Greetings everyone for Chapter 13. Mario and Luigi will experience the real training of a giant kraken with the help of Ruby, Agatha, and Grandmamah. Can they learn them all? Let us read.

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Mario Bros. meet the Gillmans

Chapter 13: Kraken Training - Part 2

At the Kraken Kingdom, Grandmamah was busy looking at several parchments for the kraken people to wear and thinking about how the new sculptures of Krakens Mario and Luigi would look like. Then, from the top of the ceiling, the Mario Brothers, Ruby, and Agatha came down.

"Well, if it isn't Ruby, Agatha, and the Mario Brothers! What a surprise!" Grandmamah exclaimed.

"Mother, the brothers are here for their annual kraken training." Agatha announced.

"Show us the abilities of a Kraken, o' great Grandmamah." said Mario.

"I thought you would never ask. Come with me." said Grandmamah as everyone followed her.


The giant krakens accompanied Grandmamah to the highest level of the Kraken Kingdom, the training grounds. It consisted of five walkways with five water geysers and a kraken monument in the middle. Under the training grounds was a circular passageway, where everyone entered.

Luigi spoke first about the training. "So what are we gonna learn about?"

Grandmamah motioned them to step in the middle of the room and spoke. "Before you two can fly through the ocean, you must first learn how to swim."

Mario and Luigi were skeptical of her answer. "Really, but we already know how to swim as a Kraken. Why do we need to learn more? We got this." said Mario.

"That's what you think." Agatha talked. "Those were the basics, and here comes the real training." She finished while Ruby giggled, trying not to spoil them.

Grandmamah then pressed a button on the wall. A large kraken vent turned on and released a sudden burst of current through the passageway. Mario and Luigi were blown from behind and slammed their kraken bodies onto the wall.

Then, both Grandmamah and Agatha went up to them and grabbed their kraken hands to assist them. "You two must accept your Krakeness and leave your land self behind so you can feel the flow of the underwater perspicacity." Grandmamah instructed, then she looked at her granddaughter. "You're welcome to come and help us, Ruby. Let's see if you still remember the training I gave you in the past couple of weeks."

Ruby liked the sound of that, and she swam close to the bros. The Mario Brothers did their best to maintain their balance from the current. They were almost gonna get blown but managed to get their composure correctly. Grandmamah then told Ruby to show them how to swim smoothly without precaution. Ruby did as she was instructed, and the Mario Bros followed her lead.


Once they were done, they returned outside, and the bros were getting ready for their next part of their training. They stood on top of the training grounds for their next lesson.

Grandmamah began to speak. "A giant kraken's greatest weapon is…"

"Our brawn personality?" Mario interrupted.

"Our confidence?" Luigi added.

"No, it's our strength. Both inner and outer." Grandmamah finished as she showed the bros a weight bar consisting of two sunken ships attached. "I want you two to lift this, and you'll be lifting it again with us on them since you two are taller than us."

"Oh, we got this. No problem! Right Luigi?" said Mario.

"Yeah!...I think?" said Luigi, feeling a little unsure.

Mario gave it a shot and mustered all his strength to lift the weight lifts fairly. Now, Agatha and Grandmamah sat on each ship, and now Mario had to really give all of his strength to lift it up. He was struggling a little, but that didn't stop him. He focused on his kraken body, his emblem started to glow, and granted him a bit of strength to lift the weight efficiently. Agatha and Grandmamah looked at one other and nodded in approval.

Now it was Luigi's turn to lift. He didn't know if he could do it. Mario patted him on his shoulder for moral support. So Luigi stood in front of the weight lift and began to lift it up. It was a hassle, but he eventually raised the lift with ease. Then Grandmamah asked Ruby to sit in one of the sunken ships so Luigi could now lift heavier loads. Luigi was about to enervate, but he remembered that he was a giant kraken and he needed this kind of training. So Luigi mustered his strength and tried to pull up the weight lift. He was about to pass out until Mario cheered for him to keep trying. Then his emblem started to glow, which made Luigi release his vigor and lifted the weight up high. Both Ruby and Grandmamah felt the power within the weight lift, and they both nodded in approval.

