This is the first episode of my fanfiction series, Super Mario Misadventures! I'm very excited to tell you all many stories about Mario and the gang! So, without further ado, let's begin! ^-^
The sun rose above the Mushroom Kingdom. The birds awoke and began to sing, and the streets of Toad Town began to get busy.
In a house that was near Princess Peach's Castle, two heroic brothers woke up, their names were Mario & Luigi, better known as the Super Mario Bros.
When Luigi got out of bed and went downstairs to go check the calendar, he realised that today was no ordinary day… today was Princess Peach's birthday!
"Hey, bro!" Luigi yelled upstairs to Mario, "I think you'd better check this out!"
"What is it…?" yawned Mario, who was still in his pyjamas whilst his brother was already dressed.
"See for yourself!" Luigi chuckled.
As Mario took a look at the calendar, he nearly fell backwards with surprise! "Mamma-mia!" he exclaimed, "I forgot that today was Peach's birthday!"
"Do you have any ideas on how we're gonna celebrate it, bro?" asked Luigi.
"I do, actually!" Mario smiled, "We're gonna surprise her with a huge feast, and we should invite everyone, except Bowser, of course!" he added with a laugh.
"Does that include Wario & Waluigi?" Luigi wondered, "They're usually our rivals…"
"True," admitted Mario, "but I'll try to talk them into not misbehaving."
"Alright. You'd better have a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, and then we'll tell the others about Peach's surprise party!" grinned Luigi.
"Okie-dokie!" Mario grinned back.
Later, after Mario got ready, he and Luigi were about to set off, when there was a knock at their door.
"If that's Peach at the door, then this is gonna be awkward…" said Mario.
But when they opened the door, it wasn't Peach, it was Starlow! "HELLO-YELLO!" the cheerful Star Sprite exclaimed.
"Oh, good morning, Starlow!" Mario smiled, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "For a moment, I thought Princess Peach was at the door..." he chuckled sheepishly.
Starlow laughed, "Since when do you worry about Peach being at the door?" she asked.
"It's her birthday today," Luigi explained to her, "and this year, we're going to be planning a surprise party for her!"
"Oh, cool! I guess this means that you two will have to bake her a cake, after the countless amount of cakes that she's baked for you after saving her!" joked Starlow.
The three of them laughed. "Nah, we'll get someone else to do the cake!" assured Mario.
"Ha ha! Alright," giggled Starlow, "So where were you two headed?"
"We're just going around the Mushroom Kingdom and inviting lots of people to the party!" said Luigi, "Do you want to come with us, Starlow?"
Starlow's face lit up! "Sure, I'd love to!" she smiled.
"Okie-dokie! Let's-a-go!" beamed Mario, as the trio set off.
Meanwhile, at Toad & Toadette's house, the siblings were very excited, as they were busy making decorations for Peach's birthday party.
"Hard to believe that this time of year has come again!" exclaimed Toad whilst he blew up the balloons.
"I know, right?" said his sister excitedly, while she was busy making the bunting. "This year, the Princess' birthday is gonna be her best one yet!" she giggled.
"Less talkie, more workie!" her brother laughed.
"Yeah, I'll shut up now." laughed Toadette.
Half an hour later, they had finished the decorations, and presented them to their parents.
"Aww, darlings, they're magnificent!" said Mom.
"Kids, I just know that you're gonna make the Princess happy with these!" said Dad.
"Thanks!" the siblings said in unison, proud of their work.
"How about you two go and take these to Uncle Toadsworth and let him sort them out for the party?" Mom suggested.
"Okay, mom! Bye!" smiled Toadette, as she and Toad set off for Toad Town Hall to see Toadsworth, who was the mayor of the Mushroom Kingdom.
When they arrived, Toadsworth loved the decorations that the siblings had made! "These are simply splendid, kids! Princess Peach will love them!" he said.
"Thanks, uncle!" smiled Toad.
"Dad pretty much said the same thing!" giggled Toadette.
"Ha ha ha! I bet he did!" Toadsworth chuckled, "I sure do hope Master Mario and Master Luigi are busy inviting everyone to Princess Peach's surprise party!"
"They're probably doing it, right as we speak!" laughed Toad, as Toadette and Toadsworth joined in with the laughter.
