A/N: A while ago, I made a story that had this same title, but unfortunately, due to a computer glitch and heavy amounts of anxiety and stress, I had to take it down along with my old account. But now that I am back, I have decided to bring back this story. I wound up finding the files of the original story, but I decided to change them around a bit. For those who read the original, you will notice some similarities as well as differences. For those new here, welcome, it's great to see you all here

Disclaimer: I do not hate Super Mario Odyssey's Story. It's the simple Mario story we all know. I love the video game to death and play it most of my time. That game and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are great Switch Titles. Mario and all other related properties belong to Nintendo.

One last thing, I always do this with my stories. For certain scenes, I recommend music for people to listen to make the scene more dramatic. If you see a number (1) that is your cue to play the music. If you see a number with an "s" next to it (1s) that is your cue to stop the music. Got it? ;)

Suggested Music:

(1) Bowser Battle - Super Mario Galaxy OST

(2) Final Boss (Phase 2) - New Super Mario Bros Wii OST

(3) Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) - Super Mario Odyssey OST

Without further ado, enjoy the show!

I'm Getting Married

In the skies above Peach's castle, a donnybrook erupted between two foes. (1)

"Mama Mia!" Mario: Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom shouted, as he avoided getting burned to a crisp by jumping out of the way. The fire ball he dodged smacked against a white wall, vanishing in a split second.

Bowser: King of the Koopa Klan, laughed at the sight of Mario's bravery. He charged up another fireball in his mouth and shot it at his enemy. The Italian plumber did the same thing he did before, giving the giant turtle a taste of his own medicine. He shot an orb of flames at the Koopa's tail, making him jump up in the air in pain.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Bowser shouted. "Red hot! Red hot! Red hot!" he slammed his tail against the purple carpet of his airship; the fire disappeared. Bowser let out a sigh of relief before turning to Mario, looking deep into his soul with his cold, dead, red eyes.

"Ha ha ha!" Bowser laughed. "Face it, Mario! Your no match for me! Princess Peach is mine, and there's nothing you can do to stop me!"

"That's what you always, say, Bowser," Mario retorted, adjusting his classic red cap. "And you know what happens? I always beat you in the end. Wanna know why? Because I'm always one step ahead of you!"

"And I always have a backup plan!" Bowser snarled, snapping his fingers. He jumped up into the air, performed a front flip, and dive bombed towards the plumber.

Frightened, Mario ran out of the way, but as soon as Bowser crashed his metal boots into the ground, the force of the impact shot the hero into the golden railing of the airship. From there, he could see his girlfriend, Princess Peach Toadstool. She was tied up against a pole with a white cloth covering her mouth. She snarled at the giant turtle, angry that she was kidnapped on such a perfect day like this. She looked at Mario, begging him to break her out with screams of anger and distress.

Not only did she want to escape, but she wanted to help her boyfriend fight his arch-nemesis.

"Hang on, honey!" Mario said. "I'm-a coming- " he turned around and saw Bowser's fist heading right for him. "Gah!"

Bowser missed Mario by a split second, smashing his fists against the gold railing; it broke in half because of the former's brute strength. Bowser swatted at Mario with both of his fists before he smacked the plumber in the chest with his spikey tail. Mario flew backward, skidding across the ground with his brown boots.

He adjusted his cap again, tightened his blue overalls, and cracked the fingers underneath his white gloves; he was not ready to give up.

As Mario looked up at the giant turtle, he noticed that there was something oddly different about him. The same thing went for the airship both combatants were fighting on.

Bowser was wearing a white and purple suit with silver metallic boots. On top of his head was a mechanized hat with his Koopa Klan logo on it. He adjusted his purple tie and fixed his white suit; the only parts that were exposed were his tail and his massive shell. His air ship was completely white as well. A carpet made of purple silk scattered the floor, the railings were painted in a more golden color than they usually were, and wedding flowers were on the side of the ship. What could have forced Bowser to change his clothing as well as the colors of his own battleship?

Mario was oblivious to the answer; he wondered what Bowser's next plan was.

He knew the king of the Koopas did ridiculous things like imprisoning Sprixies, conquering the entire galaxy twice, and ruining various sports tournaments. What could he be up to this time?

