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Fan Creations / Re: The Mushroom Kingdom (Phase 57)
« on: October 21, 2011, 02:53:06 PM »
PHASE 58
Sea Whispers
(...)
(...day, isn't it?)
Celis: Oh! Uh...what?
Crewmate: Isn't it a nice day? Our last few trips have had terrible weather. Our first mate was tossed overboard the last time, and was taken by a Blooper.
Celis: Uh...really?
Crewmate: It was definitely something big! We heard im' screaming, and when we looked over we saw him disappear into the darkness!
Celis: What?! Shouldn't you be more worried?
Crewmate: Ehh, there's been worse.
(A day after receiving Wes' message, Celis was offered a ride by a boating company to take her to the Sunny Fields, west of Mushroom City. The boat has already made it into the Alpha Ocean, mostly clinging to the shore, and is expected to make landfall early the next morning. Celis ends up spending the time with a Shy Guy crewmate...)
Crewmate: Haven't you ever been 'ere before, princess?
Celis: (! Oh...right...it's probably all over the city that the Mushroom Kingdom princess saved them...) Once...kind of. I took a plane ride over it, to Yoshi's Island. (Toadsworth died, I think that's when my mother went crazy, and Toadbert got captured there. Fun time.)
Crewmate: Oh! I've been there once! Saw the old Yoshi Chief before he was murdered!
Celis: Murdered!? He was...(I never did ask how he died...)
Crewmate: Oh yeah. Stabbed to death, apparently. Couldn't 'ave been a Yoshi. They aren't so good with their arms.
Celis: That's...strange. (His funeral...we came the day after he was killed......! That Magikoopa was there...the Apprentice...or something. Did he...?)
Crewmate: Yeah...well, I 'ere strange stuff everyday. Why, I heard the Koopa King Bowser died!
Celis: ...
Crewmate: And his son is desperately holding the castle. But there's so much chaos in the Koopa Kingdom, they're bound to collapse soon enough! Civil War ho!
Celis: His son? Which son?
Crewmate: His oldest, of course. Nobody's seen the others, anyway. Some people even think Ludwig killed the rest of them!
Celis: (Ludwig? [darn]! Does that mean he has the Weapon now?) He killed his own siblings? Do you know anything else?
Crewmate: Ha! Anything else? You wouldn't believe the story's I hear...f'r instance-
Celis: Wait...why are we getting farther from shore?
Crewmate: Ah, you don't mind that.
Celis: What? I do mind. Staying by the shore is the fastest route to get to the Munu River.
Crewmate: Maybe we ain't goin' there...
Celis: What?
Crewmate: I'm thinkin' you'll be worth some good money to those Toad's back at the castle...
Celis: You're going to try to take me hostage? You do know what happened when that Blood Mask crazy tried to-
Crewmate: Aw, I'm kidding. Just wanted to see if you'd believe me.
Celis: !
Crewmate: But seriously, you gotta be careful. If everyone on a ship tried, they could tie you down. I'm surprised you took this ride. There's been a lot of bad stories about ships...
Celis: Great, funny, ha ha, but really, why are we going away from shore?
Crewmate: There are some whirlpools a little farther ahead caused by giant Bloopers. They pull down ships, and-
Celis: Gahhh...no more Blooper stories. Please? Tell me about the ships.
Crewmate: (...Heh...) The ships? Oh...well, about two weeks ago, a disease broke out all over the Mushroom Kingdom.
Celis: What?! I didn't hear about this...
Crewmate: MHV. Muscular Hormonal Virus. Toad babies are still getting it, but it's not labeled as a disease anymore. It's causing them to get stronger.
Celis: There aren't any side effects...?
Crewmate: Nope. Except for the bad part about the ships. Ship crews started hearing about this, and didn't know how long it'd last. Well...the worst of the ships started taking babies. For future crews.
Celis: Kidnapping babies?!?
Crewmate: Yep. They wanted to get the strongest before the disease died out...and so they did. Many of the babies are so strong already that they can help clean the ships...they're very impressive.
Celis: Don't tell me...
Crewmate: Heh, no, we don't 'ave any. Our captain is a nice guy. I saw one at an auction though. I still feel guilty. I didn't even try to save it. I was sure the crowd would take me down.
Celis: It's...alright. (I suppose if I wasn't a MOD...I wouldn't take risks. But...that's not what a good person would do. A good person would take risks just to help people...they wouldn't need to feel safe enough to do it...Did my father know he was a MOD? Did he take risks against his own health? Did he know he was special?)
Crewmate: Gehh...maybe I've been talking too much. I'd better go back IN!
