Rising Hope, Rising Dead - Chapter One - It's Coming
The sky was grey, gulping the Mushroom Kingdom in an unnatural darkness. Peach approached the window and slightly lifted the blind to get a hint on what was happening outside. She was almost at the top floor of her castle, the safest place within the castle. She turned round and switched the TV from off to on, and a sudden breaking news image flashed on the screen. The volume was low, so she squinted her eyes and attempted to read the flowing text at the bottom of the reporters desk. It read "Stay in doors at all times, avoid using public facilities and don't let anyone enter your property. The infection is spreading, use your food wisely".
The door opened unexpectedly; Peach quickly switched the TV off. Mario entered the room, alerted. A depressed look was wrapped around his head, and whispered a quiet "it's the end". Peach broke down onto tears and clang onto the bed she was next too. The room was bright pink with a blind covering the window. A small desk was located next to the bed, accommodating a mirror and some draws full of Peach's personal belongings.
"It's going to be ok, we will live through this Peach, I love you" Mario said firmly but with a calm tone to his voice.
Not long after, the sky began to fade darker, more...threatening. Artificial light filled the room instead. Expecting electricity to fail the castle any moment, Peach darted forward to her draws, moving things quickly as she looked for batteries and a torch. Luck was with her, she found four batteries and a torch; she placed the batteries into the torch and switched it off, knowing that it was for future use only. The lights began to flicker eerily. Jolting backwards, Peach tripped up on the leg of her bed as the lights finally gave in. Darkness instantly spread across the room.
Mario was preparing food, possibly for the upcoming events which threatens all of their life's. The zombie like infection could strike anyone, at anytime. Darkness also spread across the kitchen where Mario was, causing him to jump back in fright. He managed to prepare some canned foods for storage. Although the castle was full of darkness, Mario crept his way upstairs to where Peach was located, bring a small pack of biscuits with him. Mario slowly opened the door to Peaches room. Though they both breathed in a sudden gulp of air, as an unexpected knocking was heard from downstairs...
Authors Note: Thanks for reading this so far, this is my first fan fic. I hope you have enjoyed it and feel free to leave a review ;) chapter too coming soon.