okay?

Twilight then thinks to herself and decides to glow her horn bright for a second and she sighs in relief.

Twilight Sparkle: Yeah, he's still fine. I used his energy sensing spell. He's on the streets in Canterlot.

Rainbow Dash: We've got to go back then!

Applejack: Simmer down there R.D. Mario knows that he sent us here to Sweet Apple Acres. I'm sure he'll be on his way to reunite with us.

Fluttershy: But what about Grogar?

The rest of the mares look at one another with very troubled faces as she was right that Grogar is still on the loose to try and kill Mario.

Back in Canterlot, Mario groans and recovers from his huge fall from the floating palace and notices the other pony pedestrians around him screaming and running away in fear of something. He looks over to his right side to see that his was Grogar who was flying thanks to him having Mario's powers and he aims an evil smirk at Mario.

Grogar: Can I give you one fact about the situation that you currently in? There is no where you can run, no where you can hide, I'm always going to hunt you down and kill you, Mario.

Mario glares at Grogar's taunting him.

Mario: Alright Grogar, you wanna play tag? Then let's-a get this show on the Rainbow Road.

Mario immediately whistles in the air as a kart can be heard driving in the air. It was Mario's Standard Kart as underneath it, a Rainbow Road was forming form it, following its every move. Mario jumps up high to the Rainbow Road and jumps into his Kart as he drove in place to get a head start.

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Go!

(Cue Favorite Mario Kart Theme)

Mario immediately gets a starting boost and dives away at high speeds into the city of Canterlot on the Rainbow Road while Grogar simply sighs.

Grogar: The hard way it is.

Grogar then glows his eyes red to then fly in pursuit after Mario at the same speed that he was going.

The chase was on as Mario was breathing heavily driving as fast as he could from Grogar. He looks back to see Grogar was on his tail giving him a look of complete fear.

Mario drifts across the long streets of Canterlot maneuvering himself left and right in case Grogar tried to do anything to slow him down. Apparently Mario's prediction of him trying to kill him on the chase was correct as Grogar started firing magic beams at Mario exploding upon impact on the roads.

This made Mario even more scared as he boosts away to avoid one aimed straight at his head and it hits a nearby building.

Mario: What are you insane?! Innocent ponies live here!

Grogar: I don't care which lives I take as long as it allows me to kill you!

Mario was shocked by this as Grogar fires another laser at him and Mario quickly drives off a ramp and preformed a trick in over to evade that one and it hit some empty seats at a café. He then lands back on the Rainbow Road to dodge another one before driving off again.

Ponies who were on the streets were seeing the scene of Grogar chasing Mario as some got both worried and conflicted looks while some others just ran to safety from the evil ram.

Mario then takes drafty and gains an ultra boost and turns a hard left on an intersection he came across in which Grogar was able to maneuver himself to do a barrel roll and keep in high pursuit of Mario. He exhales a little from doing that.

Grogar: That was an illegal left, by the way!

Mario then doves over to the side of the building, activating his antigravity wheels drive on it and do a spinning trick to dodge the next magic blast that Grogar fired at him. He keeps going across the building as he then drives off of it and lands back on the Rainbow Road as he decides to take the chase more into the air so Grogar doesn't have to keep hitting the pavement on the Canterlot streets and risk injuring more ponies.

Mario fakes out a direction that he was driving towards as he gets a Triple Mushroom from an item block and used all three to boost to the opposite side to avoid another beam that Grogar sent his way. He then drive towards another tall building and rides onto the building for a brief moment and a magic blast explodes right behind him before he drifts off of the building and does a trick to avoid another blast that went straight through his legs.

He then connects himself onto the Rainbow Road and Grogar missed once more as this magic blast was in front of Mario. He emerges out of the smoke and drifted to the side of the Rainbow Road before gaining another boost. Mario comes across another question block as now he gained a green shell from it him throw it behind him to make it collide with another Magic blast, causing an explosion.

Mario looks behind him and still sees that he can't elude Grogar making him facepalm while still giving chase. He gained another question block and gets a banana peel and puts in behind it to block another magic blast and he groans as there is no solution right now to either lose, fight, or get his magic back. There was only one other option.

Mario: (I've-a got to get back to Ponyville. Maybe the Elements of Harmony can help me stop Grogar.)

Mario looks at the Rainbow Road with deep concern.

Mario: (Leftover magic, don't fail me now! Let's-a go!)

Mario then makes a warp pipe appear in front of him on the Rainbow Rod as he drives in to it and warps away. Grogar sees this and he looks around for Mario to see if he's trying anything fishy before he smirks.

Grogar: Nice try Mario, but going to another location to try and give me the slip is a bad idea.

Grogar says this as he glows his red eyes and makes his horn glow to try a spell that Mario was all too familiar with.

In another place, a warp pipe had appeared and the Rainbow Road was forming out of it as Mario warped himself to another location and he expected it to be Ponyville, but because that his power was on the fritz, he was taken somewhere else in Equestria. A familiar city with metropolitan buildings and skyscrapers. Mario was shocked by this predicament.

Mario: I wanted to be in Ponyville! Not Manehattan!

Mario then hears something behind him and he drives to the side to avoid a magic beam that was sent his way and looks behind him to see Grogar with a wicked smile.

Grogar: I told you, you can't hide.

Mario then drives off in the city of Manehattan with Grogar still chasing him down as well. Inside of the city, ponies were staring up at them with confusion to what's even going on. Mario drives down to the streets and looks ahead to see a mare and a stallion in the middle of the street and get's a worried look.

Mario: Oh no!

Both the mare and the stallion look and see Mario and Grogar heading their way at high speeds and they promptly got shocked looks as Mario uses a POW block to bounce and throw them off to the side knocking them onto somepony else's lunch and got them both messy and covered in food. The stallion just had a shocked straight face while the mare fell backwards and fainted.

Mario: I'm-a so sorry!

Mario was able to get himself to warp to another location in Equestria that wasn't Ponyville and it was high up in the night sky city of Cloudsdale. Mario groans as this wasn't what he wanted either.

Mario: Cloudsdale?! Really?! Well, at least I have more room to work with!

Mario drives across Cloudsdale with the Pegasi pedestrians also looking with concern on what's going on. Mario sees Grogar still chasing him and wasn't really that surprised since he knows that he can sense his energy with his powers.

Mario looks over and drifts on a cloud before bouncing towards some more. Grogar fired at all of the clouds that Mario jumped on and make them disintegrate into water vapor.

He then notices a bunch of clouds stuck together like foam and get's an idea as he drives straight towards it with Grogar following him as well. Mario goes inside of the giant cloud and Grogar does too, however it all became silent for a second before Mario drives up from the top of the cloud and he looks to see if he lost Grogar inside of it.

He looks hard inside of the clouds before he notices that two red eyes glowing from the clouds that were directed at Mario as it made his eyes widened in shock. The eyes glow some more before all of the cloud explodes into small bits with Grogar emerging out of it. Grogar growls at Mario as he fired at large magic blast straight at him.

