Hello all! This is the start of the REVAMPED Yoob's Revenge! Or...it was called that before. Y'see, I started this in Year Seven. And it sucked. So, as I'm in Year Twelve now I'm giving it another go. As I have had more education :)
So...*deep breath*...HERE WE GO!!!
Prologue
It had been two years since the defeat of the Shroobs. Life had pretty much gone back to normal after the defeat, everyone returning to their own thing. Toad Town continued to flourish, buliding itself a railway system and a port in Blubble Lake. It brought in a steady supply of trade and, under the finance from this, Toad Town flourished even more. To the north of the town lay Princess Peach's Castle. It was made of pink walls, with a cream coloured wall going around the outside. The castle itself was very splendid, rivalling Toad Town in size. A moat surrounded the castle, with a drawbridge one could lower and rise for an entrance.
So, today, exactly two years since the defeat of the Shroobs, Princess Peach was contacted by Younger Toadsworth to ask for a visit. Peach, pleasantly surprised, said yes and immediately set to the arrangements...
Chapter One - A visit and a rescue
A red and blue clad plumber was snoozing on the front garden of Princess Peach's Castle, leaning against the wall next to the drawbridge, while his brother - a green and blue clad plumber - read a book while sitting next to him. It was called The Horror of Shroomsville, and his face had gone stark white.
"No..." he moaned, turning the page. "No more..."
He read the book with a morbid fascination - once he had started to read he had found himself hooked. Being cowardly at heart, the plumber promised to himself to toughen up and get more like his brother, the red and blue clad plumber. The plumber in question opened his eyes and yawned hugely, stretching. He smiled at his brother's stark white face. He tapped him on the shoulder.
"AAAAHHH!" the green plumber yelled, flinging the book high into the air as he shot up onto his feet. He looked fervently around, looking for who tapped him. He heard a chuckle and looked down. His brother was wiping tears of mirth from his eyes.
"Priceless, Luigi, priceless..." he giggled, taking in gulps of air. Luigi narrowed his eyes.
"Mario!" he snapped. Mario looked up, all mirth from his expression gone. "Don't...scare me like that. OK?"
"OK, Luigi, OK..." Mario sighed. He looked to the left of himself - flower bouguets littered the lawn next to him.
"Oh god..." he whispered. "I TOTALLY FORGOT!" he yelled, scooping up the bouquets and sprinting off to the castle. Luigi, being the faster of the two, easily kept up.
"What's the matter, bro'?" he asked. Mario turned his head to look at him.
"Peach instructed me to place these bouquets in the main hall. It was to spruce the place up, make it seem more attractive for when our baby counterparts app-OW!"
Mario had run headlong into a wall and rebounded off it, landing heavily. The bouquets flew out of his hands and skidded all over the polished floor, making the floor look like a flower display.
"Mario!" Luigi gasped, bending down to inspect the damage. Mario was massaging his nose.
"I bink I broke bit..." he said thickly, swallowing nervously. Luigi tenderly touched it. A trickle of blood exited the left nostril, sliding down Mario's face until it reached his chin. There, it hung like a red pendulum before dropping to the floor.
"No, Mario, you haven't broken it. You just got a nosebleed," Luigi explained calmly. Mario nodded and got up, still clutching his nose. It was then Peach decided to make her entrance. She stopped dead at the scene.
"Mario!" she gasped, rushing to his side. Mario gave her a weak smile and encircled her with his other arm, giving her a one-armed squeeze.
"Hey, Peach..." he said softly. Peach looked worriedly at his nose.
"My god! You've got a nosebleed!" she gasped. Mario chuckled.
"Yup, my bro' has already pointed that out..." he replied. Peach turned to Luigi.
"How's your book coming along?" she asked sweetly. Shock crossed Luigi's face.
"Oh no...the book! It's still in the garden!" he gasped. He sprinted out of the main hall in the direction of the front garden. Peach giggled.
"Stupid Luigi..." she sighed, moving closer to Mario. Mario looked offended.
"Peach. I would like it if you were NOT to call my brother stupid, thank you!" he snapped. Peach turned to face him.
"Alright, alright..." she whispered. She noticed the bouquets on the floor. "You were busy doing these, weren't you?" Mario panicked.
"Oh...er...yeah! I was!" he said quickly. Peach smiled.
