Chapter 1: Legend of the Mushroom Kingdom
Before life began in a galaxy far from our own, there were….. the Star Spirits. No one knows where they came form, but only that they held the power of 7 elements. That is how Star Haven was created. The world lived in harmony for some time. The Star Spirits had a great power hidden in them, and like all great power, most people desired it for good, and others for evil. Thus began the fight for Star Haven. So many battles raged over the planet and soon they started to take place on a planet called Earth. Just when hope seemed lost for Earth, legend told of group of warriors that would defend the planet called…. Star Kids. That's where I came in and became a legend and turned into something….. Spectacular. But this wasn't the first time I faced myself with a great challenge.
"NICHOLAS!" shouted my uncle, "Get your ass down here! We're leaving!" "I'm coming!" I said, "Moron." "Hey, I heard that!" he said. I was packing up my stuff and heading downstairs. There was a big terrorist attack in our city of New York and my uncle Johnson forced us to leave. I wanted to stay and fight but my uncle forbade it and forced us all to go. I was so angry because that meant I had to leave my best friends behind. I packed my stuff in the car. "Nicholas…." Said my mom, but I ignored her and got in the back. "Take care dude," said one of my friends. "Come back soon," said another. My best friend Colleen was coming to my car and was about to give me something. Uncle Johnson started the car and took off. "What the hell man?!" I asked. "Don't cuss boy," said Johnson. "Really now, don't you think that's rude?" asked my mom. "I don't give a damn," said Uncle Johnson, "And secondly, what did I tell you about hanging around girls?" "They're nothing but trouble," I said sarcastically as if I really cared. Which I didn't because I know that's a lie.
"Now that you're away from them you can keep focused on what's really important," said Uncle Johnson, "Business." That's right. My uncle wanted me to become a business man and start a family business one day. But I didn't really focus on that cause I wanted something more. To become a musician. We were driving to a new house on Forest Road. There were a few neighbors but not much. We went inside the house. I started taking stuff to my room. "Why am I even here?" I asked as I put some stuff away, "I should be in New York trying to help my friends through these hard times. But here I am stuck in a boring house." I went downstairs to get me a snack. "Nicholas…" said my mom. "What do you want?" I asked. "I…. I know its hard," she said. "Moving far away and abandoning your friends to fend for themselves against terrorists when you know you can do something?" I asked as I got a chocolate chip granola bar, "Why would that be hard?" I walked away. "Nicholas…." Said my mom.
"Its extremely hard for me," I said, "But who cares right?" "I care," said my mom. "Then you might have thought to ask me before you moved our family away from New York." "Nicholas!" said Uncle Johnson, "That is no way to talk to your mother." "Screw off," I said. He pushed me to a wall. "When I'm talking to you, you listen to me!" said Johnson, "I don't care if you miss your friends. You're better off without them. Now go fill out some practice forms." "There's actually something I need to talk to you about," I said. "Well whatever's on your mind we're always here to talk about it," said Uncle Johnson. "Well… I wanna become a musician." "Absolutely not!" said Uncle Johnson, "No nephew of mine is going to be a musician!" "But its what I wanna do," I said. "There is no hard work in music!" said Johnson, "You need to work hard in order to get money." "This is my life!" I said. "Don't make me hit you!" said Johnson, "Now get up to your room." I went upstairs.
"Johnson what is the matter with you?!" asked my mom. "Do not baby him when I'm talking to him," said Johnson, "He needs to learn." I was going through some old books. I found something from a library around here. It was called "Legend of The Mushroom Kingdom." I looked at some pages and read about a kingdom and saw a picture of a beautiful princess named Toadstool. I put it in my old bag. "This is something worth looking at," I said.
A few minutes later I was walking outside and saw my brother Isaac building a playground. "Good to see you're up," he said. "You made this?" I asked. "Yeah," said Isaac, "I figured I could do something to make you not bored for the rest of your life. And check this out." He pressed a button. A dome appeared around the playground. "Now you can play in rain or snow," said Isaac. "You're pretty smart for a twin brother," I said. I played around. "I'm gonna go for a little stroll around town," I said. "Ok, but be back before…" He failed to notice I was gone. "Supper…." He finished. I was walking around town. It just seemed like a boring place and it didn't have the same feel as New York. I thought I was going to have a boring life here. I thought my days of freedom and happiness were over. But then I found something that changed everything. I was looking at a strange green pipe. I was nothing but darkness. "Hello?" I asked. There was an echo.
