Yoshi waited for Master Hand to announce something important, as he was outside of the McDonald's hotel, waiting for something big to happen. Given how long Master Hand and Taj took to get things announce, Yoshi was reasonably annoyed, particularly since this entire thing was named after him.

"Damn it, I'm tired of waiting!" Yoshi griped as he folded his arms, looking around frantically while asking, "Where are those two?"

Dr. Hoshi patted Yoshi on the back. "Don't worry. They'll be here."

Master Hand and Taj suddenly poofed outside, shocking everyone. They looked at each other, and then back to the racers.

"It's good to see all you guys are here and ready," Taj commented as he rubbed his hands.

Master Hand nodded in agreement. "Yes, it is a good thing, because we got something to show you." Master Hand snapped himself as a large, yellow colored list with names on it appeared in front of the racers. Master Hand then pointed at the list. "Do you remember any of these guys?"

Yoshi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Vaguely. Why?"

Master Hand rolled himself around as he coughed, clearing his throat. "Well, they're gone. Completely vanished, just like that."

All of the racers gasped as they briefly talked amongst each other.

"I can't believe E. Gadd and Chad The Charmander are gone!" Heppy pinpointed.

Birdo shook her head as she placed her hands on her hips. "Well, to be fair, E. Gadd is a bit too old, and Chad was a crappy recolor, anyway."

"Speaking of which, what happened to Clario?" Zirdo asked Peppy out of curiosity.

Peppy shrugged meekly. "Beats me. We haven't talked in a long while."

"How come we barely get any lines?" Shelia remarked in an annoyed tone.

Bronto shook his head in agreement. "Yeah, this is the only sentence I have in this entire chapter!"

Boshi rolled his eyes. "No one cares, you two..." He muttered in annoyance.

Master Hand created a large boom of thunder, causing everyone to remain quiet.

"Yes, and we have replacements for them!" Taj interrupted, raising the roof, "Much better replacements indeed!"

The racers looked at each other with concern as they turned back to Master Hand and Taj.

"Please, please tell me these guys are actually good," Dr. Hoshi muttered as he adjusted his glasses.

Master Hand chuckled in a deep, sinister tone. "Oh, you're about to find out." He then pointed to the right, revealing Dry Bowser. "I'm sure you all know our good buddy, Dry Bowser."

Dry Bowser folded his skeletal arms as he scoffed. "Humph. Let's get this over with."

Shadow growled as he also folded his arms. "That bunch of bones just stole my line..."

Master Hand returned back to his regular form as he continued, "Also, on that note, certain characters have been combined. So, I like to take a minute to tell you the changes." He pointed at the sky, which was bright blue with white puffy clouds, the sun shining brightly. "First off, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are literally being merged with their adult selves!"

"What?" Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Mario, and Luigi all exclaimed in unison as they suddenly were morphed into one. All of the other racers looked on in shock as the Mario Brothers were re transfigured.

"Mamma mia... now I feel as snarky as my baby self!" Mario exclaimed.

Luigi shook his head in disbelief, his right hand on his forehead. "Great. Now I feel more paranoid..."

Master Hand continued as he pointed at the bosses. "Also, all of the giant monsters will be merged with each other, so they'll be one big group. However, three of them at a time can participate."

"Wait a minute, what about us?" Godzilla asked as he stomped forward.

Master Hand turned to Godzilla. "Oh, don't worry, Godzilla. You'll still be partnered, however, with a slight change." He turned to ROdan and Anguirus. "Rodan will partner with Godzilla, while Anguirus gets to be with Mothra."

"Mothra?" Godzilla, Anguirus, and Rodan all said in shock in unison, looking towards the east to see the adult form of Mothra flying towards them.

Mothra landed right in front of Master Hand and Taj. "Sorry I was late. I had to get some fruit on the way here," She apologized, heading towards Anguirus. "Looks like we're partners, Angy..." She giggled.

Anguirus sheepishly looked in the other direction as Godzilla and Rodan chuckled.

"Anyway," Master Hand continued as he pointed at the Yoshi Kart and Diddy Kong Racing racers. "You're all being partners! Except for Birdo and Boshi."

Birdo rubbed the back of her head nervously as Boshi folded his arms, not caring as the others were confused, muttering amongst themselves.

"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to be with you," Zirdo commented as she walked next to Heppy.

Heppy nodded his head as he blinked. "It may seem awkward, but I'm willing to put up with it."

Bronto placed his front limbs on his reptilian hips. "Well, Shelia, I guess we're together..."

Shelia shrugged as she smiled. "That's okay! We'll do better together, I'm sure!"

