The Ultimate Heroes
Chapter One:
He Was Kidnapped, Mario!
Mario lay sleeping on a green field, butterflies flying about the brightly coloured flowers, and cute white and yellow bunny rabbits hopping about, curious as to why a fat, short man dressed in blue overalls, a red shirt, red hat, white gloves, and brown shoes, was doing there. Eventually, he woke from his relaxing slumber, and stood up, outstretched his arms, and gave a big yawn. His first thought was to walk back over to Princess Peach's castle, where he would probably have another good rest or eat a cake, or something like that.
He followed the long and winding path, closing in on the grey castle; it had four towers, each one at a different corner of the castle, each one adorned with red flags, emblazoned with the Mushroom Kingdom symbol. Mario walked up to the door, and slotted in his key, and continued to the main hall, where there were about five more doors, two of which were in the bottom section, and three more were up some stairs. A red carpet was draped across the floor, to emphasize that the castle belonged to a member of the royal family.
Mario decided to head into the dining room, to see if dinner was ready to be served; after all, he was quite hungry after his recent nap. While he walked over to the dining room door – which was to the right of the main entrance to the castle – he noticed that it seemed very quiet. More quiet than usual, in fact; there were normally at least a couple of Toads running from room to room to serve their daily jobs. The dining room door was grey, with red edges, just like every other door in the castle. As soon as he entered the dining room, he spotted Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and a Toad sitting at the long table. "What-a happened?" Mario asked politely.
"Oh, Mario... It was terrible!" Peach whimpered, as Mario ran over to her, and held her hands to try and stop her crying. Toad, who looked like a toddler with a mushroom hat, gave the Princess, who was blonde, and dressed in an extravagant pink dress, a tissue, blowing her nose with it, and stopped crying afterwards as well. "My... My father, King Toadstool... He was kidnapped, Mario! Some evil, evil people kidnapped him!" She sobbed, as Mario hugged her, and hushed her so that she would stop crying.
"It's true, Mario. His Majesty, King Kiwi Toadstool, was kidnapped by some rather mysterious creatures!" Toadsworth said, as he started to remind himself of the terrible event. "I was doing some cleaning around the castle, you see, and I went into His Majesty's bedroom to finish off the job. I heard a shrieking coming from outside, and so I looked through the window to see what was happening. I saw an airship, with four mysterious figures standing on it, and there was a cage attached to the airship, with the king sitting in it..."
As soon as Toadsworth had finished the recounting, Mario had already left the dining room. He went back to the main hall, and headed up the stairs, and went through another door. He strolled down a long corridor with another red carpet, with royal tapestry across the walls. Eventually, he reached another door, and then walked through, entering the king's room. In the middle of the room was a bed, with a blue cover, though it was very untidy. He noticed a blue A4 piece of paper underneath the quilt, and picked it up, unfolded it, and then began to read it.
'To Him or Her... We are happy announce that we have kidnapped the king of the Mushroom Kingdom, King Kiwi Toadstool. Obviously we will definitely not be revealing our identity, but let us tell you this; His wealth and power will definitely help out with our plan to uncover the five spiritual stones! Oops... Said too much... From Team Royale.'
"Mr. Toadsworth-a! I have-a found this letter!" Mario said, as he passed the letter over to Toadsworth. He slowly looked over the piece of paper, reading each and every word very clearly.
"I see..." He said, as he placed the letter back on the table, and then coughed so that he could clear his throat, and he then faced Princess Peach. "This letter has told me that your father, King Kiwi, was kidnapped by an evil team who are only known as Team Royale, apparently. He was kidnapped because his 'wealth and power would help out with the plan to uncover the five spiritual stones...'" Toadsworth read the letter again. "And who knows what the five spiritual stones are in the first place..."
Princess Peach answered, "Actually, I have heard of the five spiritual stones. My father told me that they were scattered across the universe. Each stone is guarded by a monster, and when the stones are put to together, some sort of deity will grant you one wish." Peach explained, as she tried to think of what the stones were. "They were... the Crystal of Courage, the Diamond of Destiny, the Ruby of Reliability, the Topaz of Truth, and the Pearl of Power. And I am unanimous in that!"
"Ah, I remember now!" Toadsworth continued, Mario listening in eagerly. "Each of the stones has about two chosen people, who would be the only people allowed to bear the specific stone. And that person is the only person who can defeat the monster that guarded the stone in the first place!" Toadsworth explained, "I sincerely remember that the closest stone to us would be the Crystal of Courage; as far as I know, it was hidden at the top of the Forest Tower." He said, as he walked out of the room, and said politely, "I'm just going to get my map..."
Link, a teenage boy wearing a green tunic and hat, with brown shoes, and blonde hair, with a shield on his arm, woke up from a deep, relaxing slumber. All he could remember was being hit by some of purple magic blast, and then being sent through some sort of portal. He didn't recognize the land he was currently in, though; he just saw a field, with a huge castle at the end of it. Was it the Hyrule Castle? Apparently not – he read a nearby sign, which read 'This way to Princess Peach's Castle', with an arrow pointing to said castle. Curiously, he walked over to the castle, with his shield in hand.
As he walked over to the main door, he noticed that it wasn't locked; taking advantage of this, he opened the door fully, and cautiously walked in. Before he saw much of anything, he saw an elderly person run towards a room in the corner of the eye. The person – which was Toadsworth, of course – eventually noticed the newcomer, and then instinctively walked over to him. "Who the heck are you!" Toadsworth asked impolitely, Link recoiling slightly at the person's anger. "What are you doing in this castle, hmm!"
Link finally answered, "Please, just let me explain, OK?" Link asked, as Toadsworth reluctantly ceased talking. "My name's Link... I was in my world, and I think I was hit by some sort of magic blast, and then everything just faded to white. Then I woke up, and I found myself outside the castle. My first thought was to enter the castle so that I could get some help..."
"You don't need to explain any longer, m'boy!" Toadsworth replied, as he put his hand on Link's back, and took him into the dining room. As the pair walked into the dining room, with Peach, Toad, and Mario looking at Link oddly, Toadsworth explained who the newcomer was, "This is Link. He has no real idea how he came into this world, but I think he could valuable in the search for the King."
Just as Toadsworth was about to explain the whole crisis, a strange earthquake shook the castle. "Oh, dear God!" Toad shrieked, as he ran on the spot, flailing his arms about in terror. "An earthquake, an earthquake!" He screamed, as they suddenly heard loud footsteps coming closer and closer to the dining room.
A skeleton claw crashed through the door, three skeleton-like creatures crawling through the hole in the door. They had quite a humanoid appearance. "Mamma mia!" Mario shouted, as he placed his hands on his cheeks. "What are they!"
"Stalchildren. They're pretty common back in Hyrule." He said, as he reached for his sword; however, it wasn't there. "Oh my god... My sword... It's gone!" He gasped, as the Stalchildren cornered the group...
To be continued in Chapter 2
Author's Notes: Well, that was the first chapter. I hope you like it so far. Anyway, time for to explain some things in this chapter. The words, 'the long and winding path' were a reference to The Beatles song, 'The Long and Winding Road'. Princess Peach's castle was based on how it looks in 'Super Mario 64'. I thought of the name 'King Kiwi Toadstool' for Peach's father, but it obviously isn't Peach's father's real name. Mario, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, Toad, Link, and Stalchildren are copyright Nintendo. Anyway, 'till next time!