SMB: Cloning Blues
is a Super Mario Bros. fan fic by troper Captain Cook.
Mario and Peach are walking together on the outskirts of Toad Town when Bowser attacks the Mushroom Kingdom (who didn't see that coming?). They flee down a warp pipe, only for them to be ambushed by Belome. He makes a clone of Peach, and somehow the clone gets kidnapped by Bowser instead. After a bit of discussion, Mario and Peach decide to save her.
This fic contains examples of:
- Clone Degeneration: For some reason, Belome's clones disappear when they die.
- Don't Try This at Home: A couple of lines after Bowser admitted the Stripperrific costume he had designed was based on fan-art, He says this, along with "Google Safesearch isn't safe."
- In-Series Nickname: Apricot used to be nicknamed Apryl, but the author removed it due to it being unnecessary.
- Original Character: Apricot the clone and Forge the Hammer Bro.
- There Are No Therapists: Averted. Toadsworth asks the clone if she wants counseling after being brainwashed twice and manipulated by Bowser.
- What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Mario and Peach treat the clone as a human being. Belome doesn't think any of his clones can be called human.
