Dragon Puncher's Second Mario Kart Referee Adventure

It's a fantastic day at Mario Circuit where today is a very special day for everyone. Today marks the special 20th Anniversary race for Mario Kart as Lakitu said, "Hello, everyone! This is Lakitu and today is a special day here at the Mario Kart Grand Prix because today's race marks the series' 20th Anniversary!"

As Lakitu hears this, the crowd erupted in big cheers! Then he said, "This race will be the best anniversary race Mario Kart has ever seen and today's race is going to be Mario vs. Bowser!"

Then the screen shows the race for today as Lakitu said, "So, let's meet our two dynamic racers for today's showdown on this special day, shall we? First up, he is the racing legend we all know and love since the beginning and he's here for one special race. Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the racing star… MARIO!"

Just then, Mario came in to the track with his red go-kart as the crowd cheered for him. Then Lakitu came to him and said, "Welcome to the race, Mario!"

"Thank you." Mario replied, "It's an honor for me to be racing on this special anniversary. It is my dream to be racing with all of my friends during these twenty years and with this race, it will be for everyone."

"Well, I see. Now, let's meet the challenger for this race. You know him as the Koopa King and he is one big racer. Here to challenge Mario on this anniversary race is the one, the only… BOWSER!" Lakitu announced as Bowser came in.

Then Bowser appeared in his orange kart and begins to drive to the starting line as the crowd cheered. Lakitu came to him and said, "Well Bowser, here you are once more and you look amazing for this anniversary race. You've been racing with Mario since you came here and now, you're here. How does this race affects you?"

"It's great! I love Mario Kart!" Bowser replied, "I love the smell of burning rubber, the racing, and the fun. I guess this race will be the one that I'll remember after this is done."

"Now that is what I like to hear. Alright then, we have our two racers and now, it's time to meet today's special guest referee for this anniversary race!" Lakitu said as the crowd cheered, "He is known as the Fire Breath Punisher and he is one of our favorite racers during his appearances. Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to welcome the referee for today's race, the Fire Breath Punisher… DRAGON PUNCHER!"

Just then, a special kart came in to the track as the crowd cheered. Then, the kart came to a stop as I said, "Blazing to the finish line, racing with fun. The Fire Breath Punisher…"

As I was about to come out of the kart, the special floor opened up as I came up from it. Then I jumped out of the kart and said my name to the crowd, "DRAGON PUNCHER!"

With the words shouted, a special fireworks show was displayed in the sky as the crowd cheered for me once again. Then I said, "Hello everyone! I'm your special guest referee Dragon Puncher and it's an honor for me to be here on this special anniversary race. Now, why am I here? Because it is Mario Kart's special anniversary and today's race is going to be a lot longer. Instead of the usual three laps, today's showdown is going to be twenty laps long and the best part, no items!"

As I heard this, the crowd cheered even longer. Then I said, "That's right everyone, no items. Just a fast-paced race to the finish. Well, now that the rules of the race is set. It's time to start the anniversary race! Mario and Bowser… START YOUR ENGINES!"

Then both karts turned on the engines as the crowd cheered. I came to these two racers and said, "Now normally, the time limit for the start of the race is three seconds so for this special race, I'm going to put twenty seconds on my special starting signal because it is Mario Kart's twentieth year. Once you hear the starting horn, the race will officially begin. Now, let's set the countdown timer to twenty seconds and we are all set to go."

Then I took out the special starting signal and set the timer for twenty seconds. Then I came to the starting line and said, "Alright then, the time limit is set and that means, we are all ready to race! Mario and Bowser, are you ready?"

"Ready!" Mario and Bowser agreed.

"Mario Circuit, are you ready for some Mario Kart racing?" I asked the crowd.

The crowd roared and cheered as they agreed.

I agreed with everyone and said with a smile, "OK then! Mario and Bowser, wait for the sound of the horn and have a great race. Again, you have twenty laps. Alright then, the moment I push this button, the countdown will start. So, without any further ado, here we go!"

Then I pushed the button and the timer started counting down from twenty. The racetrack grew silent as the clock continues to count down.

"Fifteen seconds!" I announced.

Mario held on to the steering wheel as the clock keeps ticking away.

"Ten seconds left!" I said to them.

Bowser looked at the road and waited for the horn as the timer keeps on decreasing.

"5, 4..." I counted as the duo prepared to rocket start.

The crowd watched and waited for the horn as the timer counts down the final three seconds.

"3, 2, 1..."

Mario and Bowser held their breath and waited for the horn to go off.

And then, I raised my hand and said the word to start the race…

"GO!"

With the word shouted, the horn sounded and both racers took off at the same time, leaving a cloud of smoke. I coughed it out and said, "Wow, now that was a rocket start. Have fun, Mario and Bowser."