Super Heart Odyssey
It was a beautiful fall day in the Mushroom Kingdom. The wind was brisk, the leaves were changing, and a few clouds were coming forth from the mountains. All of the Toads had gathered in the middle of Toad Town, as a small stage was set there. Toadsworth was holding the microphone as the king and queen stood on his right. The king had short blonde hair, dark blue eyes, wearing a golden mushroom around his neck, a pink royal suit, and dark rose dress shoes. He had a large crown on his head, decorated with many jewels. His name was Benjamin Toadstool.
The queen had long blonde hair, dark blue eyes, wearing blue crystal earrings, a pink royal dress, and white high heel shoes. She had a silver tiara on her head, decorated with many jewels. Her name was Terra Toadstool. Terra rubbed her belly, expecting a baby. Toadsworth turned on the microphone, immediately getting terrible feedback. All of the Toads complained, including the humans on the stage. On the left side of Toadsworth were three other humans; one man and two women. The man had dark brown hair, sparkling blue eyes, wearing a red undershirt, blue overalls, brown boots, and a red hat on his head.
His name was Mario Gregory Manfredi. The one woman had dark brown hair, sparkling blue eyes, wearing a green short sleeved dress, and white high heel shoes. Her name was Lucinda Manfredi. She, too, was pregnant. The other woman had long brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a dark red dress, and red high heel shoes. Her name was Pauline Richards. Toadsworth apologized for the feedback, clearing his throat.
He stated, "Ladies and gentleman, we are all here today for the grand farewell of Mario, Lucinda, and Pauline." There was a sea of cheers, most of them quite sad. He added, "Now, now. Let's not be sad. After all, we've had many good times with them. They made our kingdom quite something!"
Benjamin took the microphone from Toadsworth as he joked, "We could've done that on our own, though." To that, all of the Toads laughed and the humans did too. Benjamin smiled as he turned to Mario and added, "I wanted to thank you, my old friend. For all that you have done for my wife and I. I will never forget your kindness."
Mario smiled as he replied, having a microphone of his own, "I can honestly say that even though the path to get here was at first a dark one, it turned into quite the experience for us all."
Everyone clapped and just as they were about to say more, a cold wind suddenly blew. They all looked around, shivering. Mario activated his Firebrand, keeping Lucinda behind him. Pauline stepped forward, activating the ice flower. They heard a small cackling, seeing that Kamek had arrived.
He cackled, "Oh please, this is just makes me sick! You are treating him like a hero!"
Toadsworth got red in the face as he pointed out, "He is a hero because he became a hero and showed us all that he can be trusted!"
Kamek blew a raspberry and stated, "Whatever makes you sleep at night."
Mario hissed, "What brings you here, wizard?!"
Kamek smirked darkly and replied, "I came to cast this spell on you, Mario Manfredi." He pulled out a wand and chanted, "You will loose one of your sons as a punishment for your sins. And he will follow the footsteps of your former wins. He will become close to the next in line. And fall just like his father, losing what he holds most divine!"
Mario threw a fireball at the wizard, destroying the wand. The spell, however, was cast. Lucinda swooned, dropping to her knees. Pauline rushed to her side, holding her up.
She yelped, worried, "Lucinda!"
Lucinda struggled to get up. Mario was furious that Kamek did something to hurt his wife. But before the man in red could go after the wizard, he was gone. He turned back to his wife and his friend, running over to them.
He stated, "We must get you to the Upper World."
Lucinda mumbled, "Y – yes."
That's when Terra groaned, placing her hand over her pregnant belly.
Benjamin asked, worried, "Terra? Are you alright?"
Terra answered, also worried, "I think my water broke..."
Benjamin gasped as he quickly got her to the doctor's office. Dr. Toadley had stayed there during the ceremony, just in case. Mario carried Lucinda bridal style into the pipe. Pauline followed, losing her ice flower power as they entered the Upper World.
When they arrived at the hospital, Lucinda delivered twin baby boys, Mario Gregory Manfredi Jr. and Luigi James Manfredi. Mario Sr. held his boys with pride. That was until the spell took hold, taking Mario Jr. back to Mushroom Kingdom, sealing off both worlds from each other. Mario Sr. took it really hard, blaming himself for losing Mario Jr. In fact, after losing Mario Jr., Mario Sr. became depressed. Lucinda and Pauline wounded up raising Luigi. At one time, Mario Sr. was considering going back to Mushroom Kingdom. But it quickly to prove impossible as the seal between the two worlds made everyone think that the Mushroom Kingdom was nothing but a fairy tale.
Mario Sr. didn't know if it was because of Kamek's spell but he couldn't help being worried for Mario Jr. Lucinda was worried too but later fell pregnant with a girl. Pauline was thrilled as was Luigi, whom was now 13. Mario Sr. was also glad but he still couldn't get over the fact that Mario Jr. was gone. A few nights during Lucinda's forth month of pregnancy, the two went out for a drive. As Pauline watched over Luigi, she was unaware of what had happened to her friends. It wasn't until the next morning Pauline had gotten the news. Mario Sr. and Lucinda...had died from a car accident.
Pauline was in tears, heartbroken. It was hard to tell Luigi the news but he wounded up crying until he fell asleep. Pauline promised to Grambi that she would raise Luigi as her nephew. Time had passed and Pauline had become the legal guardian to Luigi, changing his last name legally to Richards. Once they got enough money, they moved to New Donk City from Brooklyn. Luigi got a job after high school, becoming a top police officer. Pauline had fallen into politics, recently running for mayor and winning. And she was going to throw a party tonight, with the help of her press associate and Luigi's girlfriend, Violet Calico.
Pauline was so happy that she forgot about the years prior...until that night...
Wishmaker1028: That ends the first chapter! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Don't forget to read and review! And always think outside of the box!