The Super Mario Bros. Movie Page #5

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PEACH:
Oh, yeah... When you get hit, you lose the power.

MARIO:
Great.

[Peach supplies another Super Mushroom, and Mario grudgingly eats it, regaining his large size.]

PEACH:
Come on. Try again.

[Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" plays as Mario begins training. Each time he runs the course, he continuously fails as he gets hit, squashed, bit and launched away. He eats several Super Mushrooms, even to the point of throwing it back up. As the sun rises on the next day, Peach is asleep. Mario, determined to succeed, eats another Super Mushroom and tries the course again. He goes under to avoid fake Fire Bars as he punches through the platform. Peach wakes up as she spots Mario destroy the Bowser cutout, run past the Donut Blocks and bound off the fake Bullet Bills, preparing to reach the goal. He throws a bold smile but is eaten by a fake Pirahna Plant just short of the goal.]

PEACH:
Well... We have a long journey ahead of us, Mustache.

MARIO:
But I didn't make it.

PEACH:
You almost did. No one gets it right away.

MARIO:
How many tries did it take you?

PEACH:
Oh! (chuckles) So many. I was not good at it. Worse than you.

MARIO:
You got it right away, didn't you?

PEACH:
I got it right away, but I grew up here.

MARIO:
Okay, now you're just trying to make me feel better.

PEACH:
No, No... Is it working?

MARIO:
A little bit, yeah.

[We cut to Bowser's castle, where the various minions are celebrating and a Koopa rock band is performing "Attack! Fury Bowser".]

BOWSER:
My army! Koopas...

KOOPAS:
Yeah!

BOWSER:
Goombas...

GOOMBAS:
(snarling)

BOWSER:
Whatever those things are.

[The Spinies Bowser referred to sigh dejectedly.]

BOWSER:
After years of searching for the Super Star, it is finally ours!

BOWSER'S ARMY: Yeah!

BOWSER:
I am now the most powerful turtle in the world!

BOWSER'S ARMY: YEAH!!

BOWSER:
Soon, we will arrive at the Mushroom Kingdom.

BOWSER'S ARMY: YEAH!!!

BOWSER:
Where, after years of being sworn enemies... I will ask their princess to marry me in a fairy tale wedding!

BOWSER'S ARMY: YEA-

[The troops pause in place and the rock band stops playing.]

KOOPA BAND LEAD:
Uh…

KOOPA TROOPA WITH SPEAR: Yeah...

KOOPA:
Did he say 'marry...their princess'?

MINION:
(distant) Doesn't she hate you?

BOWSER:
Of course she hates me. But that makes me love her all the more. Her heart-shaped bangs, the way she floats in the breeze, her immovable tiara... And when she sees this Star... Oh ho ho ho. WEDDING BELLS!

KOOPA TROOPA WITH SPEAR: Well, what if she says no?

[The speaking Koopa is engulfed in Bowser's flame and turns into a Dry Bones.]

BOWSER:
Then I will power up with this star and destroy the Mushroom Kingdom!

[Koopa rock band continues playing again.]

BOWSER'S ARMY: YEAH!!!

BOWSER:
Prepare yourselves for the best wedding ever. It's gonna rock!

[The scene transcends to the Dark Lands where Luigi gets captured by Shy Guys and a Snifit, they take Luigi to a hot air balloon. During the flight, Luigi remembers his childhood where he is frightened by a bully until Mario (as a baby) stops him. The scene again cuts to Peach's castle. Horns play a fanfare as Mario and Peach exit the castle to a crowd of Toads, which catches Mario off guard.]

PEACH:
They're all counting on us. No pressure.

[Mario and Peach pass through the crowd, who give Mario curious looks.]

TOADS:
(cheering) Huh?

MARIO:
(nervous chuckle)

[Mario and Peach stand next to the Warp Pipe.]

PEACH:
My Toads! Our days of terror are almost over. With the help of the Kong army, we will stop--

[A blue Toad raises his hand, causing Peach to stop mid-movement.]

BLUE TOAD:
Uh... Who's he?

MARIO:
(nervous chuckle)

PEACH:
(beat) He's not important!

[The Toads start cheering again as Peach enters the pipe. Mario weakly waves goodbye and is also pulled in. They both start walking through the Mushroom Forest.]

PEACH:
Nervous?

MARIO:
Who, me? (scoffs) Yes. A little.

PEACH:
(giggles)

[Toad dances up behind them.]

TOAD:
♪ We're goin' on an adventure! ♪ (normal) Come on, guys! (scatting) Hey, Mario.

[Peach turns to Mario.]

PEACH:
You know this guy?

MARIO:
Uh--

TOAD:
We're best friends.

MARIO:
But are we?

[Toad hold up his finger to Mario and turns to Peach.]

TOAD:
Don't worry. (emphatically) I...will...protect you.

PEACH:
(impressed) A Toad brave enough to join me.

TOAD:
(menacingly) I fear nothing.

PEACH:
Well, that settles it. You're coming with us. Let's move.

[Peach and Mario run off. Toad grabs a Biddybud and spins it around.]

TOAD:
Ha-ha-ha! ♪ I said we're goin' on an adventure, woo! ♪

[Toad tosses the Biddybud behind him and runs after Peach and Mario. The three trek through various lands. Over a bridge, past a Cheep Cheep-riddled river, and through the Yoshi Forest. They climb up a mist-covered mountain range and watch a mesmerizing view.]

PEACH:
Pretty incredible, huh?

MARIO:
Mamma mia...

PEACH:
I'll never let anyone ruin this.

[Stars appear as Bowser plays a piano on a floating rock platform.]

♪ Peach

♪ You're so cool

♪ And with my star, we're gonna rule

♪ Peach, understand

♪ I'm gonna love you 'til the very end

♪ Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches

♪ Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches

♪ I love you

♪ Oh-oh

♪ Peaches

♪ Peaches---

[Kamek teleports in.]

KAMEK:
Sire?

[Bowser plays a sour note from Kamek's interruption.]

BOWSER:
(breathes in) What?

KAMEK:
A report from our intelligence. A mustachioed human has arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom.

(Bowser huffs in anger)

KAMEK:
The princess has been training him. They are up to something, sire!

[Bowser sits in silence, then pats the bench seat next to him.]

BOWSER:
Sit. Jam with me.

(Bowser plays the Underground Theme while Kamek plays the Coin sound effect)

BOWSER:
This, uh, human. Where did he come from?

KAMEK:
We...aren't sure?

BOWSER:
Does the princess...like him?

KAMEK:
(gasps) Sire! Look in the mirror! You have nothing to worry about.

BOWSER:
I know that. I'm not threatened.

(Bowser promptly slams the piano lid on Kamek's fingers, causing Kamek to scream in pain)

BOWSER:
FIND OUT WHO HE IS AND WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING!!!

KAMEK:
(whimpering) I'm on it, sire! May I lift the cover?

BOWSER:
Not yet. Pain is the best teacher!

[Kamek whines in anguish. Meanwhile, in the Fire Flower Fields, Peach and Toad set up camp while Mario sits forlornly, worried for Luigi.]

MARIO:
(sighs)

PEACH:
(concerned) Thinking about your brother?

MARIO:
We've never been apart this long.

PEACH:
Don't worry. We're going to save him.

[Peach touches a nearby Fire Flower, gaining its Power-Up effect as she sets the campfire with a fireball.]

MARIO:
You don't seem like you're from here.

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