*Chapter One*
Peach and Mario sat outside the castle, at a table under an umbrella, eating cake. "Wow, princess! This is yummy!" Mario took a large bite of his piece. Peach took a small bite and smiled. "Why thank you, Mario."
A small kart drove past the two. This reminded Peach of something. "Say, when was the last time we held a Mario Kart?" Peach turned to Mario as he was about to take a big bite. He froze, his mouth wide open. He dropped his fork, then cleared his throat. "Mmm, I believe a year ago. Mario Kart 7, wasn't it? I didn't really like it too much."
Peach had an idea. They should hold another Mario Kart! That would be great fun! Better yet, Nintendo Kart, where they could race against Zelda and everyone within Hyrule. Yes, that would be nice.
"Mario, we should hold Nintendo Kart!" Peach exclaimed delightfully.
Mario looked confused. "What now?"
Peach tried to think of a way to explain it to him. "Where we could team up. Mario V.S. Zelda!"
Mario tapped his finger on the table, as if thinking. He repeated this many times. Then, his face beamed.
"Great idea, princess! You go invite Zelda and the others, while I invite everyone here! Oh, and you're invited, as well." Mario dashed off into the castle.
Peach laughed, following him. She closed the castle doors, walking in. Smiling brightly, Peach walked up the stairs. "See you later, Mario." She shut the door to her room.
Peach sat at her writing desk, spinning her pencil in her hand. Who was she going to write to? Zelda would be first, of course. Who else should she invite? She began writing quickly on the piece of paper.
Dear Zelda,
You are cordially invited to Nintendo Kart. Like Mario Kart, we will be racing in karts and bikes, competing against each other. It will be Mario V.S. Zelda! I hope you can come! Oh, and please invite others, for I am having a difficult time deciding who should come!
Your Royal friend,
Princess Peach Toadstool
There. Peach thought, satisfied. She put the letter in a pink envelope, marked To Zelda from Peach. Peach sprayed it with her pink "Peachy" perfume. It smelled of roses and other flowers. She attached a pink rose to it. "OK, one letter down, many to go! Midna is next!"
The Sun beamed brightly on Link's face. The wind blew through the tree tops, making leaves fall from the trees, yet it wasn't Fall. The cool air gave Link more stamina. Sun rays shunned into the forest.
"Midna! Wait up! Where are you taking me?" Link chased after Midna. She didn't answer, but kept running. Link sighed.
After running a little longer, Midna stopped to get air. "We're going to the…Twilight Realm." She panted, bending over. Link finally caught up to her. "Alright. Can you warp us?" Midna nodded.
She spun off the ground, creating a portal in the air. Link was now a wolf, as she could only warp him in wolf form. She spun up towards the portal, disappearing in black bits. Link turned into black bits, going up into the portal.
They dropped from the portal and into the Mirror Chamber. "Well, Link. C'mon!" Midna ran up the steps that stood before the Mirror of Twilight. Link followed her. He looked to the horizon, seeing it was Twilight. "Midna," he elbowed her. "We could just stay here! It's Twilight! Ha-ha, I'm just joking."
Link and Midna disappeared into sparkly bits. The bits flew into the stone that held the Twilight beyond it.
As soon as they turned back into one piece, they quickly ran to Midna's palace. The Twilight Realm's sky was an orangey color, the same color when the Sun sets and rises. One building stood ahead, which was the castle. Off into the horizon stood a few buildings floating on pieces of land. On both the right and the left side of the kingdom were platforms that were glowing light blue. Their purpose was to lift people onto the other side of the kingdom.
"Link, I have to check my mail." Midna walked to the main part of the castle and opened a secret compartment sealed within the ground. Link followed her. He kneeled down next to her in confusion. "What is that?"
"My mail box."
"O…K, then."
Midna sifted through the mail. "Junk mail… Ads… A love letter from Link and Zant… Link and Zant? Oh my gosh. Zant is so dumb!"
Link laughed a bit, covering his mouth. He blushed a bit through embarrassment. He peeked into the mail box to see what else was in there, trying to make Midna forget what happened. "What's this?" He pulled out a pink letter with a pink rose attached. It smelled of flowers.
"Link, not another love letter, please! Wait…" She read the envelope. "To Midna, from Peach? Hmm…" She tore it open and began reading.
Dear Midna,
You are cordially invited to Nintendo Kart. Like Mario Kart, we will be racing in karts and bikes, competing against each other. It will be Mario V.S. Zelda! I hope you can come! Oh, and please invite others, for I am having a difficult time deciding who should come!
Sincerely,
Princess Peach Toadstool
Midna looked up from the letter in disgust. "Ew, it smells terrible! Too girly!" She tossed the letter aside, picking up Zant's love letter. Link picked up the letter from Peach and read it himself. He smelled it.
"It doesn't smell too bad and this could be fun, Midna! Let's give it a try!" Midna had her tongue sticking out in disgust from Zant's letter. "Zant's a fruit loop." She tossed the letter off the edge, falling into complete darkness. Midna and Link watched it until it was fully gone.
"Peach's note? Forget it!" She grabbed the letter, about to throw it off the edge. Link tried to grab it. "No! Please can we try it? It might be fun. Please? For me?"
Midna stared into Link's eyes. This went on for awhile. Not once did they blink, yet they kept staring into each other's eyes. "…Fine. For you. Let's go." Midna closed the mail box and took Link's hand, heading for the portal. "Thanks, Midna! You won't be sorry!"
