Chapter 2: Heroes of Red and Blue Meet Again

(On the beach)

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad were walking along, trying to figure out where they actually where. The area's appearance changed, but so did the layout. It was like a whole new world and they were lost in the middle of it. It was the same thing with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy on the other side of the beach. After an hour or two, Mario and his friends arrived at a stone wall.

Mario- Hey you guys, I think I hear someone on the other side! Maybe whoever it is might give us some answers!

Mario rushes off to see who it was when suddenly something ran into him and knocked him to the ground. After rubbing his head for a bit, Mario looked up and saw that he ran into Sonic, who was also on the ground, rubbing his head.

Mario- What the?! Sonic?!

Sonic- Mario?!

Mario and Sonic at the same time- What the hell is going on?!

Then Tails, Knuckles, and Amy caught up to Sonic and saw Mario as well.

Amy- Isn't that the Mario guy who switched places with Sonic once?

Mario and Sonic got back up.

Mario- Yeah, and you're the pink hedgehog who strangled me so tightly, my head almost popped like a Champaign cork.

Amy- Oh! Sorry about that!

Sonic puts his hand over his face.

Sonic- (thinks) Typical. That's Amy for you.

Then Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad caught up with Mario and saw Sonic and his friends.

Yoshi- Yoshi know blue hedgehog!

Luigi- I do to! That's Sonic, but who are those with him?

Then Mario introduced Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad to Sonic's friend and Sonic introduced Tails, Knuckles, and Amy to Mario's friends. Once the introductions were over, everyone finally realized what was going on…their two worlds somehow collided into one.

Mario- You know Sonic, I had a feeling we would meet again, but not like this.

Sonic- Same here. But I'm curious, when our worlds merged, did you feel a spark of energy that felt similar to the force that pulled the two of us out of our own worlds and into the others?

Mario- As a matter of fact, I did. Think Tabuu is back?

Sonic- ****, no! I hope not!

Tails- Tabuu did say he was a God and he had been waiting 1,000 years for revenge. So it is possible…

Sonic put his hand over Tails' mouth.

Sonic- Don't jinx it, Tails!

Mario- Anyway Sonic, I think it might be best if we work together to get to the bottom of this mess. With our worlds now one, we don't know what could be waiting for us or what side-effects this world merge could have.

Sonic- That does sound like a good idea. First we need to figure out where anything is.

Tails- I might have an idea. We could each take one of these communicators, split into teams of two, and map out the area until we find something we recognize.

Sonic- Not a bad idea, Tails.

Then each took a communicator, formed teams of two, and went off in four directions.

(Still on the beach)

Luigi and Tails were still investigating the beach, looking for something that either of them could recognize.

Luigi- Tails, you sure all of us splitting up is a wise move.

Tails pulled out his wrist computer and showed Luigi a map.

Tails- Well, I have a reason for that, Luigi. You see, my communicators have a built in tracker, so we'll know where everyone is. In addition, the more we explore, the data will be sent to my computer which I can access via remote from just about anywhere. In short, we're making a map and sending it to my computer. I asked us to split up to cover more ground, but I suggested teams of two because it is risky to wander around this world mix-up alone.

Luigi- Clever. Hey Tails, what's that over there?

Tails turned around and saw smoke in the distance. Luigi and Tails rushed to where the smoke was coming from and found a yellow motorcycle crashed into a cliff wall.

Luigi- Hey, I know that bike!

Then a chubby and creepy looking man crawled out of a pile of rocks nearby. This man was dressed similar to Mario and Luigi, only he wore a yellow shirt and hat with the letter "W" printed on it. His overalls were purple, had a big fat nose, and his mustache was all crooked like zigzags.

Tails- Luigi, you know this guy?

Luigi- Unfortunately, I do. His name is Wario, and he's a real jerk. He's kind of like an anti-hero. Sometimes he's good and sometimes he's bad. But when he's good, it's because he's helping himself. Like when pirates stole a golden statue of Princess Peach, Wario returned it because he was promised a reward.

Wario got his body out of the pile of rocks and saw his motorcycle wrecked.

Wario- My bike! Oh no! How could this have happened?!

Tails- Maybe you passed out when the worlds merged.

Wario turned and saw Tails and Luigi.

Wario- What the?! Luigi? And who the hell are you? And what do you mean by worlds merging?

Luigi- I don't know if you've heard of the time Mario got pulled out of the Mushroom Kingdom and switched places with a blue hedgehog from another world named Sonic, but apparently our world and that world are now turning into one for some reason.

