Seeing Stars
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC, Marvel, or Nintendo. I own Farrah/Persiana and Lance/Diablos.
Chapter 1: Entering a Whole New World
A man with a white beard and metallic appearance was glaring out over the stars. His name is Smithy, villain of the stars. He is a manufacturer and ruler of machines, being relentlessly pursued by the forces of good. Smithy shook his head,
"We have to get these stars away from the heroes of the Mario World (1). There must be somewhere."
One of his advisors, a red-armored commander, saluted,
"Sir, you must see this."
He showed on the screen a world with a large satellite orbiting a planet. Smithy's eyes widened,
"What is this place?"
The commander said,
"Earth, your Excellency. That thing that is above it is called the Watchtower. It is home to heroes called the Justice League."
Smithy grinned,
"Helmsman, set a course for this Earth. From there, we shall take over this…Earth, and destroy the heroes of both worlds."
The ship, which looked like a sword with eyes and a mouth, and a nasty looking skull image, disappeared.
In Mario World…
A blue-costumed doll said,
"They're heading for Earth. This is bad."
A blonde woman in a pink dress asked,
"Earth? Isn't that where Mario is originally from?"
Mario, a man with a red cap, mustache, and red overalls, nodded,
"Yeah, it would be nice to see the old neighborhood, even if it isn't my world, Geno."
Geno nodded,
"Yeah, it's too bad Mallow couldn't join us, with his duties in Nimbus Land, Toadstool."
Princess Toadstool shuddered,
"And, I hate to admit it, but Bowser would be a big help in this, too. I just hope he doesn't try anything while we're away."
Mario narrowed his eyes, his New York accent becoming clearer,
"Let's finish Smithy once and for all. I'm not gonna let him destroy the Star Road again!"
With that, the three jumped into a warp pipe and chased after them, hoping to end it all.
Earth 1.2, Justice League Watchtower…
Flash laughed triumphantly,
"HAH! I win again, Ralph!"
The Elongated Man, Ralph Dibny, scowled,
"I swear, you cheat sometimes."
The Fastest Man Alive grinned,
"You got any proof of that, Ralphy? I don't THINK so!"
Fire shook her head at her boyfriend,
"I sometimes wonder who is more mature around here, you or Ralph."
She kissed Flash on the lips and sat in his lap,
"How about you and I play something a bit more…adult?"
Wally stared blankly at the green-haired supermodel, knowing what she meant.
Suddenly, an alert was put out. J'onn J'onzz called,
"All League members, we have an incoming projectile of unknown origin. Brace for impact!"
On the bridge, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman were all looking out on the monitor trying to determine who or what was approaching. Diana said,
"It is a sword."
The Dark Knight shook his head,
"Nothing is like this in any library computer."
The sword was on a collision course with the Tower.
The sword penetrated the Watchtower, skewering it, but also locking into place. A booming voice ordered,
"You who are the Justice League. You will be boarded. Surrender; and your deaths will be merciful."
Diana shook her head,
"Who are you?"
The voice answered,
"I am Smithy, your new ruler and master."
The Man of Steel rallied his troops,
"We don't let him get to Earth!"
The mouth opened and out came swarms of mechanical enemies the League had never seen before. Several skinny machines with eyes began spinning around in circles, drilling holes to penetrate the hull. (2) Once they did, armored figures similar to the ones on board the ship pressed forward, drawing battleaxes and war hammers. One in blue ordered,
"FOR THE GLORY OF SMITHY!"
He led the attack, and several small creatures with large masks, armed with slingshots, opened fire.
The Justice League was fighting tooth and nail to keep the enemies from reaching the bridge. Wonder Woman batted several away when she encountered Smithy. Smithy said,
"Cease this stupidity, woman. You have no idea what I am capable of."
Diana shook her head,
"No, you're hurting innocent lives."
The deranged ruler readied his hammer and shouted,
"METEOR SWARM!"
A stream of brightly filled stars splashed across the hallway, flattening the Amazon warrior and her allies quickly. Smithy smirked to himself,
"Not a bad display of the star's power, is it not so?"
One of his minions said nervously,
"Uh, Lord Smithy. There is some bad news."
Smithy looked down,
"What is it?"
"The remaining stars are missing."
Smithy shouted,
"INNCOLENT FOOL! WHERE ARE THEY?"
The commander approached,
"Earth, sir. They are being held in these six remaining locations. We have this yellow one."
Smithy analyzed the map and said,
"Secure this Watchtower. I want to know everything about this Earth."
Later…
The League had been captured, and Smithy said,
"You will all work for me, making more of my troops, and running my factories as slaves."
Black Canary shouted,
"SCREW YOU!"
A large electrical shock coursed through her body, making the martial artist scream in agony. Ollie shouted,
"Monster, leave her alone!"
Tigra snarled,
"When Persiana and Diablos found out what you've done-."
Smithy grabbed her by the throat,
"More of your kind? On Earth?"
He ordered,
"Commander, get all the troops ready. Secure the Star Pieces, and kill anyone that gets in your way!"
Next Chapter:
Star Piece Round up!
(1) I am aware that the Mario World is called the Mushroom Kingdom.
(2) People who have played the video game will know who these enemies are. I think their called Drill Bits