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« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2003, 08:26:23 PM »
This story is actually adapted from my ill fated Mario manga by the same name. (And for what it's worth, I'm not going to post my manga. It was much lamer.)

Chapter 6 - Union of Forces
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The more Mario and Luigi fell, the more brilliant the light grew, until they finally fell upon solid ground. Luigi was amazed. He, nor Mario, had been injured from the fall, as long as the drop was.

"Where are we?" Mario asked, "It's been a while since I've been in the downtown sewers, but yeesh!"

Luigi looked at his surroundings.

"I don't think were in Brooklyn, Mario. I somehow doubt we're in the same country."

Mario sat down on a fallen pillar. The cold air was filled with the rotten smell of death. Fallen bodies lay everywhere, peirced by spears or crushed by cannon balls.

"Wanna bet that they were on the recieving end of a war?"

Luigi frowned at Mario.

"This isn't a time for jokes, stupid. Help me look for survivors."

The two searched the destroyed castle, finding nothing but dead bodies and odd looking mushrooms. Suddenly, a faint coughing came from under a neatly stacked pile of rubble in the corner of a partial wall. Mario and Luigi lifted away a large section of the rubble. Beneath the make-shift shelter sat Toad, shivering in fear.

"Ahhh!! Go away! Don't kill me!"

"Woah there, kiddo. Take it easy!" Mario said, "Where are the grownups?"

Toad's small stature was the same as any of the other Mushroom Kingdom inhabitants. All, except for the Royal Family.

"I am a grownup!"

"Are you a midget?"

Luigi smacked the back of Mario head.

"Stupid! Be a little meaner next time. Didn't you notice anything about those bodies back there? They were all the same size as he is!"

"I'm as tall as any Mushroomite is expected to be, if not, taller! But you two... you aren't like us.. You're humans, right?"

Luigi nodded.

"Yeah, if that's what you'd call us."

"Humans... Like the Royal Family! Yes! As tall as they are!"

Toad suddenly turned pale.

"Ohmigosh! I forgot the royal family! Oh, crap! This'll get me canned for sure!"

"What happened?"

"The Koopas.. They attacked us.. I was scared!" They were firing cannons and everything! They kidnapped the Princess and the King.. It was horrible!"

Luigi looked at Mario. He shrugged, knowing as little about Koopas as Luigi.

"Koopas? What are they..?"

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Nifty!

Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused!

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:05:19 AM
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« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2003, 08:08:58 PM »
Hello all! I'll bet you're wondering where the heck I've been, and why I'm not posting the story. Well, there's a perfectly good explaination.
Week before last was mid-terms, and my psyco of an English teacher gave 50% of the entire Sophmor class a D or lower. She's one to forget, so I can't really be blamed for not getting my journal(the one mentioned in the first post.) turned in on time to get it checked to give myself a more suitable grade. Needless to say, I lost computer and video game. Except on weekends.
That weekend my family ventured forth to my grandparents' home.(Mid-Ohio to Mid-Michigain adds up to about a 3 hour car ride. Thank God for Game Boy!) They own no computer, and the most advanced gaming system us kids have up there is an Atari 2600. Yeah. So anyhoo, We came home, and I contracted influenza from who knows where. I missed the entire week of school, and have quite a bit of make-up work. Luckily, the worst is only in Geometry.
Funny thing, during this bout with the flu, I have had 3 rather nasty nose-bleeds. I don't want to gross any one out, but the bathroom sink looked like a murder had been commited there. So, thats my past two weeks! I live quite an exciting life, huh? I'll get back to the the story, I promise! Just let me get a little more homework done.. Ha! Like that'll really happen.

Oh, anybody who has read the story and havn't replied your opinion, feel free to. I like to hear(read?) reader thoughts, good and bad.

Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused!
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2003, 11:15:51 PM »
Chapter 7 - Capture
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"Koopas are the evil and vile turtle creatures whom the kingdom has been at war with for centuries!"

Mario kneeled beside Toad.