Mario immediately makes a warp pipe appear in front of him on the Rainbow Road to warp away just in the nick of time from getting hit by the blast of magic.

Mario warps to another location. . . and it still wasn't Ponyville. He was now driving on the Rainbow Road in the sandy dunes of Saddle Arabia.

Mario: Oh come on!

Mario then dodges a magic blast and drives off once again in worry of Grogar catching as he still is able to find out wherever Mario in Equestria.

Mario: I can't-a outrun him! I can't-a hurt him! I know all power wears off eventually, but I don't-a even think that I can last that long!

Mario then does another a drift to avoid a beam that Grogar tried to fry him with. Mario looks back at Grogar who was smirking at him arrogantly before Mario notices Grogar's pseudo bell on his collar. All of his power is kept in there and the only way to get it back is inside of that bell. He then does a trick to dodge a magic blast that causes sand to rise up and he's go straight through the sand coughing.

He then see more item blocks appear in from of him as Mario managed to get a double item block. The items the stopped on a trio of red shells that spun around Mario and a blooper. Mario looks at the items as he was able to be an idea from this.

Mario: Okie dokie, hope this works.

Mario pushes down on his pedal and drives all around Grogar in the Rainbow Rod and throws his trio of red shells of him as they all managed to smack him off guard. This leads to Mario using the bloops as he went right in front of Grogar and blinded him with its ink as it immobilizes Grogar's vision confusing him.

Grogar: *growls* What are you up to, Mario?

The blooper ink continued to blind Grogar as he looks around for Mario in anyplace around not seeing him. He could sense his energy that he was still around the dunes close to him, but he wasn't anywhere around.

Suddenly, a bob-omb exploded on Grogar out of the blindness as it was Mario. He then rams in the face a few times to try and distract him. He then tries to grabs the bell of Grogar's collar and tries to pull it off with all of his might, but it was no use.

Grogar: I don't think so!

Grogar then did something that Mario didn't see coming, he stomps his hoof on an item block himself as it stopped on the last item Mario wanted to see, the spiny blue shell. Mario shrinks his eyes from this as he drives off as fast as he can before he can get hit.

Grogar: It's time we end this little cat and mouse game, Mario.

Mario sweats and makes another warp pipe appear in front of him on the Rainbow Road, scared.

Mario: (Please. . . Ponyville!!)

Mario drives into the warp pipe to warp away once again.

Mario was both instantly warp up in the sky on the Rainbow Road and Mario looks down to see that he finally was able to get himself to Ponyville. His gratefulness turns into fear though as that didn't stop Grogar from shooting the spiny blue shell straight at him as it had spun around him and made a massive blue explosion and it sends him off his kart and off Rainbow Road and down towards the surface of Ponyville screaming for his life.

Down at Ponyville at night, ponies were walking about until they heard someone screaming and they all looked towards it to see Mario as the blue shell explosion sends him hurtling and skidding across the ground very painfully looking and he soon came to a stop and slides across the dirt. He was probably so injured at this point that most likely he could be seconds from dying at this point.

A loud, booming crash is then heard as if a meteorite struck the town. Everypony around Ponyville looks towards the smoke and sees Grogar emerge from it menacingly given them the alarm that they need to flee from this dangerous villain. Grogar slowly gives an evil smile and cackles loudly.

Grogar then looks ahead and sees something right in front of the fallen Mario and smirks.

Grogar: You won't be needing THAT after tonight!

Grogar glows his horn and blasts a magic beam straight ahead of Mario and it destroys probably one of Mario's most sacred things as well. Grogar blew up Mario's own house that he lived in Ponyville.

It blew apart into huge pieces and there was nothing, but a huge flaming fire and debris from it. Mario looks ahead and sees his house demolished as it brought nothing, but complete shock and horror.

Grogar: I'll give you one thing Mario. You are incredibly resilient, but you must know that all ponies and creatures in Equestria is beneath my place, including you.

Mario just lays his head down on the ground and his eyes were mere seconds from closing as he couldn't handle all of this pain anymore.

Grogar: Any last words before Equestria will never see you again?

Mario uses the very last of his strength to speak some words out as he did.

Mario: *weakly* Peach. . . Luigi. . . everyone . . . I'm-a. . . sorry. . . I failed you all.

Mario then closes his eyes completely and he lost his consciousness after saying those last few words out. Grogar rolls his eyes at Mario's final words as they just annoyed him.

Grogar: You know, I don't have to tell that because of your magic, Equestria is going to evolve into a much darker and better future. You should be grateful that you're about to die.

Ponies that were around the area all looked at Mario in complete fear that the Hero of Equestria is about to die. Grogar then charges up his horn and glows his eyes red before looking at Mario sharply about to finish him off for good.

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That is until suddenly. . . a lasso was thrown across and it landed on both of Grogar's horns confusing him as his magic dies down. He looks behind him to see that not too far behind him was Applejack who pulling back on Grogar's horns as hard as she can with her teeth.

Applejack: You forgettin' somepony?!

Grogar: What the-

Before he could get out another word, a rainbow streak strikes him in the face twice as it was Rainbow Dash who had a furious expression on her face. She flies up to Grogar's face and punches him a couple of times in the face.

Rainbow Dash: LEAVE! HIM! ALONE!

Grogar growls and was just about to attack Rainbow Dash, but not before a pair of pink hooves reach out to his mouth and pulls his lips back showing both his gums and his teeth. The pony responsible for that was Pinkie Pie as she was on top of Grogar's back.

Pinkie Pie: Yippee ki yay, Grofart!

The ponies spectating the entire thing were surprised as the Mane 6 came to defend Mario from being killed. Grogar was annoyed from this and scowled while glowing his eyes.

Grogar: GET. . . OFF OF ME!

Grogar bucks Pinkie off of his back as she is sent flying into the air and Grogar grabs her with his magic and slams her to the ground towards where Mario is earning her a scream in pain and getting badly scuffed.

Applejack: Pinkie!

That alarm was enough to make Applejack lose her strength of the lasso as Grogar won and he pulled Applejack towards him with her still on the lasso. He swings her around before launching her up in the air and Grogar hits her point black with a magic blast adding her to where the injured Pinkie and the unconscious Mario were.

Grogar was about to attack Rainbow Dash, but not before a wooden chair smashes on his head and breaks to pieces. Grogar feels this and looks over to the side to see an angry Rarity trying to stall Grogar by throwing random objects at him.

Rarity: Don't touch him, you fiend!

Rarity levitates a table up with her magic and throws it at Grogar's face, but once the impact happens, Grogar didn't even flinch as he snorts in anger before stomping a glowing hoof to the ground and causing a small geyser to appear right in front of Rarity and the explosion of the geyser knocks her back towards where the other of her friends were.

Rainbow Dash sees her friends getting hurt before glaring at Grogar and tries to use her speed to attack him once more. All Grogar could feel from Rainbow Dash is light slaps to the face as she kept punching or bucking him in the face.

