Chapter 4: This One's Real

This One's Real is the fourth chapter of Mario Golf, following Something's Not Right and preceding The Smash Brothers. In it, the real Bowser tries to warn Mario and everyone else in the Mushroom Kingdom Castle about an incoming spacecraft. This One's Real is 2,076 words long.

Summary
It turns out that the real Mario followed a morning quite similar to Dr. Mario's simulation. He knocks Bowser unconscious and prepares to make a cake with Princess Peach. It turns out Bowser was only pretending to be unconscious; left on his own by Mario and Peach, Bowser stares out the window and vocalizes his desire to get a second chance at life - for him and his son. Bowser quickly notices a burning spacecraft plummeting out of the sky and towards the castle. He tries to warn Princess Peach to leave the danger zone, but she and Mario are convinced his pleas are a trap. Taking a new approach, Bowser kidnaps Mario and tries to use him to lure Peach out of the castle. However, Peach manages to catch up to and stop him. Running out of time, Bowser pulls Peach and Mario into his shell to protect them from the blast. The spacecraft crashes into the castle, decimating it. Investigating the crash, the gang stumbles across Meta Knight, the pilot of the spacecraft. Their introduction is cut short by Meta Knight collapsing from his injuries.

Characters

 * Mario
 * Bowser
 * Princess Peach
 * Meat Toad
 * Coocher Toad
 * Meta Knight
 * Screamy Toad (Mentioned)
 * Bowser Jr. (Mentioned)