I was walking home from work one day when I fell into a hole that appeared from nowhere. Hi, I'm Elden. And this is the my story.

There I was, minding my own business, looking forward to playing a game I had bought awhile back. I was halfway home when the ground opened up right under me. I reached out toward the edge of the hole too late. As the darkness swallowed me, I thought to myself "just freaking perfect. Why does this stuff always happen to me?" before passing out.

I have no idea how much time passed. But I woke up to a colorful bedroom. Pink carpet surrounding a pink covered bed. The walls were a sky blue with fluffy white clouds painted onto its surface. Just as I was getting my bearings, the door opened.

"It's ok, I'll just go grab it quick" said an obviously female voice.

she walked into what was, apparently, her bedroom. I started panicking a little, but calmed down after deciding to just explain myself. There's never any reason to freak out.

Upon entering, she stopped and stared at me. She was blonde with a pink dress. I started speaking quickly to diffuse the situation.

"Hi. I seem to have been teleported into this room".

She immediately started screaming. "Help! Intruder in my bed chambers!"

The door slammed open and what looked like short men with white and red hats holding spears ran in.

The immediately surrounded me.

"Surrender!" they shouted in unison.

At closer inspection, I figured out where I was.

"Holy crap! You're Toads! And that must make you... Princess Peach?!"

My mind was reeling. I was, somehow, in the world of Mario!

"Wait, what is going on? How the hell did I get here? Yo, Peach, calm down! I'm just as freaked out as you are!"

The Toads all bristled at my outburst. "How dare you speak to Her Royal Highness in such familiar tones! Name yourself, intruder!"

"Oh, crap, sorry. I'm Elden... And I was, apparently, transported to this world against my will."

"Lies!" The Toads all cried. "You're coming with us to the dungeon!"

"Oh, ok. I understand completely. I am a stranger in a Princess's bedroom." I got off the bed "Ok, gentlemen. Lets go to the dungeon. I promise to cooperate, so please don't accidentally stab me."

The Toads all look shocked and turn their heads towards Princess Peach. She gives a small nod of conscent and we all start trooping out of the room. It takes awhile, but we eventually make it into the dungeon. It's semi-dark but rather warm. I half expected it to be dripping and damp. A toad steps forward to unlock the cell and the others stand ready with their spears behind me. Looks like they aren't really trusting guys.

The one that unlocked the cell gestures for me to step inside. So I step in and back up against the wall. I don't want to give these guys a reason to mistreat me. They remained on guard until the door was closed.

They breathed a sigh of relief when I did nothing against them and had a full wall of steel bars between us.

I sat down on the floor and asked "So, when do I get to eat? I haven't eaten anything since breakfast."

The Toads all looked at each other. One stepped forward, apparently the group leader "we'll talk to the Princess about that. For now, get comfy. You aren't going anywhere."

They all left and I decided to do just that. Get comfortable. A lot had happened in the last thirty minutes. I decided to take a nap on the comfortable looking cot.

I lay there, unable to sleep. I controlled my breathing, and remained laying. What a messed up day. I didn't even get to play that game of mine. Oh, well. Maybe this was all a dream and when I woke up it'd be back to work.