And we begin again! I do not own Mario or any of the characters or events besides my own. Have fun and let me know what you all think!

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PROLOGUE: THE STAR SPIRITS

Today…I'm going to tell you the story of "Star Spirits and Good Wishes."

Far, far away, beyond the sky, way above the clouds, it's been said that there's a haven where the stars live. In the sanctuary of Star Haven there rests a fabled treasure called the Star Rod, which has the power to grant all wishes. Using this wonderous Star Rod, the seven revered Star Spirits watched over the peaceful worlds carefully…very carefully.

And then…

An evil creature snuck into the sanctuary in the middle of the night with the intent of stealing the Star Rod in the hopes of finally defeating his arch nemesis. Bowser Koopa, King of the Koopas, with his sorceress underling, Kammy Koopa, stole the Star Rod, and defeated the Star Spirits, trapping them in separate cards, so that their power could not interfere. They flew away to places unknown to prepare for their attack on the enemy of the King, leaving the Sanctuary desolate and empty.

Now, Star Kids may rise to the Haven to deliver People's wishes…but those wishes will not come true. Whatever can they do?

***In Bowser's Keep***

"Mwahahahaha! Finally! With the power of the Star Rod, I'll finally be able to defeat that pesky Mario and his little friends! Then, Princess Peach will be all mine, and will rule the worlds by my side!" Bowser laughed triumphantly, holding the Star Rod above his head.

"Yes, my Lord," Kammy laughed as well, "the plan is going accordingly. Now all that's left is to make your wish to rule all the worlds! This one, and the others! Mario and his friends won't be able to stand a chance against us!" She flew around in circles on her broom in the throne room. Bowser laughed and held up the cards that kept the Star Spirits trapped inside.

"What do you all think? What's the best way to phrase this wish? 'I wish to rule all the worlds?' 'I wish for the worlds to be mine?' or my favorite, 'I wish for all worlds to bow down to me, their rightful king?'" He chortled at the Spirits. The leader of the Star Spirits, Eldstar, shook with fear and anger in his prison.

"You'll never get away with this! Someone will stop you!" Eldstar yelled. Bowser held the card up to his face.

"Oh," he smirked, "I'm hoping that someone will try," he held up the Star Rod, so the Star Spirits could see it clearly, "Star Rod, grant my wish! I wish to be the ruler of all the worlds! This one and the others that there may be!" The Star Rod began to vibrate and shine brightly.

"It won't work, Bowser," Eldstar yelled defiantly. There was a flash of light and then everything stopped. Bowser looked at the Star Rod, perplexed.

"What?! Why isn't this working?!" Bowser screamed, he grabbed Eldstar's card and held it close to his face, "What did you do?!"

Eldstar smirked, "the Star Rod can grant your wishes for things you do not have. You already see yourself as the ruler of everything, so it won't grant a wish it thinks you already have!" Bowser let out a roar of unbelievable proportions, scaring the nearby Goombas and Koopalings, "you've lost, Bowser, and so early into you plan too!" Bowser shook with anger, holding the Star Rod in his grip tightly.

"If you don't stop your blabbering, I will rip this card in half and that'll be the end of you!" Bowser screamed, but just as he put the Star Rod down to put his other hand on the card, a small yellow being shot right into the back of his head, making him drop the card, "What?!"

"Leave him alone, you big meanie!" the yellow creature yelled in a high-pitched voice. A small star, no bigger than the size of Bowser's eye, began to fly around his head, bumping into him as hard as he could.

"Sprigly! Get out of here! It's too dangerous!" Eldstar yelled in fear. The small star, Sprigly, did not respond, and kept attacking Bowser as hard as it could, doing nothing more than being a mere annoyance to the giant Koopa.

"Take that! And that! And that!" Sprigly yelled as he kept bumping into Bowser. Finally, Bowser grabbed the Star Rod and held it like a bat.

"Star Rod! Here my wish! Send this little pest to another world and out of my hair!" Bowser yelled, and hit the small star, sending him through a portal that had opened up on the other end of the room.

"Sprigly!" Eldstar screamed in horror, watching the portal close on the small star, to places unknown.

"Now," Bowser regained his original posture, "where were we?" He grinned maniacally and put Eldstar back in the cage with the other Star Spirits, "Oh, that's right. Time to start my assault on Princess Peach's castle, and make her my lovely bride to be!" Bowser laughed, making the Star Spirits shudder in fear.

"Sprigly…" Eldstar said tearfully, "please be alright…"

***Somewhere Else***

It was a bright, sunny day in Dallas. The perfect day for laying around with friends. Which is exactly what this group of friends were doing. Jordan was laying on a lounge chair on the patio of his apartment, drinking a small glass of tea and listening intently to a story that his brother, Joseph, was telling. Next to Joseph was his fiancée, Tyler, and laughing at a funny part was Jordan's friend, Eli.

