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Super Mario: Tale of the Prognosticus (スーパーマリオ：予言の運命)
Chapter 1
The Mushroom Kingdom. A Country ruled by none other than Princess 'Toadstool' Peach and filled with Toads across the land. Said Kingdom always gets its hands full due to it always being at war with the neighboring country, the Koopa Kingdom. The aforementioned being ruled by the Great Demon King Koopa, or in simpler terms, King Bowser. Always kidnapping the pink Princess, however, he's also been stopped by the Super Mario Bros., Mario and Luigi from Brooklyn, New York with Italian blood, who have stopped the King's evil plans since the day they found their way into the Mushroom Kingdom. They've gone through many ventures across the new world they so happened to appear in.
The ever famous red plumber could be seen exiting a large building named "Mr. Shy Guy's Auto Parts" as he was told by his brother to get some parts for an important invention that's to be made by Professor E. Gadd.
"20,000 Coins? Mama Mia… What in the world are they even trying to make?"
The plumber said as he let out a sigh. He was asked by Luigi to buy the parts when he exited Coconut Mall. It was certainly unexpected. Mario entered and walk through Toad's Turnpike and all the way back to Toad Town where his home is. It's been pretty lonely in the house ever since Luigi won and moved into his mansion at Evershade Valley. Though, he doesn't let it get to him.
Upon returning back to the town. He entered the plaza area that had the fountain in the middle. There he looked around.
"Right-a… Of course no one would be out and about in the night-a time… Hm?"
When looking around, the plumber saw what seemed to look like a blanket.
"... Is that a blanket? Did-a someone drop it?"
He stepped closer to it and when he did, it suddenly rose up.
"Woh!"
Mario quickly stepped back. Turns out it wasn't really a blanket after all, it was… A girl?
"Nn…"
The girl in white clothing groaned.
"What-a…? What's a girl doing in here in the night-a time…? Hey… You alright-a?"
The girl turned around slowly.
"F-Food… I… I haven't eaten… In a day…"
Mario blinked as, being the kind person he is, looked through his bag of groceries and took out a chocolate bar. The plumber extended his arm out with the candy in the palm of his hand and smiled. The female looked at him with a worried look.
"It's okay… You can have it-a."
Mario said as she slowly grabbed it with both her arms and opened it. She then took a bite of it and then another… then another… until she finally finished it.
"Man, you must've been really hungry if you finished it quickly like that-a."
The girl wiped her mouth. Mario was able to get a better look of her. She was taller than him, maybe about Luigi's height or a centimeter shorter than him. She wore a white robe with light blue markings on the ends of the sleeves which looked like branches from a tree. She had long, black hair and black eyebrows. Her eyes were the same color as Mario's except a bit lighter. What made her eyes different, however, was the fact that they had stars in them. Or rather, one large one in each eye.
The female, thanks to the chocolate and getting some strength back, stood up, put her hands behind her back and smiled.
"My name's Debrie. It's nice to meet you!"
Mario nodded.
"Nice to meet-a you as well, Debrie. I'm Mario!"
He said tipping his cap a bit and then readjusting it.
"Thanks for the food! Or rather candy… same thing right?"
"O-Oh, no need to thank-a me! You could say I was naturally born to be a kind person-a!"
He responds to Debrie while chuckling nervously.
"It's-a not really safe to have a conversation here, especially at night. Why don't-a we head over to my place?"
Mario said. The girl, now known as Debrie, shrugged.
"I don't really mind!"
During the walk to the plumber's dwelling, he asked a few questions.
"What exactly were you doing lying on the floor at the plaza?"
"Well… See… The thing is… I collapsed because I didn't have any more strength to get up. Like I said, I hadn't eaten in a day… And I couldn't go buy anything at the shops because I had no coins…"
Debrie responded before Mario spoke.
"Couldn't've you just asked some of the Toads here? They're pretty friendly."
Debrie became silent as she turned her head to the side and touched her index fingers together while blushing.
