The Prince and the Protector
Many people have fled my kingdom. Not that I blame them, for many years now, the Koopa Kingdom has taken over most of the kingdom and ruled with an iron fist. My kingdom not yet fallen and I was going to make sure that it didn't. I am the prince of Mushroom Kingdom and nothing was going to happen to my kingdom. My name is Melvin, Prince Melvin if you don't mind, and this whole situation had been happening since Mario Gregory Manfredi Junior was killed by Bowser. Yes, thee Super Mario was dead. He had died when I was 5 years old.
My mother had told me all about him before she had gone off to stop Bowser with some of their armies. However, that resulted in the lost of my mother. No one knows what happened to Mario's younger twin brother, Luigi James Manfredi, but it seemed like he was dead as well. I'm 15 years old now, so about 10 years had passed since Super Mario's death. I have short messy brown hair, blue eyes, I often wore a royal red outfit with a golden mushroom symbol on my right shoulder, and a golden crown on top of my head.
Now it seems like only my protector and I are the only humans left. Speaking of my protector, she just came in with my adviser, Toadsworth the third. Toadsworth the third was Toadsworth's grandson, the adviser to Queen Peach - my mom. His father, mother, and grandfather were also killed during the wars. His grandmother was long since dead, even before Mario was killed.
Toadsworth the third announced, "Prince Melvin, Mary has arrived."
"Yes, I can very well see that," I pointed out, a bit annoyed.
I respect Toadsworth the third, don't get me wrong, but sometimes he got on my nerves. Anyways, I looked at Mary and smiled. Mary was also 15 years old and she had shoulder length brown hair. She also had sparkling blue eyes, like mine, but hers looked like they were almost like ice. She often wore a purple blouse, blue jeans with green patches in them, and a purple hat with a green mushroom symbol on it. The mushroom symbol was the symbol of our kingdom, of course.
Mary bowed to me out of respect and said, "Good morning, Your Majesty."
"Aw c'mon, Mary, don't be so formal," I pouted.
I hated when she was so formal with me, she was my friend after all.
Toadsworth the third interjected, "She must be formal to you, we are in grave danger. Rumor has it that Bowser is on his way here!"
"What," I blurted out.
Mary nodded and replied, "Yeah, turns out that he wants to kidnap you so Bowser Jr. can take the throne."
Toadsworth the third added, getting hyper, "Yes and we can't have that happen, otherwise our beloved kingdom will indeed fall!"
"I want the guards out there to protect my people," I told Toadsworth the third, firmly.
He nodded, leaving the room, which left Mary and me alone.
Mary joked, "Sounds like my week has started with a crazy job."
"Mary, you do know that you can call me Melvin, right," I asked, ignoring her joke.
Mary sighed and answered, "At this point, we're just trying to stay alive. So I can throw out the formalities - but not around Toadsworth the third. You know how he gets."
"Ain't that the truth," I stated, rolling my eyes.
Mary looked at me as she replied, "Listen Melvin. There's one thing I want to do that I know Toadsworth the third won't approve of."
"And what might that be," I questioned, raising an eyebrow.
Mary answered, "I want to go to Evershade Valley and find Professor E. Gadd's time machine. I want to go back into the past and stop this from happening."
"Are you serious," I blurted out, in total surprise.
Mary nodded as she answered, "Yeah. The history books do say that Professor E. Gadd did build a time machine. If we get that up and running, we can go back in time and stop this timeline from happening!"
"If you are going to Evershade Valley then I'm going with you," I stated, firmly.
Mary sounded concerned and questioned, "But what about the kingdom?"
"Toadsworth the third can handle. Besides, it would a smarter idea if I go with you since Bowser is coming soon," I answered, pointing out the obvious.
Mary responded, sighing, "Toadsworth the third isn't going to like this idea but I know that it'll keep you safe. Alright, we head out first thing in the morning."
"Why not in the middle of the afternoon," I groaned, annoyed.
You see, I'm not exactly a morning person and Mary knows this. But it seems she is going to be insisted on this, judging by the way she was looking at me.
Mary replied, groaning, "We have to get an early start, Melvin. Evershade Valley is two hours away and traveling by night is NOT suggested."
"Why not," I asked, curious.
Mary answered, a bit sarcastically, "Unless you want to be attacked by the ghosts in Evershade Valley then I guess we can travel at night."
"Alright, we'll go in the morning," I stated, with an exasperated sigh.
After a few hours; Mary, Toadsworth the third, and I were eating dinner. He had agreed to the idea that Mary had, though he was a bit unsure if it was going to work or not. I had the same doubts but it was a chance to talk to Super Mario and I didn't want to pass it up. Mary grabbed her plate as she got up from the table.
Toadsworth the third commented, "Allow me to do that, Master Mary. You are a guest of the prince after all."
Mary stated, "I guess but I'm not royalty..."
"Let her do what she wishes, Toadsworth the third," I replied, allowing my two cents to be heard.
Toadsworth the third said nothing but nodded nonetheless. Mary smiled as she headed out to the kitchen as I followed her. She looked and saw me.
She asked, curious, "What is it, Melvin?"
"Just wanted to ask you about your father, if that's okay," I answered, a bit quietly.
For some reason, whenever anyone brought up Mary's father, she automatically would change the subject. Her mother was different, I knew all about her. But I knew nothing about Mary's father.
She stated, "Now is not the time to talk about that. We have other things to worry about. We have to get to Evershade Valley before nightfall tomorrow."
"Oh c'mon Mary. I told you all about my family," I begged.
Which is true, she was the only one outside of the castle that knew who my father was. But she had not told me who her father was.
She replied, a bit snippy, "Just get some sleep, Melvin."
With that, she walked off and I felt the ice in her stride. I shivered as I started to feel bad. 'Perhaps I shouldn't have asked, I still feel sore about my dad too,' I thought.
AK1028: And there we have it guys, the first chapter to this story. What did you guys think? Believable? Let me know cause I would love some feedback! This is from DA (DeviantArt, for those of you that are wondering) and is in Melvin's POV, mostly. This is an alternate universe of the Heart series, obviously. Anyways, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!