Jordan was a 25 year old, standing at 5'6 with medium length hair on the top of his head, with the sides and back shaved down. Gray eyes and a lean build, he wore black jeans, with a rainbow colored tie-dye tank top.

Joseph, Jordan's brother, was a 23 year old who stood at a tall 6'2 with short blonde hair, green eyes and a lean build. He wore gray jeans, a striped shirt, and denim vest over it.

Tyler, Joseph's soon bride-to-be, was 24 years old and stood at the same height as Jordan, with flowing, long brown hair, brown eyes, and an average build. She wore a simple black t-shirt, with capri shorts.

Eli, Jordan's friend, was a 26 year old who stood at a tall 6'0 with short, curly dirty blond hair, green eyes, and a lean build. He wore a blue t-shirt, and regular blue denim jeans.

"-and then the best thing, was that the bridesmaid dresses are going to be so simple and it's great 'cause it's going to be an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding!" Joseph finished, laughing at his own story. Jordan rolled his eyes as he took another sip of his tea.

"That seems a little messed up to be doing that for the people coming to support you," Eli mentioned. Tyler nodded.

"That's what I said, but it's our wedding so we both get to have our own things that we want added to it," Tyler replied.

Joseph sighed, "you guys have no sense of humor." He got up and leaned over the side of the balcony, looking up to the sky.

"Keep doing that and you're going to go blind. Who will look at Tyler on your wedding day then?" Jordan joked. Joseph stuck his tongue out at his brother and looked back over the balcony. There was a small silence before Joseph spoke up.

"Guys," he started, "do you see that? Or have I been looking into the sun for too long?" he pointed up to the sky.

"Probably looking at the sun for too…" Jordan started before looking where Joseph was pointing. What looked like a small block spot in the sky was slowly growing larger, before spitting something out and shooting it right at the group, "DUCK!"

The object flew through Jordan's window and into his apartment, and when the group looked back up at the object in the sky, it was gone. "What was that?" Tyler asked.

"I don't know…but it dropped something in my housing…oh, crap, that's probably not covered by my insurance…" Jordan said, before running back inside, followed by his friends. There wasn't much damage to Jordan's belongings, just the broken window, but a small yellow star was laying in the center of the living room, "what on earth?"

"What is that?" Eli asked. Jordan shook his head.

"I don't know…but it looks like it's breathing," he answered, uncertainly. The star was raising up and down a little bit on the floor, like it was having trouble breathing, before two long black eyes opened on its face.

"AHH!" Tyler jumped back a bit, holding on to Joseph's arm. Jordan moved closer to the star, kneeling down beside it.

"Can…can you hear me?" he asked. The star nodded softly, "can you understand me?" another nod.

"Jordan, you're talking to a star!" Eli whispered, "it can't understand you!" Jordan looked back at Eli.

"I think it can, it's nodding to me," Jordan turned back around, "Are you hurt?" The star nodded again, "Is there anything I can do to help you?" the star shook it's head.

"My…light…is…dying…" the star said, slowly. Jordan gasped softly.

"You spoke," Jordan stated, the other three were looking on in disbelief.

"Please…you…have to…help…us…" the star spoke again, looking at the four. Tyler knelt beside Jordan.

"Us? There are more of you?" she asked. The star nodded again, "of course we will. What can we do to help you?"

"Tyler!" Joseph yelled, "we don't even know what this is yet! How can we help it?"

"That's why I'm asking!" Tyler yelled back, turning back to the star, "please, tell us."

The star breathed in again, "my world is…under attack…the king is…too strong…please…you have to help…our hero…he can't do it alone…"

"What?" Eli asked, now kneeling by the star as well, "is your…world…in a war?" The star nodded, "and you're asking complete strangers to help you fight a war, that they have no part of, and possibly who don't know how to fight?"

"Speak for yourself," Joseph smirked, kneeling by the star as well.

"Please…I only have a little light left…I can take you to my world…I will rest easy…knowing that it's safe…" the star whispered.

"Are you dying?" Tyler asked softly. The star nodded and Tyler put bother of her hands to her mouth.

"You're going to die regardless, aren't you?" Jordan asked. The star nodded. Jordan breathed in and looked at the star, "I'll do it." The response that Jordan got was one he wasn't expecting.

"Me too," Tyler said. Joseph and Eli nodded. Well, it was easier than to be expected. Go with the flow as they say.

"Alright, little one, take us to your world, we'll protect it for you," Jordan said. The star sighed softly in relief and began to glow.

"Thank you," it said, the other four beginning to glow as well, "look for the Mario Brothers when you arrive, and please, protect Princess Peach,"

"Wait, wha-" Joseph started, but he was cut short before the group disappeared in a flash of light, leaving nothing but a small dusting of sparkles falling to the ground.

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And that's the prologue! I know it's nothing fancy, but hey! Let me know what you think! Reviews are appreciated, any ideas for how the characters can interact with each other, or even if you want to put your OC as some kind of character in here, shoot me a message or leave me a review! Thank you! See you next time!