"I… I was nervous… and embarrassed… I'm more used to talking to the people back at my village…"
Mario turned to her with an eyebrow raised.
"Village?"
"Yeah! I'm from a village! It's close to Flipside actually."
"Flipside eh? Haha… I've been there before… Man that-a brings back some memories…"
Mario remembers the events that occurred during that specific adventure. Having to wear a plant in order to meet King Croacus, having to pay a large amount of Rupees just to pay for a broken vase, among many other incidents. It really was an intriguing venture.
After awhile, the two had finally made it back to Mario's home, no mistake of it since his name is pretty much nailed onto the top of the door in large letters. Mario opened the door and let the female go inside first. He closed the door once he went inside. Debrie looked around as she then sat on one side of the table in the kitchen. Mario does so as well after pouring himself a cup of coffee before their discussion continued.
"Must've been real interesting huh?... I wish my father, Hagustus, didn't tell me to run as far away from our home... If I hadn't, I would've been able to visit Flipside... But... Now that I think about it... He told me not to go there either..."
"Hagustus?... That name sounds familiar…"
Mario got off his seat and walked to the bookshelf to grab a book. A specific one that talked about a tribe.
"Ah, here it is-a!"
While looking through the pages, Debrie got up from her seat and looked around some more. Mario started reading.
'... Hagustus is one of the members of the Tribe of Ancients created long ago. To this day, he's the last remaining member of the aforementioned Tribe. It is said that he was also involved in writing the Light Prognosticus…'
After reading this section, the plumber noticed the markings on Debrie's sleeves glow as he stood up and walked to her.
"Hey, Debrie? What are these markings-a?"
"Hm?"
Debrie looks back at him and then at her arm.
"W-wait! Don't-!"
After he gently poked part of the markings, they glowed even brighter as some sort of force threw him to the wall behind him. A thud was heard when he hit the ground.
"Urgh… Mama-Mia…"
He rubbed the back of his head before adjusting his cap back to the way it was. In front of him however, Debrie was floating in the air while also being slumped over like a puppet. A dark, blue aura surrounded her as Mario stepped closer while covering part of his face with his arm.
"INTRUSION DETECTED. CHAPTER 2, VERSE 23 – THOSE WHO INTRUDE THE ENGRAVED TEXT OF THE LIGHT PROGNOSTICUS MUST PROVE THEY'RE TRUSTFUL BEINGS AND NOT PART OF THE TRIBE OF DARKNESS. DETECTING SOURCE OF INTRUSION..."
The 'puppet-fied' Debrie glanced at the plumber who was still covering a bit of his face with his arm until he stopped said action. The pupils in her light-blue eyes shrink and then return to their original size.
"IDENTIFYING... NAME: MARIO. ONE OF THE HEROES OF LIGHT. THEREFORE HE IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ENEMY AS HE HAS ALREADY PROVED HIMSELF WORTHY."
After "Debrie" had said that statement, the aura surrounding her disappeared and so did the glow of the markings on her hands as she slowly floated downwards. Mario ran over to catch her.
"Debrie!"
The girl's eyelids slowly opened up as she then places her palm on her forehead while groaning.
"That... Was a pretty stupid thing to do, Mario..."
She says with a smile after letting out a small chuckle. Mario lets out a chuckle as well.
"Haha... Yeah... It was-a..."
The plumber had picked her up and taken her to a room that originally belonged to Luigi. Though, after he had left, he took all his things and now it's just an empty room with a bed, desk, empty shelf, and a lamp. Debrie had sat on the edge of the bed since she didn't want to lay down.
"What exactly was-a that back there?"
Debrie looked to the side with a frown.
"Uh- Sorry, I'm sure you probably don't trust me that much yet-a-"
Debrie spoke up.
"No it's fine… You see… My father embedded all of the Light Prognosticus text into me. I agreed to it… I also wanted to ask him why, but… I never got to because he told me to run as far away from the village…"
With a frown, Mario asked a question.