Before Mario could make his predictions, he noticed his own girlfriend looked different as well. Her golden crown as no longer on her head. Instead, It was a silver tiara with teary eyes; it looked feminine. The silver object shed a small tear down her cheek; it landed in Peach's blonde hair.

The confused princess looked up and saw how lugubrious the crown looked. She sighed, feeling a bit of pity for her.

Mario scratched his head, looking back at Bowser. "What's going on here, Bowser? Putting on fancy clothes, decorating your battleship, and giving Peach a new crown? What's-a all of this nonsense?" (1s)

"I'm glad you asked, my chubby friend," Bowser replied with a sneer, putting his beefy hands together. "You see, Mario," Bowser then said something that would haunt Mario for the rest of his life. "I'm getting married."

"W-what!?" Mario screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Whoa, okay!" Bowser said, covering his ears. They hurt because of how loud Mario's response was. "Little loud there, buddy. Take it down a little."

That cursed reply ran through Mario's brain. Could this really be true? Could Bowser be proposing to Princess Peach? Mario always knew that Bowser had a fascination with the Mushroom Kingdom's ruler, but he never knew what the reason was. He always assumed Bowser kidnapped Peach every day just to annoy him, but he never actually thought Bowser had a love for Peach.

Granted, Mario did recall the time he and Peach went to Isle Delfino for a vacation, only for the latter to get kidnapped by Bowser and his son, Bowser Junior. He remembered the Koopa King telling his son that Peach was their mom, but he thought Bowser did that just to get humorous in a weird fashion.

Bowser wants to marry Peach? Mario said to himself. I always thought he wanted to enslave her, not marry her! What is this? This can't be-a true!

Turning his back away from Bowser, Mario reached into his pocket and took out something he's been wanting to give to the princess for so long; a red box. He opened it up, revealing the present that would define the future of him and Peach's relationship; a pink wedding ring with a blue ruby on the top.

Mario sighed, feeling awful that he didn't see this moment coming. Bowser would always come in and ruin peaceful days in the Mushroom Kingdom, but Mario prayed to the Mushroom Gods above that Bowser wouldn't mess up the day… he would propose to Princess Peach. Letting out a low sigh, he clenched the wedding ring in his fist before he put it back in his pocket.

"Bowser," Mario said with a scowl. "I know for a fact you don't love Peach as much as I do! You just want her as a slave for your kingdom!"

"You wanna know something, Mario?" Bowser asked, walking up to Mario and wrapping his around his shoulder. "You disgust me," he poked Mario's chest with his claw. He then walked away from the plumber, continuing that explanation of his plan. "I've always loved the princess way before you and your dingus brother showed up to the Mushroom Kingdom! She's mine, Mario, not yours! Mine! Once her and I get hitched, she's going to rule the Koopa Empire alongside me!"

"This is ridiculous!" Mario retorted, waving his arms. "You're fighting over her as if she's a trophy! Is that you treat your loved one?"

"She's not my trophy, she's my queen!" Bowser replied, motioning to Peach. The princess gave him a snarl. "My seven Koopalings have already picked up the supplies I need for the wedding. It's been fun, Mario, but I gotta practice my wedding dance routine. Ta-ta, loser!" (2)

"No! You're not taking her!" Mario shouted. He growled and tackled Bowser, grabbing him by his tail. He spun the turtle around like he did in the past and chucked him right into a wall. Bowser snarled, wiping some dust off his uniform.

"You're dead, plumber!" Bowser gritted his teeth. He shot another fireball from his mouth. Mario dodged it with ease and continued the fight against his enemy.

Princess Peach, who wanted nothing more than to have a peaceful date with Mario, was tired of all this nonsense. As she watched the two fight, she felt a tear drop down the side of her cheek. But it wasn't her's, it was the crown's.

Peach raised an eyebrow, wondering why this tiara was crying and why she was here in the first place. She would ask verbally, but because her mouth was tied shut by a white cloth, she couldn't do so.

But she did hear the little female crown say something in a somber tone, "Cappy… father… I'm so sorry,"

Cappy? Father? Peach said in her thoughts. Who is this person?