"What's their beef with you guys?"

"We dunno. They're just power hungry freaks."

"I hate to keep asking questions," Luigi said, "but, can you tell us just what kingdom we're in?"

Toad stood up.

"Well.. This used to be the Mushroom Kingdom. But the Koopas attacked us. I don't know what'll become of it now.."

Mario set his hand on Toad's shoulder.

"For what it's worth, Me and my brother could try to help you."

"That's awfully nice, but I don't even know your names!"

"I'm Mario!"

"And I'm Luigi!"

"I'm Toad. It's nice meeting you!"

The group headed towards the crumbling structure that used to encase the castle's door. Outside, tire treds were all that were seen from the onslaught of the Koopas. Just to the right of the castle bridge a small sign stood. It read:

COMING SOON!
Koopa Troopa
Memorial Battlefield

"What! A memorial for them!? They won the battle!!"

Toad ran to the middle of the castle courtyard and began to yell.

"Show yourselves! I'll make this a memorial for you all!!"

Suddenly, dozens of Koopa Troopas appeared, followed by wave after wave of Goombas.

Mario leaned down to Toad.

"Toad?"

"Yeah?"

"You weren't expecting them to be positioned there, were you?"

"Uhh... No?"

A Koopa stepped forward.

"Give yourself up, or die."

Willingly, the three raised their hands in defeat, and stepped toward the Koopa...

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It gets better and better. Originally in the Manga, Mario and Luigi found Toad in a pantry, armed with a crowbar. Lame, lame, lame, lame, lame!

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:08:04 AM
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Markio

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« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2003, 11:35:34 AM »
ROF! That's funny!

No plate like chrome for the hollindaise.
"Hello Kitty is cool, but I like Keroppi the best."

« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2003, 02:08:58 PM »
What's funny? My story, or my signature? This is my best attempt a a truly serious story.

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

Markio

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« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2003, 02:24:51 PM »
The part of the story where Toad starts yelling without thinking and they're surrounded by the enemies because he couldn't keep his mouth shut.  THAT part.



No plate like chrome for the hollindaise.

"Hello Kitty is cool, but I like Keroppi the best."

« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2003, 11:56:58 PM »
Just in time for the holidays, another chapter!!

Chapter 8 - Daring Escape
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Shackled together, Mario, Luigi, and Toad were forced to walk to Bowser's fortress. They saw villages that were bruning, crumbled, or hardly there. The Koopas had made a fast sweep over the land. Soon, the three were joined by some others also had been taken prisoner.

"Psst.. Luigi!!"

"What?"

"I have a plan."

"What is it?"

"See that gaurd over there? The one with the keys? On the count of three, jump on him, and steal his keys. Tell Toad."

Luigi whispered the plan to Toad.

"Ready?"

"As I'll ever be, Mario."

"THREE!!"

The two brothers jumped in unison, dragging Toad along with them. Mario, landing all his weight on the Koopa, bounced right off, as though he was jumping on a bed matress. The gaurd dropped his key, and retreated into his shell. Mario fumbled with the keys, trying to find the right one. He finally right key, and he was able to remove the shackles binding him to his brother and Toad.
"Luigi!!"

He tossed the keys to Luigi, who began to unshackle Toad and himself. Luigi stood scared, the Koopas surrounding him and Toad.

"Mario!!"

"Huh?"

"Mario!! Use the fire flower!!"

Mario looked down by the gaurd, where Toad was pointing. He saw a tiny orange flower.

"This?"

"Yes!!"

He squoze the base of the flower and felt a surge of power. His cheeks grew warmer, hot almost. His body was encased in a yellow light, and his overalls and hat shone with white briliancy. His shirt faded to a deep red. The koopas stopped their advance.

"He's.. He's able to control the power of a fire flower?!"

Something in Mario knew what was happening. An inner voice shouted out at him.

"Mario! It's your fortune! Help the prisoners! You can do it! You're super! Go for it!"

