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Fan Creations / Re: Fall of the Mushroom Kingdom (fanfic)
« on: July 22, 2005, 12:03:04 PM »
i don't know if anybody is reading this, but here is chapter two
Chapter Two
A Close Save
The darkness of the castle in the far side of the Mushroom Kingdom would scare away almost anybody. King Bowser’s castle was the home to many dangerous creatures, plants, and the most deadly of all, Bowser himself. His seven kids tagged along behind him as he marched into the dungeon.
They then reached a large door with two hammer brother koopas guarding it. When they heard the loud footsteps of Bowser, they moved to the side and pulled the door open. Bowser stomped past them and continued on his way down a winding staircase that leads to the dungeon. He stepped down at least four steps at a time, which made him reach the dungeon much faster than his kids.
All of the kids were walking behind their large father, now practically running to catch up with his long strides. Bowser reached the end of the staircase and stopped dead, which made the kids, smash into his large shell, sending all of them down the rest of the stairs.
Iggy was the first to hit, then Lemmy, then Larry, then Wendy, Roy, Morton, and Ludwig. They all fell on top of each others at the bottom of the stairs. Their father sighed and continued off into the dungeon. The kids were now arguing.
“Iggy, you HAVE to watch where you step!†Wendy, the only girl complained.
“I’m sorry, it was an accident!†Iggy shouted back.
“The both of you SHUT UP!†Roy was the biggest one, and probably the meanest.
“Why don’t you shut up?†Morton argued to Roy.
“Why don’t I? ‘Cause I’m not the one who sent us crashing down here!†Roy looked eyed Iggy viciously.
“I said I’m sorry!†Iggy’s small and squeaky voice was not heard over the constant arguing of his brothers.
Lemmy, Larry, and Ludwig were standing off to the side. Lemmy whistled.
Everybody stopped arguing. Lemmy sighed and continued into the dungeon. His brothers and sister were staring. They all stopped and followed Lemmy into the dungeon.
This was probably the scariest place in all of the mushroom side to be. Many strange and vicious creatures made their home here. The scariest and most dangerous one of them all was Hookbill the koopa. He was about the size of a car and his beak was very sharp. He was now chained to the wall, surrounded by obviously frightened koopas.
The children passed Hookbill and continued on their way. They saw their father talking to an old magikoopa with a beard and large glasses. They all saw the fear in his eyes. The kids walked over to their father and caught part of their conversation:
“I’m sorry, master!†he wailed.
“THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU SHALL FAIL ME, KAMEK!†Bowser raised his trash-can lid sized hands and slapped Kamek hard over the face. The kids all heard a loud cracking noise. Bowser had broken something, and the kids were not looking forward to know what bone it was.
Kamek was now on the floor, his nose bleeding. Bowser walked away from Kamek and continued on down the hall. Bowser could be a very dangerous being sometimes.
* * * * * * *
The sun was just setting over the skies of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Luigi was still sitting in the same spot under the tree, now asleep. He yawned deeply and rubbed his eyes. He got up from the shady tree and looked around. No Mario. He checked his watch and then noticed that Mario had been gone for about four hours. That was much longer than he was usually gone. Luigi followed the long and stretched path that Mario took. He smelled smoke in the air.
That wasn’t good.
He now began to run and soon broke into a sprint. Luigi’s long legs let him cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time. The smoke he smelled was now visible. It was black. He stopped at the end of the path to find the princess’ castle half torn apart. There was a large hole in the wall and the front door was missing off of its hinges. Most of the castle was on fire.
Mario!
He was probably still in the castle. He sprinted over to the opening. The fire was very hot. He covered his face and ran into the castle. He looked everywhere to try and find somebody. The smoke was too thick. He was sweating badly now. He ran in random directions trying to find somebody or something. He tripped over what felt like a leg. He fell to the ground and hit his head hard. He looked what he tripped over to find Super Mario’s limp body.
Luigi started to panic much worse now. He pulled his brother out of the castle and laid him on the ground. Mario’s face was covered in black dust. He looked at his face and found a long cut down his cheek. Luigi drug his brother to a fountain of shooting water. He splashed some in his face, desperately trying to wake him up. Super Mario stirred. His eyes opened slowly.
“Mario? MARIO! What happened here? Where’s the princess†Luigi asked.
“B-Bow-Bowser…†Mario mumbled.
“Bowser? He’s back? Oh, no! He must have taken the princess…†Luigi softly placed his brother on the ground. “I’ll be back!†he ran back into the castle. He was looking for a mushroom man or woman. Maybe they could explain what happened more clearly? He ran up a flight of stairs. He opened the nearest door to find a room with a large bed in it. Somebody was in here…
“Hello?†Luigi asked.