I looked down and I still could not see anything. I went deeper and fell in. I was sliding down the pipe and found myself in a new town. "Where am I?" I asked. I looked around and I was looking at people with mushrooms on their heads. I looked at the book I had. "This couldn't be…" I said, "It is." I looked around and was amazed at what I saw. I walked around. "This has to be a dream," I said, "I fell pretty deep in that pipe." There were so many interesting things. I was amazed at what I saw. There were people in a crowd surrounding a blonde haired girl. "Please leave me alone!" she said. "Make us," said one of the guys. I went over to see what was going on. "Hey!" I said. They were all facing me. "Who are you?" he asked. "I'm just a stranger from a strange land," I said. "Well we're the Tryclyde clan," said the first guy, "And we don't take kindly to strangers." "Yeah," said the second guy, "This girl owns us some money." "I don't buy it," I said. "Well if you wanna help this girl that means you get punched too," said the first guy. He punched me and I dodged. "Missed," I said. He tried to punch me and I dodged again. "Missed again."
He landed a punch on me and I stood there like a rock. "My turn," I said. I jumped around and started knocking them out with my punches and kicks. "That kid's strong!" said the first guy, "Let's get outta here!" They all started running. Oh I forgot to mention, I had super speed, strength and agility, and I didn't know why as a kid. I went and confronted the girl. She was blushing and her heart started beating faster. "Are you ok?" I asked. "I'm fine," she said, "Thank you." I helped her up. She looked a little bit taller than I did. "You're pretty strong for a little guy," said the girl. She went around me and smiled. "You're not from around here are you?" she asked. "I actually came from a green pipe," I said. She gasped. "Then that means the legend is true," she thought to herself. "You're a nice boy," she said. "So this place actually exists," I said as I looked at my book. "Of course," said the girl, "There's also a princess that watches all over this town." "Think I could meet her?" I asked. "Not really," she said, "The castle is guarded by her older brother who happens to be an expert swordsman. He may be young but he could cut you to shreds. Literally." "Wow," I said, "What am I gonna do now?"
"I have an idea," she said, "You spend the day with me today, and I'll get you a special pass to the princess' castle." "Really?" I asked. "Yeah," she said, "She's a great friend of mine. Uh oh." She saw someone and went somewhere to hide. I saw an old man with a brown mushroom on his head. "Have you seen a young girl around?" he asked, "She has blonde hair and she's a little taller than you." "No sir," I said. They kept looking around. "Thanks," she said. We spent the next few minutes walking around. We went to a few stores and some other places. "So what's this princess like?" I asked, "Is she pretty?" "Well….." said the girl, "You could say we're Siamese Twins." We both laughed. A few minutes later the sun was starting to set down. "Looks like the day is over," she said, "Thanks for today." "No problem," I said. "This is the only time I've ever experienced being this kind of girl who gets to have fun like this."
She looked at the sky and sang something in japanese. "Ten no Okoku wa, anata no ratio ni watashitachi o michibiku. Aku kara watashitachi o hozon shite, sono kokei kara watashitachi o iji. (Heavenly kingdom, guides us to your lights. Save us from evil and keep us from its sights)." "That was beautiful," I said. "That was a lullaby my mother use to sing before she and my father passed away," said the girl. "Oh," I said. "But I'm glad to have found somebody I can relate to," said the girl. "My name's Nicholas," I said, "What's your name?" She blushed. "Let's play again sometime," I said. Before she had the chance to speak some strangers came to us. "Girl, we know who you really are!" one of them said. They tried to get her but I got in their way. "Back off!" I said. This gave time for the girl to run. The strangers ran away. "That'll teach them," I said. I saw a star on the ground connected to a necklace. "This belongs to that girl," I said.
I went through the pipe and got back home in time for dinner. "So how was your day buddy?" asked my dad. "It was really fun," I said, "I went down a strange pipe to an unknown world called the Mushroom Kingdom." "You must be living in your imagination," said my mom. "Its true," I said, "There were people with mushrooms on their heads, and this girl…." "GIRL?!" shouted Uncle Johnson. "I wasn't finished fatso," I said, "Anyway she's taking me to meet this princess…." "I forbid it!" said Uncle Johnson, "No nephew of mine is going to be friends with any girl. Especially a princess!" "This is my life and I'm gonna do whatever I want!" I said. "Boy you will follow my rules!" said Uncle Johnson, "Now go upstairs!" "You're such a douche!" I said as I punched my uncle in the nuts and ran up to my room. "Serves you right," said my mom. She went upstairs.
"Honey you really shouldn't be using that language around your uncle," she said. "Well its true," I said. "I can't argue with that," said my mom, "The point is, you shouldn't let people get in the way of what you want, even when they say no." She patted my head. "If you want to be friends with a girl you have every right to," she said, "And those fairytales you tell could make good stories. Just be yourself and you'll make a living out of it." She kissed my forehead and walked out. I looked at that necklace. "Be myself," I said.
Minor note: I am working on another story besides this one. It's the 4th story of The Spectacular Star Kids. Leave any comments or reviews you have for this chapter.