"Good. But they..." she swept her arm over the mess of flowers on the floor, "...will have to wait. We have to get you to the infirmary, mister!"
Mario chuckled as Peach led him away. They exited the main hall, heading for the infirmary. Luigi skidded back into the main hall.
"Found it! To answer your que-wait, where'd everyone go to?" he asked of thin air, confused.
'Thin Air' didn't respond.
Then, 'Thin Air' seemed to distort and a time hole appeared in it. Luigi shielded his eyes from the magnificent glow that came from it. Professor Elvin Gadd's time machine emerged from it, and it lifted into the air a bit before plummeting to earth. Luigi yelped and leapt out of the way. It crashed to the floor, making deep cracks in it. A voice was heard from inside it.
"Blast, I can never get this thing down gently..." the voice muttered. The doors opened to reveal the occupants - Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Younger Toadsworth and Baby Peach. All the babies were hanging off Younger Toadsworth, and he looked a bit miffed. His face brightened when he saw Luigi.
"Oh! Master Luigi! What a pleasure it is to make your acqquaintance!" he said brightly, stepping forwards. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi leapt off him and ran to Luigi. They hugged his legs, giggling happily. He bent down to rub the top of their heads.
"Hey, Younger Toadsworth. How are you? Was the trip OK?" Luigi asked happily, picking the babies up and holding each one in the crook of each arm. Younger Toadsworth smiled.
"I'm fine and the trip was excellent, if a bit bumpy," he replied. The door to the throne room flew open, and Peach came running out.
"Hi, Younger Toadsworth!" she exclaimed, enveloping the startled toad in a hug. Younger Toadsworth looked distinctly uncomfortable.
"I really shouldn't be hugging the princess," he said stiffly. Peach pouted.
"Come on, don't be such a misery!" she cried jubilantly, hugging him tighter. Baby Peach on top of his head started to cry. Loudly.
"Oh, now you've gone and done it!...no offence, m'dam..." Younger Toadsworth added hastily. He extricated himself from Peach's vice grip and took Baby Peach down from his head. He swung her gently in his arms, singing a lullaby. Peach's eyes misted over.
"That lullaby...I remember that one! It was the one you used to sing to me all the time when I was...oh..." Peach finished, realising what she was saying. Luigi rolled his eyes and laughed. He walked over to her.
"Heya, Peach..." he said softly, grinning. Peach squealed with delight at the two babies in his arms.
"OH, look at them!" she cried, scooping up Baby Luigi. The baby looked rather shocked, but gurgled happily as Peach started to hug him.
"You're a cute baby, oh yes you are oh yes you are..." she cooed, squashing the baby against her face. Baby Luigi started to look seriously uncomfortable. Luigi cleared his throat loudly.
"Um...Peach, I'd rather you didn't do that to younger me..." he said pointedly. Peach stared at him, then at the baby. Baby Luigi put a look of uncomfortableness on his face and Peach giggled nervously.
"Oh...um, sorry, Baby Luigi!" she apologised, handing him back to Luigi. He immediately climbed to the piggyback position. But, as Luigi was cradling Baby Mario, there were no arms for him to stand on.
"MAMA!" he cried as he fell, landing on earth with a bump. He started crying loudly, adding to Baby Peach's.
"Oh, for crying out loud!" Younger Toadsworth exclaimed, scooping up Baby Luigi. "Master Luigi, if you would kindly..." he motioned for Baby Mario.
"Oh. OK, here you go..." Luigi said, passing Baby Mario to Younger Toadsworth. Baby Mario rolled his eyes at the scene. Younger Toadsworth immediately hurried off for Elder Toadsworth's bedroom, leaving Peach and Luigi alone. They both looked at each other.
"Er...wanna see how Mario is doing?" Peach asked nervously, wringing her hands behind her back. Luigi blushed slightly.
"Um, yeah. Sure," Luigi agreed, and allowed Peach to escort him to the infirmary.
Mario grinned at them as they entered his room in the infirmary. The walls were red and the bed was hugging the back wall. It had crisp white sheets with a blue mattress. Luigi immediately rushed to his side. Mario's nose was slightly swollen, but other than that you would never have guessed he had had a nosebleed.
"Mario! Are you alright, bro'?!" he asked worriedly, reaching for his brothers hand. Mario took his hand and chuckled.