“Mario?†the voice asked.
“Luigi,†he told the person. “We have to get out of here!†A mushroom woman came out from under the bed. Luigi motioned her out of the room into the thick smoke.
“Maybe you could tell me what’s going on?†Luigi asked her.
“I’ll tell you once we get out of here!†she said. Luigi and the mushroom woman ran down the stairs. Luigi ran to where the door was supposed to be, but instead, Luigi ran into something hard. There was a large piece of wood blocking the exit to the castle. He wanted to find something to throw at it. Everything in there was either on fire or too small to do any damage to a large piece of wood.
The air was running low. If they didn’t get out fast, who knows what could happen. Luigi backed up and rammed into the wood. It made only a small crack in it. It would take too long and they would probably run out of air before he could break it. He needed to look for a window. Most of them were too high to reach. He knew there were others in some rooms somewhere. He told the woman to follow him into a room. Luigi opened the door. It was also smoke filled and hard to see anything. He felt around the room. He felt a chair. He felt around it and felt a table.
He knew instantly where he was.
He and the mushroom woman were in the dining room! Luigi knew the castle by heart and knew there was a very large window that he and the woman could reach. Yet it was very far away, the dining room was pretty long. He grabbed the woman’s arm and began to run for the window. There was now very little air left and there was still a good little ways to run before he reached the window. He wondered if he should just stop. He could end up like his brother, but he might not be found.
Mario!
He wondered if he was okay. He had forgotten about him. If he could get out of the castle and reach Toadtown, he could get help there. Hopefully he could contact the Mushroom Fire Department. Yet Toadtown was about a three hour walk from the castle. That would be too long to run, especially with Mario with them. Luigi would probably have to carry him if he was still too weak. This left him with very few options.
Luigi had reached the window. He ran to pick up a chair. He carried it back and tossed it at the window, which luckily shattered. Luigi picked up the mushroom woman (there are only about two fee tall,) and looked out the window. It wasn’t a very high jump, but it could injure him or the mushroom woman if they landed the right way. But all that mattered now was if they made it out alive. Luigi took in some air, and jumped out the window. He landed on his ankle, which twisted it.
“OUCH!†Luigi let out a cry of pain. Luckily the woman was alright. He rose from the ground slowly. He mushroom woman helped him walk as best as she could. They hobbled (or Luigi did,) all the way back to the front of the castle where Mario still lay unconscious near the fountain. Luigi sat on the ground next to his brother. The mushroom woman cupped her hands in the water and caught some she opened Mario’s mouth and he drank it. She waited.
Mario’s eyes opened, but didn’t close back this time.
“Good, you’re safe!†she was very relieved, and so was Luigi. Super Mario sat up straight and rubbed his head.
“What happened?†Super Mario asked.
“Well, Bowser, his kids, and Hookbill the koopa invaded the castle. They destroyed almost everything, thanks to Hookbill. They took all of the mushroom people in the castle, yet I was probably the only one who wasn’t. That’s why you found me under the bed, Luigi. I was hiding from Bowser. I really thought I wasn’t going to make it out alive, but thanks to you,†she spoke. “He took the princess as well.â€
Both brothers sighed.
“What’s your name?†Super Mario asked her.
“My name is Victoria,†she stood up to her full height, with her hands on her hips. “I’m a good friend of the princess,†Victoria said.
“What are we going to do about the castle?†Super Mario asked.
“Toadtown is too far away, the castle would be burned to the ground before we even get there!†Luigi said.
“That looks like that might be our only choice,†Victoria said sadly. “I lived in that castle my whole entire life….now it’s gone. Angelina was like a mother to me….†Luigi saw a tear run down her face.
“So you’re the only mushroom person left?†Super Mario asked.
“I’m the only one left from the castle. Who knows what Bowser could be doing to the mushroom people now?†Victoria wondered.
“Well, we need to stay somewhere for the night,†Luigi just now noticed that it was getting dark outside. “We’d better start looking for someplace to stay.â€
“Couldn’t we stay at our house, Luigi?†Super Mario asked.
“We’d have to hike through the Mushroom Forest, and it’s only safe to do that in the daytime. Who knows what beasts come out at night in there…†Luigi trailed off.
“I guess Toadtown is the only place to go to…†Victoria said.
“She’s right,†Super Mario said. “Come on, Luigi, let’s go.â€
Victoria took one last look at her now burned down home. All the flames were put out, only to leave her with a large pile of now scrap metal and some part of the wall. That was about it. She wiped the last tear from her face and followed the two brothers to Toadtown.
