So this story takes place after Jess and Leslie travel to Terabithia regularly, and before the big twist in the story, (I wont ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen the movie, but you know what I'm talking about if you have.)
Reason for this story? Well, I do love the character's in the movie, even though it's rather sad. There also aren't many fics of this movie, so I wanted to add one that might get a good amount of attention.
Reason for the crossover? I just love the game. I skipped the first one because that will come in later. I know that doesn't seem to make sense, but you'll understand when the time comes.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Mario or Bridge to Terabithia.
Jewels of Fate: Bridge to the Thousand Year Door
Chapter 1 - Down the Stream
It was just after school, the two young friends raced down the road like always, dropping their backpacks of by the side of the road, only to pick up later after their adventures in their own imaginative world known as Terabithia. Jess and Leslie ran all the way to that river with the swing with PT following right behind them.
"Hey Jess..." Leslie began, "Where do you think this stream goes?"
"I don't know, wherever streams go?"
"No kidding... I mean, maybe we should think of traveling along it, you know, map out the boarders of Terabithia."
"Sounds like an interesting idea. Wouldn't it take forever to walk all around it though? And I would get tired really fast."
"Actually, I was thinking of a raft. I mean, the stream looks wide enough and deep enough for a small boat."
"I don't know... What if we get lost or something?"
"Don't worry, we'll be fine, it's not a major river, it would probably take us to a spring or something."
PT barked enthusiastically. "And Prince Terrier agrees with me."
"Well... I suppose we could."
"Awesome! Let's get started right away!"
"Wait, do you even know how to make a raft?"
"Actually I do, it's really easy, help me look for some logs."
Jess stayed to look for fallen logs while Leslie returned home to fetch supplies, like rope and a sheet for a sail. It took several hours, but the finished a small raft, able to comfortably fit about three or four people, and small enough to fit in the stream.
"I wasn't too excited about the idea at first, but I've got to admit, I'm proud of us." Jess smiled.
"Me to, it looks perfect. I say we leave tomorrow, since it will be Saturday. We should probably bring some food with us to,we might be out for a while."
With that, the plans were set. Little did they know, there was a young visitor spying on them.
"Hey, can I come to?" said the younger voice. She revealed herself to be MayBelle, Jess' little sister.
"MayBelle? Were you watching us?" asked her brother.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just didn't want to get in your way." She gave an apologetic frown.
"Don't worry," Leslie spoke, "you can come with us."
"She can?" Jess questioned.
"Why not? There will be enough room, and it's only a stream, it will be fun."
"So that means I can come to?" MayBelle perked up.
"Absolutely." Leslie smiled.
"Yay!"
Jess wasn't entirely convinced yet, but he went along with it. The sun was starting to set, so Jess and his sister headed to their home, with Leslie leaving with PT in the other direction, they would meet up early tomorrow morning to set sail.
Meanwhile...
A being much resembling a turtle with wings carrying a bag full of letters had just dropped off one such letter to a mailbox to a house in a cozy part of a forest. A man, clad in green retrieved it, and handed it to his brother.
"Here you go, Bro, this letter is for you."
It was 8:00 AM, Jess had woken up MayBelle, and they met up with Leslie, who was carrying a basket full of food, by the raft.
"Morning you two." Leslie was as excited as ever, she had a good feeling about today.
"Morning." The siblings said in unison.
"Shall we cast off then?" Leslie insisted.
Together, she and Jess pushed the raft into the stream, and it landed with a splash. Jess jumped down onto it, and helped lower the two girls onto it, while PT jumped into Leslie's arms. Eventually they were safely aboard the wooden vessel. Leslie had also brought life jackets for the three of them, for safety.
"Casting off!" MayBelle enthusiastically shouted.
Leslie raised their makeshift anchor, and the raft slowly began to move down the current of the stream. The view was immensely pretty, with the morning sunshine glittering through the forest leaves. Leslie quietly mapped the area, Jess had out a sketchbook and was drawing some new ideas for the creatures of Terabithia, while MayBelle leaned over the side to look at the fish they passed along the journey. PT laid in the center, glancing up every now-and-then.
"Uh oh..." MayBelle looked worried.
"What's wrong?" her brother asked. Ahead of them were some tiny "rapids" and a mini waterfall. Seeing this, Jess placed his sketchbook into his bag to prevent it from getting wet. Leslie did the same with her map.
"Hold on" Leslie said, making sure to put her arm around PT incase he started to slide.
The raft bumped up and down over the flowing rapids. Minor as they may have been, some of the things onboard bounced around, but the passengers had fun. The little waterfall ended in a fun splash that had the three children laughing.
"That was fun! Can we do it again?" MayBelle asked the others.
"Only if there are more rapids ahead." Leslie said. "So who's hungry?"
PT wiggled out of Leslie's arms and gave a few encouraging barks.
"I guess that answer's that question." Jess said. "So what did you bring?"
"Peanut butter and jelly, the ambrosia of human kind. I made a bunch, so you can have as many as you'd like."
"I'll take one!" MayBelle smiled.
Leslie retrieved a few sandwiches from the basket she brought, and handed them out to the others. She ripped off a few pieces of hers to give to PT, he munched on them happily. Jess quietly consumed his while finishing his drawings from before.
"What have you been drawing, Jess?" His little sister asked. She started tugging on his arm trying to peak at the doodles.
"Hey, quit it!" He got annoyed. "I'll show you, just don't tug on me like that." He laid the sketchbook on the floor of the raft, letting all look at the drawing. It was a picture of a horse-like creature, like a centaur, but it had the top half of an eagle. "It's not much, but it's a new creature I thought would be here."
"It's a Winged Centaur." Leslie stated. Just as she said that, the group began to hear distant galloping. "Hear that? It's them. They're afraid of people, so we'd better stay quiet."
The galloping got louder, as if they were growing nearer. Everyone remained silent, and listened to the hooves running through the leaves on the ground above. Soon, three horse-like shadows flew over the children on the raft, and the galloping slowly grew more and more faint.
"That was so cool!" MayBelle exclaimed.
"They're incredibly rare, just getting to be near one is an accomplishment on its own."
Just then, the water began to get rough again. Jess covered his sketchbook to keep it dry, while the other two backed the basket up.
"Look over there." MayBelle pointed to a large, stone entrance.
"A cavern?" Jess questioned.
"Looks like we're headed for a tunnel, hang on guys." Leslie said.
She held onto PT, while the others held onto the sides of the raft. They slowly entered the dark cave, and lost almost all light fast. The water got rougher, and moved the raft faster, causing the ride to become even more bumpy than before. Soon their speed increased even more, and the rough waters were causing them all to grip the sides of the raft.
"I don't like this anymore guys..." MayBelle started to get worried.
Soon the raft was swinging around wildly, causing MayBelle to scream, Jess to worry, and Leslie didn't know what to feel. PT started barking, and the basket flew off the raft after a large drop. Water splashed all over the raft, getting the three kids wet. Jess was shouting for the others to hold on, MayBelle was still shouting, and Leslie was still unable to act. The raft did another large drop, and MayBelle slid into the stream, screaming for help.
"MayBelle!" Jess shouted, but it was too late, and she floated off.
Leslie was about to say something, but the raft nearly capsized, and she, Jess, and PT, fell into the water as well, and everything got dark.
So the first chapter seems a little bizarre, but it will all come together soon. Read and review please!