You lay in your bed at night, scanning through the TV channels, praising the inventor of the remote. Someone might think a person of your age should be out on a Friday night, but Toadstool Town is a boring place, and there is little to do. On Channel 36 there's an episode of "Koopy Doo, Who are You?" but you've seen this rerun thousands of times. Channel 13 has a special on "The History of Goombas" but you decide that it's best not to overload your brain with information, outside of school. It seems as if there is nothing interesting on, but then you turn to Channel 5. Hmmm, you think. This could be interesting.
Mushroom Kingdom Nightly News
"Hello, I'm Todd T. Toadington," said a toad with a mustache. He sat on a chair behind a large news desk.
"And I'm Konna Kooper" a female Koopa stated. Both the news anchors had big (probably fake) smiles on their faces.
"We're going to give you today's top stories," they said in unison, as they likely did every night. The two were sitting in a room that had many bluish colors in it. On the wall behind them was a painting of Mushroom City at night.
"Today was a big day, wasn't it?" Konna Kooper asked.
"Yes, it most certainly was, Konna. But it was a nice day too." Todd answered, still smiling.
"You're right, the skies seemed bluer than they usually do" Konna continued. "And so cloud-free."
"It was cloud-free here in the city, but it definitely was a cloudy day in the life of Princess Peach," Todd said, using something news people and talk show hosts call a "segue".
"I know. Kidnapped again!" Donna exclaimed.
"For more on this we go to our guy in the castle, Trooper Simmons," Todd declared. The picture changes to a Paratroopa, or winged Koopa, with a microphone in his hand. He is standing on the bridge of Mushroom Kingdom Castle.
"Well Todd, it has not been a happy day here," said Trooper. "As you said, Princess Peach is captured. The villain so far has not been named, but there are those who believe that Bowser, the Koopa King, was behind it."
"Do the Mushroom Police have any information as to her whereabouts?" Konna asked, back in the newsroom.
"The police don't have any leads as of yet," the paratroopa said. "However, several toads in the castle say that they saw a hot air balloon flying north, in the direction of Goomba Village".
"Were there any witnesses?" Todd questioned.
"Actually," Trooper began, "Earlier today I interviewed a Mr.Toadsworth, who was the first to discover Peach's disappearance." The camera changed to an image, filmed earlier today, of a very old toad. He was sitting down, and Trooper sat across from him, although Trooper was hard to see, because of the camera angle.
"When did you notice the Princess was gone?" Trooper asked.
"What, what? Oh, well I was enjoying a walk through the castle when I decided to check up on Miss Peach. She, erm, was not in her room, I noticed," Toadsworth said in a deep voice. Well, deep for a toad. "I believe it was at, oh, around 1400 hours, what, what?"
"And what did you do after you saw she was missing?" Trooper questioned.
"Erm, I stood and thought for a whiff, and after that, I notified several of the toads. They promptly ran around in circles," he chuckled, "Ah, well, those little toads do that."
"Yes," Trooper said, also chuckling, "They do." Now the screen went back to the live Trooper, who said:
"Back to you, Konna and Todd."
"Thank you, Trooper," Konna said, smiling, back in the booth.
"Next, find out what Jack Pianta is doing with his giant watermelon" Todd said.
"And about a strange disappearance near the Spooky Woods" Donna began, "Right after this".
The screen went black and it came back with a picture of a Shy Guy looking at the sidewalk he sat on.
"When you're feeling down" said a happy voice, "Don't frown!" Then a little girl with pigtails came out and smiled at the Shy Guy
"You look sad," she squeaked with her high voice, "Want a Schrooma?" The Shy Guy looked up at her. "Here," the girl said, "You can have mine". Then the Shy Guy took the bottle of Schroom Soda she held out and smiled. Some people in the background began to sing a happy tune, the likes of which make normal people go crazy, if they aren't already by this point of the commercial.
"Life is better with a Schrooma! So drink one today!"
The screen went dark again, and this time, a picture of a racing cart appeared.
"200 Yoshi-power engine," a man's voice began, "Soft, leather seating, and the strongest frame we've ever had, makes this Goomcart the best cart around. And starting at only 2000 coins, too!" Now a picture of a toad appeared.
"Hi, I'm Jeff Koopon, five time Special Cup champion," the toad said "And I trust Goomcarts to give me the best vehicle ever. You go Goom!" The screen faded out yet again, and a Pianta man appeared with dancing Piantas around him.
"Come to Isle Delfino, the home of beautiful beaches, kind and friendly people, and succulent seafood". The screen showed various pictures of the tropical island of Isle Delfino. "Your dream vacation awaits!"
Finally, the commercials ended. Back to the news.