Chapter 3: Red and Yellow, Green and Blue

Mushroom Kingdom: Mario, Luigi, and Toad were on their way to the castle.

"I can't wait to see the princess again!" Luigi said excitedly. "It's been awhile since we've seen her."

"I can't wait to taste her cooking again!" Mario said, rubbing and patting his stomach.

"Is that all you want to see bro?" Luigi teased, winking at Mario.

"Well, it would be nice to see her again as well." Mario admitted, at which Luigi chuckled.

"AHHH!" Toad screamed, scaring Luigi.

"What!?" Luigi shouted, running behind Mario. "Is it a ghost!?"

"Worse! What's that!?" Toad pointed at the castle, where several airships were hovering over the grounds.

"Bowser!" Mario and Luigi said in unison. The three ran as fast as they could to the castle, where they found their most hated enemy.

"Bowser!" Mario shouted. "Let her go!"

A repulsive turtle-lizard reptile glared right at Mario. "Well, if it isn't the Mario Brothers." He said. "Well you're too late. As you can see, I've already captured the princess!"

Princess Peach was looking over the side of Bowser's airship. "Help Mario!" She shouted.

"You want her back? Then you have to come through me!" Bowser said. "And there's no way that's going to happen!"

Mario was getting rather frustrated. "Let her go, you repulsive reptile!" He shouted.

Bowser just simply laughed. "I think not, my mushroom munching moron. The princess is staying with me. And there's nothing you can do to prove me wro…" He stopped in midsentence as he realized that everything was swaying back and forth violently. "Hey! What's this!?" He wondered.

"Ahh!" Luigi screamed, as he ran behind Mario and crouched into a fetal position. "What's happening!?"

Bowser's airship tipped a bit, making the princess lose her balance and fall off.

"No!" Bowser shouted angrily.

Just before she hit the ground Mario caught her.

"Thanks Mario!" She said, kissing him on the cheek.

"Grrr, you will pay for this Mario!" Bowser growled. Everything suddenly went white for a few minutes. When it cleared there was no sign of Bowser or his army.

"OK…" Luigi slowly said, shaking like crazy. "Will someone please explain to me WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED!?" He shouted at the last part, as now he was really scared.

"I don't know." Mario shrugged, looking at his brother. "But it was certainly interesting."

"Hey!" Toad was pointing towards the courtyard, where a blue hedgehog and a yellow fox were on the ground. "Who are they?"

"Ungh," The blue hedgehog said, standing up. "What happened?" He looked next to him and saw a yellow fox. "Tails!" He exclaimed, surprised to see him. "How did you get here!?"

Tails was just as surprised to see Sonic. "I…I don't know." He admitted.

"What was that white flash about?" Sonic asked, looking around. "And where are we?"

"I don't know." Tails responded. "I don't remember coming here. Perhaps we traveled through space?"

"Hmm, Egghead did say his machine could take him to different worlds." Sonic mused. "I guess that's just what it did; and us as well."

Tails nodded in agreement. "It looks that way." He said, and then he asked in a rather sad tone. "Were we the only ones sent here?"

"No idea buddy." Sonic said. He looked at the castle and saw Mario, Luigi, and Toad walking toward them. "Hold up Tails! We got company."

"Halt, agents of Bowser!" Toad commanded. "You are not getting anywhere near the princess!"

Sonic and Tails were surprised. "What are you talking about?" Tails asked, trying to understand.

"Don't think you can fool us." Luigi retorted. "You're agents of Bowser sent to kidnap the princess. We just beat his main army, and you're the backup!"

"Dude," Sonic crossed his arms. "I think you've mistaken us for the wrong guys. We're not here to kidnap any princess Broccoli."

"You are not getting near the princess Prickly!" Mario threatened, taking one step toward Sonic. "I'll teach you to work for that crummy Koopa!" With that he leaped at Sonic.

"Whoa man!" Sonic exclaimed, dodging a punch that Mario threw at him.

"Hey!" Tails shouted. "Don't do that to Sonic!" He began to walk forward but Luigi got in front of him.

"Sorry buddy," He said. "But I can't let you pass!" Saying that he attacked Tails, and the four began fighting. But the fight was interrupted by Princess Peach screaming.

"Mario help!" She screamed.

Mario quickly turned around and saw Hammer Bro, and was knocked down by Sonic. "Hey, wait a minute!" He said, getting up and running at Hammer Bro, only to trip on a hammer and fall.

"Haha!" Hammer Bro laughed, apparently enjoying watching Mario fail. "Thanks to your stupidity, we've got the princess for King Koopa! And there's nothing you losers can do about it—ouch!" He suddenly fell forward as Sonic stood behind him.

"I think you just lost her." Sonic teased, as Mario looked at where Sonic was a moment ago.

How did he get there so fast!? He wondered.

"Does it!?" Hammer Bro snapped, jumping up. "We'll see about that! All forces attack!" An army of Goombas and Koopa Troopa's marched toward Mario and Sonic.

"Well Spiky," Mario said. "I guess you aren't working with them. Want to have some fun beating them up?"

Sonic grinned. "Sure thing man." He agreed. "Let's get this party started!"

The two attacked the army, and within a couple of minutes had completely defeated it.

"You lose again Hammer Bro!" Mario declared.

"Dang it!" Hammer Bro shouted angrily. "King Koopa will be so mad! You won't get away with this Mario! This won't be the last you see of me! All forces retreat!" Finishing talking, Hammer Bro and the rest of his force quickly ran off, swearing revenge.

Man, does this guy EVER shut up? Sonic wondered, as Hammer Bro made his little "speech".

"Hey Spiky," Mario said, turning to Sonic and extending his hand. "Thanks for the help. Sorry for thinking you were with them."

Sonic took Mario's hand. "No problem man." He said. "And my name is not Spiky. It's Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog."

Mario nodded. "It's nice to meet you Sonic." He said. "I'm Mario," he pointed at Luigi, who was standing with his mouth open in wonder at Sonic's speed. "And that's my brother Luigi."

"Nice to meet ya'll." Sonic said.

Tails then stepped forward. "My name is Miles Prower, although everybody calls me Tails."

"It is nice to meet you amigo." Mario graciously said.

"Thank you both for rescuing me." Peach said, grateful for the help.

"No problem." Sonic and Mario said in unison.

"Won't you come inside the castle?" Peach asked. "We're having cake."

"Are you sure?" Sonic asked. "We don't want to be a bother."

"It's no bother at all." Peach graciously answered. "We have plenty."

"Then sign me up!" Sonic quickly said, making Tails smile in amusement. "What 'bout you Tails?"

Tails nodded. "Some refreshments would be nice." He agreed.

"Then it's settled." Peach said. "Come on in." Saying that, she led the four heroes into the castle.

Mario and Sonic have met! And have already defeated their first challenge! But how did Sonic and Tails get there in the first place? What are they doing there? And did anyone else find their way into the Mushroom Kingdom? Find out next time in Heroes Alliance!

A/N: Chapter 3 completed! This took a little while to write, mainly because this is an important part of the book, and I wanted it to have plenty of detail (which would explain the length of the chapter). So, Bowser's airship is seen in most Mario games, so I decided to have it here. And Hammer Bro, he's a cool villain, but not that bright. So I decided that he'd be the best to be beaten here. And the part when Peach invited them to the castle was interesting to write. If you have any questions, or are enjoying this, please comment (review) and I'll respond. Thanks for reading!