He held up his index finger. A small red flame shot up from his finger.

"Boo-yeah."

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Quite an ending to a chapter, eh? I won't be home for Christmas, as I'll be at my Grandparents house. So here I am, wishing you all a safe and happy Holiday season.
Peace out!!

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:11:37 AM
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« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2003, 03:29:41 PM »
Chatper 9 - Super Mario
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The Koopas slowly backed away.

"I wonder..."

Mario held his hand out. A great ball of fire lept from his palm, and bounced along the ground. The koopas fearfully began to flee. Mario lobbed a fireball into a crowd of Koopas. Upon impact, it exploded and sent Koopas flying. Shells littered the ground, smoldering. The remaining Koopas fled as fast as their feet could carry them, toward Bowser's Castle.

"Let's trail 'em!"

Toad shook his head.

"Are you crazy? We'll never be able to sneak into any of Bowser's fortresses, let alone his own home!"

"Guys," Luigi piped in, "Shouldn't we help the other prisoners?"

"Oh, yeah! I'd forgotten about them! Where are the keys?"

A small, elderly man stepped forward.

"We can't begin to thank you for what you've done."

"It's nothing, really!"

Mario, Luigi and Toad went to work, unchaining prisoners. By now, the Koopas had fled far away.

As they approached the castle, two gaurds stopped them. After they confirmed what business they had with Bowser, the gaurds let them pass. They were quickly pushed into Bowser's throne room, where the king waited.

"Welcome back, and congratulations, General." Bowser said, "I trust the prisoners are in their cells as we speak. It sounded like an awfull lot of people to let go to waste."

The General gulped at these words.

"Your highness... About the prisoners.."

Another troopa broke in.

"You shoulda seen it sire! This fat little guy grabbed a fire flower, and absorbed it's powers!! Then he started chuckin' fireballs at us!! It was scary, but kinda cool!"

Bowser glared at the remaining troopas.

"The 40 some troops I sent couldn't contain one fat little man?!"

"King Bowser, sire, he.. he also had this.. awesome jumping ability.. And there was another one, dressed just like him.."

Bowser grabbed the General by his throat.

"Bring them to me. I need to see this, first hand. And if you can't, pray that they kill you, because I WILL!!

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My my, it's been a little while, hasn't it?



...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:13:21 AM
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

« Reply #23 on: January 01, 2004, 08:10:16 PM »
Chapter 10 - Full Scale Invasion
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"Well," Mario asked, "are you guys ready to go?"

Toad and Luigi had finished unchaining the others and nodded.

"Let's go, Mario!"

They began to walk away. As they did, the group of prisoners followed.

"Woah, people. We don't want endanger anyone."

The elderly man stepped to the front of the group.

"We couldn't begin to thank you enough for freeing us. So we're gonna help you."

"Your help is appreciated," Luigi said, "but we don't have anything to fight with!"

"Oh, but we do! Follow me."

They were led to a huge mountain, with no visible entrance.

"OK..." Mario started "And just what do we do with a mountain..?"

"Watch." The old man said, "You two, come here."

Two young men stepped forward.

"Push here."

They pushed and a great section of the mountain moved in, revealing a cave. Inside were dozens of rows of tanks, artilary, and transports.

"I see..." Luigi said, "An emergency back-up, perhaps?"

Mushroomites loaded into the vehicles. Mario and Luigi boarded a transport, for they knew not how to drive a tank. They rolled out a back exit, and were just a few miles from Bowsers castle. As they approached the Koopa Fortress, a voice on the radio called out to them.

"Mushrooms! Ready.. Aim.."

They waited for the signal to fire.

"Fire!!"

The artilary cannons boomed. Cannon balls soared into the higher sections of the black castle. Large section fell, crushing Koopas, or falling into the lava filled moat.

"Hit 'em hard!!"

Koopa tanks began rolling towards the artilary. One fired destroying a cannon. Mushroom tanks swarmed the Koopas, destroying each one. By now, the top part of the castle was dust.

