"So this is my home, Star World," The Star Sprite cheerfully her guests, "we don't get many visitors up here so please make yourself at home for awhile."
No one heard her as the teams ran for cover and started firing again.
The flags had been hastily picked up by either team in the mad dash for cover. The battle raged on, with both teams seemingly evenly matched. The toads just did not have the combat training as the Koopas and although they were outnumbered the Koopas fought with skill.
The fighting and yelling stirred up the Sprite Elders whom where quite upset. They used magic to stop time, and tried to determine what was going on.
During the stasis the toad carrying the flags realized he was missing a flag, and in fact had a Bowser flag. And over at the Koopas they realized they had a Mario flag.
Just then the Elders finished there meeting and decided to cast the entire lot into the minus world until they behaved as civilized guests.
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