Mario got up. Today was going to be a great day! He would get to squash goombas, save the princess, and those coins…oh, those magnificent, magical coins…Those, he would get no matter what the cost. Mario leapt out of bed and got dressed in his usual red shirt and hat, along with blue overalls, and he set out.

He passed the first few areas easily; collecting every coin, of course. Then, he got to the next level, and he saw a coin floating in the middle of nowhere. He jumped out to grab it, but he could never reach it. Day and Night for five days he jumped at it, until he was too tired to even move. He lay there, knowing that he was going to die.

Then he saw it. A wonderful, bright orange light flying towards him, like an angel coming down to collect a soul. This was the end, the way to heaven; and nobody would be in his way there. He was surprised, then, when the light was revealed to be coming from an orange ring. The ring slammed into the ground next to Mario with a distinct thunk. Mario scrounged up the strength to grab it and place it on his finger. The ring then began to talk, much to his surprise.

"Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom," the ring said, "You want it all." The ring flew onto his finger.

"Welcome to the Orange Lantern Corps." Mario's outfit changed as the ring glowed brighter than ever. His overalls were now black, with the Orange Lantern symbol imprinted on the front. His shirt and hat changed to an orange color as well. Feeling completely refreshed, Mario easily flew up and grabbed the coin. He realized then what he had to do now. Bowser had stolen something from him, and now he was going to get it back.

"Peach will be MINE!" Mario yelled.

Chaos: That was fun to write! I needed a little break from the Pokemon stories, so I decided to write this. I don't think that anybody has considered how well Mario would fit as an Orange Lantern. This series will mostly be about random characters becoming Lanterns; it's mostly a writer's block thing. Anyway, until next time, see you!