[center][h2]Toad Town[/h2][/center]
[sub]Cap Card Tournament[/sub]

	Kent C. Koopa looked down at Jr troopa through his swirly specs, blinking in complete disarray. [i]Prove himself?[/i] Did this pipsqueak think he needed to prove himself? It's not like he was looking prove anything really, but there was some sort of appeal to his proposition. Mario had beaten him good back when Bowser lifted the entire castle from its roots in the past. Kent didn't hold any resentment for him, but the idea of whooping his ass did sound like a bit of fun. Kent shook his head, following after Jr. Troopa reluctantly. He didn't know why exactly, but he respected his tiny superior. Jr Troopa had to be [i]really[/i] good at Cap cards to have defeated him.

	He had no intention of beating up Mario, though. He just thought that maybe, keeping the hot-headed little card-typhoon safe was the least he could do. That little kid had spunk. Spunk was potential. Potential was money. Hehehe... Money...

	Luigi, by now, was frantically worming his way through the panicked citizens towards where he brother had dealt with a small group of the invaders in a rather [i]unpleasant[/i] way. After witnessing his brother take out a large portion of the enemies, Luigi was part excited, part anxious, and about 90% disgusted. Regardless, he jumped to aid the civilians nearby, hopping super-high and bonking several of the nearby goblins without restraint. How dare they attack toad town!

	As the goblins and octoroks completely swarmed the plaza though, the cloaked man smiled and threw his coverings into the sky, revealing that he was none other than... A really old guy with a massive bald spot and a scraggly grey mustache. His hair was flaring out of his head on either side like bat wings, and his chin cleft into two bulbous orbs. "WAhahaha!" He shouted, flourishing his white lab coat and holding up two cards. Within a moment, the two cards began glowing, before releasing a pair of robotic creatures. "The plan is in motion! Go, Fire man and Elec man! Wreak havoc!" 

	What a tournament...

[center][h2]Peach's Castle[/h2][/center]

	A blood-curdling scream rang from one of Peach's balcony, tearing through the air relentlessly. It was Princess Peach herself, falling victim to who-knows-what sort of villainous evil. Had somebody truly beaten Bowser to his signature kidnapping? It would certainly explain the horrendous scene in toad town. The castle guard was sent away in droves to defend the town's people. Not only that, but the famous mario bros were preoccupied as well! What a perfect distraction... But who would kidnap princess peach??

	Suddenly, Six Flashes of Neon light tore across the afternoon sky, heading past the farthest stretches of the mushroom kingdom. It was impossible to lead them with the naked eye. What the hell were they? Comets? People? Magical death beams? Who knew!? One thing was certain though, they weren't friendly, as was made painfully obvious when they left several large holes in the roof of Peach's castle.

	As quickly as it had begun, Peach's scream was [i]cut off[/i]. What happened to her?? A strange cackling echoed from within her chambers, one of a man devoid of sanity.

	[b]"How pristine, how beautiful, how [i]Rarrrrre!!![/i]"[/b]