"C'mon Luigi! Time to preform a rescue operation!"

The brothers grabbed a fire flower each and made their way to the castle entrance...

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Hope you like this. The next one doesn't feature as much of the Mushroomites, as Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad travel to Subcon!


...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:15:40 AM
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2004, 11:54:23 AM »
Chapter 11 - To the Bowels of the Castle
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Mario and Luigi barreled into the castle, not knowing what they'd find. The main hall was empty. They noticed a flight of stairs, an ran towards them.

"Prison cells are usually in the bottom part of castle, right?"

"Usually."

The two flew down the stairs. Though they found prison cells, these were filled with nothing more then tiny skeletons.

"Oh god, I hope we're not too late!"

They ran down the hall. Nothing but empty cells on the left and right.

"Look, Mario! A turn!"

They rushed down the newly found hall. The lights were dim, and the two could barely see. Suddenly, a large booming voice echoed through the hall.

"Looking for something?"

The voice was none other than Bowser's.

"Yeah. How's 'bout you tell us where the princess is, ugly?"

Red flames flashed from the barely visible mouth of Bowser.

"Fool!! Do you not know who I am?!"

"Don't know, don't care," Mario said, "just take us to the princess."

Bowser lunged his massive fist at Mario, striking him in the face. He smacked against a wall. As he fell, a yellow light engulfed his body. His white overalls and hat faded back to normal.

"MARIO!" Luigi screamed, "Mario! Wake up!!"

Bowser laughed. Luigi knealed by Mario's side. He was laying on his face. He looked at Bowser.

"You... monster.."

He stood up.

"You monster!!"

"What're you gonna do about it, little man? Without your pudgy friend, you're nothing!"

"I'll show you what I'm going to do."

He reached into his pocket, and produced the tiny orange flower.

"This."

He clenched the fire flower. A yellow light radiated from his body. His overalls and hat turned to the brilliant white, and his shirt faded to deep green.

"I'm super. You don't stand a chance."


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Oh yeah! Fight scene! Fight scene!

Oh, by the way, This story isn't entitled "The Super Mario Saga". That's the name of the series of stories that I'm writing or am planning on writing. This one is entitled "Journey to the Mushroom Kingdom". Also, I'm planning on going back and putting the titles on the chapters. So you'll just have to see them. Nyah.

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/2/2004 10:18:33 AM
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Markio

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« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2004, 01:01:19 PM »
Great!  I'm writing a trilogy fanfic.  The Frist one is called The Mushroom Trilogy: The Beginning.  The last one is called The Mushroom Trilogy: The End.  I need a title for the middle one, though.

I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
"Hello Kitty is cool, but I like Keroppi the best."

« Reply #26 on: January 04, 2004, 08:27:55 PM »
How's about "The Middle"?

Chapter 12 - Fall of the Tyrant
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Luigi charged at Bowser. The great Koopa King lashed his fists, missing with every swing. Luigi gave a swift sweep of his feet, and Bowser was down, his spikes stinking into the floor.

"This ends here, you shelled freak!!"

He lobbed a fire ball onto the giant Koopa's flailing body. He watched it burn. The skin began to melt away from Bowser's body, but did not reveal a skeleton. Instead a metalic frame appeared. Bowser obviously was controlling this android from a distance.

Luigi looked down. Mario was still unconscious.

"Mario!"

No answer.

"Mario!! Mario, wake up!"

He shook Mario's arm. Slowly, the red-clad plumber raised his head. A great gash was above his swollen right eye.

"Oh, thank God.."

"Luigi..? Uurrgh... I have a killer head ache.."

"Mario... How many fingers?"

He raised two fingers.

"...Oh.. Four..?"

"Close enough. Let's go!"

Suddenly, Mario regained his senses.

"Wait, what about what's his face?!"

Luigi pointed at the melted flesh and burning metalic skeleton.

"Oh."

They ran past the burning android into another room.

"Thank God! More cells!"

