"There he is." the gunner uttered to himself and took a step forward. He readied the blaster on his shoulder. The Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom jumped over his comrades and hopped between obstacles. Rob, the Bullet Bill Blaster, turned the dial on the cannon to 'Manual' instead of the default 'Automatic' setting. He preferred it this way.

Usually, Bullet Bill Blasters tended to go about spamming their projectiles from afar to attempt taking the plumber by surprise. Rob was normally no exception, but this time, he was taking some advice from a.. friend.

"Take your time. Don't rush into things," was what he would have always offered. Rob had always brushed off the advice. He was a cannons expert, after all. Things had to be rushed. Aim, shoot, load, aim again. It was what had to be done, it was just a matter of different fighting styles.

"Don't you have to rush in your own attacks?" He had asked once, borderline sarcastic. "Or do you walk up toward the enemy slowly and strike them?"

"You know that's not what I mean." His friend, Pierre, laughed. He was a Koopatrol, way high up there. Silver armor decorated his body and shell nicely. The helmet hid his blonde hair fully and his silver eyes was only highlighted from the shadow it provided. "Take your time as in..." He wondered how he could put it into words. "Get to know your comrades. Fight alongside them, don't just use them."

"They're just Bullets," Rob told him, held slightly tilted in a bit of confusion. "It isn't like your soldier buddies."

"There's more than one dial, isn't there?" Pierre questioned him.

Rob shrugged. "Yeah. I guess. Nobody uses it. 'Idle' just allows you to let the Bullet Bills on standby and listen to your commands. It just slows you down."

"Yes. That's the point." The Koopatrol nodded.

"Do you want me to die?" Rob laughed gruffly. "You want me to seriously set it to idle, have the enemy get closer, and then just say attack."

"Maybe, it can throw them off! It's a setting for a reason. You guy do the same thing, maybe that's why we always lose!"

Rob rolled his eyes. "Everyone loses in their own way, so shut the hell up." Pierre laughed here.

"Besides," the Bullet Bill Blaster continued. "It's the Bullets themselves. They really have to be updated. Those robots are kinda useless."

"..." Pierre looked thoughtful here, and nearly a minute passed before he answered. "Do you know how they make Bullet Bills?" he asked, in a voice slightly lowered.

"Huh?" Rob questioned. "The Robots? What do you mean? How?"

"...They base them off their Blaster's mind. That's why yours have bad AI, and always miss."

"What?! Fuck off, Pierre!"

The Koopatrol laughed and shoved the Blaster playfully rough. "Break's over, Soldier. Come on."

Back to reality, Rob took aim not at the advancing plumber, but to the ground beside him. He laid a finger on the trigger and shot.

A Bullet Bill shot out, though not with its usual force and speed. It quickly stopped its momentum and hovered upward. It 'unhinged' itself and opened up.

Rob stared as the Bullet Bill opened up to reveal a girl. Well, girl robot. Cyborg! There we go.

The robotic gal had blonde hair, wavy, and shoulder length. Her skin was a healthy tan. The Bullet Bill Armor was a dark shade, with white accents and such. Not unlike his own long jacket. The black mechanical parts looked great with the bright gold locks. It covered her arms and legs, and spread to have a type of mechanical wings.

She opened her eyes, which were yellow as well. They seemed to scan him in the brief two seconds in between opening her eyes and speaking. Likely to ensure the one who shot her was a member of the Koopa Troop. The skull shaped mask clipped at his belt confirmed this was her Blaster.

"My name is Billie. What are your commands, Sir?"

'Names?' Rob wondered. 'Do they all have names?'

Aloud, he cleared his throat. "Our target is Mario, of course." He jabbed a thumb behind him, trying to explain quickly. "I'm going to summon up more Bullets as back up for you. Do all you can to swerve and trick him. We'll bring him down here."

Billie nodded. "Orders received and understood. Waiting for your signal." That part sounded more robotic.

It felt.. cool giving orders and being listened to. Maybe that's why Pierre worked so hard to be promoted. Rob's eyes glanced down briefly in sorrow. But this was no time for that.

He turned back to the grassy edge of the rise he stood on with intent in his eyes. His eyes targeted Mario advancing near. Just far away enough to be taken by surprise. He lifted the Blaster again.

"Go!" He commanded to Billie as he shot twice in rapid succession.

The blonde cyborg blasted off, and the two new arrivals opened up, in a similar manner to her.

"I'm Bullette!" One greeted excitedly immediately. Her red eyes immediately seemed to lock onto Mario. She seemed to know exactly what the target was.

"Brute." The other voice came bluntly. "What should we do?"

So the personality wasn't a set coding...?

Rob shook his head slightly. Focus. Looking from the spunky green haired Bullet with a more modern look to her to the dark blue haired man who was significantly taller-was he a Banzai? Rob wanted to lean toward yes!- the Blaster commanded shortly, pointing to Billie who furthered quickly. "You two will be her backup. She's set to confuse the plumber. Bullette, you seem to be fast. Take a roundabout route to take him by surprise. Brute. You're larger and can pack a punch, no doubt. Pressure him. Stay on his trail."

