Chapter 2: Discrimination And The Truth
"AAAAAAA!" I almost toppled over and fell back. No way what I was seeing was true. I walked up again and looked in the fountain. It had to be true but I didn't know how. What stood before me was a
koopaling with spiky brown hair dyed red at the tips, also adorning a red shell with spikes on it {That explains why I felt heavier} "Is that me?" "No way..." I concluded from my experience with Mario I was about the size of Larry Koopa. "This is... AWESOME!" I screamed.
"Hey you there what are you doing in the royal gar-" I heard a guard toad yell at me. "IT'S A KOOPALING, WERE UNDER ATTACK, CHARGE GUARDS!" "Huh?" "I turned quickly to see a barrage of toad guards charging me. Instinct came over me and I hid in my shell. The toad guards started stabbing my shell with spears. Thankfully I couldn't feel any of their attacks, my shell was really tough and strong. "With might men!" One shouted. Once all of their spears broke they stepped back. "Now is my chance!" I ran across the garden and into the plaza.
Their were toad guards on the walls trying to hit me with arrows. I dodged and weaved all of their attacks. The exit had gates up blocking it. "Great just my luck" I muttered. What happened next would've made me the happiest person in the world in any other situation, but this one. I became terrified. Mario "Jump man" Mario had just landed a triple jump right in front of me. "Hey-a what do ya think ye doing" He said in his Italian accent. " Are you-a with Bowser?" "You-a look like a koopaling but I-a never seen you before." He remarked. "Uh no you see I uh-" "Never mind-a with the way you-a look their is no mistaking you are-a evil." No way I couldn't believe it, was the Great Mario and the entire Mushroom Kingdom discriminating? Is crime all over every universe?
Mario threw a quick punch, which I dodged. "Don't-a be a weak-a fool" That sent me over the edge, all the pent up anger, sadness, and pain I had dealt built up everything I felt turned into one fiery flame of doom. I shot a fireball that burned Mario bad. He got up feeling a bit weak. I realized what I had done and was terrified. I went into my shell and started building power and when I was ready I launched myself and broke through the gate and exited the castle. I ran into what i believed was Toad Town due to my Mario RPG prowess. When I ran through the streets people screamed, ran, and threw things at me I was ashamed. I ran until I finally exited the Mushroom Kingdom.
I think I've been running for an hour when I finally look up I see a black skied land with dyeing trees and fluffy black clouds. The place also had very dark black soil. There was lava pools every where. "Hmm... I must be in the Dark Lands." "Maybe now I will be accepted Because of how I look." I wandered around for a bit until I came across a village I walked into it and was barraged with friendly welcomes from Koopa's, shyguy's, Goomba's, and Monty mole's. I rented a hotel room for the night with some coins I found in a question box. I sat down In my bed and began to reflect on what happened. " Somehow a God heard my plea and transported me here." "The problem is I don't know if this is better than my worl-. No it is." "I didn't know how cruel the people there could be." I thought more about everything. My dad, the toads, Mario, The most comforting memory was that of the nice people of the Dark Land's. I thought about all of this as I slowly drifted to sleep.
A/N : So yeah I may have put Hunter through a bit much but whatever. I plan to get a chapter or 2 out every day. So please read and a review. That would be much appreciated. Thanks until next time. I do not Own any of the characters in this story besides Hunter. They belong to Nintendo so thank you and all references of other games, music or fanfics belong to there respective owners.