"Excellent, Mario Brothers!" exclaimed Grandmamah as Ruby and Agatha clapped. "Now it is time for the power that is in our veins. Ruby, would you like to shout it out?"

"Of course, Grandmamah!" said Ruby, getting really excited. "Laser Eyes!" she yelled as she, Agatha, and Grandmamah shot a small laser blast at a swarm of bubbles of a statue.

"Whoa…" said the bros.

Grandmamah stood next to them and said, "The first step is to summon your passionate fury."

"Our passionate fury?!" said Luigi.

Ruby decided to speak. "Basically what makes you so mad."

"Like when Donkey Kong almost beats me in the arena?" answered Mario.

"Dig deeper." said Grandmamah.

"When Bowser ripped out my mustache." added Luigi.

"Deeper…" said Grandmamah again.

"When our ex-boss, Spike, makes a fool out of our plumbing commercial!" yelled Mario and Luigi. All of a sudden, a huge burst of atomic laser shot out their eyes, firing everywhere in the training grounds.

"HOW DO YOU SHUT THEM OFF?!" exclaimed Mario.


As soon as they managed to turn their laser eyes off, Grandmamah told the bros to swim through the steamed furnaces without moving aside. Mario and Luigi did as they were told and swam right into the steamed furnaces. But as soon as they reached the second furnace, their bodies were boiling hot and collapsed at the bottom of the training grounds. The three female krakens stood next to a steam furnace, and Grandmamah lectured them.

"Mario Brothers, we see in you, a heart as big as the ocean." said Grandmamah as she made her and the other two krakens put their hands into the steam furnace. Their hands had transformed into titanium steel. "Honey, a thick skin is a queen's ultimate defense. Or, in this case, a king's ultimate defense. Body Armor."

"Wowie Zowie!" exclaimed Luigi.

"Now that looks more fascinating than our laser eyes." said Mario.

"I couldn't agree more!" Ruby added.

"Almost…" Grandmamah finished.

With the understanding of body armor, Mario and Luigi made another attempt in phasing into the steamed furnaces, and they didn't feel the intense heat in their bodies. Once they finished, they stood in front of the female kraken trio for a special announcement.

"Congratulations, Krakens Mario and Luigi!" Grandmamah announced. "You two are the first humans to complete the kraken trials. Any other human would find it hard to learn all of this. Your names will go down in the history of the kraken species!"

She started to clap, as well as Ruby and Agatha. The three krakens gave a round of applause for their triumphant success. Mario and Luigi were pleased with their accomplishment. Then Grandmamah made another revelation.

"Now that you guys have finished our kraken training, it is time to work on those unique abilities from your medallions. Once there, we shall work on hand-to-hand combat when dealing with ferocious underwater beasts." Grandmamah announced.

"Uhh, Grandmamah, before we start on that, would it be great to take a break after all the training they had?" asked Ruby. "You can show them what krakens like to eat and do just so they can learn a little more about our species a little more."

"Ruby, sweetheart…that is a marvelous idea! You two should get along with the other kraken folks and maybe help them with some maintenance. That way, they can have more trust in you guys." Agatha added.

"I don't see why not. So will you two brothers help polish our Kraken Kingdom?" said Grandmamah.

Mario and Luigi thought about this, and they accepted their request. "We'd love to help your kingdom." answered Mario.

"Ho ho ho, splendid!" emitted Grandmamah. And so everyone went back inside the Kraken Kingdom to learn more about their chronicles.


Meanwhile, a huge flock of sea enemies were near the open trench from where the krakens swam through. They consist of Bloopers, Smackerels, Mawrays, Big Berthas, and Sushis.

The big Poison Blooper managed to recruit more underwater troops if he wanted to win against the giant krakens. He got in front of his army and made his announcement. He spoke with his native underwater language, and it made the whole army let out a war cry.