"Orders received and understood!" Bullette shot forward.

"..Waiting for your signal." Brute recited. Rob outstretched his arm to give the go ahead, and the Banzai Bill started.

Rob watched closely at the scene that took place.

Billie locked onto her target and looked down at Mario until the plumber noticed her and skidded to a stop, looking up at her. She feigned heading towards him, veering to the left as he jumped up and landed without ending her.

That was new. He turned to keep an eye on her cautiously. Billie turned to him again, mechanical wings letting a short burst of speed to feign charging him again. This time, Mario jumped toward her. Hands outspread to try and grab her if she tried to steer away. However, the blonde cyborg rose to above his reach keeping a steady stare toward him.

"What game are you playing at?" Mario asked upon landing on the grassy path.

The Bullet Bill stared at him with no response at first, then sensed an incoming ally. "I play no game." She started to distract him. "The Army shall bring you down. You have roamed free for too long."

Mario gave an annoyed stare and started to run forward- to get her to chase him, or to get past her, anything worked!- when a he heard a laughter to the side out of his field of vision. Both he and the Bullet Bill turned to the sound, one surprised and the other miffed.

"Badly programmed," Billie muttered under her breath about the incoming Bullet Bill.

Bullette grinned wildly as she spiraled toward Mario at a surprising speed. The plumber recoiled and lunged out of the way, feeling the wind of the rush behind him. The green haired newcomer turned sharply and kept on Mario's tail. The red clad fighter scrambled backwards before getting up quickly and hopping over the Bullet Bill. As he passed overhead, Bullette chomped at his feet.

'This is strange.' Mario noted. 'Are these Bullet Bills or not?'

He brought down his foot hard right behind the attack she threw at him and she stuttered along the ground. Mario's bounce off that jump allowed him to give a second harder stomp then jump back. Bullette's already wobbly trajectory caused her to to slam into the ground, being finished off in an explosion.

Mario landed safely several feet away from the settling fiery show. He turned back to the blonde winged cyborg, stance poised. Billie frowned, keeping in mind her orders.

Keep distracting him.

She opened her mouth to speak once more, but the plumber leaped forward, never the one for time or words wasted.

Billie hovered backwards in the air to avoid his grasp. Another Bullet Bill for backup! She noticed the Banzai Bill come into view a few yards behind the plumber. With her hardened glare, she flew down low, like an eagle swooping down to rake claws into prey. Mario dived out of the way and rolled to a defensive stance as Billie turned in the air to him again.

'How to beat her?' He looked around, for anything nearby. He suddenly heard the rumbles of an incoming Banzai Bill and turned away to look in surprise. "OOF!" Being off guard was the last thing he should have done. The Bullet Bill swooped down again and caught a hold on him. Mario was tackled to the ground and gripped tightly. The Banzai Bill was coming closer.

Struggling wildly for his life, the plumber managed to get his arm free for a split second. He landed a punch to the blonde's face. Billie gave a grunt of a pain, and Mario took the upper hand. He threw his weight back and threw the Bullet off balance. Getting his own tight grip on her, he stood and spun her into the direction of the impending Banzai.

Without looking back, he ran a few paces and dived to the ground, covering the back of his neck and head tightly.

The world spun for the cyborg. 'Think back to your training.' She tried, attempting to get used to the air velocity and regain control.

She was never able to.

Brute stared at the incoming force. It was too late to change direction. He waited for impact.

The explosion was grand, Mario felt the force and rubble and debris spread. A few rocks hit his hands and back. He looked up after several seconds, and let out a breath. Looking up to the path ahead, he got up. ' Aha. There we go.' There was the one manning the Blaster.

"Shit." Rob cursed as he saw Mario spin and toss Billie away to Brute. Bullette had gone down quickly, but he was sure the other two would have been successful. They were so close.

Mario got up and the two opposing forces made eye contact.

Rob frowned, and unclipped the mask from his side, and rose it to his face, providing cover. The Blaster shot to the side once, quickly set the dial to automatic, and let loose four shots. The Four Bullets rushed to Mario. Rob didn't give a second thought to how those Bullets might have been, but a voice caught his attention.

"My name is Bulle."

His black eyes went to meet the new one's own silver. A familiar voice, with a robotic twinge. Was that...?

"...What are your orders?"

"Bulle...?" He repeated in a mutter, not noticing Mario hopping atop a Bullet Bill.

The Bullet Bill stared straight ahead. "Your orders? Is he my target?"

"Yeah..." Rob nodded, so familiar, but he couldn't be, could he? "Are you-?"

Mario finished off the last of the four automatic Bills and leapt through the air towards Rob and Bulle, on the grassy rise they stood on.

The Bullet Bill pushed Rob aside, the Blaster landing quite ungracefully on his behind while he raced to meet Mario. Rob let out a startled noise when he landed, still in shock. He stared blankly as Bulle caught up to Mario and they locked grips in midair. Grappling and struggling against the other, though Bulle had the advantage since he was able to control where they go midair. He rose them up and up.