"What happened-a at the village?"
"..."
Debrie looked down as she looked at both her hands.
"When I ran to a safe distance, I looked back and… All I saw was smoke… fire and explosions…"
She closed her eyes and began showing tears; which she wiped away since she didn't want to look like a weak person in front of Mario.
"I want to go back there, I really do, but I'm afraid I might cause even more trouble…"
After saying that, Debrie felt the plumber's hand pat her on the head. She looked at him who was now smiling.
"Hey, I can join you in going back-a there to check! Heck-a, maybe afterwards we can ask Merlon and see if he knows anything-a!"
He says confidently. Debrie objected.
"No! Mario, I don't want to drag you into my problems! It'd be too dangerous!"
"Debrie… Something you need to know about me is that-a I've been in harsh situations before. I'm sure whatever happens-a during this… I'll make it out-a… I always do."
Mario responded to Debrie's objection with a smile and patted her on the back. The female once again looks down at the wooden, brown floor. She smiles but also hides it from the plumber.
"... You really are something… Thank you…"
She tried to stand up, but immediately fell back to the bed.
"Ngh!"
"Woah, there, maybe you should stay the night-a here. You really need the rest especially after what-a happened. I'm sorry for that-a by the way…"
"It's alright, Mario. Really."
She let out a pure smile before slowly laying down on her side. Mario looks at the girl before leaving the room and closing the door behind him. The plumber went back to the kitchen where he had placed the bag of items he bought for himself and the materials he bought for Luigi. He placed all the food in the refrigerator.
He took out parts that looked like they belonged to a go-kart or a vacuum cleaner. Not long after he sighed and put them back in where they belonged.
"I forgot I needed to give these to Luigi and the Professor… Mama-Mia… It's too late now and I can't leave Debrie alone. Not-a saying that she doesn't have the courage to be left alone though…"
At this point he was just talking to himself. An idea popped into his head.
"Well, I can just give it to them before we head off to Merlon's place! Shouldn't take too long-a."
. . . . .
In a concurrent event that took place before Mario met Debrie and before the destruction of her home, a woman in her twenties held a plastic bag with only a few items. She had light-brown colored hair that reaches just to her neck along with brown eyes and eyebrows. Taller than Luigi and Debrie.
She continues walking along the sidewalk near the buildings as two teenagers run in the opposite direction; one of them bumping into her.
"Gh! S-Sorry, Miss!"
The boy said before continuing on his way. The woman sighed.
"Teenagers these days…"
She says to herself.
She continues walking past many buildings and a park before reaching her home. Once she opens the door, she locks it and just tosses the bag on the couch. She then falls onto one of the couches in order to rest her body and fall asleep.
Her peacefulness would soon be interrupted by a purple and black aura that engulfs the whole room which has caused her to wake back up, though she was still on the couch.
"Damn it... I was just about to snooze off... What even is this?"
She wonders while looking at the aura surrounding her. A bright light would then take shape as she blocks it with her arm in order to prevent the bright light from hitting her eyes, despite doing this, it still completely woke her up. Once it dimmed, a figure could be seen, a figure that would be all too familiar if Mario was here.
The individual would let out a small chuckle as they turn their head slowly towards her revealing their white and black mask, the white side showing a small tint of purple.
"Well, well, well... It's a pleasure to finally meet you... Lydia."
Hello! This is the author of this story here! How did you like the first chapter? I've always wanted to do my own take on a Mario story for awhile now and I'm glad I got to it!
Though… I had already done Chapters 1-9… I decided to start from scratch. It's my first story and one I want to continue while also having it be a "Test Story". You know, a story that will help me see my flaws and see what I need to fix.
I'd really like some feedback from you guys! I mean, I do want to get better and make a Mario story worth a while. Don't know when Chapter 2'll be, but I'll make sure to get to it when I have the time! Until then, see you later!
- Signed, Iwatome Toshiki 俊樹岩止