Chapter Two
A Close Save
The darkness of the castle in the far side of the Mushroom Kingdom would scare away almost anybody. King Bowser’s castle was the home to many dangerous creatures, plants, and the most deadly of all, Bowser himself. His seven kids tagged along behind him as he marched into the dungeon.
They then reached a large door with two hammer brother koopas guarding it. When they heard the loud footsteps of Bowser, they moved to the side and pulled the door open. Bowser stomped past them and continued on his way down a winding staircase that leads to the dungeon. He stepped down at least four steps at a time, which made him reach the dungeon much faster than his kids.
All of the kids were walking behind their large father, now practically running to catch up with his long strides. Bowser reached the end of the staircase and stopped dead, which made the kids, smash into his large shell, sending all of them down the rest of the stairs.
Iggy was the first to hit, then Lemmy, then Larry, then Wendy, Roy, Morton, and Ludwig. They all fell on top of each others at the bottom of the stairs. Their father sighed and continued off into the dungeon. The kids were now arguing.
“Iggy, you HAVE to watch where you step!†Wendy, the only girl complained.
“I’m sorry, it was an accident!†Iggy shouted back.
“The both of you SHUT UP!†Roy was the biggest one, and probably the meanest.
“Why don’t you shut up?†Morton argued to Roy.
“Why don’t I? ‘Cause I’m not the one who sent us crashing down here!†Roy looked eyed Iggy viciously.
“I said I’m sorry!†Iggy’s small and squeaky voice was not heard over the constant arguing of his brothers.
Lemmy, Larry, and Ludwig were standing off to the side. Lemmy whistled.
Everybody stopped arguing. Lemmy sighed and continued into the dungeon. His brothers and sister were staring. They all stopped and followed Lemmy into the dungeon.
This was probably the scariest place in all of the mushroom side to be. Many strange and vicious creatures made their home here. The scariest and most dangerous one of them all was Hookbill the koopa. He was about the size of a car and his beak was very sharp. He was now chained to the wall, surrounded by obviously frightened koopas.
The children passed Hookbill and continued on their way. They saw their father talking to an old magikoopa with a beard and large glasses. They all saw the fear in his eyes. The kids walked over to their father and caught part of their conversation:
“I’m sorry, master!†he wailed.
“THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU SHALL FAIL ME, KAMEK!†Bowser raised his trash-can lid sized hands and slapped Kamek hard over the face. The kids all heard a loud cracking noise. Bowser had broken something, and the kids were not looking forward to know what bone it was.
Kamek was now on the floor, his nose bleeding. Bowser walked away from Kamek and continued on down the hall. Bowser could be a very dangerous being sometimes.
* * * * * * *
The sun was just setting over the skies of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Luigi was still sitting in the same spot under the tree, now asleep. He yawned deeply and rubbed his eyes. He got up from the shady tree and looked around. No Mario. He checked his watch and then noticed that Mario had been gone for about four hours. That was much longer than he was usually gone. Luigi followed the long and stretched path that Mario took. He smelled smoke in the air.
That wasn’t good.
He now began to run and soon broke into a sprint. Luigi’s long legs let him cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time. The smoke he smelled was now visible. It was black. He stopped at the end of the path to find the princess’ castle half torn apart. There was a large hole in the wall and the front door was missing off of its hinges. Most of the castle was on fire.
Mario!
He was probably still in the castle. He sprinted over to the opening. The fire was very hot. He covered his face and ran into the castle. He looked everywhere to try and find somebody. The smoke was too thick. He was sweating badly now. He ran in random directions trying to find somebody or something. He tripped over what felt like a leg. He fell to the ground and hit his head hard. He looked what he tripped over to find Super Mario’s limp body.
Luigi started to panic much worse now. He pulled his brother out of the castle and laid him on the ground. Mario’s face was covered in black dust. He looked at his face and found a long cut down his cheek. Luigi drug his brother to a fountain of shooting water. He splashed some in his face, desperately trying to wake him up. Super Mario stirred. His eyes opened slowly.
“Mario? MARIO! What happened here? Where’s the princess†Luigi asked.
“B-Bow-Bowser…†Mario mumbled.
“Bowser? He’s back? Oh, no! He must have taken the princess…†Luigi softly placed his brother on the ground. “I’ll be back!†he ran back into the castle. He was looking for a mushroom man or woman. Maybe they could explain what happened more clearly? He ran up a flight of stairs. He opened the nearest door to find a room with a large bed in it. Somebody was in here…
“Hello?†Luigi asked.