Meanwhile, Mario, Luigi and Starlow were busy sending invites to everyone they knew, including:
Yoshi, the food loving dinosaur.
Birdo, Yoshi's girlfriend.
Princess Daisy, ruler of Sarasaland, a tomboy at heart, and Peach's best friend.
Rosalina, protector of the cosmos, the adopted mother of the Lumas, and keeper of the Comet Observatory.
Kylie Koopa, one of the good-natured Koopa Troopas, photographer for the Mushroom Kingdom Times newspaper, and good friend of Mario and Co.
Mr. Hicks, a rather tubby middle-aged Toad, Kylie Koopa's boss, and head of the Mushroom Kingdom Times.
Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong and Funky Kong from Kongo Jungle.
All of Wario's friends from Diamond City.
Professor Elvin Gadd, inventor and best buddies with Luigi.
Nabbit, a thief who usually misbehaved, but promised to behave at Peach's party.
"Anyone else?" asked Starlow.
"Well, I was thinking of inviting Wario & Waluigi to the party as we-" Mario began.
"WHAT?!" screamed Starlow, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND?!"
"Relax, Mario said that he's gonna talk to them about being good at the party, alright?" Luigi assured her.
Starlow cooled down. "Alright then…" she muttered.
The trio eventually found Wario & Waluigi, who were fishing for coins, instead of Cheep-cheeps. They were always trying to get-rich-quick, but their plans usually backfired.
"Hey, you two!" Mario called out to them.
"What the heck do YOU want, Mr. Red Jerk?" snapped Wario.
"Wow… I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, that was a pretty pathetic insult." mused Starlow, as Luigi chuckled at her comment.
"Shut up, Miss Nude!" jested Waluigi, as he and Wario started to laugh at her.
Starlow was furious! "HEY NOW, WHO'S NUDE?!" she barked, "OPEN YOUR EYES! I HAVE SHOES!"
"Well," sighed Mario, "If you two are gonna be like that, then I'm afraid you can't come to Princess Peach's birthday party. Let's go, guys."
"What a shame," said Luigi, "they're gonna miss out on all the delicious food."
As Mario, Luigi and Starlow were leaving, Wario stopped them. "WAIT!" he shouted.
"What?" asked Mario, annoyed.
"Did you say that there was a birthday party?" asked Wario.
"And food?" added Waluigi.
"Yeah." said Luigi.
"Can we come? PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSE?" they both pleaded.
"No, unless you both say the magic word." smirked Mario.
Luigi & Starlow both stifled a snort.
"Well, what IS the magic word?" wondered Wario.
"I'm not telling you," said Mario, with a smug look on his face. "figure it out yourself."
"Um… is it 'Abracadabra'?" asked Waluigi.
Mario, Luigi & Starlow burst out laughing.
"Is it 'Oh please, wise old guy, bake me a garlic pie'?" puzzled Wario.
Mario, Luigi & Starlow laughed even harder.
"Maybe it's 'Skadaa, skadeen, bring me my foot cream'?" guessed Waluigi.
Mario, Luigi & Starlow were now in hysterics.
"Aha! I got it!" grinned Wario, "It's 'sorry'!"
"I'm so embarrassed…" cringed Waluigi.
"Correct!" Mario tittered.
"I thought they'd NEVER get it right!" giggled Starlow, trying to compose herself.
"I nearly wet my pants!" laughed Luigi
"Ewww… TMI!" retorted Starlow, disgusted.
"Sorry." chuckled Luigi.
"Yeah, so, can we come to the party now?" asked Wario.
"Sure, now that you apologised!" smiled Mario.
"Great! Will there be tacos?" asked Waluigi, excitedly.
"No, unless you bring some from your taco stand." smirked Starlow.
"Fair enough, I guess." chuckled Waluigi.
"Follow us, then!" called Luigi.
Wario & Waluigi did so, and followed the trio to the party.
"I can't wait to see the look on Princess Peach's face when she shows up!" laughed Starlow.
"I know!" laughed Mario, "This party's gonna be cuckoo crazy!"
Will Princess Peach's surprise party go as planned, or will someone interfere with the festivities? Find out in the next chapter!