Mario awoke to the sound of chirping birds. The early rays of the Sun shined across his face, and he could barely see. His head was also mysteriously hurting.
"Where am I?" He gazed around at the local area. He was surrounded by nature. How did I get here? Where is everyone? Either way, sitting around doing nothing wasn't helping. Getting up, he now saw more detail to his problem. He was lost in a vast forest. Going as far as the eye can see in every direction, was a large population of trees. The trees were extremely large and were of a series of shades of the color green.
Mario tried to run, but felt sudden agony. He stopped as soon as the sharp pain occurred. He decided the walk, instead. Mario thought to himself. What direction should I go? North, South, East, or West? He closed his eyes and decided. Mario began traveling to the northeast.
As he walked, Mario searched through the massive arboretum. Maybe a little food or supplies could be found. Nope. The search proved fruitless. At last, Mario came across a lake. I better drink before I dehydrate out here, he thought. Mario ventured out towards the lake and rested at the water's edge. He gazed at his reflection for a little while before taking a sip. Ah...Much better, he thought to himself. He then put his entire face in the water and proceeded to drink. Satisfied he pulled his head out. He then continued on his expedition.
While walking through an area of apple trees, Mario gathered the necessary nutrition by munching on apples. He then kept walking until the afternoon sun brightened.
Mario saw something out of the corner of his eye. He dashed towards one of the taller trees and saw what he thought he had seen. Princess Peach was sitting in the tree. Mario smiled and progressed faster. As he neared the tree, however, he saw what the problem was. A pack of wild wolves were preventing her from getting down. Mario stopped behind them, unnoticed.
"Back. Back, you beasts," cried Peach.
This only made the wolves hungrier. They began clawing at the tree. Mario took this time to intervene.
"Hey, back here," he yelled, drawing attention to himself.
The wolves turned around. Seeing a much easier meal, they forgot about Peach and began to stalk Mario.
"Mario!" Peach threw a stick at one of the wolves, but the fearsome, wild canine caught it mid-air and snapped it in half.
All at once, the wolves charged Mario. The plumber was ready. With superhuman reflexes, he back flipped over the first three wolves and kicked the last one. It ran off in fear. The others bared their teeth at Mario. He didn't back down. Another wolf leapt at him, but was immediately struck. It also retreated. The last two didn't want to take their chances, as they left without another sound.
Peach jumped down from the tree. She hugged her hero.
"Thanks, Mario! You're the best!"
Mario blushed. "I try, I try."
Peach then wore a serious expression. "Thanks for saving me from those wolves, but that doesn't solve all our problems. We're trapped here."
"What, do you mean by 'trapped'," questioned the Italian plumber.
"I mean, we're literally trapped. We have know way of getting off this island."
"Oh...," replied Mario.
He then stopped looking so dark and grabbed Peach's hand.
"Either way, let's work together."
"Okay. Will do," Peach said.