When Rainbow attempts to do another attack onto Grogar, he was prepared for this as he grabs her with his magic and slams her flat on the ground in front of him. Grogar walks up and stomps a hoof on her chest making Rainbow yell out in pain. Grogar leans into Rainbow's face with a frustrated look on his face making the light blue Pegasus scared.

Grogar: Who in all of Tartarus do you think you ponies are?!

Suddenly, a yellow foreleg grabs Grogar's beard and it pulls him to make his jaw drop wide open straining a bit from it to go face to face with Fluttershy, and she was beyond FURIOUS as she gave Grogar the best Stare that she could on him.

Fluttershy: *growls* We're the Elements of Harmony, you son of a-

Before she could even get one more word out of that sentence, Grogar was able to punch Fluttershy in the chest with a magic coated hoof sending the once angry, now timid again Pegasus flying towards the other mares while she whimpers in pain from that slightly scuffed.

Rainbow Dash: Fluttershy!

Grogar glares back Rainbow Dash and levitates her back up before he shoots a beam at her and like the rest, she joined the other girls who were badly injured from fighting Grogar.

Grogar was able to regain his composure and he screams out in frustration that those mares interrupted his plans on killing Mario once more. He then shoots a magic beam out straight at them to finish them all off. However. . .

???: NO!

Somepony appeared just in time to stand in front of the rest of the Mane 6 and Mario and they put up a raspberry shield to barely block the magic beam that Grogar shot out. That pony was Twilight Sparkle as she slides back on all four of her hooves from just the small beam that tried to penetrate her friends.

She let's down her shield to then glare straight at Grogar determined to stop him just like Mario would. Grogar simply was just infuriated at this point that these ponies keep interrupting his kill on Mario. The ponies around Ponyville however are shocked to see the Princess of Friendship facing Grogar.

Grogar: You. . .

Twilight Sparkle: I'm not going to let you harm Mario or my friends anymore, Grogar! You want them, you'll have to go through me!

Grogar: Ha! That's laughable! You? Wanting to face me? Honestly, you are more foolish that I originally anticipated. . . and persistent as well. Very well, this should be way too easy.

Grogar then blasts a small magic beam at Twilight as the violet alicorn counters with her own magic blast as well. They cancel in the middle of each other as Twilight gasps for breath under the strain of how strong Grogar's magic is with Mario's combined and he's just going easy on her.

Twilight tries to add some more horsepower to her beam as her magic, but the effort was no use at all as Grogar's beam was steadily overlapping hers. Twilight strains and gives it the best that she can do, but no matter how much she tried, she was only able to stall the magic beam for a second before it just about reaches her.

Tears fall out of Twilight's eyes and she screams in agony as the Grogar's beam won and envelops her causing an explosion and knocking her to join the others right in front of Mario's ruined home. Grogar then glares at everypony else around the town who watching the whole thing.

Grogar: Does anypony else care to defy me?!

The citizens' answer was obviously no as they all either hide behind houses nearby, cowered down in fear, or fleed screaming.

Grogar: That's what I thought!

Grogar then focuses his attention back on the fallen Mane 6 right in front of Mario.

Grogar: Why?! How can you do this?! Why would you six idiots throw your life away for him?! Just some pesky human!

The Mane 6 all look behind them to as he was referring to Mario who was still on the ground motionless and unconscious from everything that he's went through today.

Grogar: Seriously! What's so special about just one little human that's going to just die in the end?! Next thing that'll happen, he'll be up, ponies all over the land will admire him and attend everything that he has to offer, like nopony else as anything better to do! Oh, well. Guess I'll have to take out the Hero of Equestria, the Princess of Friendship, and the Elements of Harmony all at once!

Grogar readies up his horns once more to execute the Mane 6 and Mario as the mares were all frightened and brace as their fate approaches until suddenly. . .

A sunny yellow magic blast travels past Grogar's face and he turns to his left to see who was responsible for it. However, who exactly he saw made his eyes widen in shock as it was Princess Celestia, but that wasn't all.

Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, and all of the Mane 6 and Mario's friends who were at the birthday have arrived to the rescue.

Princess Celestia: That's OUR prince your messing with!

Princess Luna: And our friends. . .

Princess Cadance: And if you mess with them. . .

Shining Armor: You mess with us!

Grogar: WHAT?! How did you all escape?!

Spike: While you busy dealing with our friends, your force field didn't exactly cover the walls of the ballroom, so it gave us just the right amount of logic to break out of the floating castle and free everypony!

Sweetie Belle: And come and stop you from taking the life of our friends!

Apple Bloom: Yeah! Leave our big brother alone!

Scootaloo: Mario's the best guy that all of us in Ponyville care about, so back off buster!

Seeing that a ton of ponies were going to get in his way surprised Grogar. Twilight gives a small smile at the ponies from the party defending her. Princess Cadance then points across from Twilight.

Princess Cadance: Go to him while you still have the chance.

Twilight turns her head over to where Mario was as the rest of her mares were already at his body as Fluttershy lifted his head off of the ground. Twilight crawls over to her friends as they were all still badly injured from defending Mario from Grogar.

When Twilight joins her friends gathering around Mario's unconscious body. She get's a good look at his face before looking at Fluttershy.

Twilight Sparkle: How is he Fluttershy. . .?

Fluttershy lowers her head to place her ear on Mario's chest to find a heartbeat in the slightest. However, she gasped and places a very worried hoof on her mouth while weeping a little. The other mares were just as worried as well.

Twilight Sparkle: W-What is it?!

Fluttershy: *sniffles* His. . . His. . . *sniffles* His heart. . . it stopped!

The rest of the mares gasp from that as well as they all immediately started to have a bunch of tears in their eyes. Twilight places her hoof on Mario's hand as Mario just died.

Twilight Sparkle: *voice breaking* Oh, Mario. . .

All of the Mane 6 then all decided to let it all out their tears and cry for Mario as loud as they can mourning over his death. The ponies that were all around Ponyville heard them say this as well and all of the citizens had tears in their eyes as well. The royal sisters looked at each other with tears before they hug each other in sadness. Shining Armor and Princess Cadance looked at one another before hanging their heads feeling guilt and sadness. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders did the same as well.

Grogar however. . . was just annoyed.

Grogar: Oh, please! He's-a just some plumber scum from another dimension!! He's-a nothing more than a nobody who was too scared too meet his own fate!!! HE'S A PATHETIC LITTLE NOTHING!!!

All of the ponies in the area gasp from that in complete shock and glare at Grogar as he just said something that they couldn't even believe. The Mane 6 also heard this as they gently place Mario's body on the ground and they all walk up to confront Grogar with enraged expressions while still having tears in their eyes.

Twilight Sparkle: *voice breaking* That "nobody" cared more about the lives of everything in Equestria than YOU EVER WILL! His name was Mario. . .

