It was 4AM. I was in the living room playing Mario and Luigi Bowser's inside story. I was tired as heck but I have insomnia so I was used to playing video games until dawn. I was sitting on the leather couch, my butt a little numb, and I was at the final boss. Stupid Dark Bowser.
Just as I was about to defeat him, my sister walked into the living room and snatched the game right out of my hands.
"Hey!" I whined. "Give it back!"
"NO!" my sister, Gabby shouted. "It's 4AM!"
"Well you should be asleep then." I said, folding my arms.
"Listen, Victoria…" She said in a stern voice. "You need your sleep. If you spend too much time on that stupid game, you'll get carpel tunnel syndrome. Do you want that?"
I snatched my game back from her.
"After this boss." I said. "I almost have him!"
Gabby took my arm and dragged me into my room. After she slammed the door, I swore I could hear voices. But maybe it was just the normal voices I hear in the middle of the night. The ones in my head.
But this was different, because I heard three voices, all sounding quite similar. Then I started to listen to what they were saying.
"Are you sure this is the house?" I heard one say.
"It has to be! We've checked every other house on the block!" exclaimed another.
Frantically shaking, I walked to the window and looked out.
"H-hello?" I asked. I waited for an answer. Instead, I felt an arm pull me out of my window and shove me into a sack of some sort. (No pun intended)
I worriedly tried to get out of the bag but these people had a tight grip.
"L-LET ME OUT!" I screamed in a demanding demeanor.
"Stop struggling!" one guy said.
"WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?" I yelled. "MY MOM IS GONNA BE FURIOUS!"
Many minutes later, they turned the bag upside down and opened it, letting me fall face first. I fixed my hair.
"Just who do you think you are?" I asked as I turned to them. But these were no people. I could have recognized them from a mile away. They were KOOPAS.
They closed the cage I was in. Stunned, I began backing away.
Then I bumped into someone. It was Princess Peach.
"MARIO PLEASE SAVE ME!" she shouted into nothingness.
"P-P-P-P-P-Princess?" I asked. "WHERE AM I?"
"Wait…" Peach said. "You're 'her'…aren't you?"
"Her?" I asked.
"You don't know…who you are, do you?" Peach asked, smoothing out her dress.
"I'm Victoria Marie Walker. I'm not special or anything." I said.
Peach laughed.
"THAT'S A GOOD ONE!" she snickered.
"What's so funny about low self-esteem?" I asked.
"No, it's funny that you don't know the importance of your existence. You're the most significant being alive." She said.
Just then, I heard heavy stomps. The gate was opened and I hid behind Peach.
"King Koopa!" Peach said, folding her arms.
Bowser took a few steps forward and chuckled.
"You're free to go, princess." He said. "But Victoria needs to stay."
"NO!" Peach said. "I REFUSE! YOU CAN'T USE HER POWERS FOR EVIL! YOU'LL KILL US ALL! I NEED HER FOR MY KINGDOM! IT'S BEING DESTROYED AS WE SPEAK!"
"Wait…but I didn't send anyone to destroy it." Bowser said.
"I know." Peach said, looking down. "Fawful has returned and he's still after my kingdom."
"Hey," Bowser said. "Not my problem. All I know is that this little girl is going to cause the death of the Mario brothers!"
"LITTLE GIRL?" I pouted. "I'M 13! AND I'M NOT GOING TO KILL ANYBODY!"
"Please," Peach said. "I need to protect my kingdom."
"Bowser, you never win, okay?" I said. "NEVER."
"You ought to listen to this girl." Peach said. "She does know all."
"I do?" I asked with a puzzled expression.
"Yes, of course!" Peach said.
"Guards!" Bowser called. Two goombas and four Koopas came to Bowser's side.
"YES SIR!" they all said.
"Detain the princess. I have stuff to do." Bowser said, and with that, he grabbed me by the arm and began pulling me while Bowser's guards held Peach back.
"NO! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!" Peach screamed as Bowser pulled me outside.
"Hey," he said. "How are you doing?"
"SEND ME HOME!" I hissed.
"Great, great. I see we're a little nervous. You're gonna do some training okay?" He said.
"W-what kind of training?" I asked.
"You're going to enhance your powers." He said with an evil grin.
"What kind of powers do I have? Why do I have them?" I asked.
"Well…I don't know what kind you have but…"
"What?" I asked.
"You know everything about the world around us. You know the answer to everything." Bowser said.
"Listen, I'm not some kind of God. I have no powers." I said.
"No, you're not a god, but you were born with powers that can't be activated in your dimension."
"Cool. Send me home please." I said.
"No. You're not going back. You're going to help me kill Mario and Luigi."
Before I could slap the heck out of Bowser, I heard an evil laugh. It was high pitched and annoying. I looked behind me and saw a little green dude floating with some kind of helmet.
"FAWFUL!" Bowser growled.
"A fool is you!" Fawful said, pointing at Bowser.
"Um…may I ask what the heck you're doing here?" I said, looking up at Fawful.
"I HAVE CHORTLES!" He said, landing to the ground. "You are the one who should be telling me!"
"Wuh-"
"What do you want, Fawful?" Bowser asked. "Because you're not getting Victoria."
"Oh, I am. And afterwards, you will enjoy a crying party and die from lack of victory." Fawful said.
