One night in Mushroom Kingdom a star storm was occurring overhead. Only a few noticed this event, especially since it wasn't an abnormality in Mushroom Kingdom, but for those who did, their lives were about to change dramatically, for in that star storm was the mega-powerful…..ULTRA STAR.
The star had been falling through space for thousands of years after being formed somewhere in the Center of the Universe, and now it has reached the atmosphere of Mushroom Kingdom and has joined other stars in a spectacular sight that was witnessed by only eight pairs of eyes.
That fateful night, at Peach's castle; Mario, Luigi, and Peach are just about to call it a night after a rousing game of Pictionary with Toad.
"Don't worry Princess Toadstool, I'll refill your water for you," said the faithful servant as he shuffled from the room.
"Thank you Toad," said the Princess, currently in her pink tank top and shorts. "Well, nice try boys, but you lost again."
Mario looked to his brother as if to blame him for the pairs' terrible defeat.
"Oh no you don't!" said Luigi. "If anyone lost it for us, it was you!" He said, picking up a pad that had been doodled on. "How can you say that this is a Koopa? You should know what a Koopa looks like; this looks like a blooper smoking a cigar!"
"Oh really?" asked Mario in a sarcastic tone, not being able to come up with anything better to say. Luigi crumpled up the paper in his hand and his Mario right between the eyes.
"Look outside!" Peach exclaimed, trying to interrupt the upcoming fight. Her plan worked and the three of them all went onto the balcony that was outside. They were on the second story of the castle, and they had been playing Pictionary in the drawing room (this was suggested by Luigi, who thought it was a very witty idea.)
Outside, a dazzling display of stars was shooting across the sky. They were going in all different directions and Peach hoped that the star pieces would not turn out to be dangerous to anyone as they had in the past.
"Don't worry," said Mario consoling her in a soft tone. "Everyone has the latest in star defense protection on their houses. And by now, everyone is probably asleep."
So the trio decided to watch for a little bit longer.
And suddenly, a bright green flash.
Wario was riding his motorcycle somewhere on the highway between Mushroom Kingdom and Bean Kingdom. He was thinking about what he had done today. He hoped all would go well with the plan he and his brother had made.
As he turned onto the road that would eventually lead him to his home that was hidden in the woods near the border, Wario checked his extra weight.
She didn't move when he stared into her eyes with a menacing smirk. She had gone past that phase; the red marks on her cheek had helped her get over resistance. The tape over her mouth stopped her from calling out for help, and Wario checked the knots on the ropes holding her to the motorcycle, her auburn hair was dangling dangerously close to the ground.
"Close your eyes," he told her. She obeyed without question. He didn't want her to somehow remember the way back.
He looked back at the road and saw a beautiful meteor shower, but he didn't appreciate the splendor of the occasion.
And suddenly, a bright green flash.
Yoshi couldn't let this happen; he had to make sure that everything was alright. Mario and Luigi had set him to this important task and he couldn't let them down. He feared he already had.
He ran as fast as his strong dinosaur legs would take him, hoping that this would be a false alarm. Maybe this was a complete misunderstanding; maybe the Toads were just practicing some kind of drill for real emergencies.
He had been running for about five minutes, he had been searching for fruit in the dense jungle when he heard the sounds of alarm. He was clawing his way through vines and shrubs. He could feel the branches scratch his nose and his tail, but he couldn't stop now.
He broke out of the tree line and appeared in the clearing with three tents and the remains of a fire that had been recently extinguished.
Yoshi heard his own panting and nothing else, the silence was like a terrible fisth squeezing him. He couldn't stand that nothing was happening, he had been expecting the worst, and now it was as if everyone had just gone to sleep.
Then he saw a Toad.
He ran over to the small body and noticed the spear wound in his chest. The poor man was dead. Yoshi didn't like death, but unfortunately it seemed more commonplace here in Mushroom Kingdom.
Yoshi solemnly closed the lifeless Toad's eyes and heard a sound behind him.
He quickly turned around and rolled to his left, avoiding the Shy Guy's bloodied spear. The spearman hadn't expected Yoshi's quick maneuvers and lost his balance. His left foot lifted behind him as he hopped forward on his right foot, trying to stay up and in the fight.
Yoshi seized the opportunity. He leaped into the air and kicked Shy Guy's right hand, forcing him to drop the spear on the ground. The force of the impact caused the Shy Guy to spin, so Yoshi swiped at his enemy's right foot with his tail, causing the Shy Guy to fall on his back.
Yoshi leaped on the enemy and grabbed him by the neck.
"Bowser?" Yoshi uttered one of the few words he knew.
The Shy Guy stared out from under his mask, Yoshi knew he was smiling. That cocky little ass. Yoshi stomped onto his kneecap, there was a cry of pain and Yoshi repeated his query.
Then, the Shy Guy's body tensed up and a few moments later became extremely limp as he exhaled for the final time. Yoshi dropped the body in sock and saw, falling out of his foe's hand, a dagger. The Shy Guy had used it to commit suicide so that Yoshi would not succeed in his mission to get information.
Yoshi searched the camp for anyone else, he found the outher four Toads. Two were dead. One was alive and not badly hurt, and the other was suffering from a broken arm.
There was no sign of the one he was supposed to protect. Daisy wasn't here.
Yoshi looked longingly toward Mushroom Kingdom. He had let his best friend down, and now he had no idea what to do next. Neither of the Toads knew anything about the assault, except there were a bunch of Shy Guys and all they wanted was Daisy.
From this island Yoshi could just barely see the top of Peach's Castle.
And suddenly, a bright green flash.
Meanwhile, Birdo found herself to be the closest sentient being to the falling stars. She was picking daisies in the field when a star fell in front of her, its eyes giving her a blank stare, warning her of danger.
She dropped her handful of flowers and dashed to a nearby cave. She only hoped that it would be over soon so that she could go back to enjoying herself, she didn't want her evening to be ruined.
"Damn you stars," she muttered, "you ruined everything." As if in response, a star fell in front of her at the entrance to the cave. She shrieked and crawled farther into her shelter.
"Go away already!" she said, frustrated. She was almost on the verge of tears, she hated when things ruined her fun, she wished she could go out there and shoot every single star in the sky with her eggs.
She decided that would be her act of defiance to Mother Nature. She stood up, brushed herself off and marched towards the cave's exit.
And suddenly, a bright green flash.
"And by the end of the week, we should be ready to attack those Mushroom Kingdom imbeciles."
Bowser and Kamek were plotting their greatest plan yet. This plan had no flaws, there was no possible way Mario would be able to defeat them this time.
"Great," Bowser approved of Kamek's plan, "I shall personally take over retrieving the special weapon. As our specialist on the subject, I'd like you to join me, Kamek." She nodded in agreement. "Bowser Jr.," the Koopa King's oldest son looked up, hoping for a chance to gain approval, "I want you to be in charge of protecting this castle and prepping your brothers and sister for the battle, for this is almost war!" Bowser emphasized this with a loud roar that shook the room and made somebody walking outside trip.
"Yessir!" Bowser Jr. scurried out of the room, heading to a destination unknown to even himself.
"I see that this plan will go over well. You've really outdone yourself, Kamek," said Bowser.
"There's only one thing left," she said expectedly," the Ultra Star should be here any minute—ah, there's the star storm."
Bowser stomped over to the window and the both looked out, waiting for the big moment, this Ultra Star would change their lives, and they would finally be able to take over Mushroom Kingdom and rule the world!
And suddenly, a bright green flash.