The Crystal Stars
You probably have heard of the Crystal Stars, right? However, most information about them is not common knowledge….so Professor Frankly is going to tell you the story about them in detail….
Chapter 1: Old Rogueport
Professor Frankly was sitting on a desk with a book on his lap. Several young citizens of Rogueport were with him, ranging from a Boo, a Goomba, a Koopa, a Toad, a Shy Guy, a Bandit, and a few other children were seated next to him.
"Greetings, children. I see that you have come to learn the story of the Crystal Stars, have you not?" Professor Frankly asked them.
The children nodded, curious to learn more.
"Well then, I shall tell you the story of what happened 1000 years ago….thanks to my friend Mario, I was able to do so...so let's begin the story shall we? Ahem…once upon a time there was a city known as Rogueport. It was a very prosperous town, with an extremely low crime rate."
"Wow! I'd like to live there!" said the Goomba. "Unlike this dump we're in…"
"Mm-hmm….anyways, now where was I? Ah yes…the citizens there were very friendly…"
1000 years ago….
"Morning friend! How are you!" a Goomba said to a Toad.
"I'm fine thanks, how are you?" the Toad asked the Goomba.
"I'm having a good day!"
The town had been opened fairly recently, and already it was doing pretty well. It seemed like everything had gone correctly. Everyone there was enjoying their lives at the town, whether they were a commoner or filthy rich. Due to its thriving economy, poverty had not struck the city.
The citizens were overjoyed, as today would be the day a statue of the founder would have its grand opening. Their founder had apparently been a very wealthy person, and wanted nothing more than his city to thrive. In fact, they all had gone to attend the unveiling of the statue.
"Attention citizens!" the mayor of the town said. He was an elderly Toad, with a beard and a cane. The citizens had gathered outside, curious to what was going on.
"After a few years, we have finally completed the statue of our founder. It was hard work, but we finally managed to do it. So, without further ado, let the unveiling begin!"
Two Koopas unveiled the statue, revealing the statue. The founder of the town as it turns out, was an elderly Goomba, who coincidentally, resembled Professor Frankly, the one who was reading the story.
Back to Professor Frankly and the others…
"Wow!" said the Boo. "Old Rogueport sounds like a great place to live! I wish I could live there!" said the Boo.
"Yes, unfortunately this wasn't to last, however…" said Professor Frankly.
"Huh? What do you mean?" asked the Koopa.
"Well…it all started in a particularly cheerful day at Old Rogueport…the sun was shining, the birds were singing, things like that. It seemed like nothing would go wrong with the day…indeed, it was quite a decent day…until she came."
"She came?"" asked the Shy Guy.
"Yes…let me explain shall we?"
At Old Rogueport…on the Day of Shadow….
"Nice weather we're having today, huh?" said a Shy Guy.
"Yep, we're having nice weather today." agreed a Bandit. "It seems like nothing can go wrong…"
Suddenly the sky turned dark, as if something evil was near.
"Huh? It was daytime just a minute ago…" asked a Toad.
Suddenly the ground started shaking, shaking very hard.
"What's going on?" said a Koopa.
It was then that suddenly the Shadow Queen appeared out of nowhere. Nobody knew who she was, but the minute they saw her, they immediately felt frightened, frightened to the point where their teeth were chattering and they were sweating nonstop.
"Hello, citizens of this insignificant town…today's the day everything shall change for you…I have come to seize this town to myself. Do not try to stop me…you shall regret it most dearly. So…do you wish to join me and become my servant? Or do you wish to simply watch me destroy all that you hold dear?" the Shadow Queen asked the town.
Almost immediately a Koopa that was very brave went up to the Shadow Queen, and threw a rock at her head. Obviously, this wasn't a very good idea.
The Shadow Queen turned to the Koopa, and glared at him so fiercely that he immediately passed out. The Shadow Queen then started whispering her spell, and suddenly the Koopa transformed into a Dry Bones, which immediately went up to the Shadow Queen's side.
"Is there anyone else that wishes to oppose me?" Nobody answered.
"Good." With that, lightning shot out of the sky, destroying everything. The town slowly sank through the ground, wrecking everything in the process.
"Stop! You can't do this!" demanded the mayor.
"So, you're the one who is in charge of this sickeningly good town, are you not? I'm afraid your reign has come to its end…" the Shadow Queen coldly responded.
"Please! I'll do anything!" the Shadow Queen simply ignored him, and continued chanting the spell.
Eventually the entire town was destroyed, with nothing left in its wake. Today was the end of the town….and nothing remained of its existence.
Back to Professor Frankly and the others once again…
"That…was scary." The Goomba shivered.
All of the children were frightened at what had happened to Old Rogueport, and rightfully so. The Shadow Queen had destroyed everything without any regret or remorse whatsoever.
"Rest assured, things will get better in the end. But for now we shall go into detail of the Shadow Queen herself….as well as the various creatures and artifacts she created."
The children gulped.
The Shadow Queen sure is scary, huh? Like Professor Frankly said, we shall be getting into detail shortly….but that's for the next chapter! R&R, if you please!