The rushed down the hall. Every cell was empty, except for the occasional skeleton.

"Hello!" Mario called out, "Is anyone in here?"

A cry echoed from both sides of the room.

"Mario, This way!"

Luigi ran back the way they came.

"Hold it! That's just the echo!"

"How do you know?"

"Luigi, I spent my entire childhood in the sewers with Pappa! Don'tcha think I might know something about echoes?"

"Right..."

They continued down the hall. As they did, the cries became louder. Finally, the two stumbled upon a cell with more than just bones. There stood Princess Peach and King Toadstool, in tattered pajamas.

"Stand back, and shield your eyes! I'm going to melt these bars!"

Luigi's hands turned into a giant welding torch, and within seconds, the door was a puddle of bubbling lead.

"Thank you, young fellow!" The king said, giving Luigi a giant hug, "But I fear we haven't the time for proper introductions, as the bombard ment on the castle is too much! Let us make haste!"

Suddenly, a large section of cieling broke from above Peach.

"Look out!"

Mario dived beside Peach, shoving her to the side and raised a fist. The peice crumbled like a piece of dirt.

"Thank you.."

"It's nothing, really," said Mario, "but we gotta get going!! This place is coming down!!"

A large crack formed inbetween the Princess and Mario. It opened, revealing a river of lava.

"Sir," Peach began, "If we don't get out of here quick, we're going to be fried!"

Mario gazed at Peach. Her eyes were a beautiful blue. Something told him that the fourtune teller wasn't just full of hot air.

"Right.. And the name's Mario!"

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Well, this is almost the end. But.. There are some pretty good twists... He he he..

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"

Edited by - Dairy King on 1/4/2004 6:31:48 PM
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2004, 11:46:30 PM »
Hey. Sorry, I can't post any on the story. I left my note book at school.

...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
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« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2004, 11:59:51 PM »
Mario's name is MARIO?!  I hd no idea!



The war that would end all wars was on.  As they fought, the world became a battle between good and evil.  Everywhere you went, you were either on the good side, or the bad side.  Then, my small voice rang through the world with a third side: ''BIG  DEAL!''

"Hello Kitty is cool, but I like Keroppi the best."

« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2004, 11:29:43 AM »
He was talking to Peach, who didn't know who he was.
Anyhoo...

Chapter 13 - Death of a Hero

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Cracks swarmed around the ground. Sections opened, revealing pools of lava. Ceiling peices fell, making their desperate flight out of the castle difficult.

"Hurry! We don't have much time!"

Luigi looked over his shoulder. King Toadstool was behind him, as was the princess. Mario was nowhere in sight.

"Where's Mario?!"

The King looked behind him.

"Oh, he's gone!"

"You two, go ahead! I have to find Mario!"

The royalty nodded and hurried on. Luigi ran back, in search of Mario. He lay on a chunk of floor in the middle of a pool of lava.

"Oh, jeeze..."

Luigi jumped to the island. It swayed as he landed, and he almost lost his balance. His brother was out. Crumbled peices of brick lay beside his head. Having no time to attempt to wake him, he hoisted Mario upon his shoulders and hurried towards the exit again.

He ran down a hall. The paths were blocked. Luigi was trapped. He noticed a hole in the ceiling and two Koopa shells. He thought about how high Mario jumped off of the Koopa gaurd. Testing how high he could jump, he easily touched the cieling. He scooted the shell below the opening, and jumped through the hole. As he landed, the floor cracked underneath him.

"Beter hurry!"

He skedaddled towards the main exit, and torched the door with a fire ball. As he waited for the giant door to finish burning, cracked swarmed around him. Knowing he wouldn't have the time to wait for it too finish, he jumped, barely clearing the flames. He ran across the stone bridge with time to see the entire structure collapse into a pile of rubble.

"Mario! We did it!"

There was no response.

"Mario..?"

Luigi let Mario's body lie down. He saw no signs of life. Mario was dead.

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*softly cries*


...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
More shtick than you can shake a stick at.

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