Pinkie Pie: *voice breaking* He had so much happiness that he never stopped making others happy too!

Rainbow Dash: *voice breaking* He never stopped protecting the ponies of Equestria for how much he cares!

Rarity: *voice breaking* He never took down the opportunity to help anypony that was having trouble with any problem!

Applejack: *voice breaking* He was always hard on us which just shows how much he truly cares for our well being!

Fluttershy: *voice breaking* And THIS was his home!

They all looked back at Mario as that wasn't all they had to say either, they all looked at one another before nodding and looking at Grogar once more.

Twilight Sparkle: *voice breaking* And. . . *sniffles* there was one thing that we all just wanted to say to him. . . *sniffles* just. . . once. . . something that took us so much courage to want to tell this to him.

The Mane 6 all looked at each other nodding before they close their eyes and took a deep breath for what they were about to say.

Twilight Sparkle: *voice breaking* We just wanted to say. . . . . . that we love him. . .

The six then all opened their eyes with determination and yelled this last words with the loudest that they can say.

Mane 6: WE LOVE YOU, MARIO!!!!!

It those words, those four words that they just wanted to say to Mario to have them all be the happiest ponies alive and luckily they were able to say it all out loud and confess they truly all loved Mario. . .

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Mario's eyes instantly opened wide and a he jumped super high into the air as he heard the entire thing.

Everypony around looked back where Mario was to see that he landed landed back in the ground, landing in a Smash pose as he had now adjusted his hat, using a Super Mushroom to heal himself of all his injuries.

Mario: It's-a Mario time!

The Mane 6 all let out super relieved smiles from this with some tears of joy and so did the other ponies around. Grogar however, was just bewildered from what he was seeing if he was being honest, he felt some fear. The Mane 6 all look at Grogar before back to Mario.

Applejack: Go for it, Mario!

Mario nods from that before he takes a determined glare back at Grogar. The Mane 6 all run to the sidelines to give Mario some space.

Mari: It's-a about time that we end the final level of our game!

With those last words, Mario had made a question block appear above him as he jumped up and punched it. Now out came with most powerful item he has ever used, the Super Star.

Mario jumps up and grabs the Super Star with one hand as now a powerful blast of rainbow energy, shocking Grogar. The energy had died to to now see Mario in his Starman Form, being surrounded in a aura of rainbow colors all of her his clothes and body.

(Cue Favorite Super Star Theme)

As Grogar looks down to see his bell shaking wildly and before he knew it, it explodes into pieces and a bright red light makes it's way from Grogar onto Mario shocking the ram.

Grogar: IMPOSSIBLE!

Soon enough, all of Mario's power that Grogar stole was taken back rightfully where it belongs with it's owner as it all was absorbed back into Mario. Mario rainbow aura changes colors rapidly more to show how much passion he was feeling.

Mario: I am Mario, The Hero of Equestria! Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy were the very first ponies I met in Equestria! They were the first to ever give me the life that I always wanted! And I'm-a never going to stop protecting them with my life! Why?! BECAUSE I LOVE THEM! I LOVE ALL SIX OF THEM!

The Mane 6 were so happy to hear Mario say that letting out more tears of joy at his heartfelt speech. Grogar however, scowls as his pupils were red once more and his glows his eyes in anger.

Grogar then makes his horns and his body glow his normal black and bright yellow aura out once again and makes a small shield around him to get ready and face Mario for the last time.

Mario also get's ready to face Grogar one last time as he adjusts his hat and readies himself by crouching on the floor prepare to launch his final stand against Grogar.

It was now or never as the rainbow eyes and the red eyes stare each other down for the longest time as both know that this will be their final fight. The Mane 6 and everypony around were also all staring with worried looks for what's about to happen and who will win.

Grogar then decides to make the first move and fires a large beam straight to Mark and when he does, the mustachioed human takes off as towards the ram as well.

Mario instantly runs right at the beam which explodes on the him, but does no damages now that he's invincible with his Super Star, and he runs right through a couple of more projectiles that were thrown at him before he dashes at night speed. He then makes his rainbow body also glow with orange.

Mario: LET ME SHOW YOU, HONESTY!

Mario runs right at Grogar and he star dashes off of his shield with extreme force and he has put a crack in it shocking the ram.

Grogar: AH! NO!

Mario then lands on the ground and prepares to use another star dash and makes his rainbow aura also glow yellow before dashing back at Grogar once more.

Mario: KINDNESS!

He dashes himself into Grogar once more putting another dent in the shield. Mario then jumps to then launch himself to grab a nearby flag pole and makes his rainbow aura also glow pink.

Mario: LAUGHTER!

When generating enough speed from swinging on the pole, he darts himself once more and puts another crack in the shield before he slides back on the ground before making his rainbow aura also glow white and bursts himself back at Grogar.

Mario: GENEROSITY!

Another crack happens on the shield before he lands on the side of a tree and makes his rainbow aura also glow light blue.

Mario: LOYALTY!

He was gradually increasing speed as another dent in the shield happens as it was nearly broken scaring Grogar. Mario slides on the ground once more making his rainbow aura also glow purple.

Mario: MAGIC!

This time, the impact actually breaks the shield causing Grogar to slide back a bit in both shock and fear. Mario then slides on the ground on all four hooves and made his rainbow aura also glow red.

Mario: AND BRAVERY!!!

Mario then runs at Grogar at incredible speed and strikes him with a punch before he comes out from every angle in Ponyville and sends an increasingly rapid barrage of star dashes at Grogar so fast that Mario was literally a glowing rainbow at this point, making rainbow after images of himself. Grogar screams out in pain from all of the attacks before Mario jumps back on the middle of the ground finished.

Grogar was laying on the ground badly injured from Mario's attacks and he gives a glare at him.

Grogar: *growls* . . .Abomination.

Mario: And now it's-a time to get rid of you for good! GIRLS! LET'S-A GO!

Mario looks over at the Mane 6 who all smile and run over to Mario side by side of each other giving Grogar determined smiles.

Mario: There one thing that you'll never understand Grogar! And that's-a the true magic in Equestria! THE MAGIC OF FRIENDSHIP!

Mario then increases his rainbow colored aura and sends streams of rainbows inside of the rest of the mares surprising them as Mario was sharing his power with them which also healed their injuries. They smile as all of their eyes glow their respective colors and so did their bodies.

The Mane 6 and Mario then all rise up into the air and the mares all formed a heart shape around Mario. Grogar eyes shrunk to points as he couldn't believe what he was seeing as it made him back up a little in terror.

With all of the magic charged up, Mario jumped up super high and makes a heart shape form under his legs as Mario dives down hard for one final super star stomp and stomps at the heart shape which materializes Mario into a large rainbow stream as the heart and Mario dived straight at Grogar as Mario's stomp envelops him.

Grogar: NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Grogar's entire body vanishes into thin air from the Elements of Harmony launching their last attack before they all land on the ground neutralizing all of the magic that was let out and all of the light dies down.

