Prologue

It is the Kart racing season in the Mushroom Kingdom. This event is a well loved spectacle of all races and nationalities, all of whom have come to see who would win the coveted Kart Race Cup. The horrible crash and the adventures the racers followed was only a month ago, and all the racers are now well enough to once again ride the road. It is currently the last race of the day, and it is an eight-way tie between all of the racers. Mario and his brother Luigi eventually pull away from the other racers, and are about to cross the finish line. Suddenly, a terrible laughter filled the entire stadium, and then blackness…

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