Hi there, y'all! Chapter 8 is here. What has happened to the Mario Bros? What did those medallions do to them? Let's read!

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Ruby Gillman belongs to DreamWorks.

P.S. There's more spoilers from the movie. Read it at your own risk!


Mario Bros. meet the Gillmans

Chapter 8: The Kraken Bros

The red and green pulse burst inside the palace and outside of the Kingdom. Then, it reached Oceanside, where Arthur, Sam, and Nessie were about to sleep until they saw the illuminating pulses.

"Dad, dad! I see two brightly colored lights coming from the ocean!" exclaimed Sam.

"I saw them too, son. But, Ruby, Agatha, and Grandmamah are the only ones with kraken powers, and there weren't any red or green female krakens to release it. Unless…" Arthur thought.

"Unless what, dad?" pleaded Sam.

"It must be our new visitors." answered Arthur.

Nessie whined questionably.

The pulse also woke Captain Gordon Lighthouse and Davey while they were sleeping.

"What in tarnation was that!?" Gordon shouted.

Davey pinched and pointed down at the waters.

"Huh, red and green lights under the ocean? More krakens are showing up?" wondered Gordon, and Davey just shrugged.

Ruby's friends also woke up and saw the pulse as well. They also wondered what's going on.


As the bright light faded slowly, the kraken group cleaned their eyes, and when they saw the Mario Brothers, the next thing they did was open their mouths in a surprising and shocking reveal.

In front of them stood Mario and Luigi, not in their small penguin suits, but GIANT KRAKENS!

Mario's kraken form was all red everywhere. He glowed orange, his head had his signature cap, his hair and mustache were dark red with kraken tentacles, the eyes were blue in the outer sides of the pupil, five kraken fingers, and four kraken feet. On Mario's kraken chest stood an emblem that was similar to the medallion. The emblem had a letter M with kraken tentacles on each end and a fiery trident on top of the letter.

Luigi's kraken form was green all around on all kraken features. He glowed aqua blue, his signature cap on his head, the hair and mustache were blue tentacles, his eyes were aqua blue in the sides of the pupil, five kraken fingers, and three kraken feet. On his chest was an emblem with a letter L displaying a kraken tentacle on the bottom, a trident on top, and three sparks pointing at the L.

What's even more shocking is the kraken bros were a slight taller than the kraken females.

When Mario and Luigi regained their composure, both brothers looked at the Kraken group, wondering what's with the stunning looks.

"Oh, what happened, and why are you guys looking at us that way?" asked Mario, sounding more rough.

"Y-You may want to l-look at each other." Ruby shuttered.

"Huh…Ahh Mario! What happened to you?!" Luigi shrieked loudly, making the krakens cover their ears.

"Aaahhhh…Lu, did you just transform?!" exclaimed Mario.

Then, with realization, both brothers looked down at their bodies, and it was true. They have transformed into giant krakens. They were bewildered with their new forms and their own features.

"What happened to us?" said Luigi.

"It would appear that the relics had cracked out some medallions with kraken energy, and it merged within your bodies." Grandmamah reported, as she swam close to the kraken bros to examine them. "But this is outstanding!"

"I thought only the women in the family could change into giant krakens, but you two are exceptional." added Agatha as she was looking through the bros.

"And you guys are a little taller than us…that's cool!" Ruby hollered.

"Unbelievable!" exclaimed Uncle Brill.

Everyone took their time to check out Mario and Luigi's kraken transformation. They evenly saw the emblem that was carved into their chest, wondering what it meant?

"Hmm, you two seem to have a special mark between your emblems. Mario has some kind of flame crest surrounding the trident, and Luigi has three sparks pointing at his letter." Grandmamah analyzed.

"I wonder what it means…?" said Mario when suddenly, he released a flaming fireball, and his whole kraken body glowed orange and was on fire. "Aaahhh! My kraken body is on fire!" he shrieked.

But to his amazement, it didn't hurt.

"I don't see any wounds on your body. You look fine." said Luigi until his hands started to emit electricity and shot an aqua blue spark from his kraken hands at a nearby wall. "Woah, did that just come out of me?"

"Oh my gosh! You two have more unique abilities than us!" proclaimed Ruby.

"What do you mean?" asked Mario.

"Come with us, Mario Brothers. We'll show you." said Grandmamah as everyone left the Hall of Discoveries.


Grandmamah led the group to the Chamber of Sea Creatures, illustrating big monuments of ancient beasts that once tried to overthrow the Kraken Kingdom.

Mario and Luigi were amazed by how gigantic the creatures looked, despite them being giant krakens.

"Fellow Krakens Mario and Luigi, the relics have gifted you two special medallions with the mighty power to turn into a giant kraken. So far, we were the only three giant krakens on this earth until you two have turned into one, and we must protect the ocean and its creatures. But many beasts had coveted our position and tried to seize the throne for themselves. Brag Alert: They never succeeded." Grandmamah educated.

