Summary: A MagiKoopa kidnapped Ludwig von Koopa and took away his memories. He then starts his life anew when Princess Daisy takes him under her wing, but what happens when he runs into his father and siblings? This is for brave kid. I do not own any of the characters; they all belong to Nintendo.

Ch. 1: Revenge of the Koopa Mage

"C'mon, bro! Keep it movin'! Keep it movin'!" Roy Koopa ordered his blue-haired older brother as he held the punching bag while Ludwig von Koopa punched away at it. Ludwig and his second-younger brother are in the royal gym room doing a bit of training. After Roy got into watching a whole lot of Wrestlemania, he figured that if he and his brothers start working out and training, they'll be strong enough to beat the Mario Brothers once and for all.

"I still don't see any point in all of this training," Ludwig said before landing one last punch in the spot of the bag that has Mario's face on it.

"C'mon, Lu," Roy said to his older brother. "I know reading books and stuff is good exercise for your brain, but you should also exercise your body, too."

"Are you calling me fat?" the blue-haired Koopa prince yelled, giving his pink-and-purple brother a deadly glare.

"No!" Roy protested, quickly tossing him a towel. "I'm merely saying that sooner or later, you're gonna hafta learn to defend yourself. I mean, suppose you have to face both Mario and Luigi with none of your little doo-dads. What would you do?" Ludwig then thought about it as he wiped out his sweaty brow.

"I guess…I would do you and the others save Wendy do," he answered. "Fight with my gloves."

"Exactly," Roy replied, "and that's 'mitts', by the way."

"Whatever," his older brother sighed, taking a sip of his Lava Hot Energy Drink.

"Bro, trust me," his brother said. "As the oldest, you're gonna inherit the throne when King Dad steps down." Ludwig gave Roy an arched eyebrow in confusion.

"What about BJ?" he asked, referring to Bowser Jr.

"He may be King Dad's new second-in-command, but you are still King Dad's first-born son," Roy stated. "As the heir, your gonna hafta take up a lotta those…uh…"

"Responsibilities?"

"Yeah, that's it," he said with a snap of his claws. "So you're gonna hafta defend sooner or later and make all of those kingly decisions." Ludwig rubbed the bridge of his nose with a sigh.

"I am so not looking forward to becoming king," he sighed.

"Well, you're gonna hafta face the music sooner or later, dude," Roy replied. "The time will come sooner than you think. I guess it's Mother Nature's way of saying 'Being the eldest sucks'. Or was that 'growing up'?" Ludwig just rolled his eyes in sarcasm before grabbing a larger towel.

"I'm hitting the showers," he said. "I reek more than Kammi Koopa's sweat socks."

"Dude, that's just plain nasty," Roy replied with a wrinkled nose. Ludwig just chuckled as he entered the locker room. He reached his chosen shower stall and turned on the water, sighing with relief as the cool droplets hit his burning body. However, the refreshing treatment was not enough to get his mind off of what Roy told him.

Sooner or later, you're gonna hafta learn to defend yourself. I mean, suppose you have to face both Mario and Luigi with none of your little doo-dads. What would you do?

As the oldest, you're gonna inherit the throne when King Dad steps down.

The time will come sooner than you think. I guess it's Mother Nature's way of saying 'Being the eldest sucks'.

For someone who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, Ludwig thought, leaning his forehead into the wall, Roy really knows how to make a point. Why can't BJ be the eldest instead of me?

He was so caught up in his thoughts that Ludwig was unaware of a Magi-Koopa entering the locker room. A rogue Magi-Koopa. Discharged by Bowser for one measly mistake. Now it's payback time. Quietly, he snuck up behind the shower stall and spotted the eldest of the Koopalings.

Bingo, he thought to himself. Time for some payback. He then snuck up behind Ludwig quietly, lifted up his wand, and slammed the glowing orb end of it against the back of his head, knocking him out. Smiling at his deed, he picked up the knocked out Koopaling and headed for the docking bay.