(Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Ms. Mowz were on their way to Glitzville)
KOOPS:
What's your plan, Mario?
MARIO:
We'll just have to fight our way to the top instead of stealing that belt.
KOOPS:
Smart move, Mario!
FLURRIE:
My, my, my! We're finally here!
(Mario looked out the window and found out they already made it. The blimp dropped Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Ms. Mowz off somewhere on this huge floating island alongside many other planes. Mario and his partners got out and started walking alongside many crowds including families and couples)
MARIO:
Come on, gang! That Chaos Emerald will be ours!
RANDOM KID:
Hey, you're Mario, aren't you?
MARIO:
Yes, I am!
RANDOM KID:
I'm playing one of your games on Game Boy Advance!
MARIO:
That's-a coolio!
(A minute later, they finally made in the building)
MARIO:
Oh, we're finally here!
KOOPS:
Good, 'cause my legs were killing me.
HOGGLE:
Hot dogs! Get your yummy hot dogs! Only five dollars each!
KOOPS:
Lunch is on me! Huh?
MARIO:
Well, I am getting a little hungry.
(They entered the building with hot dogs)
KOOPS:
Wow, it looks awesome!
FLURRIE:
Mmm-hmm!
RAWK HAWK:
Make way, the Rawk is coming through! Hey, you must be lucky fans!
KOOPS:
Mario, the belt!
(Mario noticed the belt right away)
MARIO:
Oh my gosh. Come on, follow me!
(Mario and gang went up to one of the guards)
MARIO:
Excuse me, sir, but… we wanna become fighters!
GUARD:
Then you'll have to talk to Mr. Grubba in his office if y'all wanna become Glitz Pit fighters!
FLURRIE:
Sounds like a deal to me! Thanks a lot, sir!
(At Grubba's office, Grubba heard a knock on the door)
GRUBBA:
Uh… come in!
(Mario and gang came in his office)
GRUBBA:
Ah, so you're the guys who wanna become fighters, is that right?
MARIO:
Oh, yes! We wanna prove to be a better fighter than Rawk Hawk!
GRUBBA:
Hoo-wee! Let's do it, man! Just write y'alls names on this contract!
(Mario wrote his name, as well as Koops, Flurrie, and Ms. Mowz)
KOOPS:
That was easier than I thought.
GRUBBA:
Mario… Koops… Flurrie… and Ms. Mowz… hmm…
MARIO:
Yes, sir! And we're all together and accounted for!
GRUBBA:
I don't think those names really fit.
MARIO:
W-W-Wait, what?
GRUBBA:
It just doesn't pack a punch for a fighter's name, know what I mean?
KOOPS:
I don't get it.
GRUBBA:
Hoo-wee! I got it! Mario, you will now be known as "The Great Gonzales"!
KOOPS:
The Great Gonzales?
FLURRIE:
What about us, sir?
GRUBBA:
You'll be The Koops-inator, The Cloud Beast, and Ms. Mowz!
MARIO:
So, we just get ridiculous names while Ms. Mowz gets to keep hers?
GRUBBA:
That's right! Now, Gonzales, it's time for Grubba's Basics in Fighting and I Don't Know! First up, this is the partner band!
MARIO:
What does that thing do?
GRUBBA:
It puts your partners in the partner band since you're only allowed to have one partner out at a time!
MARIO:
You must be obsessed with Paper Mario, aren't you?
GRUBBA:
Yes, I am!
(There was a knock on the door)
GRUBBA:
Who is it?
JOLENE:
It's me, Ms. Jolene.
GRUBBA:
Get in my office, I want you to meet someone!
(Jolene entered the office)
JOLENE:
Oh, so you want me to meet the one and only Super Mario?
GRUBBA:
Yes, but now he's The Great Gonzales! So I want you to start calling him that instead of Mario, okay? Anyway, when you feel like you're getting all weak, just stop by the Glitzville shop and purchase some useful items and badges! However, badges cost Badge Points! Since you just started your career, you'll be having 10 HP, 5 FP, and 3 BP!
MARIO:
Okie dokie!
GRUBBA:
Jolene, can you take Gonzales and his friends to their destined room, please?
JOLENE:
Sure thing, sir. Mari… I mean, Gonzales, follow me.
(Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Ms. Mowz followed Ms. Jolene to the Minor League locker room)
JOLENE:
This is where you'll be staying until you reach the Major League.
KOOPS:
It looks nasty.
JOLENE:
Then I'd suggest working your way up to that point. Mr. Grubba has also set up conditions so you have to follow them whether you like it or not. Also, when you win, you'll earn money!
MARIO:
Okay! Uh, can I be excused, please? I wanna look around the shop and see if there are any useful items.
JOLENE:
Go ahead.
(Later, after they exited the shop with items and badges)
FLURRIE:
Looks like you made the right choice, Gonzal… I mean, Mario, heh heh!
MARIO:
Yeah, but I'm not gonna have enough Badge Point thingies, or whatever they were called!
? ? ?:
Yo, Mario! Having trouble?
MARIO:
Who said that?
ISHNAIL:
It is I, Ishnail, and I can help you! Alakazam!
(Ishnail increased Mario's level just a little bit)
ISHNAIL:
Bye bye!
KOOPS:
That's cheating!
MARIO:
Who cares, I'm on level 3! Now I can insert all the badges I want!
KOOPS:
And I feel like I'm in peril for some reason!
MARIO:
Because of Mega Rush P, Koops! When you're in peril, your attack power increases a lot!
KOOPS:
Is that a good thing?
MARIO:
It is if we want that Emerald! Now, let's-a go!
To Be Continued