The plumber yanked an arm back roughly, and landed two quick blows with his arm at an awkward angle. Bulle growled and glared, though his grip was weakened enough for Mario to fully push away from the Bullet. He began to fall towards the ground, wanting to land before the Bill caught up to beat him quickly.

Though the Blaster on the ground honestly slipped his mind. When they made eye contact, the Guy seemed to snap out of the strange daze he was in and scrambled to his feet, adjusting his weapon.

He pushed a notch, and shot twice upwards. Mario frowned. 'Too much is happening today...'

The velocities of the Bills left no doubt that the plumber was in danger. He didn't want to use the plant, but they left him no choice. Reaching into his pocket, he grasped the stem of the Flower, and focused on the magical properties. His clothes flashed to white and red, and warmth flurried through his body. He held a hand out and felt the flames escape his hands.

The fireballs caught the mechanical bullets and they exploded on contact. The black smoke and heat was swept and blinded the plumber. Mario squinted against the cloud before turning to face upward. He was running out of time. He went and flung a fireball at the final Bullet Bill before losing his breath. Said attacker had 'tackled' him, making him lose his power up already. What a waste! Though, luckily for Mario, he was also blinded by the thick smoke, so the grip wasn't as tight as before. He wasn't sure if the flame had hit him. Taking a chance, he turned back sharply and flung the Bullet bill down...

Rob stared up at the black smoke intently, 'Did I help or hinder? ...I would loathe to think that...'

Then, coming out at full speed from the black smoke cloud, with trails of it clinging to his body, His Bullet Bill came hurtling toward him. His face was buried into the crook of his arm, eyes and face covered. One of the engines was burnt and damaged, indicating the reason why he wasn't being kept afloat.

The Bullet Blaster had no time at all to react when the Bullet crashed into him full force. The impact was devestating, and at the same time his engine imploded. His back hit the ground and the blast skidded them along a couple of more feet.

"Oghh..." the Blaster groaned, letting his head rest against the ground. Dazed and injured, he stared up at the cyborg above him. Cackles of electricity sounded distantly. He lost focus.

Bulle stared back. The many hits got on him was taking its toll. Though the Blaster...

Mario landed but did nothing except cautiously seeing what would happen next.

The mechanical weapon knew he wouldn't last any longer, so he decided on the best thing he could then and there. What Koopatrols do best; Call for help. He raised a hand to where his chest and shoulder met and pressed a button. A signal would be sent to where he was. At least, to aid Rob.

"You'll be fine," he mutters, his objective being labeled a failure. He weakly removed himself from Rob, and lay on his side in the grass.

"Pierre." Rob uttered, following him with his eyes. "And you?"

The damage to his engines were too much. "You'll be fine. " he repeated.

"..." Rob couldn't find anything to say as words slipped from his mind and entered darkness.

Mario quietly turned and left the despairing scene.

-Logging on...

-Online.

-Unit Name: Bar

-Equipped with Speed Boost, Higher Than Average Defense, Speed.

-Skills: Good Speed, Acceleration, Evasion.

-Tendency to avert enemies and best in groups.

-Commands: Stay Idle, unless Designated Blaster gives you direct input commands.

-Entering Idle Mode.

-Awaiting Command...

Everything seemed to be working just fine. The cloaked Medi Gal let out a sigh as she pushed back from the hospital bed-slash-operating-table and stretched. That surprise distress signal and its findings may well have put her into overtime. The nearly busted Bullet Bill and his Blaster. No doubt taken down by Mario.

She had rescued the two and placed them into her little hovercraft type vehicle. Returned them here to Base. She had gathered up the broken pieces of the Bazooka itself and decided to refactor it into her ongoing project with the fallen soldier.

'Recycling is important,' she thought warily in an almost exasperated joke, too used to these types of projects. 'Lucky for him, the Bullet Bill next to him didn't fully explode.'

As for the Bullet Bill itself... She could possibly save the cyborg in the other room but was it worth it? The resources going into it... Mechanical parts, engines, her time...

She gave a small hmph. 'I'm going to be paid anyway. But... I'm going home. I can't focus when I'm tired and bleary-eyed. Alright,' she decided, 'If it's still alive and at least in a semi-stable state, I'll fix it up too.'

The young woman stretched, her long red sleeves slipping down a bit. "For now," she spoke, "Time to clock out!'

Author's Note: What an ominous start. Lol. My start to the Personification Series. Basically, pseudo- Monster Girls and Guys for the Mario enemies, with a plot! Humanized? Gijinka? Eh, I'll find someway to describe it in the summary. Every one of the Bullet Bills have traits of previous 'species' they used to be. Even Rob, who represents the "Bullet Bill Blaster" has a species. Can you figure it out? Also tried my best in describing how they look like in story, but who knows. I have a few characters planned, since this plot will go somewhere, but if you have a certain Enemy you want to see, leave it in a review!