The Big Blooper then turned around and signaled everyone to follow him through the deep dark trench and uncover the Kraken Kingdom.


Back to our kraken group, they were having a splendid time learning more about the kraken species. Mario and Luigi helped a group of krakens clean up the food salon, putting up multiple statues to align them symmetrically, choosing a specific cape for the three female krakens, and tasting some of their food, consisting of seaweed, cookie bunches, and coral meat.

When they were done, the kraken group approached some kraken sculptures working on two specific statues resembling Mario and Luigi.

Mario took notice of that and said, "Are you guys making sculptures out of us?"

"Yes." answered Grandmamah. "The fact you brothers are becoming like us and managed to pass the kraken training, I thought I could do something for you as compensation."

"Well that seems very nice of you." said Luigi.

"Indeed. Now, are you two ready to test out those unique abilities from your medallions and hand-to-hand combat to defend yourselves?" asked Grandmamah.

"Yes ma'am!" Both bros saluted. "We're ready for anything!"

The three female krakens really like the brothers' loyalty. They didn't mind how difficult a workout could be since they had already experienced it in the Mushroom Kingdom.

"Now that's what I call a right answer. Let's all head outside of the Kingdom." said Grandmamah.

"Can I come as well?!" said Brill, who managed to overhear their conversation and wanted to join along.

"Of course, Brill." she added.


Everyone was outside of the Kraken Kingdom. They swam at an open spot on the floor, preparing themselves for the next stage of kraken intelligence. Grandmamah approached them to explain how the process would go.

"To begin this special treatment, I want you two to unleash your powers when you first transform into a giant kraken." she instructed.

With that, Mario and Luigi tried to concentrate their inner power. For Mario, his kraken body began to glow orange until his body released some flames and conjured two fireballs in the palm of his kraken hands. Luigi's kraken body started glowing aqua-blue, and multiple sparks ignited between his emblem chest and kraken arms.

Grandmamah, Agatha, Ruby, and Brill were amazed by this development, the latter then going through a pile of rocks and setting them up as target practice.

"Now, I want you two to establish some unique moves that'll help you when you are in trouble on the ocean floor." she lectured. "Mario, try to generate some fireballs where they'll be your ammunition for throwing stuff." She then faced Luigi. "Luigi, have all the power of thunder run through you and then release it as if you want to stop a ferocious sea beast. Use those abilities and hit those rock towers for target practice." she gestured.

First, Mario threw his fireballs at each rock tower, and they quickly decapitated. He then conjured a ring of fireballs that spread everywhere, causing multiple rock towers to melt at an instant. Next, Luigi summoned his thunder powers and shot three sparks at three rock towers, crumbling them into pieces. The next thing he did was create a thunder net, then trap a large sized rock nearby and throw it at more rock towers, resulting in a total knockdown.

All the female krakens were quite astounded with their special powers, making Ruby feel a little jealous that they got more abilities as a giant male kraken.

Grandmamah then thought of a new method to use the fire and thunder powers. "For this next step, I want you to establish your powers again. Only this time, try charging it in your hand, and when you feel the power being full, release it right away."

With that, Mario and Luigi tried to channel their inner force. For Mario, he conjured a fireball, and then he charged it right thoroughly until the fireball was big and released it at the pile of rocks, creating an explosion of fire that turned the rocks into ashes. For Luigi, he conjured a plasma orb and charged it until it was huge and threw it at several rocks, where the rocks were inside the orb and crumbled into pieces very quickly.

Everyone was flabbergasted with the spectacular feat shown. Grandmamah, Agatha, Ruby, and Brill applauded with excitement.

"Well done, Mario Brothers!" said Grandmamah triumphantly.

"You two were great out there." replied Agatha.

"You rocked the sea floor!" exclaimed Ruby.

"You rule!" shouted Brill.

The bros appreciated their blessing until Ruby remembered something and wanted to try something out. She swam close to the bros. "Hey Mario Brothers, can I ask you a favor?"

The bros looked at her. "What is it, Ruby?" said Mario.

