Chapter 2

Mirror Shards

The next day, Maddie was with Mario, Luigi, Starlow, and Prince Dreambert near the lake.

"Why are we here?" Starlow asked Maddie.

"I need your help looking for mirror shards," Maddie said.

"Mirror shards?" Prince Dreambert asked confused.

"I heard someone in my dream last night saying that I need to look for mirror shards near the lake," Maddie said.

"Are you sure we're not on a wild goose chase?" Luigi asked.

"I'm not sure," Maddie answered unsure. "But it's worth looking." So Maddie and her friends started looking around the lake for the mirror shards. They looked for a long time, but they couldn't find anything.

"Maybe your dream didn't mean anything," Starlow said.

"But it has to mean something," Maddie said. Just then Maddie saw something shine in the corner of her eye. She looked around, but saw nothing. Then she looked down in the lake and saw the shine again.

"I think I know where they are," Maddie said. She took off her shoes, held her breath, and jumped into the lake. Mario, Luigi, Prince Dreambert, and Starlow waited for Maddie to come back. Not long after, Maddie came back up to the surface gasping for air. She swam back to land holding something under her arm.

"Did you find anything?" Prince Dreambert asked. Maddie showed her friends three broken mirror shards with a strange design on them.

"Are these the mirror shards?" Mario asked.

"I guess so," Maddie said.

"Why do you need them?" Starlow asked.

"I don't know yet," Maddie said. "But I have a feeling I will need them in the future."