Toad walked through the entrance to Yoshi Falls. He spotted his kart immediately, parked on the side of the road, past the finish line. But there, in front of the kart, stood Toadette.
"Toadette! Thank goodness you're okay! I never heard from you after that race in Yoshi Falls!" Toad ran over to Toadette, who still stood by the kart, staring at it.
"Uh, Toadette? Is something wrong?"
Suddenly, Toadette spun around, wrapped her arms around Toad, and kissed him on the lips. As she drew away, she looked into Toad's eyes. Toad never even moved, his face as red as the dots on his head. After a long pause, Toadette spoke up.
"So, I guess we're in the championship, right?" Toadette smiled, seemingly ignoring what just happened.
"I... uh… well… yeah," Toad stammered.
"Good, then we better start training!"
Toadette skipped away, leaving Toad, who stared after her. "What just… did she…" Toad stood motionless for a few moments, then eventually got into his kart, and drove back to his house.
"And here's our story of the day: The Mario Kart season has officially resumed! The championship race of the year will be held next Saturday, 2:00 P.M at Dry Dry Desert for the minor-leagues, and 5:00 P.M at Mario Circuit for the major-leagues. Now here's Toadsworth, President of Mario Kart, who will provide details."
The news channel had continued its reports the day after Toad finally came home from Mario's house. He sat on his couch, not having to train with Toadette for another three hours, and of course, he spent all three hours watching TV.
"Hello, all!" Toadsworth appeared on the screen. "I hope you and those close to you have all recovered from this recent event. This Saturday, we will hold the final two races of the Mario Kart season! The minor-league championship race will take place at 2:00 P.M in Dry Dry Desert, and the major-league championship at 5:00 P.M in Mario Circuit. We are honored to have the privilege of rewarding the Ultimate Champion trophy to our major-league champion this year, as many of us initially assumed that the season would not go on. Congratulations to the sixteen Mario Kart teams who qualified for the races, and I hope to see you all on Saturday!" Toadsworth concluded his report.
The couch creaked as Toad laid back, anxious for his race to come. He could see himself, clearer than ever, holding the Ultimate Champion trophy, the new king of Mario Kart. There was no doubt that almost all of the fans would be rooting for either him or Mario. Toad slouched down, and fell asleep watching the news until 5:30, when he awoke to go train with Toadette.