Master Hand cleared his throat. "Also, we got some more new replacements here." He turned around, facing Spongebob. "If you please, Mr. Absorbancy."

Spongebob laughed as he nodded. "Sure thing, Mr. Hand!" He pointed to his friends nearby, who were ready, all in their own karts. "Are you guys ready?"

Squidward sighed as he stretched his tentacles. "Why was I forced into this...?"

Mr. Krabs laughed as he slapped Squidward on the back. "It's for the money, Mr. Squidward! Arr arr arr!"

Sandy chuckled as she turned the wheel with her right hand. "I'm just prying myself for some nice racing action!"

Plankton rubbed his stubby little green hands together. "Me, I'm just here to cause some sweet mayhem..." He laughed evilly stopping as everyone looked at him oddly.

"...Yeah." Master Hand droned as he rolled himself around, "We got others here, too. Isn't that right?"

Funky Kong laughed as he drove up on the Flame Runner. "Baby! It's Funky Time!"

Petey Piranha yawned as he stretched his big leafy arms.

"Wait, where's Charmy?" Vector asked, scratching his head.

Espio sighed as he patted Vector on the back. "He got killed, remember?"

"Ohh..." Everyone muttered in awe.

"..Anyway, Ash and Max will be together, in case anyone is wondering." Master Hand whispered.

Ash laughed a she high fived Max. "Ready to beat the girls?"

Max gave Ash two thumbs up. "I'm ready, Ashy!"

Pikachu, May, and Misty all rolled their eyes.

Master Hand cleared his throat. "Yes, we also have a surprise for you. Turn around!"

Suddenly, Iris and Cilan arrived in a green and purple kart, with Cilan taking the wheel and Iris sitting to the right. Ash was pleasantly shocked.

"I wouldn't expect you two to be here!" Ash exclaimed, his eyes widened.

Iris shrugged as he closed her eyes, laughing. "You're such a kid, Ash."

Cilan snapped his fingers as he winked. "I like to brag and all, but it's tasting time!"

Piplup scoffed as he rolled up in his own, light blue kart. "Humph. You guys are undermining the real champion."

Pikachu laughed as she pointed at Piplup. "You gotta be kidding me! You're joining the race?"

Piplup slapped Pikachu across the face as he growled. "Hey, I want some sort of appearance! I'm the Luigi of this series?"

Luigi shook his head as he shrugged. "And as usual, I get pinned as the butt monkey..."

Dawn rubbed the back of her head. "Piplup, aren't you fine with getting a love of love in the Pokemon anime?"

Piplup waved his right flipper at Dawn. "Psh, no it is not! I want all the coverage to me!"

Lucario sighed as he shook his head, riding in a dark blue kart. "You need to learn self control..."

Master Hand glanced at everyone as he continued, "Right, so as I was saying, we got more replacements." He then pointed to a bunch of new racers. "See these guys? They're from Mario Kart 7. You'll enjoy their presence."

Everyone gawked in horror as they stared at the Honey Queen Bee, completely ignoring poor Wiggler and Shy Guy.

"Hi!" Honey Queen greeted in an annoying, high pitched voice.

Yoshi rolled his eyes. "To think, she's more annoying than Barney."

As if on cue, Barney The Dinosaur laughed as he rolled up in his lego cart, completely revived by Master Hand and Taj. "Did someone summon me?"

Everyone groaned loudly, except for Honey Queen, who was squealing with joy.

Master Hand turned to the right. "Right. You all might remember R.O.B. here, and we also got the three other original F-ZERO racers alongside Captain Falcon-"

"Hey wait a minute!" Pit interrupted, being on a light bike with white feathers covering it. "How come you're rushing through this without taking any consideration to properly showcase it?"

Master Hand glanced at Pit. "Because this is a race first, and explanations second. Now, if you excuse me..." He then pointed towards the northern direction, "Over here are the three event legendaries of Pokemon's Gen 5, of which being Keldeo, Aria Meloetta, and Genesect, all together!"

Keldeo, Aria Meloetta, and Genesect waved their arms as they sat together in a large car, with Keldeo driving, Genesect to the left, and Meloetta right in the middle."

"And finally, to top this thing all off," Master Hand concluded as he pointed to the front, "We have Tiny Kong, in her matured state, nonetheless!"

Tiny Kong giggled as she sat in a light blue kart with yellow and white stripes, being between Toadette on the left, and both Dixie Kong and Tooty on the right.

"That said, the rest of the racers, or whoever I miss, will be listed here." Master Hand concluded as he snapped himself twice. "Now, let's get this racing frenzy started!"

The racers cheered as they got ready for the race to finally start, and about time, too.