Spy Bros

## **Plot**

Mario and Peach are teaching Bowser how to do things politely even though Bowser insists his manners of royalty are polite enough. He then gets a call from one of his minions back at the ruins of the castle saying they can't find a red wallpaper that Bowser requested they put for the new throne room. He furiously yells at them, insulting them in the process, saying to get it done as soon as possible. He then ends the call with Mario and Peach glaring at him which leads him to admit he may need some assistance. They continue the lesson until Squirt barges into the castle, telling the group that they need to check the news. They do so and see that a murder spree has been taking place around the kingdom, leaving everyone on edge on where the serial killer could land his next kill next. Mario and Luigi immediately know what they need to do next and tell the others they will capture the madman and bring him to justice. Before they leave, Peach tells them they can't just blatantly leave like they, they will need to go "undercover". The bros oblige and are given " sneaky makeovers" by Peach. They both like the outfits complete with shades and they sprint off in search of the killer.

The bros sneak behind the last murder site near the airport and see that there is a green goo oozing from a barrel. They smell the goo and become disgusted by its foul smell. They investigate further and they find a clue leading to what they think is who the killer might be. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a napkin. Luigi then suggests the idea that they should go to the other murder sites just to see what things they may find there as well. Mario obliges with the suggestion and they both head off towards the other sites.

They go inside the backyard of a family's backyard with their permission and find nothing out of the ordinary. Mario is convinced nothing suspicious there is afoot but Luigi spots the same green goo seen from near the airport. He lets Mario know but before he could arrive the goo mysteriously vanishes. Mario tells him to focus which makes Luigi annoyed.

They go to the last site near a museum and find once again, nothing suspicious or anything the police haven't found new. Just as they are about to leave however, Luigi once again spots the goo coming from below reeds. He yells for Mario to come quickly, this time seeing the goo evaporate before his very eyes, causing him to question loudly what happened. Mario tells him to stop pranking him as there is no time to play around. Luigi then suggests they use an x-ray scanner or ultraviolet light built from Luigi's old inventions. Mario is about to use it until Luigi accidently activates rocket blasters from his weapon, causing the bros to blast away. Mario tries to stop it but ends up making it go even faster. The bros zoom around the kingdom, passing through a subway in front of a train, over freeways full of traffic and eventually crash land in a junkyard. Mario then confronts Luigi, saying that he should've known how to manage his inventions better leading Luigi to become angry with him, telling him if he would have just listened to him then they wouldn't be in that mess. They both argue until they hear rustling behind a junk pile. Mario uses his x-ray see-through goggles and sees a toad throwing away trash. Thinking not much of it, he is about to leave until Luigi tells him that is exactly his problem, he needs to see what is really happening before making any final decisions. Mario decides to trust him and sees that the toad is carrying a bag in the shape of a body. The bros become eccentric after also seeing the same green goo from the barrel, which turned out to be acid and that it was being left from the culprit after he was disposing the bodies at each of the sites. The bros go in to confront the toad but he quickly stops them by pointing a ray that stops them mid-air and he drags them to the ground. The toad relishes on his capture saying how they caught him before revealing himself to be Fawful. He also reveals that he actually didn't "kill" anyone but rather had dummies in place of the bodies and the acid was merely yet another illusion. He tells them that he knew they would eventually want to find out what was happening being the heroes of the kingdom and all. He also tells them that Lizel is hiding something secret from them both but wants to save the "surprise" for later, admitting he can't kidnap one of the bros alone, but he can with a little help and leverage before sinisterly laughing and leaving the bros suspicious.

They go back to the castle to tell the others it was only Fawful playing another trick. The others gasp in shock and prepare for battle but the bros tell them he has already left. Luigi pulls aside Lizel and asks her if she had something to say to him she would. Lizel becomes notably nervous but assures Luigi that is the case and why he would ask something like that. Luigi shrugs it off only saying that Fawful was just trying to lie to get him scared before leaving. Lizel is in horror asking him if he told him anything to which Luigi answers that he didn't but was planning a "surprise". Lizel becomes overwhelmed and insists she needs some fresh air. Luigi thinks she is just too nervous and leaves back to his room wondering if something is afoot.