Tails- And my name is Miles Tails Per'hour, but everyone calls me Tails. I also happen to be a great mechanic.

Wario- Mechanic?! You can fix my bike!

Tails- Sorry, but Luigi and I are trying to help Mario, Sonic, and the rest of our friends map out our fused worlds to find the source of this problem.

Wario- Look here you little flee bag! You're gonna fix my damn bike or I'll twist your little head off!

Suddenly, Wario was shocked by something and he collapsed to the ground. Then Luigi saw that Tails had a Mega Man style arm cannon on his arm and that's what he used on Wario.

Tails- You're lucky I set this to stun! Come on, Luigi. Let's get out of here before this mean jerk makes me angrier.

Wario- Wait…you can't…leave me here…

Luigi- Well he does have a point, Tails. No one knows where anything is and it could be bad for him too.

Wario- Look…if you fix my bike…I promise…I'll do what I can…to help solve this mess…

Luigi and Tails looked at each other and wondered if they should help Wario.

(Up in the mountains near the beach)

Yoshi and Knuckles were rock climbing, looking for something either of them could recognize. Yoshi looked at Knuckles' hands and noticed something odd.

Yoshi- Why red guy no have fingers?

Knuckles- I do have fingers. I'm just wearing boxing gloves. Also, I'm an echidna.

Yoshi- Echidna…what that?

Knuckles- Why did I have to be paired with this pea brain?!

Then Knuckles and Yoshi eventually came across a stone all leading to the top of the mountain.

Yoshi- Yoshi have idea! If we get to top, we get great view of area around.

Knuckles- That's actually a good idea. Luckily for you, I have the ability to climb up rock walls.

Knuckles began climbing up the wall, but then he saw Yoshi using his tongue to climb up the wall by wrapping it around rock on the wall and pulling himself up.

Knuckles- That's one useful tongue he's got there. I guess hanging around his isn't so bad. But I just wish Yoshi would talk like a normal fellow.

(In a forest near the beach)

Toad and Amy were exploring the forest, but Toad was mostly trying to stay behind Amy.

Amy- Are you scared?

Toad- A little bit. I'm not really much of a fighter compared to Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi. I did help fight in one maybe two adventures, but I'm really a weakling.

Amy- Don't say that. I'll let you know, I too don't compare to Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles, but that doesn't stop me from helping them. You just need some motivation. That's what works for me.

Toad- Really? What's your motivation?

Amy- My motivation is that Sonic is my soulmate. Sonic and I are meant to be and I need to say by his side in case Sonic ever needs me.

Toad just put an odd expression on his face while an anime style sweat drop appeared on the side of his head.

(Over at on open field near the beach)

Mario and Sonic were exploring the open field, trying to see if they could find anything.

Mario- Sonic, do you remember that Tabuu said my ancestor built a team to defeat him?

Sonic- Yes, I remember Tabuu saying that.

Mario- If I really am building a team like my ancestor did, would you say you're a part of it?

Sonic- To be honest, I don't really know. You and I live in different worlds and it's rather difficult for us to get in touch. Why ask? You saying I should?

Mario- Well, I don't really know either. But I have noticing something. Lately, I've been meeting many other heroes from different places. Other than you, I've met seven others. Four of them I met before you, but ever since we fought Tabuu, I've began to wonder if I'm supposed to lead a team like my ancestor did, and if you and those other heroes are my team.

Sonic- Sounds interesting. Who are these other heroes?

Mario- Well, there was this huge gorilla named Donkey Kong who's strong enough to punch through steel. Then there's a swordsman named Link who uses an enchanted sword handcrafted by the Gods. Then there's an alien from the planet Popstar named Kirby who can copy the powers of his opponent by actually eating them. Then I met a young boy named Ash who has the ability to control these creatures called Poke'mon. Then I met you, but after that I met a Tasmanian Tiger named Ty who's a brilliant strategist and skilled with a boomerang. Next is a literal angel named Pit who lives in a world in the sky and serves a goddess. And finally, there is a half-human half-genie girl named Shantae who uses her belly dancer moves in her hand to hand combat.

Sonic- Sounds interesting. Wondering if they've been affected by the world's merging.

Suddenly, Mario and Sonic saw Bowser come out of a bush and walked right in front of them while holding his head.

Bowser- Owch! My head. Hu? Mario?! And that filthy rat?!

Then Bowser got hit in the face with a rock that Sonic threw.