Mario reverted out of his Starman Form as he adjusts his hat and fixed himself and takes a deep breath from the entire thing as everypony around started to clap their hooves and cheer for Mario vanquishing the villain as he took a slight bow for them. That is until he heard six voices simultaneously.

Mane 6: MARIO!

Mario looks behind him and let's out a huge smile as the Mane 6 all tackle Mario in a huge and tight group hug letting out tears of joy that he's alive.

Fluttershy: *sobbing* You're okay!

Rarity: *sobbing* We were so worried about you!

Rainbow Dash: *sobbing* You were almost a goner!

Applejack: *sobbing* Don't ever go dying on us like that, no more!

Pinkie Pie: *sobbing* I thought I would be able to laugh anymore with you, Mario!

Mario hugs all of the Mane 6 back affectionately before they break the group hug. He had a little bit of some tears as well.

Mario: It's-a okay, girls! I'm-a fine! I'm-a never going to leave you all ever again!

Twilight then immediately get's up in Mario's face.

Twilight Sparkle: Mario. . . was it true? Do you really. . . love us?

Mario smirks back at Twilight.

Mario: Does "this" answer your question?

Mario immediately grabs Twilight's face making her gasp a little before he pulls her in to kiss her on the lips. Twilight was not prepared for that, but she instantly melts into it and kisses him back. This only went on for only ten seconds however as they broke the kiss. Twilight looks away embarrassed for a moment with a blush before back at Mario.

Twilight Sparkle: Yes. . . Yes it does.

Both of them smile and each other before the other mares get their attention.

Applejack: Hey, you gonna focus on her all night or are we gonna get some smooches too?

Mario rolls his eyes from that and chuckles.

Mario: Haha! Come here!

Mario and Applejack hug each other and give a brief kiss on the lips.

Applejack: I love ya, hun!

Mario: I love you too, Applejack.

She walks by to make space for the next mare and it was Pinkie Pie who didn't waste any time wrapping her body around Mario to give him a deep, but short time kiss on the lips before she climbs off of him and happily giggles while hopping up and down.

Pinkie Pie: I love you, so, so SO much, Mario!

Mario: I love you too just as much, Pinkie.

Pinkie hops off and Rarity was the next one.

Rarity: Oh, Mario~.

Rarity passionately kisses Mario on the lips before she breaks it after a few seconds to look at Mario while batting her eyelashes at him.

Rarity: I love you my darling!

Mario: I love you too, my dear!

Rarity giggles from that before she makes room for Fluttershy to get her turn. She looks at Mario shyly while looking at the ground and she blushes. She counts silently to herself before she raises her head to gently kiss Mario for a second before breaking the kiss and smiling at him.

Fluttershy: I love you, Mario.

Mario: I love you too, my little butterfly.

Fluttershy blushes and smiles before she walks off to make room for Rainbow Dash as she darts her eyes back and forth a little nervous which Mario does not fail to notice.

Mario: Oh. What's-a wrong, Dashie? Scared~?

Rainbow Dash blushes before smirking at Mario.

Rainbow Dash: Oh, shut up and pucker up you big idiot!

Rainbow Dash wraps her hooves around Mario and he did the same with his arms as they both wanted to hold each closer in the small kiss before they both break it.

Rainbow Dash: No use hiding it. I love you, Mario.

Mario: I love you too, Dashie!

That was the last of them as the girls all look at Mario with smiles on their faces and he did as well. Mario truly loves these girls and there's no denying it anymore. The princesses and the rest of the ponies that were from the party then gather around all of them.

Princess Celestia: Well, it appears that we've all learned a very important lesson today, but I believe that you learned about it the most Mario.

Mario: Yes, I did. I learned today that there are some things out in this world that are more powerful than friendship, but. . .

Mario: looks at his new girlfriends and smiles.

Mario: Sometimes, that thing is just right in front of you when you don't even see it.

He then walks up and takes both of Twilight's hooves and since Mario admitted to how much he loves them, it's no longer making her blush.

Mario: It took awhile to realize that. . . it wasn't-a friendship that I was missing in this world. . . it was love. Ever since my friends were separated from me, I didn't-a really feel like anypony had enough care for me. . . but now I realized that that's-a not true at all. You girls have given me so much and I've-a caught feelings for all of you, but the biggest dilemma that I had was telling one of you how I really feel. However, it was when you all said that you loved me, I finally figured out that I love all six of you as well.

The Mane 6 all smile from that as they all formed a group hug around Mario which they held. Everypony around were smiling at the heartwarming with the two before Princess Luna decided to ask another question.

Princess Luna: What became of Grogar?

The Mane 6 and Mario all looked at Princess Luna before the mares all looked at Mario as he got a serious look.

Mario: Let's-a just say that he'll-a never ever be able to set foot in Equestria ever again. I used an attack on him that won't-a allow him to use any kind of magic to get back into Equestria.

Twilight Sparkle: Well, that's a relief.

They then all turned to see Mario's house still destroyed giving them guilty looks.

Rainbow Dash: He. . . really did a number on your place though, huh?

Mario: Yeah. . . where am I going to live now?

Both of the royal sisters look at each other before giving agreeing nods and looking back at Mario.

Princess Luna: Perhaps we could be of assistance to that.

Princess Celestia: We do have a ton of guest rooms in the Canterlot palace that you can live in. It may not be Ponyville, but it will definitely make you feel comfortable.

Mario smiles at the sisters' offer and hugs both of them.

Mario: Thanks Celestia. Thanks Luna.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna return the hug as Celestia pats Mario on the hat.

Princess Celestia: Anything for our new young prince.

Pinkie Pie: Hey! We still haven't finished celebrating Mario's birthday! The night is still young ponies! Let's go back and party!

Twilight Sparkle: But how will we get back into the floating palace?

Princess Cadance: Actually, it's not floating anymore.

Twilight Sparkle: Really?

Shining Armor: Grogar's control of carrying the palace weakened after we got everypony safely to the surface, so then it was up to us to prevent it from crashing back to the ground, and geez! It was not like an easy problem to get that situation fixed!

Rainbow Dash: Who cares? All I want now is go back and celebrate this guys birthday once more.

Mario smiles at Rainbow Dash and looks at everypony as well with a smile.

Mario: Yeah, let's-a go back. Besides, this guy needs a cupcake to munch on after all he's-a been through today.

Everypony laughs from that before they all walk across Ponyville to take their departure back to Canterlot and celebrate Mario's birthday once more.

In another dimension outside of Equestria. . .

Deep in an island, lots of animals were howling and growling deep inside of a forest.

On the ground of the sand, a figure slowly got up from the ground and groaned as he was in the middle of the forest looking all around the place. It was a figure that had blue skin, white hair and a beard running down from side of the face to the chin. He was shirtless, wearing some black pants and some navy blue shoes, and he still had his collar around his neck. It was Grogar who had a confused look on his face.

Grogar: Where am I?

