Scene 5: Of Gods and Men

Mario and Pit chase the Ancient Minister, who is towing a Subspace Bomb. Mario jumps up and tries to grab the bomb but falls short.

Mario: Mamma Mia!

Pit jumps off his head and grabs at the Ancient Minister's cloak.

Mario: (surprised) WHOA!

Pit: You won't get away!

Pit misses the Ancient Minister, who flies away. Mario and Pit land back on the ground.

Pit: (frustrated) Aw, blast it. He got away.

Mario: Well, what-a gave that away? The-a floating figure in the goofy cloak, the—?

Pit: I don't need YOUR commentary, Mario.

Mario shrugs.

Mario: What? I'm just-a trying to lighten things up.

Pit rolls his eyes and sighs.

Pit: Mortals. I'll never understand you and your sense of humor.

Mario: Hey-a. At-a least I'm-a trying to maintain a positive mental attitude.

Pit: You can maintain that mental attitude all you want, but whatever the Ancient Minister's up to, if we don't do something about it, our entire world could be in serious jeopardy.

Mario: So-a why do-a you care so much-a, Pit?

Pit: Because it's my duty as an angel to maintain the cohesion of Palutena's army and fight evil. You have no duty other than to fix pipes. If you fail, some other plumber will just waltz right in and replace you sooner or later, but if I fail, all of creation is doomed.

He turns away and puts his hand over his face.

Pit: (to himself) When Goddess Palutena told me I'd have allies, I didn't think she had this clown in mind.

Mario: You-a dare insult-a me? Do you know how many times I have-a defeated Bowser?

Pit: (to Mario) Feh. More than I'd care to count, but compared to some of the enemies I've fought, Bowser's an amateur. As far as that's concerned, creation still exists because of me. I only brought you along because I thought you'd be an asset to my quest, so unless you have anything to contribute, stay out of my way.

He spreads his wings to start flying away, but Mario stops him.

Mario: Listen-a, Pit. In all my years fighting Bowser and-a his minions, I've-a learned one simple thing: you don't have-a to fight alone-a. Maybe fighting alone-a worked against the enemies you fought, but-a this enemy is something-a too big for either of us-a to defeat by himself. The only way-a we'll defeat him is if-a we work together. So, are you with me?

Pit thinks about this for a moment.

Pit: Heh. You're pretty confident for something that can die. I'm in.