Sonic- How many times do I have to tell you? I am not a RAT!

Bowser wiped the blood off his nose and looked at Mario and Sonic.

Bowser- I was just trying to think of new plot to kidnap Princess Peach when the ground shook and I woke up in some strange area! To make things worse, I run into you two! Mario I can believe running into, but I thought the blue rat went back to his world.

Sonic- I'm a hedgehog, dumbass!

Mario- At least we can rule Bowser out for causing the world merge.

Bowser- World merge?

Mario- Our world and Sonic's world have somehow merged into one.

Bowser- That actually is odd…Hey! Where are you two going?!

Bowser noticed Mario and Sonic walking passed him. They stopped when they heard Bowser's voice.

Sonic- We're trying to find what's causing the world merge. There's no real reason to kick your ass if you haven't done anything yet. Now beat it.

Bowser- Why you filthy rat!

Bowser tried to attack them, but Sonic grabbed Mario's hand and they suddenly vanished before Bowser could hit them. Then Sonic appeared on Bowser's shoulders and began knocking on Bowser's head with his fist repeatedly.

Sonic- I guess not only did you forget that I'm a hedgehog and not a rat, but that I also have the ability to run at the speed of sound.

Bowser tried to hit Sonic, but Sonic dashed off of Bowser's shoulders and Bowser punched himself in the face. When Bowser got his fist off of his face, he saw Fire Mario shoot a bunch of fireballs at him. Bowser tried to block with his arm, but then Sonic hit Bowser in the stomach with his spin dash attack and knocked Bowser to the ground.

Sonic- I sort of feel a little bad. Bowser didn't really do anything this time.

Mario- Bowser always does this. Whenever he sees me, he always tried to fight me. I guess that's just part of his big ego.

As Mario and Sonic were beginning to walk away, Bowser got back up and tried to attack them both from behind. Suddenly, Bowser felt something grab hold of his tail and when he looked behind him, Bowser saw Shadow grab hold of his tail.

Bowser- What the?! There's a black rat now?

Shadow- I'm actually a hedgehog and my name is Shadow. But trying to attack those two like that is disgraceful and now I must say goodbye to you. Chaos Control!

Then a green light surrounded Bowser and he vanished when the green light faded. Then Mario and Sonic noticed Shadow and saw him use his Chaos Control to teleport Bowser away.

Sonic- Hey Shadow. What are you doing here?

Mario- And what did you do to Bowser?

Shadow- I came looking for you, Sonic. I discovered our world has combined with another and was hoping you know what's causing it, but I was not really expecting our world fused with the plumber's world. I actually found your house, but you weren't there. As for that Bowser fellow, I used my Chaos Control to send him somewhere else. Don't know where really, with how messed up everything is.

Sonic- You found my house? Where is it?

(At Sonic's house)

Mario and Sonic used the communicators to tell their friends about Shadow and where to find Sonic's house. Mario was really surprised to see Wario in the crowd, but Luigi and Tails told Mario what happened.

Sonic- I might not be accustomed to having this many guests, but at least we have a place to stay.

Mario- And we can use your house as a base of operation while we try to find the cause of this mess.

Sonic- Sure thing, but all the chili dogs in the fridge are off limits to everyone except me.

Suddenly, a Lakitu appeared.

Lakitu- Lakitu mail service. Special delivery for Mario from Princess Peach.

The Lakitu handed Mario a letter.

Mario- A letter from Princess Peach?

Sonic- How were you even able to find us with both our worlds jumbled together?

Lakitu- Not rain not sleet not hail nor snow will stop a good post man from delivering his rounds. But I will say it wasn't easy.

Mario opened the letter and read it.

Princess Peach- Dear Mario. Something very strange has happened, but I'm sure you already know about that. Everything has completely changed like we're now all in a different place. Toadsworth actually said he saw a silver colored hedgehog near Toad Town. I need you to figure out what is happening. Signed Princess Peach.

Mario- Hey Lakitu, hold on for a minute. I need to send a reply to Peach's letter.

Mario pulled out a pen and paper and wrote a note. Then he gave it to the Lakitu and the Lakitu flew off.

Sonic- So what did you say to the princess?

Mario- I told her about the world merging and that I found you and that you and I are trying to get to the bottom of this. But there is something I'm wondering. She said that a silver colored hedgehog was spotted near Toad Town. Is that your friend, Silver?

Sonic- Could be. Right now, we all should get some sleep. It's getting dark out.