More animals give out noises confusing Grogar and he raises an eyebrow before he walks a little bit in the forest on his legs before he came up to a beach coast, surprising him. He then looked at his body and gasped before he growls in anger.

Grogar: *growls* What is this world?! I know I'm not on Mario's backwater planet, The Mushroom Kingdom.

Grogar then looks back into the forest and get's an determined look.

Grogar: Here's the verdict: A lonely island in the middle of nowhere. Unknown planet. No magic in order to find my way back.

He then looks down and sees something before he chuckles a little.

Grogar: A normal human would die here.

Grogar picks up what he just saw from the ground as it was the remaining pieces of his broken bell that the Mane 6 and Mario destroyed.

Grogar: Celebrate your victory now, Mario. I'll be back in Equestria in about six seasons.

Grogar then laughs quietly before it slowly and gradually becomes louder and forms into a large bellowing laugh that could be heard throughout the entire island.

Back in Equestria. . .

In the Canterlot royal palace, Mario's birthday party was being continued for the night and the palace was back on the ground right where it belongs. To make things even better, it was now a glow in the dark party and everypony around was dancing to the music that Vinyl Stratch was putting on her turntable. Mario however was with his six new girlfriends as they explained to Mario about the Herding Law and how they can all be his girlfriend.

Mario: Whoa. This is just. . . amazing. I don't-a even know what to say.

Twilight Sparkle: Well. . . that's the entire story Mario, and. . . we just wanted to ask you one last time. . . do you really love us with all of your heart?

Mario smiles from that before nodding sincerely.

Mario: Of course. I'd-a be more than happy to have all of you girls as my girlfriends.

The Mane 6 all smile from that with extreme happiness and Pinkie Pie rushes up to hug Mario and peck him on the cheek a couple of times.

Pinkie Pie: YAY! NEW BOYFRIEND!

Mario chuckles from Pinkie's antics before she let's go of him and smiles with a squee.

Applejack: Well, sugarcube. I have a feelin' that we'll be just plain happy like a rodeo win with having ya as our boyfriend.

Rainbow Dash: Aw, yeah! You read my mind AJ!

Fluttershy: I-It's a bit embarrassing to be with a prince, but. . . we just love you so much, Mario.

Mario: And I love you girls too. . . from the bottom of my heart. I'm-a with all of you beautiful mares now.

The Mane 6 all blush from that.

Rarity: Oh, stop it dear. You're way too kind.

Mario: Still, I mean even word now when I say that I love you all.

Mane 6: We love you too, Mario.

They all then shared another group hug for a brief second before Mario get's an idea.

Mario: Hey girls, how about a song?

The six mares all smile with excited looks on their faces as they all love it when Mario sings.

Rainbow Dash: Heck yeah! Go for it!

Twilight Sparkle: You can end this night big and strong with a song, Mario. We'd love to hear it.

Mario then turns to a certain DJ who was still playing some of the music and flies up to her. Vinyl stops the music to listen to Mario. Mario leans in to whisper something into her ear and Vinyl listened to the entire thing before Mario leans back and the DJ nods before reaching down under her turntable and she replaces one of the discs with a new one to start a song in which Mario was about to start another song and dance number.

Everypony notices the new music and looks over to see Mario who was waving at them and they cheered for them. Mario then jumps up into the air and lands back down before he starts to sing.

(Play The Journey Starts Today)

Mario then jumps down to the ground and runs across the middle of the dance floor.

Mario: The journey starts today

The journey starts today

Mario then jumps on over to where Twilight was and starting to dance with her as they did the normal type of dance anypony would.

It's a big, big world, but you know where to find me

We'll be together, and we're gonna do it our way

He then grabs Twilight's hoof and tips her over leaning her back before he makes her stand back up.

We'll discover we believe in each other

On adventures with my friends like every day

He then goes to dance with Rainbow Dash as they both started break dancing and does some jumps and flips as well.

Dawn's rising over the horizon

To shine a light on what the day ahead is hiding

He then goes to dance with Applejack who both take each other hands/hooves and do a little square dance.

We'll stick together, leaping into the deep-end

The adventure only ends when another begins

Mario is then seen chatting with both of the princesses about how much fun they had and they both also introduced a new present for Mario as they showed him a new mural that they will put on the corridor near the tower which makes Mario smile. It was a mural of the Mane 6 all around Mario and him vanquishing Grogar out of Equestria.

And we're already on our way

Mario is then seen dancing with Pinkie Pie as they both were did some dances that some little foals would do.

The journey starts today

The journey starts today

He then goes to dance with Rarity as they both danced formally in a slow dance that you would see in a royal ball.

Far from home, but we're never feeling lonely

Headstrong stepping headlong into the dark

He finally goes to dance with Fluttershy as the two slowly bob their heads slowly up and down to the music.

Hold on 'cause we're heading there on our own

Whatever happens in the end will forever be changed

He jumps up once again and platforms all across the ballroom in complete joy of what was happening tonight.

Imitate us, but you won't intimidate us

We keep 'em looking for another way to break us

Mario lands in the middle of the ground once again and everpony looks at him and Mario gives a determined look.

Mario: Are you all ready?

Everypony cheers from that as they were curious for what Mario was planning especially the Mane 6.

Mario closes his eye and takes a deep breath before he opens his eyes and puts on his Winged Hat to show that they were rainbow once again and he also makes his fire burn the same color as he rises into the air.

Because we know if there's a will, there's a way back up

Win or lose, we can choose to be never the same

Everypony around watches in awe from Mario showcasing his power like this as it was all just mesmerizing to look at.

And we're already on our way

Mario then looks back down at his girlfriends and they just traded affectionate smiles with each other. Mario then holds his hands out and sends his power back into the Mane 6 allowing them to gain flight as well. The girls glow their respective colors before they all join up with Mario as they all fly around the ballroom together.

The journey starts today

The journey starts today

Mario and Twilight then stop with each other and both take each others hands/hooves before spinning around in the air.

If I lose my grip, will you be there to pick me up?

If I gotta run, will you be coming with me up?

'Cause I got your back and you got mine

And there's nothing that can stop us now

If all else fails, will you help me when I lose my way?

Set your sails, to be ready for the winds of change

They all then lowered down to the ground with their aura dying down as well. Mario and Twilight were still holding hooves and they both looked at each other with their eyes sparkling.

'Cause the journey starts today

The journey starts today (the journey starts today)

The journey starts today (the journey starts today)

The journey starts today

The two then share a deep and passionate kiss with each other that lasted for a couple of second before they broke apart and pulled back and put their heads together.

Mario; I love you, my little princess.

Twilight then caressed his cheek with look of love on her face.

Twilight Sparkle: And I love you two, my sweet prince.

The rest of the girls gather around the two as they all were happy that Mario is finally their boyfriend. The ponies all around also saw the whole scene before they all clapped in applause for the Mane 6 and Mario ending the night of Mario's birthday party. . . however a voice inside Mario then speaks out.

