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Lamentation's Curse

by iSqueakers


A/N: I will have to give credit to Kookylover98 for inspiring me of this idea with her Camp Scare Terror story.


Chapter I


"I can't believe Mario defeated us yet again!" Iggy gasped in defeat as he rubs his left thigh and tries hard to tough out a limp.

Yet again, for the nth time in their existence, the red-clad plumber and his cohorts defeated the Koopalings. Launching a monthly attack is a well-known, well-enforce statute in Kastle Koopa; in order to live there, the occupants must do their part of Bowser's ultimate plan of domination, even if they don't want anything to do with it. The Koopalings, for example, prefer doing their regular hobbies over getting defeated several times over.

Whenever the Koopalings tasted defeat in the past, they were disposed of in an area they were familiar with. The first time the original seven Koopalings took over the Mushroom Kingdom, they were all transported from their doomships back to a secluded area of Dark Land by the power of the Kings' magic wands. Then there's Junior, stranded on a makeshift island with his father following the events of the Isle-Delfino-Shadow-Mario heist. Despite those troublesome situations, the affected characters could see a way home.

However, the severe differences between this crash site and the others seem to slash that possibility. Rather than being ejected somewhere within the proximity of the Mushroom Kingdom or another zone of civilization, the eight seem to be trapped in an uncharted, primitive forest.

"Ya were surprised? Where were you for the past decade?!" Roy spat.

"We just had a good plan," Iggy replied, "And that's why I'm surprised!"

While the other characters agree with Iggy, one Koopa decides to devastate the temporary unity among the siblings, "Mario and Luigi are shredders; zey zhred up all ze blueprints to the plans ve draw out," Ludwig rebutted, "So, I hate to agree vith him, but Roy eez right; vhy are you zurprised?"

"Not all our plans fail!" Iggy denied as he starts to tear up a bit.

"Yes dey do!" Roy argued back, "Tell me ONE plan dat we succeeded at!"

"… Um…"

"Exactly! Shut up wimp!" Roy scolded.

"Look who's acting all smart now," Ludwig muttered, rolling his beady eyes at his younger pink brother.

"Shut up Kooky!"

Roy and Ludwig proceed into arguing between each other. This goes on for quite some time, with several precious minutes gone to waste by the verbal thrashing going on. The six other Koopalings' levels of annoyance increase exponentially as each precious minute passes. Finally, one young but brave Koopaling decides to abolish this case of bickering between his two elder brothers.

"YOU TWO! QUIT ARGUING!" Larry shouted, "You two have been doing NOTHING but arguing with each other for WEEKS!"

Roy and Ludwig instantaneously quit their argument and stare at the young blue-haired Koopaling in astonishment. Both of the elder siblings wanted to deny Larry, saying he is wrong; that all the lies he ever told are as numerous as the amount of stars in the night sky. But they couldn't do that; Larry was telling the truth, and they needed to act as leaders, not warmongers. Meanwhile, the four remaining Koopalings thank Larry in their minds; the eight of them must work together to get out of this unknown, feral landscape, and each Koopaling knows that fact.

"Now that you two FINALLY QUIT ARGUING, we should find a place to stay overnight," Larry pointed out, "It's getting dark, even if it's a full moon."

It's getting dark; awfully dark, at that. As the Sun lazily disappears below the horizon of the west, the forest actually seems to be filling up with life, unlike the typical city hustle-and-bustle they experience only during the daytime. Weird glowing bugs float throughout the air, providing the only light the Koopalings possess at the initial moment. Little rodents scurry throughout the forest, their miniscule hands and feet causing piles of fallen leaves to crackle under the sudden immense pressure. Worst of all, are the hundreds, or perhaps, thousands of different, unidentified species living in this untamed forest that have yet to greet the eight shivering Dragon-Koopas. Realizing this terrifying fact, the reptiles are left panicking and desperate to find a sort of shelter.

"Who the heck lives in this place?" Morton questioned, "Like seriously, this is a freaking forest! There's nothing close by! No shops, groceries, clothes, stadiums, bakeries-"

"We get the point! Shut up before an animal hears us – I mean YOU!" Wendy shushed.

"Doesn't matter! We need to find a place right NOW!" Lemmy cried out, "Look at the sky!"