Ganondorf walked around Gerudo Desert, thinking of a plan to have revenge on Hyrule. "Zelda deserves the worst!" He kicked a rock. An evil plan stormed in his head. He sat on a large rock. "I can turn the land to Twilight! Wait… That already happened. Err... Hm? What is that note?" Ganondorf snatched a pink note of the ground. He read it, although it wasn't for him.
The note smelled of fruit and the penmanship was elegant. A pink rose was attached to the note, showing whoever wrote the note was a girly girl.
Ganondorf thought it didn't smell too good, but he did like the hand writing. After reading the note, he was shocked. "I wasn't invited? I'll curse the princess whoever wrote this! And I'll go uninvited!" He was about to tear the note until he remembered the hand writing. "Uhh, I'll just keep it for the penmanship." He folded the note and put it in his pocket.
He knew this princess lived at the Mushroom Kingdom, so that's where he was going to go.
Link and Midna finally arrived at the Mushroom Kingdom. "You happy, Link?" She folded her arms and glared at Link. Link didn't look at her. "Yes." They walked to the entrance of the castle, where they were greeted by Peach. "Hello!" Peach smiled brightly, gesturing them to go into the castle. Link and Midna entered.
The castle had pink walls, with dark pink trim. There were paintings of many people. There was even one of… Midna and Link?
Link stared at the picture and laughed. "I guess we're true friends of Peach!" The stair rails were white and the steps gold. The kingdom was quite spacious.
Midna looked around. "It's OK, but not as good as mine!" They continued to explore the kingdom, rooms and all. Once done, they climbed down the steps and back to the main room. A familiar voice was heard. "Link, I have a feeling of who that is." Midna tore outside.
Ganondorf and Zant stood at the entrance of Toad Town. "Zant, my buddy! So glad you could come!" He smiled evilly. Zant did the same. They walked to the entrance of the castle, throwing Toads aside. Toads were screaming. "Get out of the way, filthy creatures!" Zant grabbed one and kicked it. It was sent flying.
Midna and Link followed them, practically spying on them. A little girl toad walked up to Zant. "What's wrong with your head? You look demented." She giggled. Zant glared and picked her up by the neck. "I'll teach you a lesson!" He chucked her at another Toad. "Never do that again, little brat!" She cried in agonizing pain.
Midna ran over to her. "Are you alright?" The girl shook her head. A slight tear fell from her eye. Medical help immediately picked her up and took her away. "Take care of her!" Midna yelled.
They both looked for Zant and Ganondorf. Link spotted them at the kingdom entrance. "Oh no." Link murmured. The hero and the princess hid in the bushes, trying not to be seen.
"You better let us in, brat!" Zant scowled at Peach.
She frowned. "And why should I?"
"Don't be a smart mouth with us! Do so, and you're dead!"
That was the last straw for Midna. She jumped out of the bushes and ran to the entrance of the kingdom. "Midna, wait!" Link shouted.
Midna sneaked up behind Zant. "Shut up, Zant!" He turned around just in time to receive a slap from Midna. He yelped in pain. "How dare you?" Not able to stand the slap from Midna, he slapped her back. Then, Midna slapped him. Both receiving and delivering slaps, this went on for ten minutes, until Link decided he had enough.
"Hey! If you slap her, you ought to slap me as well!" Zant turned around from slapping the Twilight Princess. He smiled evilly. "If you say so." He gave Link a hard slap on his face, but Link just stood there, as if he was never slapped. Zant slapped him again, trying to hurt Link. Link yawned, for he was tired of Zant's ignorance. He slapped Zant so hard, that he was blown back. He rubbed his cheek, and then smiled for the third billion time.
He charged towards Link, shoving Midna on the ground. He slapped him. The "Slapping" Fest went on for a while. The Hero, The Usurper King of Twilight, and the Twilight Princess were all involved, slapping one another.
"Please, stop! You're scaring my Toads!" Peach screamed. They all turned to look at her. "Uh, I mean…" Peach stepped back. In disgust of Peach, Zant step forward and slapped her multiple times until she fell down in pain.
"Oh, that is it!" Link drew out his sword. Zant stepped back. "You wouldn't…" Link smiled, trying to imitate Zant's disgusting smile. "Oh, I would." Link and Midna cornered him. Zant hunched down into the corner, trying to decrease the pain when Link would strike. He was about to hit him until-
"Stop!" Rosalina floated down from the sky. Everyone froze in place. Link dropped his sword, knowing it was OK, because Zant couldn't touch it, for evil could never touch its blade. Midna walked over to Link, her face pale from the slapping. "Who is that?" She whispered.
Rosalina slowly landed on the ground. "I am Princess Rosalina, watcher and protector of the cosmos. Your deeds, Zant, are a disgrace." She tapped her wand in her hand, looking impatient.
The color from Zant's face drained. "How do you know who I am?" Rosalina walked over to the unconscious Peach and held her hand. She softly rubbed it. "I watch over everything from beyond the stars. You are the usurper king of Twilight."
Zant froze with disbelief. "Well, you know your stuff." Rosalina threw him a dirty look. "Shush! I'm trying to wake Peach up from your evil actions!"
After a few minutes, Peach opened her eyes. "R-Rosalina? I don't feel too well…" Rosalina helped Peach to stand. It was difficult, but Rosalina did it. Rosalina walked Peach into the castle. "It's alright, dear. That rude man hurt you. You should go to sleep…"
Link and Midna flashed Zant dirty looks. "Rude. You made sure Nintendo Kart was canceled today." They entered the castle and slammed the door. Zant and Ganondorf exchanged looks. "Hey! I wasn't involved in the fight and I got blamed!" Ganondorf slapped Zant. Then, Zant slapped him and so forth. They repeated this for quite some time…