"I was thinking if we can join hands, in a way as if we are releasing our inner powers to distribute one another." Ruby said, then looking at her mother and grandmother. "Just like how we combined our laser powers to destroy the Trident of Oceanus."

Agatha was speculating about it and shared her feedback. "I guess we could try. What do you think, mother?"

Grandmamah was also clarifying her granddaughter's choice. Then she smiled. "If it means to learn more about giant male krakens, then let's do it."

Everyone gathered around, firstly with Mario. He channeled his firepower as everyone held their arms. Soon enough, his body glowed orange again, and the power source hooked up on Ruby first, then Agatha, and finally Grandmamah. When the three let go, their bodies were radiating with heat, which didn't make them sweat. They managed to do the same thing Mario did with the fireball, but it didn't work with creating a ring of fireballs and a charged fireball.

Grandmamah started to speak. "I guess we female krakens can use only one of your moves and not the rest."

"That's a shame." said Ruby.

Then Mario was thinking about the items he had stored with him and said, "Perhaps we could use the items we have from the Mushroom Kingdom and see if it'll work while being giant krakens." he suggested.

"That could work. But we need to take a look at Luigi's thunder function, too." Agatha reminded.

"What would happen if I tried out those abilities?" asked Brill.

"I don't know, son, but it's best to wait until we see an opportunity." answered Grandmamah.

"Okay, my turn!" said Luigi.

Everyone gathered around with Luigi. Just like Mario, he channeled his thunder power as everyone held each other's arms. His body glowed aqua blue again, and the power source connected on Ruby first, then Agatha, and finally Grandmamah. When the three let go, their bodies were feeling the electricity, which didn't make them twitch. Only they conjured a plasma orb and nothing else.

"Well, I guess that settles it. All of you managed to feel the energy from our medallions. Are we gonna start hand-to-hand combat practice?" Mario asked.

"Of course we will. But first, let's get some rest inside the Kraken Kingdom. Then we'll come back here for combat practice." Grandmamah responded.

Everyone started to swim back toward the Kingdom until…

"BLOOPER!"

Everyone stopped where they were and looked everywhere. Only Mario, Luigi, and Ruby recognized that hollow shriek anywhere. Everyone turned and saw at the far end of the dark rocky corridor was the giant blooper from Oceanside's sewers. He was accompanied by an army of Bloopers, Poison Bloopers, Smackerels, Mawrays, Big Berthas, and Sushis.

However, the three who knew the baddie noticed it had a different appearance. The head was now covered in purple poison and was ready for another round.

"Oh my, what is going on?!" Grandmamah gasped.

Ruby answered for her. "That's the giant Blooper me, my brother, my friends, and the Mario Brothers faced when we were at Oceanside's underground sewers. He's also responsible for hurting Nessie, too."

"And it looks like he's covered in poison and managed to bring more aquatic foes from the Mushroom Kingdom as well." Luigi alerted.

"Since he decided to show up, I can finally give him a taste of his own medicine for hurting my family." said Agatha with determination.

Grandmamah approached Brill and said, "Brill, go back to the Kraken Kingdom and bring our troops here to engage the battle against these rogue beasts."

"Yes mother!" Brill saluted as he swam quickly away.

"Okay everyone, let's get ready to rumble." said Mario.

The Kraken team were preparing themselves for the upcoming battle. The giant poison blooper made a hand gesture at his troops and made a war squeal to charge at the giant krakens and the krakens charged in as well. This was going to be a hectic battle on the ocean floor.


Alright, Chapter 13 is done. I want to make a small announcement. I'm gonna take a break from this because I have two other stories I would like to work on.

The Great Mini-Mario Heist (Mario vs. Donkey Kong with Cartoon X-overs)

Mario in Hell Kingdom (Mario and Hazbin Hotel crossover)

But do not worry, for I will come back and continue this. Just need some rest to think of interesting ideas for the next chapter. In the next one, the Krakens and sea enemies duke it out on the battlefield. Who will win the fight? Leave your reviews and see you next time!