Chapter Six:
Super Mario Mix-Up!
Makerboy, Bob, and Hal Monitor made their way downtown in Mushroom City to find Mario. They passed by 2007 Power Star Road, keeping an eye out for a mustached man in red and blue. Eventually, they spotted someone wearing a red cap with white gloves, brown boots, and red-and-blue overalls walking past a hot dog vendor.
The trio headed up towards the heroic plumber, waving to Mario, and Makerboy felt confident. Even though there were a lot of people named 'Mario', and there were different versions of Mario, he was certain that he'd just found the right Mario.
And the plumber seemed to be in a good mood today.
"HeY, MaRiO!" Bob called.
Mario spotted the approaching trio and waved happily, especially to Makerboy. "Hey, how's-a your day going?" The intrepid plumber quipped.
"Hi, Mario." Makerboy grinned, "Got time?"
"Lotsa time." Mario replied.
"Great, you wanna do something 'illegal'?"
Mario raised an eyebrow. "What?" He asked.
"We're gonna raid a vault run by a bad guy to get a gemstone." Makerboy explained, "Do you want to join?"
"Why are we breaking into a vault when we can fight Bowser?"
Bob, Makerboy and Hal Monitor looked at each other, something was off with Mario. Makerboy was hoping it would be the Mario that Bob knew, but the plumber was behaving and talking strangely, perhaps a bit like the Mario from the Nintendo video games. Did they find the right Mario?
"Okay, uh, what's 2015 minus 1985?" Makerboy asked, testing Mario.
"30." Mario replied.
'Oh no.' Makerboy thought, 'Either we have the wrong Mario, or Mario was blasted by something akin to Lawyer Kong's firewall.'
Just then, he turned around and spotted a familiar gorilla in a suit sitting at a table and having cola. Makerboy told Hal Monitor, Bob, and Mario to wait, then he walked up towards Funky... Lawyer Kong. He tapped the gorilla on the arm, then Makerboy yanked Lawyer Kong over by the tie.
"What did you do?" He demanded.
"What did I do what?" Lawyer Kong replied.
"Mario isn't acting like, uh, dim-witted." Makerboy growled, "He said no to a heist. DID YOU BRAINWASH HIM?!"
"Hey, hey, what's-a going on here?" Mario protested as he stepped in.
"You must be making a mistake!" Lawyer Kong laughed, "That's not the Mario who's buddies with SMG4, you're talking to the Mushroom Kingdom's lovable hero and Nintendo's number one mascot. HA! Can't believe you mixed them up!"
Makerboy whipped out his phone, "Oh yeah?"
He blipped onto the internet and pulled up Morshu meme, then he showed it to Mario, who watched as Morshu did a funny bomb song. Makerboy then blipped to another meme, one that showed a laser hitting the moon as Eggman yelled that he was pissing on the moon. And the next meme he showed was a pair of Koopas doing a wonky dance.
The green Inkling observed Mario's face, then the plumber took the phone and looked at it, likely looking at another meme. And then, he looked up at Makerboy and said, "These memes are very funny."
"LoOkS lIkE wE gOt ThE WrOnG MaRiO." Bob quipped.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Lawyer Kong hooted, "Told ya so, losers!"
"Oh, were you trying to find another Mario?" Mario remarked, "I can help you."
"Yeah, have you seen SMG4 Mario?" Makerboy asked.
"SMG4 Mario?" Mario echoed, "I figured you were looking for him, the guy who really loves spaghetti, memes, and being a goof. Oh boy, I could tell you that we've become neighbors and he is the craziest guy to share an appartment or a house with."
"Do you know where he is right now?"
"What do you need him for?"
Makerboy chuckled nervously. "Stuff usually considered illegal. You know where we can find him?"
"Yeah, he's over there."
Mario pointed and the trio turned, watching as an identical mustached man in red and blue walked by a street corner with a bright and goofy facial expression on his mustached face. In fact, he seemed to be so happy, Makerboy could hear him singing.
"Its a lovely day to walk down the road..." SMG4 Mario sang, "...and if I ever stop singing, I will explode."
"Hey, Mario!" Mario called to the other guy.
SMG4 Mario stopped singing and turned, facing the other Mario, Makerboy, Hal Monitor, Bob and Lawyer Kong.
"What have you done?!" He exclaimed.
BOOM! SMG4 Mario exploded into a coin. Seconds later, the coin flashed and SMG4 Mario regenerated on the spot. Since he was the SMG4 universe's avatar, his demise would result in the destruction of the whole world. The dim-witted Mario variant ran across the street, jumped when a car sped by, and approached the group.
"Itsa so nice to see you again." The fat Italian said to Makerboy, smiling at him.
"Hey, Mario!" Hal Monitor waved.
"MAMA MIA! Not-a Hal Monitor!" SMG4 Mario exclaimed.
"Take it easy!" Mario said to his SMG4 self, "He's-a not going to hurt you..." He looked at the group, "I'll leave you guys be."
Mario #1 walked off, leaving the others with Mario #2. Hal Monitor then smiled at SMG4 Mario and said, "Hey, Mario. Would you like to do something illegal with Makerboy? I'm not even gonna arrest you for it."
"Ooooh." SMG4 Mario gave a derpy face.
Makerboy gave a thumbs up. Just then, without warning, SMG4 Mario pulled out a bat and approached the Inkling with a crazy facial expression. "Mario's going to do something very illegal!" He declared.
"Don't hit me with a bat!" Makerboy protested, "Help me do something illegal! We're gonna break into a vault!"
SMG4 Mario put away the bat and flashed the Inkling an eager smile. "Okie-dokie." He said with glee, "Mario will be happy to help you break into a vault..." He raised an eyebrow, "Wait, why are we breaking into a vault?"
"To GeT a GeMsToNe To SeLl FoR mOnEy." Bob explained.
"Yahoo!" SMG4 Mario whooped, "That sounds like lotsa fun."
"I know..." Makerboy chuckled, "You like doing bad stuff for fun sometimes, thats why I invited you along, I can't do it alone. But we better prepare ourselves, because the vault's gonna have a load of security. Heck, one of the reasons I recruited Hal Monitor was just in case if he came running while you, me, and Bob broke in."
SMG4 Mario playfully pounded Makerboy on the shoulder while Hal Monitor laughed. "Good job." The fat Italian encouraged, "Now Mario doesn't have to worry about him arresting my ass. But I think you need more than just me, Hal, and Bob. You're dealing with security, right?" He got a phone, "How about we call someone who can also help?"
"LiKe A hAcKeR?" Bob asked.
Makerboy felt his heart fluttering. "Yeah..." He breathed, "...I almost forgot that I put her on my heist partner list."
"The vault has advanced security devices." Hal Monitor warned, "So, you'll need me and you'll be needing an expert human hacker. And we all know who is good at hacking, so let's not forget her, Makerboy."
"Mmhmm." SMG4 Mario nodded and began tapping his phone, "Its-a Melony time!"
