A/N: Aloha! Welcome, readers, to my first ever fanfiction (not necessarily on this site), reposted! Enjoy!
The Mystical Water
A Mario Fanfiction
By Michael J. J.
Dark Land. It is a barren wasteland. No life. No sunlight. No hope. It was a perfect home for the Koopas, a race of turtle like creatures bent on wiping out the peaceful, neighboring Mushroom Kingdom. In fact, their leader, King Bowser Koopa, was currently hatching up a scheme to destroy the peaceful nation, which no doubt had something to do with kidnapping the leader of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach Toadstool.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on whose side you're on), Bowser's new plans where at a roadblock because of two creatures who constantly stopped him: Mario Mario and his brother whose name escaped him at the moment. It seemed that every time he had a cruel, loathsome, and devious plan, Mario and his friends would be right there to stop him. Nothing seemed to stop Mario and his brother. Bowser and his minions had tried it all, from framing Mario for crimes, to sealing his friends inside Mushroom Castle's walls, to even obtaining nearly god-like power from the Star Rod. And now, he was trying again.
"No, no, no, that won't work," he muttered. "Let's see. First, I burst in with my new machine and kidnap Peach. Then, I drive the machine back to this castle and wait for those two plumbers. When they reach my throne room, I combat them with my machine and... they eventually find its power source and destroy it. Damn it!" He grabbed the grid paper he had been sketching on and threw it away.
"Damn! I need to find a way to power up without weakness! But how?" He pondered the problem a while. Finally, he was fed up. He decided to take a break. "SERVENT!" He yelled, which caused a Goomba to rush in. "Bring me a glass of Tasty Tonic."
The door to his throne room creaked open five minutes after Bowser gave the order to the Goomba. At first, he thought it was the Goomba returning with his drink, but he was amazed to find it was his childhood caretaker Kamek Magikoopa and his sister, Kammy. "Your majesty," Kamek said excitedly, "we have found something that would be of great interest to you!"
"The only thing that could possibly interest me right now is if you found a way to destroy those two plumbers."
"As a matter of fact, your majesty, we have!" Said Kammy, sparking Bowser interest.
Before Bowser could ask how he could defeat Mario and his twin, Kamek explained. "We have found a source of magic so great, that even if Mario had the power of the Star Rod, the Power Stars, and the Shine Sprites on his side, he couldn't even hope to touch you." Kamek opened a book he was carrying to a page with a picture of an ordinary looking lake. "This lake is what holds the Mystical Water. The water has concentrated magic so great, that a mere sip of it would give you powers greater than the Star Spirits themselves!"
Bowser grinned evilly. "Well, what are we waiting for, let's get to that lake!"
"That's the problem, Sire," Kammy said, causing Bowser's smirk to disappear. "As a precaution, the Star Spirits built a temple around this lake. They then set up a barrier that could only be broken if the five beings of Mushroom World with the purest hearts were to stand in front of it."
"Well who are they?" Bowser demanded to know.
"Uh, well, they are all beings we've met before. They are Mario, Yoshi, Toad, Peach, and Lu- Loo- that guy who wears green," said Kamek.
At first, Kamek and Kammy expected Bowser to go into rage. However, Bowser smiled wickedly instead. "That shouldn't be too much of a problem."
The magical siblings were in shock. "Your majesty," Kammy said, uneasy, "with all due respect, those five are the ones who have stopped all plans prior to this. How can you hope to force them to one spot?"
"We won't have to. We just have to lure them there. We have to get something we can use as bait to lure them there."
"Should I tell the Doom Ship to prepare for a kidnapping of the princess," asked Kamek.
"No. I have a better idea. You see, I've had this big plan that was sure to succeed. Unfortunately, it required an energy source that was perpetual, something I thought was impossible. I thought I would only get an efficient power source for my next plan, but you've allowed me to do so much more."
At that point, the goomba returned carrying a tray with a bottle of Tasty Tonic. Even though he thought he was serving only one, he had the customary three glasses on the tray. Bowser took the bottle and poured three glasses, then offered the two to Kamek and Kammy.
"A toast! To the soon to be defeat of Mario, and the soon to be victory of the Koopa Klan!"
After the three villains had finished their celebration drink, Bowser ordered them to follow him. The evil reptile escorted them to a level of the castle that was so far below ground that Kammy and Kamek didn't even know it existed. They eventually came to a metal door that was being guarded by two Hammer Brothers. Upon seeing their king, the two guards immediately bowed.