The seven other Koopas follow Lemmy's command and gaze upon the sky. Millions of stars fill the sky, with several visible nebulae dotting the sky; it's like the sky is the canvas to an out-of-this-world painting painted by a deity himself or herself. The full moon's also rising; Plit's natural satellite illuminates the forest around the Koopas just enough to give this unknown forest an eerie feeling.

"Vhat about ze sky, Lemmy? Zere's no storm clouds- Heck, zere's no clouds at zall!" Ludwig retorted.

Lemmy gives Ludwig an ominous look before answering with a confused look, "Don't you believe in werewolves..?"

Roy bursts out laughing at Lemmy's inquiry, causing Lemmy to frown. Ludwig, rather than erupting in a case of the giggles, shakes his head, with an I'm-pretending-I-didn't-hear-that expression implanted on his face, "No, Lemmy. Verevolves are fantasies. Zey don't exist!"

"But… But…"

"But vhat, Lemmy?"

"I read stories of them!"

"Dey are fairytales shrimp! Now shut up and keep on walkin'! You and your fantasy crap are slowing us down!" Roy scolded, "Got it? Good."

As the Koopalings continue to walk down an undisclosed pathway, they hear a sudden, blood-curdling howl echoing throughout the forest. A look of terror appears on Lemmy's face when he hears the ghastly sound.

"That's them! That's the werewolves!" the second-oldest Koopaling shouted to the others, "We need to run and find a place to hide!"

Despite the other Koopalings not believing Lemmy's dogma, they do agree that a sort of shelter will be nice to have. With this thought in mind, the remaining Koopalings pretend to accept the fact that werewolves were after them.

"Let's find a place quick! My feet are killing me!" Wendy cried in pain, "And maybe slow down! Geez!"

"Your feet are hurting you? Your FEET are hurting you?! Try being barefoot!" Iggy rebutted.

"I told you dolts to put on shoes before we went to capture Peach! And LOOK who didn't listen to me, huuuuuuuuuuh?!" Wendy retorted, "Now shut up and look for a place to stay! Finding something requires the eyes, not the mouth you idiot!"

"Since it doesn't require your mouth, can you shut up? My ears are ringing very very very bad and that's not good oh no," Morton complained. Wendy gives Morton a scowl, but remains speechless.

"Stop telling each other to shut up! We need to find a place!" Larry took charge of the situation, "Now look, we need to stick together if we want to leave this cruddy place! Well actually since it's a forest, I love-"

"LARRY! CALM YOURSELF!" Ludwig interrupted.

"Your talking is distracting us from a search here, Punching Bag!" Roy spat as he begins to search around for a sort of shelter – or at least some material to erect a makeshift shelter. Larry appears to be hurt from both Ludwig and Roy's verbal thrashing, but doesn't dare say another word.

Although a clear sky minutes ago, a sudden dark cloud covers the moon, gulping up every last ray it emits. Darkness has taken over the primitive landscape, leaving the Koopas shivering from both cold and fear.

"I-i-it's so d-dark h-here," Junior shivers from the cold, dense air lurking around the forest. Ignoring his youngest brother, Ludwig continues to stroll around the forest. The oldest Koopaling seems to be looking for something other than a shelter.

"I need to find a stick to make a torch or something," Ludwig informed his seven confused siblings, "Ve need ze light."

"Can we start looking for a FREAKING shelter already?!" Wendy shouted with a tone of impatience, tapping her foot on the floor of the wilderness as her wail escapes her mouth. Her feet are killing her; it's either to walk in high heels and deal with the annoying tippy-toe walking, or to take off her shoes and risk something slicing up the soles of her feet. Either of those options seem deadly for the only royal daughter of Bowser.

"Ve vill! Hang on for a second vould you? Geez!" Ludwig demanded. Wendy, although quiet and no longer complaining, still gives Ludwig a scowl.

Finally, Ludwig sights a huge stick with multiple twigs coming out at the end of it. The backbone of the stick stretches out several feet, making the stick ideal for a makeshift torch.

"Here's torch material!"

Ludwig positions the stick in front of his face. Not long after, Ludwig feels a muscle in his throat expanding, then suddenly contracting, resulting in the blue-haired Koopaling blowing a modest-sized fireball at the end of the stick. As the fire burns on, sufficient light illuminates the area surrounding the Koopalings.