Peach then mumbled to the tiara, getting her attention. The silver crown turned her eyes downward, looking at the princess in need of assistance. She wiped away her tears with a fingerless, stubby, arm. She then replied to the princess.

"I'm sorry," the tiara said. "My name is Tiara. I'm the reason why this is happening.

Peach mumbled her a question, "What do you mean?"

"What?"

Peach mumbled again, "What do you mean this is your fault?"

"I can't understand you."

Peach rolled her eyes and told the crown to untie her.

"Oh!" Tiara said, realizing Peach needed help. "Sorry! Allow me!"

Tiara flew off of Peach's blonde hair and went behind the pole, quickly untying the ropes. Peach was soon set free and she yanked off her mouth cloth. "Finally!" she said. "Thank you… Tiara, was it?"

"Yes!" Tiara nodded with joy.

"What did you mean by you're the reason for this happening?" Peach asked.

"I'll explain later, right now, we have to save my dad!" Tiara exclaimed.

"Your dad? Where is he?" Peach inquired.

Tiara answered by pointing the giant white hat on Bowser's head. Speaking of which, the Koopa King grabbed Mario and slammed him against the purple carpet.

"Mario, you're ruining my carpet!" Bowser joked, chuckling at Mario's pain. "No, seriously, get your face off my carpet!"

"That hat is your father?" Peach asked Tiara.

"It sounds weird, I know, but it's true. I need your help to rescue him." Tiara said.

"Don't worry," Peach grinned, fixing her hair and tightening her white arm sleeves. "I got this."

Princess Peach jumped off the platform she stood on and began running toward Bowser at full speed. Mario jumped to side, evading Bowser's next attack, when he noticed that he was about to get some extra support. He smiled and chuckled at Bowser.

"What's so funny?" Bowser snarled. Peach jumped up and, without hesitation, punched Bowser upside the back of his head. She then grabbed the horns on his head and slammed him down on the carpet. Before he recovered, Peach kicked him up the face, causing Bowser to shoot through the air; he did several backflips before landing on his stomach.

"That's for ruining my date!" Peach snarled, wiping her lip. Mario walked up behind her, giving her a hug.

"That was great, Peach!" Mario smiled. "Great job!"

Peach gave her boyfriend a hug before she kissed his forehead. "Thanks, sweetie," she replied with a smile, but her positive feeling faded once Bowser got back up on his feet.

"Honey, seriously?" Bowser moaned in pain, rubbing his head. "Why?"

"Don't call me ''honey,' Bowser!" Peach grunted. Which made Mario smile. "The wedding's off! There's only one man I gave my heart too! Now, give me back Tiara's father!"

"Yeah-wait, what?" Mario asked, raising both his eyebrows. "Who's Tiara and where's her father?"

"Hi," Tiara greeted by waving at Mario. "That's me!"

Mario gasped in shock. A talking hat? That's something no one sees every day.

Shoot! She found out about… her! Bowser snarled, clenching his fist. I think it's time to end this once and for all!

Bowser suddenly charged for the plumber and pushed him to the side like a football player fighting his opponent. He grabbed Peach and held her against his body, almost as if he was hugging her. Peach's arms were stuck beside her body, unable to move them because Bowser hindered her from escaping his clutches.

"Let me go, you ugly mug!" Peach demanded. Bowser then noticed Tiara trying to go for the hat on Bowser's head. But the Koopa King was quick the grab the silver crown, placing her back on Peach's head.

"Now, now, little one," Bowser chuckled. "I don't want you leaving the party."

As Bowser turned around, he saw that Mario lunged at him, ready to attack. Mario's efforts were soon thwarted when Bowser smacked him across the face with his tail. Mario landed on his side before he got back up.

It was at that moment where Bowser gave a cold, maniacal, chuckle. He wrapped his fingers around the tip of his new hat. "This is the end… for you!" Bowser chucked his hat right at Mario's body; the top-hat spun around like a fast-moving record.

Mario ducked underneath the hat, but the whoosh of the hat caused his classic red cap to shoot off his brown hair. Tapping his head and fixing his hair, Mario scowled and cracked his knuckles.

