It was the last day of October, and Mario was a happy man. He had defeated Bowser, saved the Princess, and all without the aid of that sibling of his. So, to reward himself, he had taken a vacation in a little rural town in one of those states in the U.s. that have four straight borders.
Mario, being your stereotypical spaghetti slurping Italian, had never encountered Halloween before, so he was particularly excited as he decorated the front door of his rented house with a little skeleton smiley face.
He had just finished filling a basket with candied mushrooms when the first batch of trick-or-treaters arrived.
Far from being pleased with their treats, the little goblins and witches threw their candied mushrooms on the ground in disgust and proceeded to give Mario a dose of their "tricks".
One kid grabbed Mario's huge nose and yanked with all his strength. Imagine his horror when it stretched to almost four times its original length.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!! EGADS! Rubber-faced monster!! HELP!! RUN!!" The children all fled, save the one still holding Mario's nose. The boy simply stared at the object in his hand, frozen in terror.
Mario gently freed his nose from the boy, and it snapped back to normal, with a "boing". At this spectacle, the boy's eyes rolled into his head and he fainted.
Rather than have an unconscious child ruin his first Halloween, Mario (ever the creative one) worked the boy into his Halloween decoration.
The next batch of kids marvelled at the life-like "corpse" lying by the door. Mario decided to play it safe and dished out the more conventional lollipops. As he passed out the treats, he spied a green shell among the children. One of the kids (obviously a future environmentalist) had dressed up as a turtle.
"DIE-A EVIL KOOPA!" Mario screamed as he flew 10 metres into the air.
"NOOOOOOOO!" was all the child could utter before being crushed under Mario's not-too-light body.
"HELP!!! It's a giant sumo monster!! RUN!!" The children all fled, save the poor turtle/child who was lying unconscious.
Mario decided to improve on his decoration.
Two teenagers strolled along the street, dressed as vegetables, openly rebelling against the conventional spooky costumes. They stopped by Mario's door to ooh and aah about the great "scarecrow" propped against the "corpse".
Mario took one look at the teenager/mushroom and a strange hungry look came into his eyes.
"Mama mia, that's-a the largest mushroom I have-a ever seen-a."
"Hey, man, this guy gives me the creeps, let's get outta here," the corn said, tugging at the mushroom.
"Can't you see he's just pretending? It's Halloween for crying out loud! You can't be scared at every witch or maniac you meet."
Poor mushroom should have listened to his friend. Mario was upon him and chewing on his costume in a flash. The corn fled, but the mushroom was held in a death grip by the mushroom-hungry Mario.
After a few seconds, Mario wondered why he hadn't increased in size or strength. He gave a shrug and decided to save the mushroom for snacks later. The screaming voice inside would give a nice audible touch to his decoration.
A witch and her little sibling witch were drawn to Mario's house by the very original life-like screaming.
"Hey! Help me, somebody! This lunatic thinks I'm a mushroom and he's saving me for supper! HELP!!! I'm gonna get EATEN!!"
The little witch merely giggled and knocked on the door.
Mario greeted them from the roof (he thought waiting by the door was unoriginal) and whipped a couple of lollipops at them. Unfortunately, Mario was unaware of his enormous strength (hey, this guy can lift Bowser and whirl him like a pillow) and so the lollipop struck both witches on the forehead and both fell unconscious.
"AAHH!! You killed them! You killed them both! And you're gonna EAT me afterwards!! HELP!!!!!"
Mario thought that the lawn was getting a little crowded.
Late into the night, a lone Nintendo fan came by, dressed as his favourite green plumber. He was astounded at the great-looking "corpses" sitting in a huge cauldron. The screaming mushroom was odd, but it definitely helped with the overall effect. Imagine his delight when he saw Mario.
"Wow, great costume! I love that moustache, how'd you do it?" Then, doing a little role-playing, the child added, "hey, 'bro, how's the Princess lately?"
Mario gaped at the child in shock. "Luigi? Mama mia! I-a thought-a we'd gotten rid of-a you for-a good-a. How'd you escape that-a Chinese sweat-a shop-a?"
Before the confused child could respond, Mario had pushed him onto the ground and had thrown a huge sack over him.
"You shouldn't have-a a returned, Luigi. Sorry, little-a brother, but the world only needs-a one-a superhuman plumber-a," Mario said as he quickly tied up the sack and threw it in a fake iron maiden.
Not wanting Luigi's friends (if he had any) to avenge his sweat shop days, Mario packed his small luggage with superhuman speed and fled the country.
The Judges for Best Halloween Decoration came by his house a short while later. It was a shame Mario wasn't there to receive his trophy.
A brotherly hug? Looks can be deceiving. Mario seems to be "hugging" his brother around the neck, and Luigi's eyes seem to indicate discomfort. Most likely, Mario was caught in the act by a brave photographer, and only had enough time to cover up his true deed by smiling.