"Now ve can find ze shelter somevhere in zis landscape," Ludwig informed, "Let's get to it!"


"Man it's awfully quiet in this castle," Bowser wondered, "It's never this quiet in here…"

As Bowser ponders over other things, a frightened Kamek bursts into the throne room.

"HEY! I TOLD YOU TO ALWAYS KNOCK!"

"Sorry Your Yellingness! But I have news to report!" Kamek informed.

"News?! What news!"

"News on your children, Your Curiousness!"

"Yeah!" Bowser spoke up, "Where they at? What are they doing?"

"You told them to kidnap the princess, Your Forgetfulness! Unfortunately, the Koopalings and Bowser Junior have been defeated by the meddling Mario Brothers yet again!" Kamek jabbered.

"… Oh! I remember," Bowser lied, "So… are they coming back to the castle?"

"They went to the Mushroom Kingdom HOURS ago, Your Lyingness!" Kamek informed.

"That means they are either captured or lost, Your Unencumberedness!" a voice added as a purple Magikoopa floated in on a magic broomstick.

"Kammy! Where are they?!" Bowser barked.

The purple Magikoopa shrugs her shoulders, "I don't know, Your Saprostomousness. I'll try to find them right now!"

Bowser nodded as Kammy begins to float out of the room, "Oh, and Kammy?"

"Yes, Your Slubberdegullionness?"

"STOP USING THOSE BIG WORDS! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THEM! Don't make me have to force you to stop using big words like I did to Kamek over there!" Bowser ordered.

"Sorry, your… I-don't-know-what-word-to-use-ness. I will get onto tracking your kids, and I will stop using the big words!" Kammy apologized as she floats out of the room on her magic broomstick. Kamek and Bowser are left in the room, the duo remaining silent until Bowser speaks up.

"Kamek, you're dismissed."

"Yes your dismissiveness."


The Koopa Kids are still stranded in the forest, the eight of them still without a place to stay.

"What happens if we find a place that's like… haunted or something?!" Wendy cried.

"Just freaking be thankful you can take your shoes off in there! You ask for too much! Geez!" Iggy rebutted.

"Leave her alone Iggy! I'm tired of hearing her complaining!" Roy threatened the younger green-haired Koopaling.

"Shut up Roy!" Wendy thanked.

"Stop guys! Seriously! I am tired of you guys always going at each other's necks!" Larry scolded his siblings, "How about you all get your act together and HELP FIND SOME FREAKING STRUCTURE?!"

"Larry's right guys. You all are abusing the phrase 'Shut up' at this point," Ludwig agreed, "Ve need to find a shelter-"

"Like that over there?" Lemmy pointed to a sudden mansion surrounded by trees. Seeing the mansion, Wendy squeals with excitement and dashes over towards the two grand green doors. Instead of knocking like a normal, courteous visitor would do, Wendy opens the door and immediately makes herself at home. Making sure their only sister stays safe, the other seven Koopas step into the mansion, with the four youngest boys hesitating at first.

"Here's the shelter!" Wendy squealed in excitement as she takes off her shoes. Wendy sighs with relief when she feels the cool sensation of the gray carpet on her bare feet, despite the black walls, red doors and a few candle-lit obsidian chandeliers with onyx stones embedded into said chandeliers giving her the creeps, "Why are the chandeliers lit?" Wendy questioned her brothers in both curiosity and fright, the seven of them awarding their sister with a simple shrug, "This means someone lives here!"

"NO DUH! You broke into someone's mansion!" Iggy fired.

"Can we please stop having these fights? Please? Papa won't be happy with us if he sees us fighting," Junior pleaded.

"Dad's not here! It doesn't matter!" Lemmy rejected.

"… Vell, ve should make ourselves at home," Ludwig suggested, "Ve broke into zis house; ve mind as vell stay here for a few."

The other Koopas nod as all of them, except for one Koopaling, walks into a room that appears to contain several games.

"I don't want to sit around, exploring around here is much more fun because it's an adventure and yeah let's do that," Morton told himself as he, unlike his other siblings, goes up a spiral set of obsidian stairs.