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): I knew that you would succeed, Mario. Along with the rest of your new girlfriends.

Mario was surprised of the mysterious voice talking to him at this time like this as he decides not to draw attention to himself by speaking back telepathically.

Mario: (You? I thought you could only speak to me in my dreams.)

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): *giggles* Another wrong thought Mario, I'm not Princess Luna. I only cast a spell on you that would make you see those kinds of dreams that were actually warnings.

Mario: (How come you didn't-a warn me about Grogar?)

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): Because I knew that you had in you to defeat Grogar along with your new girlfriends. I know that sounds a little reckless, but I knew that it could work. Now I see you alive and well Mario with six girlfriends. . . you could've have made me any more proud.

Mario smiles from that before raising an eyebrow at the last part.

Mario: (Proud?)

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): But of course, having those six girlfriends means that your life is just going to keep getting better and better Mario.

Mario: (That's-a. . . not what I meant. Listen, you've-a been talking to me about these things ever since I was in Equestria for a month. Just who are you?)

The mysterious voice stayed silent from that for a second before it sighs.

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): *sighs* Okay, look behind you.

Mario does so and looks behind himself to see a gold crown on the ground making him a little confused before his eyes widen in shock as he knows who in his life has a crown like that.

Mysterious Voice (In Mario's mind): *giggles* Farewell for now. . . my hero of The Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario was so shocked by that before it became some happiness as some tears rolled down his eyes and he gives a big smile.

Mario: *sniffles* (Peach. . .)

Two weeks later. . .

Ever since Mario's home was destroyed, he had to live to the Canterlot palace was cared by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. His girlfriends were a bit sad that they will have to now visit Mario for some time, but Mario reassured them that they are always welcomed to see him at anytime that they would like making all of them happy.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were now seen walking together towards Mario's room in the palace.

Princess Luna: Does he know sister?

Princess Celestia: Nope, I made sure that he was completely clueless about the entire thing. Now all that's left is to send him back to Ponyville.

Princess Luna: Yes, and I believe he'll be most pleased for when he get's there.

The two then enter Mario's room to see him lounging on the bed and when the prince sees the two, he smiles.

Mario: So, do you guys wanna get some tea, take a walk around the royal garden, or what?

Princess Celestia: Sorry young prince, it's a school day again. It's time that you perform your duties again and go patrol Ponyville.

Mario was surprised to that as he jumps off of the bed.

Mario: What?! But the sun just came up an hour ago! Can't-a I sleep in?

Princess Luna: You know how you are with protecting your royal subjects. Time to get up mister.

Mario: Mamma Mia, you're-a right. I can't-a ignore my duty to protect the ponies that I deeply care about. *sighs* I swear you two combined sometimes act like your my mom.

Both of the princesses give out tiny laughs from that as they make space for Mario to exit out of his room in the palace so he can make his way back to Ponyville. When he was gone from the hall of the corridor of the room, Celestia and Luna both gave each other a mischievous smirk that said that it's all going according to plan.

Mario was able to platform back all the way to the entrance of Ponyville and when he does he walks along the road and many of the citizens of Ponyville looked at Mario surprised before they smile at him, wave at him, or even let out some happy mumbles. Mario also smiles at seeing all of his fellow friends in Ponyville once again.

Mario: *sighs* (It's-a good to be back.)

Suddenly, a pair of hooves cover came out of nowhere and cover both of Mario's eyes making him yelp out in surprise.

???: Guess who~?

Mario then regains his composure and knows that all too familiar and happy voice as the culprit for covering his eyes was Pinkie Pie. He smirks and plays along with it.

Mario: Hmm, I don't-a know it's a hard guess. . . is it Pinkie Pie?

Pinkie Pie: Yes! YES! I knew you would remember me!

Mario: *chuckles* Well, I mean how could I forget the sweet little bubbly mare that I love. . . plus you visited me everyday in the palace for the last two weeks.

Pinkie Pie: I just couldn't stand not seeing you, Mario! I just NEED to see your cute face once a day!

Mario: And that's-a why I love you Pinkie, always the one to 1-up my spirits.

Pinkie Pie: Aw, thanks Mario~.

Mario: Still, what's-a the occasion?

Pinkie Pie: I've got a surprise for you~.

Mario then pretends to act disinterested.

Mario: If it's a party, I'm-a not interested.

Pinkie Pie: Huh?

Mario: *laughs* Cause no party that was made was better than the party you gave me two weeks ago, Pinkie!

Pinkie giggles from that as the two start to walk forward with Pinkie still covering Mario's eyes.

Pinkie Pie: You got me there for a second, cutie.

Mario: Anyways, what's-a the surprise?!

Pinkie Pie: I can't tell you that, silly! Otherwise, it wouldn't be a surprise!

Mario: Awww, but it just makes me want to look even more. Come on!

Pinkie Pie: Nope! Noppity Nope!

Mario: Alright, then I have a feeling that it's-a something that you and most likely the other girls put together.

Pinkie Pie: You'll just have to wait and see.

The two walk across Ponyville together until they came in front of something and Pinkie sees the rest of the Mane 6 as well and they all joined them.

Twilight Sparkle: Hey there, sweetie.

Mario eyes widened under Pinkie's hooves hearing Twilight's voice.

Mario: Twilight?!

Rainbow Dash: That's not all.

Mario: Rainbow?!

Applejack: I'm here as well, sugarcube.

Mario: Applejack?!

Rarity: Welcome back, my love.

Mario: Rarity?!

Fluttershy: It's great to see you here again, Mario.

Mario: Fluttershy?! You girls all planned something for me?!

Twilight Sparkle: That's right, and you can't see anything correct?

Mario: Hehe, obviously.

Twilight Sparkle: Okay, Pinkie's going to take her hooves down and your still not going to open your eyes, but we need you to follow the sounds of our voices, okay?

Mario: Got it, princess.

Pinkie Pie: Not! One! Peek!

Mario chuckles and salutes playfully to that.

Mario: Okie dokie!

The Mane 6 all chuckle from that as they all leads Mario somewhere to show him his surprise. Mario vision was completely black as he walks along where his girlfriends were guiding him and before he felt like he was walking on the dirt roads of Ponyville, but now he feels a floor on the ground. They continue their journey across whereever they were until a door creaks open and the Mane 6 enter first before Rainbow puts a hoof in front of Mario to stop him.

Fluttershy: Are you ready?

Mario: . . .Let's-a go.

Twilight Sparkle: Okay then. . . open your eyes.

Mario opens his eyes and the next that he saw. . . brought him a huge surprise as the Mane 6 predicted. His eyes dilate as he so awestruck of what he was seeing right now.

It was a humongous room with a bookcase on a wall, a flatscreen TV with a Nintendo Switch on a table to the far right of the room, there was flower pots set up on a dresser nearby, and best of all. . . there were seven beds in the center of the room with each one having their Cutie Mark symbols on it. Mario was at a loss for words for what he was seeing right now.

