The Adventures of Nydall In the Mushroom Kingdom

Chapter 1: An Accidental Discovery

Author's Note: The only reason I put Romance in here is due to bits and pieces of romantic action. This story is not entirely about romance. It will focus more on adventure than anything. Also, this is my first fanfic, so don't be surprised if it sucks. Rated T for cursing and romantic elements, such as (forcible and non-forcible) kissing.

Hello, everyone! My name is Nydall and I'm a human or Yoshi depending on which dimension I'm in. I actually came there quite accidentally, just like the Mario Bros. Let me start at the beginning.

One day, I decided to take a walk outside my home because I had just got done with my homework. I'm a senior in high school, and a rather unsociable one at that. It's not that I'm a misanthrope, I'm just rather shy. Anyway, back to the point. I was taking a walk around a block in my neighborhood, and I discovered a place I had never been before. I decided to take a look because honestly, why not?

About halfway in, I noticed a strage medallion. It had a Yoshi egg imprinted on it. Thinking that someone lost it, I picked it up, put in on, and reminded myself to take it to the town's Lost and Found later. Eventually, I came upon a clearing with a green, metallic pipe. I wondered what it was, but it looked a lot like the pipes from the Super Mario Bros. Series. I decided to check out the rest of the clearing to see if there was anything else. There was nothing. No item blocks, no brick blocks, Mario, Luigi, anything. Just a solitary pipe, sitting there like it was playing Red Light Green Light on a red light. I decided to take a look into it. However, as I went to do so, I tripped and fell into said pipe! As I saw the sides of the pipe rush by me, I thought "Oh no, where am I headed off to?" I also felt my body changing, as if I was transforming... how odd.

Eventually, I came out of the pipe... from the sky?! "NO, THIS CAN'T BE!" I immediately thought. I wiggled around, trying to do anything to escape falling, and discovered that I was in an egg of some sort. "What is going on?" I thought to myself. I heard the rush of gravity slowly increasing my velocity towards the ground, and I was helpless to get out of this egg. It seemed I was doomed. When I hit the ground, though, all that happened was that the egg cracked. "Really, that's it?" I thought to myself, "I've been through worse, I guess." I had a new problem, though. I had no idea where I was. As I began to survey the landscape, it looked kind of familiar. No way... This couldn't be!

I decided to make my way out of the plain I was in and set out towards a town I saw in the distance. It was about twilight, and I knew I needed to find a place to bunk for the night. Eventually I realized that I wouldn't get to the town, so decided to gather some leaves for a makeshift bed instead. About 5 minutes later, I was ready for the night. I decided to start sleeping.

It seemed like only a few seconds later when woke up, and was refreshed. Judging from the sun, it looked to be around 8 or 9 in the morning. I set out for the village once more and noticed a castle in the distance. So it was! I was in the Mushroom Kingdom! How? That pipe... It couldn't have led here!

I started running toward the town (or city, now that I have a better look at it.) and realized that my tail was flopping. TAIL?! I instantly looked around and saw a green tail. "Why do I have a tail?!" I worried. "I must've hit my head!" I panicked, instantly wondering... "THAT MEDALLION! THAT HAD TO BE IT!" I was still wearing it! I took it off and nothing happened. "So, then, why am I a Yoshi?" I was still wearing my green and black glasses, much to my relief. I also noticed that I was green. "Huh, this couldn't get any weirder." I mused.

I set out once again for the city. By the time I got there it was about noon. Interestingly enough, Yoshis run pretty fast. I got there and decided to ask a Toad about the matter. "Hello. Can I ask you something?" "Sure, ask me anything!" The Toad replied. "I was warped here via a strage pipe, and transformed into a Yoshi. I used to be human. Do you know anything about this?" I explained to the thoughtful Toad. "No, but I think Mario and Luigi may be able to help. Their house is right by Peach's Castle, you can't miss it." he directed me. "Thanks!" I gratifully voiced.

As I made my way to Mario's and Luigi's, I couldn't help but notice some movement. It was very stealthy, so I don't know how I caught it at all. It was there, though. I turned in that general direction, but noticed nothing but bushes. I searched them, but found nothing. "Interesting," I noted. "Someone doesn't want to be noticed." I walked the rest of the way to Mario and Luigi's without incident, and knocked on their door.