"Yeah, Luigi. I'm fine. F-I-N-E," Mario stressed. Luigi looked relieved, and let go of his hand. Mario frowned but said nothing.
"Mario, Younger Toadsworth and the babies have arrived," Peach informed him. Mario gave a little yelp and shot out of bed.
"GOD! I need to get to them now!" Mario shouted, bolting out of the room. Peach and Luigi watched hin go.
"Wonder what he's so hyped up about..." Luigi mused. Peach shook her head.
Mario skidded into Elder Toadsworth's room, the first place he thought they would be. Baby Mario squealed with delight when he saw Mario and jumped towards him. Mario caught him and Baby Mario immediately went piggyback. Mario chuckled.
"God, doesn't this pose bring back memories..." he sighed. Younger Toadsworth looked up from where he was tending to Baby Peach.
"Oh, I say! It is a pleasure to make your accquaintance, Master Mario!" he smiled, bowing low. Mario rubbed the back of his neck nervously, keeping Baby Mario supported with one hand.
"No need to bow to me, Younger Toadsworth..." Mario mumbled, returning his hand to its previous position. Baby Luigi watched this all contently, rolling a small ball between his hands.
"Babies!" Mario exclaimed. "Do you wanna go to the garden?" At the word 'garden' the babies eyes lit up, all except Baby Peach's (who was snoozing) and they made aggreing gurgle noises. Mario smiled and transferred Baby Mario to the crook of one arm, beckoning Baby Luigi with another. Baby Luigi clambered on, into the crook of his other arm. Mario made tracks for the front lawn.
Once he arrived, he found Luigi and Peach sitting there, chatting amiably about the book Luigi was reading. They both looked up as he approached them. Luigi smiled as Peach once again gushed over the babies.
"Aww, you two were so cute when you were little!" she cried. Luigi shrugged at Mario, who set the babies down onto the lawn. They immediately bounded up and down, chanting, "Spin! Spin! Spin! Spin!..." Mario sighed.
"Guess we better spin 'em up high, eh, Luigi?" Mario asked of his brother. Luigi grinned; Mario hopped onto his shoulders, his arms spread out. Luigi grasped the bottom of his legs.
"One..." Luigi shifted his hands for better grip.
"Two..." Mario wobbled, and steadied himself.
"Three!" Luigi jumped and span. Mario started to spin furiously to keep them afloat. Under Peach's wondrous gaze, they move closer to the babies. When they got near them, the wind forced the babies high into the air and they started spinning. Spinning a heck of a lot faster than their adult counterparts meaning they stayed in the air (I mean, in the game, how do they do that? I know they are light and all, but still...shouldn't the adult Mario and Luigi have more experience than them? I guess pigging out on pasta all those years piled on the weight, huh?). Mario and Luigi ended their spin, and Mario tottered about a bit before falling down.
"God, I'm dizzy..." he gasped, wiping sweat from his brow. Luigi smiled up at the babies, who were laughing happily.
"I can't believe I don't remember enjoying that so much..." he said. Mario suddenly thought of something.
"Luigi...seeming that they are us, but younger, shouldn't we know what happens next?" he asked. Luigi scratched the top of his head, thinking.
"Hmm...we should, but I can't for the life of me-" a sudden crosswind blew, blowing the babies east across the lawn. They landed in the Hollijolli Village time hole.
"MAMA!" Baby Luigi cried as they went back in time. Baby Mario screamed with joy. He loved this... Mario, Luigi and Peach watched in slack-jawed shock as the babies went back in time.
"Well...I don't remember that," Mario managed to say. Luigi nodded. He headed over to the time hole and peered into it.
"Ah well, I was looking forward to an excuse to go back in time again. Coming, Mario?" he called. Mario nodded and made his way over. They turned back to Peach.
"You'd better find those babies..." she threatened half-heartedly. The Mario Brothers smiled at her.
"No worries, Peach. We'll bring them - er, I mean us back," Luigi called out reassuringly. Peach nodded and waved as they leapt into the time hole.
"See ya, Peach!" they cried as they were shot back in time. Peach lowered her hand. She had a bad feeling about this.
"...Good luck..." she whispered to the wind.
So! That's the first chappy re-written. As I hope you'll agree, a much better first chapter than last time! I'd say my skill has improved quite a fair bit! :P
Anyway, you could review on this chapter, I suppose :)