Mario: *awestruck* Oh. . . my. . . this is. . .

Mario looks all around the room, everything that was apparently his belongings from his previous destroyed house were all in this one single room.

Mario: How did you all. . .? I-It's-a, it's-a all here.

The Mane 6 all give smiles at Mario and just let him process everything that he was seeing. They have given him a new house with some added development to it as well with this being his one and only room. After processing it all, he starts to rush around the place in excitement.

Mario: Are those my Daring Do books?! Wait, no! My Nintendo Switch too?! How did you all do this?!

Mario stops right in front of his new bed that was Mario Themed with a red blanket with his Cutie Mark symbol on it. He then turns to the girls with tears of joy and excitement.

Rarity: Well if you must know darling, ever since we've missed you when you were up in Canterlot, we all said that you've done so much for us. . .

Twilight Sparkle: So, it was our turn to return the favor. Do you like your new house?

Mario: Are you kidding?! I love it! Wahoo! Yey! Yahohoho! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Yippee!

Mario then jumps on his bed and jumps up and down in excitement making the girls chuckle.

He stops jumping on his bed and stares across at the other beds as well.

Mario: So, correct me if I'm-a wrong, but. . . you girls also put these beds in here in case you want to spend the night with me?

Applejack: Right on cue, hun.

Mario: This is just. . . I can't-a describe how much this all means to me.

Mario then sits on his bed with a calm expression and the Mane 6 join him on his bed as well. Twilight leans on his right side, Applejack took the left, Pinkie hugs Mario from behind, and the rest also take a spot near Mario as well.

Twilight Sparkle: Well. . . welcome back home Mario.

Mario: Thank you all. . . so much. I love you girls.

Mane 6: We love you too, Mario.

All of the seven then fall backwards on Mario's bed with him on the center and they each start to cuddle with him to take a nap. However, somepony open their eyes and interrupts it.

Pinkie Pie: I call dibs on first kiss!

The rest of the girls look at Pinkie in shock while Mario's eyes widened.

Mario: Wait, what?

Pinkie turns Mario towards her way and immediately pulls him in to kiss him surprising her boyfriend and the other girls were slightly annoyed.

Mane 5: PINKIE!

Pinkie let's go of Mario and smirks at her friends.

Pinkie Pie: What? It's not like you all won't be able to kiss him either. Besides we did agree to share him after all.

Mario gives her smug look and rolls his eyes.

Mario: It's-a her, Pinkie Pie!

Everypony laughs from that and the camera pans out of the house and up to the beautiful daylight sky. Mario now officially has his harem and he cannot be more happy to have these six mares in his life.

(Insert Your Favorite Super Mario Credits Music Here)

Mario is seen platforming across his hometown in The Mushroom Kingdom, waving happily at all of his friends and family there as he jumps up punches a question block the title of The Hero of Equestria forms in the center with Mario jumping to the side of it, pumping a fist.

The scene changes to Mario discovering the rainbow warp pipe as it sucks him in and warps him into Equestria.

He is then seen running across all of Ponyville, gazing out at the entire town, and soon enough he get's a big smile when he's see the Mane 6 right in front of the Golden Oak Library. They wave to him and he does back before they all join each other for a high five.

The scene changes to introduce each of the main characters as Mario introduces himself by jumping to the camera and pumping a fist in the air as he lands back down and crosses his arms and tips his hat.

Twilight makes her appearance along with Spike who were both in the library sorting out books.

The scene then shows both of Rainbow Dash and Applejack as the latter bucks an apple, and the former flies across the screen back and forth in a rainbow blur before stopping and striking a pose.

Rarity makes her appearance as she was carrying and sorting out a ton of gems to place them on some mannequins nearby before she winks at the camera.

Finally, the last two of the main cast was Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy as the pink pony was jumping up and down on an inflated balloon while the timid Pegasus was guiding some ducks with her. Fluttershy turns to Pinkie bewildered before the party mare pops the balloon and knocks herself onto the screen before sliding down off of it to show the next scene.

The Mane 6 and Mario are now seen walking through the Everfree Forest all together as this was their very first adventure in finding the magic of friendship. Applejack shows her act of honesty by letting go of Twilight off of a cliff and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy catch her. Fluttershy is then seen showing her act of kindness as she tames a wild manticore with the rest of her friends watching. Pinkie Pie shows her act of laughter by laughing at some scary trees and the rest of the Mane 6 and Mario join her. Rarity shows her act of generosity by offering her cut tail to the sea serpent, Steven Magnet. Rainbow Dash then shows her loyalty by ignoring the shadowbolts in front of her and she fixes the bridge to let her friends across. Finally, Mario shows his act of bravery by jumping up and stomping Nightmare Moon away to protect his friends.

They are all now seen running through the castle together and they confront Nightmare Moon to then reveal the Elements of Harmony and switching her back to Princess Luna. Princess Celestia joins them all as they all smile before Mario jumps away and the next scene is shown.

Mario is seen running through Canterlot's palace maze looking around before an eagle's talon touches him on the head making his color fade out and his eyes turn red.

The scene then changes to show the corrupted Mario flying across a terrorized Ponyville and when he sees the Mane 6, his color returns and he smiles at them before they all let out a rainbow beam all across the area turning Ponyville back to normal and Discord into stone.

The scene then shows Mario and Twilight walking through the underground mines beneath Canterlot and they turn a corner before finding a badly hurt Princess Cadance who smiles that the two found her.

The scene then switches to show Mario, Twilight, and the real Princess Cadance interrupting the wedding and the fake Cadance shows herself as Queen Chrysalis shocking everypony. Mario glares at her before he runs up at her to deliver a fist slam to the face and knocking her out of the wedding room.

The scene then switches to show the Mane 6, Mario and Shining Armor running away from the shadows of King Sombra and just in the nick of time they enter the Crystal Empire's force field stopping King Sombra from chasing them.

Mario and Twilight are then seen running up the Crystal Empire castle and once they get to the top, Mario throws out the Crystal Heart and Spike dives down to try and catch it. Princess Cadance was able to save him just in time and they both land to the ground and the Crystal ponies all around let out the magic of the Crystal Heart and destroy King Sombra for good.

The scene then shows Mario in his Standard Kart racing on Rainbow Road being chased by Grogar as the two were all around Equestria from Canterlot to Manehattan, to Cloudsdale, and finally Ponyville. Mario stops in his tracks and faces Grogar with a determined look before he used his Super Star Power Up and glows rainbow and he sends out fast attacks to Grogar before he lands with the rest of the girls. They all rise up into the air and Mario sends a heart-shaped rainbow stomp at Grogar turning him into dust and they've banished him from Equestria.

The rainbow then divides into their colors and swirls around before it flashes to show the Mane 6 at Mario's birthday party dancing to the music. They all smile at each other before joining each other for a group hug and a photo was taken of the six mares all around Mario hugging him.

(End of Credits)

End of Arc 1 of Mario: The Newcomer of Equestria.