Then Grandmamah pointed at two monuments.

"The Leviathan, Umibozu, and the most power hungry and dangerous of them all…"

"The mermaid?" Luigi responded.

"Yes, the mermaid!" yelled Grandmamah.

"I don't mean to brag, but many people seem to like the mermaids. Not that we like them as well." said Mario, and Luigi agreed.

"And that's good for your own safety. People are stupid. Mermaids are selfish, vain, narcissists with mediocre hair, and their queen, Nerissa, was the worst of them all." Grandmamah explained as she led everyone to the Historical Pictographs chamber, a dozen of illustrations depicting the history of the krakens vs the mermaids.

"She wanted to control the ocean and force its creatures to serve her and her alone. Normally, mermaids would be no match for us giant kraken, much too puny. But their queen found an ancient weapon, the Trident of Oceanus." Grandmamah explained

"Hey isn't that the weapon Ruby managed to obtain from the Well of Seas?" said Luigi.

Ruby winced at that memory, feeling guilty. "Yeah, it was a big mistake I committed." she said, feeling sad, but her mom comforted her as forgiveness.

"Yeah, but the good thing is it was completely destroyed, thanks to our united teamwork. Now, back to our apologue, the Trident of Oceanus was the only weapon powerful enough to defeat a giant kraken. We formed the front lines against her…and for that, we paid a terrible price." Grandmamah spoke sadly as she showed her left side between her shoulder and neck: a lined-scar mark she had during the war. Mario and Luigi were terrified by the pain she had.

"Frankly, I suppose we'd all lose hope if it wasn't for Agatha Gillman!" Grandmamah revealed where a pictograph showed Agatha with her amazing abilities.

"Mama mia…" both brothers said in sync.

Agatha decided to jump in the story. "I was the greatest warrior, thanks to my mother's training. I engaged in a great battle with the tyrant mermaid and wrestled away the trident."

"I called it her queen-making moment." Grandmamah spoke back. "It was glorious! Nerissa fled in disgrace. We had a chance to crush the mermaids forever…"

"But I decided to hide the trident away, leave my kingdom, and my people just so my newborn daughter could live a safe, happy life that wouldn't get her into the war." Agatha replied, looking at Ruby and then to the Kraken bros.

"The rest is everything we have told you at Oceanside." Ruby finished for everyone.

Now the kraken bros understood even more about the kraken history. The bloodline of the krakens was a strong one, not to mention protecting the seven seas and the sea critters.

"You two have the powers we three have besides growing big. We are special, we feel it in the core of our being. Let us teach you how to use them. You are the first two humans who gained the power of a kraken. Once you know what you're capable of, you guys could officially be like us and become our secondary protectors of the Kraken Kingdom. After all, you cannot outswim your destiny." Grandmamah finished speaking.

Both brothers turned and faced each other and nodded confidently.

"Well, Grandmamah, it will be an honor to master the techniques of the krakens, but we have a tight schedule to fix the drainage and undercover those tremors starting tomorrow morning." answered Mario.

"Well, since you two have arrived today, I was thinking in the afternoon, we can train you guys on how to use kraken powers." Agatha acknowledged.

"Just wait until you get to experience this for the first time. I know I was excited when I first learned this." said Ruby.

"I wonder if this'll be easier than the obstacle course back at the Mushroom Kingdom." wondered Luigi.

"You'll find out soon enough. I enjoyed spending this time with all of you, Mario Brothers, Ruby, and Agatha." said Grandmamah to everyone.

"Me too, and thanks for everything you taught us." answered Mario.

"Same here." added Luigi.

"Oh, I almost forgot. When you touch ocean water, you'll start transforming into a giant kraken. You'll go back to normal when you control the power and gain the ability to get big or not. Until we meet again." Grandmamah finished.

Everyone said their goodbyes and left the Historical Pictographs chamber, leaving Grandmamah and Uncle Brill alone.

"You think those two newcomers can pull it off?" Brill asked.

"Of course, Brill. After all, a kraken always answers the call." Grandmamah replied.

"Yeah, that's what you said to Agatha and Ruby." Brill remembered.


Back at Oceanside, everything was peaceful and quiet all night long.

Inside the sewers, everything was quiet at the moment until a faint noise bellowed throughout the corridor. All of a sudden, a giant, slimy substance emerged through a pipe hole and started to clang on the drainpipes, most of them breaking open. The substance went back into the hole until a mysterious barrel container flew out of the hole, which had a mark of a toxic icon.


There you have it, Chapter 8 is complete. In the next chapter, the Mario Brothers are about to begin their main job, along with some company? Leave your reviews and see you next time!