Celis: (Celis jumps a little) Calm down! Sheesh...I said it's alright. I wouldn't blame you for it...
Crewmate: Sorry, sorry! I'm not angry. We're getting near Vibe Island. It's got some kinda' radioactive properties. They charge your emotions-up, down, all-around...
Celis: Vibe Island...! (Where have I heard that...?) Vibe Island...do you think islands are kind of sad? All alone, out in the water-? ...Mmph! You're not kidding...
Crewmate: We have to go past em' every time we sail to the Munu River. It's so much fun! You should see how some people get-ARGG...There are four kinds of vibes that place leaks out...Joy, Gloom, Rage, and Calm. They're all irritating, 'cept for Calm. They twist yer words right around!
Celis: How much longer are we going to have to RIDE AROUND THIS THING?!?
Crewmate: Another hour. Yer probably going to want to take a nap downstairs. But even your dreams get affected in this place. It'd be terrible if you had a nightmare...frickin' gloom. It's the worst of all. Makes you so [darn] sappy...well than again, mebbe joy...
(The Crewmate starts to walk off. Celis turns to go down into the ship, but turns at the last moment.)
Celis: Wait...I never even asked your name...!
Crewmate: Ah, who 'ares about that princess. I'm just a worker. If you really want a name...'ow about...Binaar. Name of my ship mate that got tossed overboard last trip. I always wanted his name.
Celis: Uh...you wanted his...name?
Binaar: 'ave a nice nap!
(Binaar disappears around a ship corner. Celis stands for a moment, and then decides she's heard weirder. Time for a extremely fitful nap.)
(Far away...)
(Luigi's Mansion)
Luigi: Call a party.
Hintrium: What?
Luigi: Call a party. Invite everyone on this list. Go to their homes, and invite them here. Four days.
Hintrium: Four...? But, um, father, aren't you going back to the Sacharials in three...?
Luigi: That is a subplot. The main plot is that we will hold a party, and they will come.
Hintrium: Okay...wow. You've invited everyone you know...father. And...!
Luigi: Invite her last. She'll either be in the city, or the castle wreckage. And if she has any friends with her...invite them too.
(Luigi turns around. Hintrium, gets the point. Time to go. He flies out the window with the list. It was nice being a Star Kid, but not being able to join his real family in Star Haven was a disappointment. Still, Luigi was better than nothing. And he had a surprising amount of friends.)
To Be Continued...
Sea Whispers
(...)
(...day, isn't it?)
Celis: Oh! Uh...what?
Crewmate: Isn't it a nice day? Our last few trips have had terrible weather. Our first mate was tossed overboard the last time, and was taken by a Blooper.
Celis: Uh...really?
Crewmate: It was definitely something big! We heard im' screaming, and when we looked over we saw him disappear into the darkness!
Celis: What?! Shouldn't you be more worried?
Crewmate: Ehh, there's been worse.
(A day after receiving Wes' message, Celis was offered a ride by a boating company to take her to the Sunny Fields, west of Mushroom City. The boat has already made it into the Alpha Ocean, mostly clinging to the shore, and is expected to make landfall early the next morning. Celis ends up spending the time with a Shy Guy crewmate...)
Crewmate: Haven't you ever been 'ere before, princess?
Celis: (! Oh...right...it's probably all over the city that the Mushroom Kingdom princess saved them...) Once...kind of. I took a plane ride over it, to Yoshi's Island. (Toadsworth died, I think that's when my mother went crazy, and Toadbert got captured there. Fun time.)
Crewmate: Oh! I've been there once! Saw the old Yoshi Chief before he was murdered!
Celis: Murdered!? He was...(I never did ask how he died...)
Crewmate: Oh yeah. Stabbed to death, apparently. Couldn't 'ave been a Yoshi. They aren't so good with their arms.
Celis: That's...strange. (His funeral...we came the day after he was killed......! That Magikoopa was there...the Apprentice...or something. Did he...?)
Crewmate: Yeah...well, I 'ere strange stuff everyday. Why, I heard the Koopa King Bowser died!
Celis: ...
Crewmate: And his son is desperately holding the castle. But there's so much chaos in the Koopa Kingdom, they're bound to collapse soon enough! Civil War ho!
Celis: His son? Which son?
Crewmate: His oldest, of course. Nobody's seen the others, anyway. Some people even think Ludwig killed the rest of them!
Celis: (Ludwig? [darn]! Does that mean he has the Weapon now?) He killed his own siblings? Do you know anything else?
Crewmate: Ha! Anything else? You wouldn't believe the story's I hear...f'r instance-
Celis: Wait...why are we getting farther from shore?