"So, what?" Mario asked. "You knocked my hat off. I can still finish you!"

"Made ya look," Bowser sneered, shooting his enemy a wink.

"Hmm?" Mario rubbed his head, unaware that Bowser's top-hat was coming right back like to him like a boomerang.

"Mario, look out!" Peach yelled. She kicked Bowser in the shin, breaking free from his grasp. She rushed to her boyfriend; her feet tapped rapidly across the ground. Despite being in high heels, she ran like the wind. "Behind you!"

Mario turned around, but it was too late.

SMACK! (2s)

The top-hat hit Mario so hard in the chest, it sent him sky-rocketing off of the battleship. Peach accidentally tripped over her left foot, falling to the ground. She looked up, focusing her bluebell eyes on Mario's sudden defeat.

Through the clear sky, Mario was the only projectile in sight. But as he flew by, he started to disappear.

Within a matter of seconds, he was gone completely.

"MARIO!" Peach shouted at the top of her lungs. Tiara looked up and saw the defeat of Peach's boyfriend. The pink-dressed princess got down on her knees, slamming the ground with her fists. "No, no, no, no, no, NO!" she shouted an incantation that made Bowser smile. His arch-nemesis was finally gone.

The princess cupped her hands together before slamming the ground one last time. After the final slam, a small tear dropped from her eyes. She wiped the tear away, feeling like she'll be treated like a baby if she cried during something as dire as this.

A moratorium of activity occurred on the ship… until a final piece of Mario landed beside the princess.

Why?... I could have saved him!... I wasn't quick enough! Peach said to herself; another salty tear dripped down her cheek. She looked next to her and saw Mario's red cap, sitting right there. "I'm sorry, Mario," she sniffed. "I tried to save you."

Before she could take the only thing left of her loved one, Bowser stepped on the cap with his silver boot. Shocked by that, Peach got up on her feet, gritted her teeth, and clenched her fists. Tiara closed her eyes, refusing to watch more violence occur. Peach pulled back her fist and fired it at Bowser, but the turtle's bulky hand caught the blow.

"You monster!" Peach shouted.

"Oh, please," Bowser rolled his eyes. "Like Mario getting knocked out hasn't happened before."

Bowser gently pushed Peach to the ground, laughing at the thought of Mario being gone forever. He finally accomplished his lifelong goal of defeating Mario.

All that was left now… was to marry Peach.

"Time for my wedding with Peach," Bowser cackled. He lifted his foot, picking the cap off the ground. He tossed it off the ship in a tenderly fashion. "Jealous, Mario?"

The cap gently brushed against the wind, flying towards the back of the ship.

Unfortunately, it was caught in the ship's engine wings; it was cut into tiny pieces. Multiple pieces of red fabric flew across the wind; the only thing that was in normal condition (somewhat) was the M on Mario's cap.

Prior to vanishing forever, a white figure caught it with his stubby hand.

It was a white top-hate with blue wisps of hair and large eyes with red irises. Under the hat was a body, which almost resembled an Eerie. The figure looked at the hat's logo before looking off into the distance, noticing that the battleship had taken off.

He rubbed his head before getting an idea.

"Mario?" he inquired. "Maybe he can help me!"

The little hat took off to the horizon, hoping to find the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom.

"Excuse me, sir?... are you all right?"

He wasn't sure how long he was unconscious. Days? Weeks? Months? His senses were slowly coming back to him. His vision was hazy, yes, but he was unaware of where he was located.

"Are you Mario? Can you hear me okay? Hello?"

He woke up, adjusting his eyes to see where he was. One thing was for certain, he wasn't in the colorful land of the Mushroom Kingdom. He was in a place that looked dark and gloomy, It was though a hurricane was coming. There were small hat-shaped houses and airships that were spewing out smoke, it seemed like a war happened her. Then, he turned his eyes to the source of the voice: the same top-hat that managed to save part of his hat. Upon seeing him, he jumped, quite literally, out of shock. The sight scared the living daylight out of the hat was well, and it zipped over a nearby hill.

"Hey, wait!" Mario said to the floating creature, praying he'll get answers regarding his location. "Excuse me, sir! Can we talk!"