"Let me through," ordered the evil tyrant. "I must speak with a few of the prisoners."
The guards bowed and unlocked the door. Behind that door was a prison, one of the most horrible you can imagine. The cells overflowed with Goombas, Lakitus, Shy Guys, and several other creatures. Patrolling the dungeon were several Hammer Brothers, Koopatrols, Clubbas, Boomerang Brothers, Boom Booms, and Dark Koopas. Every creature on patrol stopped their rounds and bowed at the sight of their king.
"Your majesty, what is this place?" Kamek asked.
"This, my friends, is where every creature who betrays or interferes with the Koopas plans ends up. This is where Mario and his friends will end up when I'm through with them."
Indeed, Kamek and his sister saw a very long row of cells that seemed designed to be better guarded then the others. Instead of having just bars, the walls of the cell were all metal with just a little window in the doors. On one of the doors was a little sign that said RESERVED FOR MARIO. The other doors were also reserved for YOSHI, TOAD, WARIO, WALUIGI, DAISY, DONKEY KONG, and, of course, THAT GREEN GUY. Farther than that were cells with names of people neither of the wizards recognized.
"But never mind that, we must speak with others," Bowser said. Still not knowing their king's orders, the magical twins followed their lord to the back of the dungeon.
Upon arriving, they saw another row of five cells built like the ones meant to imprison Mario and his friends. However, instead of being reserved for future captives, they were filled. On each door was a name. The names were: WART, TATANGA, KING BOO, MASTER HAND, and SYRUP.
"Behind each of these doors is a being that challenged the Koopa Klan. They did the most damages, that's why there in the worst possible cells."
Koopatrols opened the doors. Chained inside each of the cells was a creature completely from the last. The magical reptiles immedetly reconized them
In the first cell was the evil frog known as Wart. Kamek and Kammy remembered why this amphibous emperor was in the prison. It was years ago, after Bowser was first defeated by Mario and his brother. Bowser had nearly finished two more divisons of his army. First off were the Shy Guys, who had come near extiction after interference from the Yoshis twenty years earlier. Bowser had spent years allowing their numbers to regrow. The second was the Koopa Klan's first attempt at a technological machine. They were mindless, kamakazi robots called Bob-Ombs. Bowser planned to use them in an effort to overthrow several diffrent lands.
However, before the plan could go forward, Wart, who had been a high ranking Koopa general beforehand, hypnotized the Shy Guys to serve him. He also reprogrammed the Bob-Ombs. He fled Dark Land and planned to take over Sub-Con, the land of dreams. Bowser was furious and ordered his capture. By the time Wart was caught, he had been defeated by Mario and his pals, with the Shy Guys once again nearly gone and the Bob-Ombs destroyed. It took years for both divisons to be rebuilt.
In the second cell was Tatanga the alein. Kammy remembered how he had ruined a perfectly good plan. The Koopas were going to take advantage of Sarasaland's low defenses and take control of it. However, Tatanga attacked it first. This put the land on high alert, ruining the Koopa's plans. Bowser then ordered Tatanga's capture, along with what was left of his army.
In cell number three, chained in special chains, was the ruler of the Boos, King Boo. Boo had possesed Bowser once in an attempt to capture Mario and Luigi. When he failed, Bowser locked him in this prison in special chains he could not phase through. When Bowser attempted to frame Mario on Isle Delfino, the undead king was given a second chance. He failed, which got him right back in his cell. He was let out breifly when Bowser wanted two of his minions to participate in the Mushroom Kingdom's Double Dash tournement, but was sent back after the last race ended.
In cell number four, also restrained in special chains, was the reality bending being known as the Master Hand. Master Hand had twice, for his own amusement, captured many heros from many diffrent worlds and forced them to compete in a brutal tournament. The second time this happened, Bowser overthrew Master and became Giga Bowser, a creature with even more bulk than original Bowser. He failed to stop the heroes, but captured Master. After putting a spell on him that limited his reality warping powers, Master disappered to an unknown place, at least till now.
In cell number five was a lady the magical twins only heard about, the leader of the Black Suger Pirates, Capitan Syrup. While her main focus had been Wario, the female villain made a mistake of attacking several Koopa ships. She was captured for it.
"Listen up, you pathetic creatures, you can get out of here if you can do one simple thing..."
TO BE CONTINUED...