Crewmate: Ah, you don't mind that.
Celis: What? I do mind. Staying by the shore is the fastest route to get to the Munu River.
Crewmate: Maybe we ain't goin' there...
Celis: What?
Crewmate: I'm thinkin' you'll be worth some good money to those Toad's back at the castle...
Celis: You're going to try to take me hostage? You do know what happened when that Blood Mask crazy tried to-
Crewmate: Aw, I'm kidding. Just wanted to see if you'd believe me.
Celis: !
Crewmate: But seriously, you gotta be careful. If everyone on a ship tried, they could tie you down. I'm surprised you took this ride. There's been a lot of bad stories about ships...
Celis: Great, funny, ha ha, but really, why are we going away from shore?
Crewmate: There are some whirlpools a little farther ahead caused by giant Bloopers. They pull down ships, and-
Celis: Gahhh...no more Blooper stories. Please? Tell me about the ships.
Crewmate: (...Heh...) The ships? Oh...well, about two weeks ago, a disease broke out all over the Mushroom Kingdom.
Celis: What?! I didn't hear about this...
Crewmate: MHV. Muscular Hormonal Virus. Toad babies are still getting it, but it's not labeled as a disease anymore. It's causing them to get stronger.
Celis: There aren't any side effects...?
Crewmate: Nope. Except for the bad part about the ships. Ship crews started hearing about this, and didn't know how long it'd last. Well...the worst of the ships started taking babies. For future crews.
Celis: Kidnapping babies?!?
Crewmate: Yep. They wanted to get the strongest before the disease died out...and so they did. Many of the babies are so strong already that they can help clean the ships...they're very impressive.
Celis: Don't tell me...
Crewmate: Heh, no, we don't 'ave any. Our captain is a nice guy. I saw one at an auction though. I still feel guilty. I didn't even try to save it. I was sure the crowd would take me down.
Celis: It's...alright. (I suppose if I wasn't a MOD...I wouldn't take risks. But...that's not what a good person would do. A good person would take risks just to help people...they wouldn't need to feel safe enough to do it...Did my father know he was a MOD? Did he take risks against his own health? Did he know he was special?)
Crewmate: Gehh...maybe I've been talking too much. I'd better go back IN!
Celis: (Celis jumps a little) Calm down! Sheesh...I said it's alright. I wouldn't blame you for it...
Crewmate: Sorry, sorry! I'm not angry. We're getting near Vibe Island. It's got some kinda' radioactive properties. They charge your emotions-up, down, all-around...
Celis: Vibe Island...! (Where have I heard that...?) Vibe Island...do you think islands are kind of sad? All alone, out in the water-? ...Mmph! You're not kidding...
Crewmate: We have to go past em' every time we sail to the Munu River. It's so much fun! You should see how some people get-ARGG...There are four kinds of vibes that place leaks out...Joy, Gloom, Rage, and Calm. They're all irritating, 'cept for Calm. They twist yer words right around!
Celis: How much longer are we going to have to RIDE AROUND THIS THING?!?
Crewmate: Another hour. Yer probably going to want to take a nap downstairs. But even your dreams get affected in this place. It'd be terrible if you had a nightmare...frickin' gloom. It's the worst of all. Makes you so [darn] sappy...well than again, mebbe joy...
(The Crewmate starts to walk off. Celis turns to go down into the ship, but turns at the last moment.)
Celis: Wait...I never even asked your name...!
Crewmate: Ah, who 'ares about that princess. I'm just a worker. If you really want a name...'ow about...Binaar. Name of my ship mate that got tossed overboard last trip. I always wanted his name.
Celis: Uh...you wanted his...name?
Binaar: 'ave a nice nap!
(Binaar disappears around a ship corner. Celis stands for a moment, and then decides she's heard weirder. Time for a extremely fitful nap.)
(Far away...)
(Luigi's Mansion)
Luigi: Call a party.
Hintrium: What?
Luigi: Call a party. Invite everyone on this list. Go to their homes, and invite them here. Four days.
Hintrium: Four...? But, um, father, aren't you going back to the Sacharials in three...?
Luigi: That is a subplot. The main plot is that we will hold a party, and they will come.
Hintrium: Okay...wow. You've invited everyone you know...father. And...!
Luigi: Invite her last. She'll either be in the city, or the castle wreckage. And if she has any friends with her...invite them too.
(Luigi turns around. Hintrium, gets the point. Time to go. He flies out the window with the list. It was nice being a Star Kid, but not being able to join his real family in Star Haven was a disappointment. Still, Luigi was better than nothing. And he had a surprising amount of friends.)
To Be Continued...