The hat screamed again and ran over another hill, Mario chased after him.

"Hold on a second," Mario shouted. "Who are you? Where am I? Where's Princess Peach?"

"Hey, I'll do you one better, who is Princess Peach?" the hat said in fear, running over another hill.

"I'll do you one better, why is Princess Peach!?... wait, hold on, that didn't sound right." Mario replied. He chased the hat through a bridge, unaware a bunch of other hats were whispering about his appearance and strange entrance.

"Who is that man?" one hat asked.

"Why is he chasing Cappy?" a female fedora asked.

"Has anyone seen President Reggie?" asked a male hat.

Mario chased the hat around the Central Plaza, looking at all the damage that has been done to all of the hat-shaped homes that plastered the black and white grass. What could have sparked such destruction? Mario's answer was a blur because he was mainly focused on catching the mysterious hat, whose name was Cappy.

"Stop!" Mario said before he tripped over a small hat-shaped light on the ground. He tumbled forward and landed against a mobile home. Cappy turned around, looked back at the plumber, and smacked against a stack of crates.

The stack of wooden boxes began to rumble because of the impact; they began to tip over, casting a shadow over Cappy. In other words, it was going to fall on him.

"Hey, watch out!" Mario shouted. He immediately jumped on his feet and ran towards the flying hat. He tackled him, pushing him out of the way. The boxes toppled over; the two on the top rolled across the ground.

The two chasers got off the ground, panting after dealing with that. Mario and Cappy looked at each other. They were finally way peace with each other. But the floating creature backed up a few feet, still startled at what happened before. (3)

Mario held up his hands and motioned to Cappy, "Mi dispiace, paesano. I didn't mean to jump up and scare you like that. Could you tell me where I am?"

The hat slowly hovered to him. "It's not your fault, I should be apologizing for my behavior. I tend to startle easily. My name is Cappy, welcome to Bonneton: Home of my own kind, Bonnetors. Are you Mario?"

"Yep! It's-a me, Mario! Woo hoo!" Mario smiled, doing his iconic jumping pose.

"I've heard about you, but I've never seen you in action before," Cappy said, offering the plumber his hand. "Please to meet you,"

"Likewise, Cappy," Mario replied, shaking Cappy's hand. "So, can you tell me what happened here? Looks like you guys had a battle."

"Funny you should say that. Not too long ago, we were under attack by the same monster that put you through the wringer."

"Bowser? Why would he come here? I mean, I've seen him attack places before, but those locations are connected to the Mushroom Kingdom. What made him come here?"

"Well, like your girlfriend, that demon kidnapped my sister and enslaved my father! I hoped to give chase to that monster in a ship of my own, but I was pinned down by that monster's minions. They escaped and left me to rot. So, I decided to get up and head after them. Unfortunately, it didn't go as well as I hoped. My Kingdom and I tried to fight off that fiend's forces, but they were too powerful for us."

"Yeah, I've noticed," Mario said, looking around at the destruction of the Cap Kingdom. He felt horrible that he couldn't be here to save everyone. If he and Luigi were present, Bonneton would have been saved. "What do we do now? We can't just let Bowser get away."

The Bonnetor thought for a moment. "Now that I think about it… I'm fairly certain my dad still has a ship, one strong and fast enough to get us to Bowser. However, it's located in another kingdom. Our only way to get there is through a special mode of transportation."

"Where's that?" Mario asked.

"Up there,"

Mario looked up to the right and saw a giant tower known as Top-Hat Tower; an orb of light shined on the very top.

The Mushroom Kingdom hero thought about his next move. "You know, Cappy, you and I seem to want the same thing. How about we team up? You help me rescue my girlfriend and I'll help you get my family back. I know it sounds weird for a stranger like me to ask you for help, but hey, if we work together, we can accomplish anything!... Wow, I sound as cheesy as my blue rival. What I'm trying to say is… you want to work together?"

Cappy didn't have to think about his decision. He offered Mario his hand. "Deal! But before we go, you're gonna need some new headwear."

"What do you mean?" Mario asked. He touched his head in curiosity, but as soon as he made physical contact with his hair, he realized his hat was missing. He gasped. "My hat!"