Fawful charged towards me and without thinking, I put my hands over my head for protection and closed my eyes.
After realizing that Fawful was no longer trying to charge, I opened my eyes and found a transparent blue barrier surrounding me.
"D-Did I do that?" I asked, touching the force-field and burning my hand.
Bowser nodded.
"You have much power." Fawful said. "Fawful will return"
He gave an evil grin and flew away.
"Oh crap." I said. "What's he doing?"
"Probably devising a plan. But that shield thing was pretty cool." Bowser said. "You think you have any better powers?"
"STOP TRYING TO USE ME FOR MY POWERS! I NEED TO GO HOME!" I screamed. And at that moment, Bowser gave me a stunned look.
"Um…Victoria…" he said.
"What?" I asked, and with every step I took, he backed away.
"YOU'RE ON FIRE!" he screamed. I looked at my hand and it was engulfed in flames.
"GAH!" I screamed, though I felt nothing.
I dived into a nearby pond and the fire went away. Then I felt something bite my leg so I hopped out of the water. When I looked down, a cheep-cheep was biting my femur.
I picked it up and threw it so far, I couldn't see it anymore.
"Okay, what else can you do?" Bowser asked.
"Hey, the whole fire thing was an accident. I'm not doing anything else for you!"
"If you don't help me, you're never getting home." Bowser said.
"You jerk!" I said.
"It's your choice." He said, closing his eyess.
At that moment, I saw two people running from a distance. They were either coming towards me or Bowser. When they were close enough, I realized it was Mario and Luigi.
"YOU!" Bowser shouted.
"Give us the princess!" Mario shouted.
Luigi noticed my presence. When he saw me, he looked at me for awhile.
"M-Mario…" he whispered nervously. Mario looked at Luigi and then at me.
"What's up with the staring?" I asked.
Bowser grabbed my arm.
"Victoria, do that fire thing again!" Bowser yelled.
"NO!" I said, folding my arms. "I'm not gonna hurt anyone!"
"Victoria, you need to come with us NOW!" Luigi said nervously. He and Mario grabbed my arms and started running.
"Get back here!" Bowser screamed, running after us.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked. We ended up in a really ugly town or something. Homes were on fire, blood was everywhere, and toads were screaming for help.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"The Mushroom Kingdom." Mario sighed. "Fawful took over."
I rolled up my sleeves.
"THAT'S IT! I'M TAKING THIS FREAK DOWN!" I screamed, rushing towards Peach's castle.
"Wait!" Mario said. I ignored him and kept running.
I barged into the castle, as furious as I could be. I ran until I reached the top floor, and there was Fawful, looking outside and admiring what he had done.
He turned around.
"I see you are angry." He said. I looked down and realized I was on fire again. "I'm glad you are here. I was just about to invite you to my Fawful party."
Water spurted out of his helmet and I was no longer on fire.
Mario and Luigi rushed to my side.
"Victoria, you can't fight him, he's too strong!" Mario exclaimed.
"WHY DOES EVERYONE KNOW MY NAME?" I screamed.
"Now, for the using of you!" Fawful said, and after that, his helmet sprayed some sort of gas.
That's when I blacked out.
I woke up in a cage. I saw a blurry green dude in front of me on the other side. When I realized it was Fawful, I backed away.
"GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAK!" I screamed. I stuck my arm through the cage and tried to smack Fawful but he backed up.
"I have victory!" he exclaimed. "You shall assist me with the taking of the world!"
"W-Where are Mario and Luigi?" I asked. "Y-You didn't hurt them, did you?"
"Oh, they are enjoying the wrath of my chain chomps." Fawful said proudly.
"C-Chain chomps?" I asked. "They'll be killed!"
"Of course. It'll take each life of theirs." Fawful stated. I punched the cage and it left a dent.
"I WANT ANSWERS! WHY AM I HERE? WHY AM I SO IMPORTANT ALL OF A SUDDEN?" I screamed, punching the cage until I broke the lock.
"I laugh at your cluelessness!" Fawful said. "You are to be helping me or I take your life."
I raised my arm and punched Fawful hard enough for him to fall down.
"YOU LITTLE FREAK! JUST BUY YOUR OWN KINGDOM!" I shouted. I ran downstairs and searched all around the castle until I met a dead end. I turned around and Fawful was behind me.
"You are to never find those FINK RATS you call the Mario Brothers." Fawful said.
"No…WHERE ARE THEY?" I yelled.
"The death of them should have already taken place." He said.
"NO! THEY WERE GOING TO HELP ME!" I exclaimed. "NOW I'LL NEVER GET HOME!"
"Getting home will not happen to you." Fawful said. Then he pulled a remote from his pocket.
"W-What's that for?" I asked.
"For the controlling of you." Fawful laughed.
"No, I am not becoming your brainless zombie!" I said.
"Fawful intends to make no such zombies."
"Then how will you control me?" I asked. He pressed a red button and I felt an excruciatingly painful electric shock.
"I HAVE SUCCESS!" Fawful exclaimed.
"H-how did you-"
"Fawful implanted a chip into your arm while you were passed out." Fawful said.
"I believe this game was designed for children. THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFICULT!" I screamed, and about five huge fireballs shot out of my hands.
"Excellent." Fawful said. "Victory will belong to me."
To be continued (Probably)
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