[Sonaze] Love At The Olympics

Meeting Team Mario/Blaze and Amy's Rivalry

Mario and Luigi were having a good day after stopping another dangerous get-rich-quick scheme by their rivals Wario and Waluigi. The reason that the heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom had to stop the dastardly duo this time was because Wario thought it would be a good idea to cause city-wide destruction and blame it on the King Koopa himself, Bowser. Of course, Waluigi was more than willing to go along with the plan. The next step was to charge a hefty fee for repairs.

It was a fool –proof plan, except for one problem: everywhere Wario went, the fat bastard left a garlic scent, and Waluigi didn't think to cover it up. The Mario Bros. found out quickly that it was indeed their nasty rivals. Typically, Luigi would be scared of most things. Neither Wario nor Waluigi are one of them. The giant ape known as Donkey Kong, maybe, but not these two.

"This is just-a like them, Mario. Always trying to make money the wrong way," said Luigi.

"Of course, Luigi. The oldest-a trick in the book," replied Mario. The brothers have always protected the Mushroom Kingdom from small-time threats like their rivals to the big-time enemies, such as Bowser Koopa. This mainly means protecting Princesses Peach and Daisy. When they got to their house, Toad was on a delivery run.

"Hey, guys! Just in time! The O.A.A. has sent these invitations. And don't worry; I've already given Bowser and Bowser Jr. theirs. We don't want a repeat of London, now do we?"

"Nope!" the Mario Bros. replied in unison. Mario and Luigi both recognized the design of the envelopes as a sign that the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi were coming up. They were excited to compete against Team Sonic again. When Sonic and Mario were in London, they spent most of their time trying to stop Bowser and Dr. Eggman from cancelling the Olympics in 2012. Before that, in 2010, they were doing the same thing in Vancouver.

They knew that Yoshi couldn't wait to see Silver the Hedgehog again. Ever since Silver was introduced to the Olympics in Vancouver, the two have been best buds, up to the point that when Yoshi found out that Silver was on a mission, he knew he was serious. Other than that, Silver was as easy-going as Mario's Rival Sonic the Hedgehog.

Mario also was one of the few in the Kingdom who knew about Sonic's crush on Blaze, so he knew that Sonic would want to be alone with her. He hoped Yoshi could keep Silver occupied so Sonic and Blaze could be left alone. This reminded him of his relationship with Peach and Luigi's relationship with Daisy. The latter was what caused Luigi's rivalry with Waluigi to happen in the first place. This rivalry was as intense as Sonic's rivalry with Shadow; the difference was that the "Luigi-Waluigi conflict" was based on affection for Daisy, while the "Sonic-Shadow rivalry", which stemmed off from their first meeting in Station Square, was based on speed.

The group arrived in Sochi, with Bowser, Bowser Jr., DK, the Dastardly Duo, the Princesses, Yoshi, and the Mario Bros. within the group. As soon as Mario got everyone signed in, he saw Sonic and Blaze looking around.

"Long-a Time, No See, Sonic," said Mario.

"What's up, Mario," said Sonic.

"I see everyone here except for Vector. Where is he?"

"Right here," replied Vector. The Chaotix Detective Agency, which consisted of himself, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee, have arrived early because Omochao delivered their invitations before Sonic and Eggman got theirs, and they decided to head over to Sochi early. Unfortunately, they couldn't sign in because that was Sonic's duty. "Charmy thought it would be a good idea to play in the snow. Poor kid got himself a cold."

"Oh man, Vector. Why didn't you call?"

"We use our savings for rent, remember. We have a landline."