The FANDOM Games

Region Three

"Mama Mia! Do you really want to volunteer Peach?"

"Dang right I do! I am going to prove to Bowser and all the Mushroom Kingdom  (this is the other name for the third region Peach gave it, I thought I should point this out, thanks) that women are strong! I am a princess and a warrior!" She flexed her muscles and fired her arrow directly into the centre of the Bowser head target her servant Toad was holding. She mused at her skills and turned to Mario. She was not the dainty girl everyone thought she was. 

"It'll be dangerous! I will miss you if you die." 

"I don't plan to die. I am going to win and use the prize to overthrow Bowser and put a stop to his terrorism." She began shooting more targets and throwing knives at trees. She was not wearing her well known pink evening attire instead she was wearing pink battle armour adorned with jewels. She may have been determined to prove she could fight like a man but she still liked fashion and believed in looking her best. You could see fire in her sapphire blue eyes. 

"Do you know who else is volunteering?" Mario asked, hoping she hadn't convinced Daisy to volunteer with her. 

"No! The rest of the tributes will be decided the old fashion way! By being drawn out. I hope I get to kill off Pauline. She spends what, thirty years off with Donkey Kong and now she wants to rub herself in our faces! Ugh!" Peach continued to fire her bow and swing her sword. Mario shook his head and hoped tomorrow his crush would not volunteer or be chosen. He hoped this was some fad. 

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That night Mario went to his brothers house. Every year he would go and make sure Luigi was okay. Luigi took death threatening situations seriously. 

"You okay bro?"

"Oh hi Mario! I am glad you made it! Last year you couldn't come." The memory of spending the night before the tributes being chosen was imprinted on his mind. Luigi understood Mario had to go save Peach, he always did, but he did promise. 

"I am sorry. But I am here now. How is Daisy?" He asked hoping to change the conversation. 

"She is fine. She actually gets excited about this things. She actually likes watching the Games. I couldn't, the first ten minutes always make me vomit. Too much blood."

"She doesn't plan to volunteer?" Mario asked, hoping the answer would be no.

"No way. Who would want to volunteer to die? I would hate to have to compete. I couldn't kill anyone."

"Yeah, I guess. It's just Peach is pretty adamant about volunteering as tribute. She wants to prove she can do it and she is not some dainty princess."

"Dang. I am sorry Mario. This must be hard considering you like her and all." 

"Shhh!" Mario panicked, " I don't want people to hear!"

"Why? Everyone knows you like her, it's no secret." Luigi was kind of glad Mario had one thing he was embarrassed about as petty as it was. He had plent, his phobias, tendency to get into trouble and his lack of ability to talk to ladies.

Mario did not answer pretending not to have the question. He turned the television on. Being the night before tributes were chosen there were a lot of old FANDOM Games reruns and various talk shows talking about last year's highlights.

"Turn them off!" Luigi yelled. He hated gory films and he hated the fact the Games were real. 

"Let's get some sleep. I need the energy to convince Peach not to volunteer."

Thanks again for reading this chapter! Will  Peach volunteer or is this a red herring? Tune in next chapter to find out about the fourth region... I am particularly excited about next chapter... it is one chapter closer to the actual event!

May the odds be ever in your favour! And let's hope for Luigi's sake this year won't be too gory!