“Mario?†the voice asked.
“Luigi,†he told the person. “We have to get out of here!†A mushroom woman came out from under the bed. Luigi motioned her out of the room into the thick smoke.
“Maybe you could tell me what’s going on?†Luigi asked her.
“I’ll tell you once we get out of here!†she said. Luigi and the mushroom woman ran down the stairs. Luigi ran to where the door was supposed to be, but instead, Luigi ran into something hard. There was a large piece of wood blocking the exit to the castle. He wanted to find something to throw at it. Everything in there was either on fire or too small to do any damage to a large piece of wood.
The air was running low. If they didn’t get out fast, who knows what could happen. Luigi backed up and rammed into the wood. It made only a small crack in it. It would take too long and they would probably run out of air before he could break it. He needed to look for a window. Most of them were too high to reach. He knew there were others in some rooms somewhere. He told the woman to follow him into a room. Luigi opened the door. It was also smoke filled and hard to see anything. He felt around the room. He felt a chair. He felt around it and felt a table.
He knew instantly where he was.
He and the mushroom woman were in the dining room! Luigi knew the castle by heart and knew there was a very large window that he and the woman could reach. Yet it was very far away, the dining room was pretty long. He grabbed the woman’s arm and began to run for the window. There was now very little air left and there was still a good little ways to run before he reached the window. He wondered if he should just stop. He could end up like his brother, but he might not be found.
Mario!
He wondered if he was okay. He had forgotten about him. If he could get out of the castle and reach Toadtown, he could get help there. Hopefully he could contact the Mushroom Fire Department. Yet Toadtown was about a three hour walk from the castle. That would be too long to run, especially with Mario with them. Luigi would probably have to carry him if he was still too weak. This left him with very few options.
Luigi had reached the window. He ran to pick up a chair. He carried it back and tossed it at the window, which luckily shattered. Luigi picked up the mushroom woman (there are only about two fee tall,) and looked out the window. It wasn’t a very high jump, but it could injure him or the mushroom woman if they landed the right way. But all that mattered now was if they made it out alive. Luigi took in some air, and jumped out the window. He landed on his ankle, which twisted it.
“OUCH!†Luigi let out a cry of pain. Luckily the woman was alright. He rose from the ground slowly. He mushroom woman helped him walk as best as she could. They hobbled (or Luigi did,) all the way back to the front of the castle where Mario still lay unconscious near the fountain. Luigi sat on the ground next to his brother. The mushroom woman cupped her hands in the water and caught some she opened Mario’s mouth and he drank it. She waited.
Mario’s eyes opened, but didn’t close back this time.
“Good, you’re safe!†she was very relieved, and so was Luigi. Super Mario sat up straight and rubbed his head.
“What happened?†Super Mario asked.
“Well, Bowser, his kids, and Hookbill the koopa invaded the castle. They destroyed almost everything, thanks to Hookbill. They took all of the mushroom people in the castle, yet I was probably the only one who wasn’t. That’s why you found me under the bed, Luigi. I was hiding from Bowser. I really thought I wasn’t going to make it out alive, but thanks to you,†she spoke. “He took the princess as well.â€
Both brothers sighed.
“What’s your name?†Super Mario asked her.
“My name is Victoria,†she stood up to her full height, with her hands on her hips. “I’m a good friend of the princess,†Victoria said.
“What are we going to do about the castle?†Super Mario asked.
“Toadtown is too far away, the castle would be burned to the ground before we even get there!†Luigi said.
“That looks like that might be our only choice,†Victoria said sadly. “I lived in that castle my whole entire life….now it’s gone. Angelina was like a mother to me….†Luigi saw a tear run down her face.
“So you’re the only mushroom person left?†Super Mario asked.
“I’m the only one left from the castle. Who knows what Bowser could be doing to the mushroom people now?†Victoria wondered.
“Well, we need to stay somewhere for the night,†Luigi just now noticed that it was getting dark outside. “We’d better start looking for someplace to stay.â€
“Couldn’t we stay at our house, Luigi?†Super Mario asked.
“We’d have to hike through the Mushroom Forest, and it’s only safe to do that in the daytime. Who knows what beasts come out at night in there…†Luigi trailed off.
“I guess Toadtown is the only place to go to…†Victoria said.
“She’s right,†Super Mario said. “Come on, Luigi, let’s go.â€
Victoria took one last look at her now burned down home. All the flames were put out, only to leave her with a large pile of now scrap metal and some part of the wall. That was about it. She wiped the last tear from her face and followed the two brothers to Toadtown.