Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Mario series.

AN: This idea was small at first, after playing Mario Party DS. Thanks to two friends, Awesome Rapidash and SonoKokuouOtakuJin72491, the idea got more fleshed out. Thanks guys!

This chapter is short because it's only a prologue.

A young brunette groaned as she rummaged through her closet. She could feel the heat of the sun coming through her window as it shined on her back. She tried her best to ignore it as she tossed this and that all over her bedroom floor. Her mother had asked her to find an old picture of her, but no matter how long she seemed to search, she couldn't find it!

"It's got to be here somewhere," Christy murmured softly. "This is the last place it could be!" The girl looked over her shoulder at the mess all over the floor and she cringed a little. "I'll clean it up when I find it," she said as she crawled further into the closet, bumping into something cold and hard.

"Ow," she moaned, turning her head to see what she had bumped into. Her eyes widened when she saw a green, circular pipe sticking out of the floor. "What the… where did this pipe come from?"

Christy stood up and gazed at the pipe in wonder. She leaned forward, trying to see through the opening of the pipe. But, unfortunately, she leaned in a little too far, and with a scream, she fell in!

Her cries echoed around her as she continued to fall. She had a sick feeling in her stomach, wondering where in the world she was going to end up. After what felt like minutes of pointless falling, she felt a sharp turn and the next thing she knew, her momentum changed and she was now moving forward.

Finally, she could see some light, like at the end of the tunnel. Christy tumbled out of the pipe, landing face first on the grass. The girl looked up just in time to see the pipe disappearing! She wanted to tell it to wait, but she couldn't. She still felt that sick feeling in her tummy, and she had to wait for her stomach to settle before she could stand up.

Time passed, and Christy slowly pushed herself to her feet. The way the pipe left so suddenly reminded her a lot of something that happened in the Mario series. That's when an idea hit her. Most likely she was dreaming. She'd had video game-like dreams before, sometimes she even found herself looking like one of the characters. Thinking that it might wake her up, she pinched her hand, only to cry out in pain and to shake it a few times.

"This is impossible," she said slowly as she started to walk through the woods. "There is no way this can be real."

The sun's light poured through the tree branches, but for the most part it was pretty shady. The poor girl looked around, trying to figure out where she was. She kept telling herself over and over that she was dreaming, but the breeze she felt on her face reminded her that this was real.

However, as she was walking around, she failed to notice someone directly in front of her. He was just having one of those days. Because of it, he was pretty frustrated. And he was even more furious when a certain brunette bumped right into him!

"Oh! I'm sorry!" Christy gasped, staring at the man's back. He was draped in a blue robe and hat. "Forgive me! I should have been watching where I was going!"

The wizard spun around, pointing his wand at the girl. The brunette didn't have time to get out of the way and gasped as a spell hit her. Something was happening to her, and she was scared to find out what. She felt herself shrinking, and she could no longer move or even scream. When the spell was complete, instead of a human girl, a plush doll that resembled her appeared in her place.

"The next time you decide to rudely bump into someone, make sure that it's not a wizard!" the man told her angrily. Then he snapped his fingers and a small smile crossed his face. "I know! I'll sell you and use the money I'll get to buy ice cream. Maybe this day is going to be okay after all!" He reached down and picked Christy up, placing her in his pocket.

The little doll was horrified, but no matter what she did, she couldn't move or make a sound. All she could do was think to herself. She felt the wizard moving, but she didn't know where he was going. "Please, don't!" the girl begged in her thoughts. "Please don't sell me! I really didn't mean to bump into you!"

The wizard reached his hand into his pocket, removed the doll and looked directly at her. "Quiet, girl! If you make too much of a racket in my head, I'll throw you away and be rid of you!"

Christy was startled to say the least. She didn't think that this wizard actually heard her thoughts! And for the first time, she was able to see that man's face. The doll was surprised to see a yellow face, and he was wearing glasses. His face wasn't human. She recognized him as a Magikoopa!

Satisfied by the doll's silence, the Magikoopa stuffed the doll back into his pocket and continued on his way.

It was easy to lose track of time when the little doll was trapped in someone's pocket. It could have been only a few minutes, but it felt like forever. Finally, she felt the Magikoopa's hand go around her as she was pulled out.

She found that they were now in a store that was filled with stuffed toys and plush dolls. The koopa wizard showed her to a toad with blue spots on top. "Hey, would you like to buy this cute human doll? It will only cost you 10 coins."

The toad looked at Christy very carefully and smiled to himself. "She is a cute doll. I'll take her." He opened the register and took out 10 coins handing it to the Magikoopa.

The wizard thanked the vendor for his generosity and handed Christy over to him. The koopa licked his lips, as he considered which flavor of ice cream he really wanted.

Christy wanted to call out to the Magikoopa, to tell him not to leave her and to change her back into a human. However, she knew it was useless. He didn't care for her at all, and she knew it. The bell over the door rang, revealing that the koopa wizard had left the store.

The toad smiled as he gazed at the doll admiringly. "It's not very often that I get human dolls. Especially ones with an outfit like hers. Don't worry, though. I'll find you a good home," he told her as he put her on display.

At hearing those words, Christy began to hope and wish that she really was dreaming. After all, she didn't know of any magic that can turn a person into a doll, even in the Mario world. But she knew it that wasn't true. The magic really worked on her, and she was now trapped as a plush toy.

And, thinking of her home, family and even her friends, made her feel very sad and homesick.