A:N: Alright! My first FanFiction, and I feel confident! Read the first chapter, tell me what you think, and please don't flame!
Disclaimer: Mario and all aspects of this story belong to Nintendo.
Dear Mario,
I was wondering if you would be willing to join me on a trip to Poshley Heights next week. You can bring any friends you'd like. I cannot wait to see you in Rogueport!
Yours truly,
Princess Toadstool
Peach
An anchor let down at Rogueport Harbor. Mario walked down the gangway and looked around.
"Ow, ow, ow, OW! OW! Dude, seriously! Cut it out! Cut it CUT IT!"
"Man, this guy got nothin'! Where's all da bucks?"
"I dunno, but lez scram!"
The two Bandits ran off toward the East Side, leaving the injured Goomba helpless on the side of the road.
"I knew I didn't like this place," Mario stated.
Meanwhile, Luigi was struggling down the gangway, adding his share to the sea with every step he took. Mario couldn't help from laughing at least a little.
"Bro...broOULGH! Are...are we there yet?"
Mario grinned. "Yep, welcome to Rogueport!"
"Oh thank God!" Luigi sputtered, as he hurled into ocean yet again. A middle-aged Noki passenger immediately ran by the scene.
"That...was the worst...boat ride...I've ever been on! Why'd it have to rain two days straight! And that clam chowder soup...last night did NOT go down well!"
"Don't worry, Luigi. You'll like the menu on the Excess Express. Chef Shimi's special is La Clam Chowdere." Luigi gives him the death glare.
"Okay! We'll buy dinner before we board then!" Mario promised, though inside he honestly just wanted to get on the train. Waitress, Shimi, the Conductors...good memories. Aah, when the Smorbs invaded...when he was accused of thievery by Pennington. Oh, I hope he's not on the train. That'll be a nightmare! Maybe Ghost T. is still...
"Mario?"
Mario snapped out his flashback and turned to see who said his name.
"Princess!"
Mario embraced the Mushroom princess warmly, glad to see her here and out of harms way.
"I'm so glad you came..." Peach went on, noting Luigi in the fetal at the edge of the dock. "Is...your brother all right?"
"Clam chowder..." Mario mentioned, ignoring Luigi's constant sound effects in the background.
"Well, our tickets say the train leaves at noon, and we need to be boarded by eleven thirty. It's 11:16 right now, so..."
"YOUR HIGHNESS! We simply must be going now! You cannot be late!" An elderly Toad with a brown-spotted cap strutted slowly over to where they were.
"Oh, hello master Mar-HUR! HACK, HAUK, Wheeze!" Toadsworth went into a fit of coughing. Ignoring her steward, and unfortunate escort, Peach resumed.
"Yoshi I believe has already boarded. Daisy was on her way to the train station and..."
Luigi jumped up. "Daisy? The train station? See ya!" He sprinted off in a random direction, putting his "print" on the sidewalk as he disappeared into the gate to the East Side.
"WRONG WAY!" Mario called out after him.
Luigi reappeared running away from an angry Doogan who...all Mario could do was shake his head. He'd have to tell Luigi to get food from the shop in the dining car.
"Um, is Luigi always..."
"Nah. You should live with the guy. All he can think about, talk about, dream about is Daisy. If only he could have some luck for once!"
Toadsworth returned from his coughing fit. "Princess! We simply MUST be going! We are going to miss the train, let's go!" He kept beckoning them with his cane toward where the station was.
"Right, right. We don't want to vacation here in Rogueport, now do we?"
"YO! Get ya stinkin' hands OFF a my whiskey!"
A violent scene occurs outside of Podley's Inn as a drunk Koopa madly grabs for the bottle the Mowz has in his left hand. He takes out his Swiss Army Knife, but the trio wouldn't know. They were out of there in a jiffy. Trust me. There are security cameras from outside Plenn T.'s item shop to prove it.
"Like I said. We don't want to vacation in Rogueport!" the princess sputters between breaths.
"ALL ABOARD!"
Toadsworth ushered once more for that it was time to go. Mario and Peach handed him their tickets and went up the steps of the most luxurious engine in the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario couldn't wait to see the gang. Poshley Heights was going to great.
If only he knew what one of the passengers was going to do.
A:N: Ooh, what's going to happen next? Just what will result at the end of this train ride? I know, this chapter was short, but I plan on a longer update soon!