Cappy reached behind him and took out the only piece of Mario's hat still around. "Sorry about your hat, this was the only piece I can find."

Mario's hands shook as he gently took the hat from Cappy. His lips quivered and his eyes were filled with tears. He wiped his eyes and hugged his hat. "Mama Mia… Hat! No!... why did it have to be you!?"

Cappy cringed when he saw Mario hug his prized possession.

"How you and I had many times together," Mario cried, cuddling beside his cap. "Adventuring through eight worlds, fighting alongside me in Super Smash Bros Tournaments, and traveling through the galaxy with me… twice!... I'm-a gonna miss you!"

"Cheer up, buddy," Cappy smiled, shooting Mario a wink. "I can help you!"

"H-how?" Mario asked.

"Allow me!" Cappy winked again. He then hovered over his new friend and plopped himself down. To Mario, it felt weird having a Bonnetor on his head. He looked at him in discomfort.

"Oh, come on!"

"What's the matter, not your style?" Cappy chuckled. "Not to worry, I got something else for ya,"

With the shred in his hands, Cappy spun around rapidly. Like that, the Bonnetor transformed into an exact duplicate of Mario's cap. The only difference was that Cappy's eyes were in place of the letter M. Mario squeaked with joy and grabbed the hat.

"Yes! Hat, you're back!" Mario began kissing the top of Cappy's head simultaneously "I'm-a so happy!"

"All right, all right, get off me!" Cappy said. "You ready to go?"

Mario then tossed Cappy in front of him; the latter came back to the former like a boomerang. "Let's-a go!" Mario replied.

The two of them began their journey. Thankfully, Bonneton wasn't filled with bad guys, so getting around was a piece of cake. The two adventurers came across a lever sitting on the top of a staircase of hills.

"Throw me at that lever," Cappy said.

Without question, Mario did what he told. Cappy gripped his hands around the lever and pulled it back; a large drawbridge suddenly came from the abyss below the kingdom.

"Whoa, how'd you do that?" Mario smiled in inquiry.

"We're weirder than we look," Cappy replied.

"I'll say," Mushroom Kingdom's hero grabbed the hat and made his way across the bridge. From there, they were greeted by a few Goombas that were guarding a red door with a golden hat on it. Mario jumped on the enemies with ease, making them vanish in thin air.

"What odd little creatures," Cappy said. "They seem to know you and not like you."

"I don't have the best reputation when it comes to Bowser's minions," Mario quipped. He and Cappy then opened the door to the Top-Hat Tower. The former threw his hat at the door to do just that. The two then entered a pathway containing nothing but darkness, unaware of where they'll end up next. (3s)

END OF CHAPTER 1

And that does it for our first chapter. Mario has found a new companion within Cappy. How will these two learn to work together during their journey? Will they save Princess Peach and Cappy's family before it's too late? Find out in our next chapter. Yes, most of this is recycled from the first part of the game, but trust me, there will be a lot of things that'll make this story more unique and stand out from the game. I love the game, but I think there were a few missed opportunities such as character interaction, character appearances like Luigi, Daisy Wario, Waluigi, etc. And let's not forget, cutscenes with Bowser and Peach. I wondered what those two did while Mario was rocking his boxer shorts.

Anyways, stay tuned for "Chapter 2: Mario and Cappy."

POST-A/N:

This might sound strange, but I do like Princess Peach as a character. I am a big fan of her. Why? Because I see a lot of potential for growth in the character. That, and she was one of my personal favorites in Smash Bros and she was also my childhood crush. One of the things I want to do is focus on the dynamic on Peach and Mario as well as focus on the former manning up as the hero she was born to be. Expect her to step up and crush her enemies from time to time.

Yes, Cappy and Tiara have a father for this story. I decided to add that OC because one of my head cannons is that Bowser's hat was a Bonnetor that was captured by the Koopa Empire. I doubt that is true, but I like to think that is the case.

Overall, that does it for this first chapter. Let me know what your thoughts are so far. Give me constructive criticism, but NO FLAMES! Flames will not be tolerated here. I'm The Sensational SpiderDom321 and I'll see y'all next time!

~SD321 (SpiderDom321)