WARNING: CONTAINS BLOOD AND GORE An MXM SMG4 fan story. All characters belong to Nintendo and Glitch Productions (Cover image by M3trone on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/M3trone/) The start of the trilogy (both for writing and for future animate projects) When Mario stumbles upon his friends (and his crush) talking behind his back after leaving him behind, Mario runs off to where he finds a magic flower that gives him abilities beyond anything he knows. But he needs to conquer his fears if he wants to be a hero and to admit his secrets he keeps in the dark cause something from his past has returned to bring him down.