I do not own Mario nor the other characters. I only own one character in this story, the new villain whose name will not be spoiled.
This is my first Fan fiction. My first chapter was rushed, so I hope this one's better.
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Mario woke up at six AM the next day by his phone ringing. He rubbed his eyes, before he answered the phone and said, "Hello?" Mario heard light sobs at the other end of the line, "Hello? Whose there!" Mario's yelling woke up Luigi.
The sobs weakened, and finally he heard someone say, "M-Mario!"
"Toadette?" Mario blinked, "What happened? Why are you crying?"
"Mario, the king died last night." Toadette cried, "We told the princess the news, and she locked herself in her bedroom. We need you over here right away! You're the only one she wants to see."
"A-Alright, I'll be right over." Mario said, then hung up the phone. He was shocked to hear the Princess wanted to see him, and no one else.
"What happened Bro?" Luigi asked.
"The king died last night, and the Princess wishes to see me." Mario said, getting dressed quickly.
"Should I come along?" Luigi asked.
"Stay here Luigi." Mario replied, and said nothing more. He ran outside and hopped into his car, and drove straight to the Mushroom Kingdom. When he entered, he saw Toad trying to comfort the crying Toadette. Mario would have stayed and help Toad, but he needed to see Peach. He walked down the hall and reached Peach's room.
Mario knocked on the door and said, "Princess, I heard you wanted to see me." Mario waited for a few seconds, before hearing the door being unlocked. He opened the door and entered her dark room. Mario closed the door and turned on the lights to see Peach, sitting on her bed, crying.
"Princess, I'm sorry you have to go through this." Mario said as he sat down beside Peach on her bed.
Peach sniffed and looked at Mario. Before he knew it, Peach threw her arms around Mario and hugged him, "Mario, I want you to hold me, I don't want to be alone." Peach started to break down and cry again. Mario was shocked, but left her there to cry on his shoulder.
After about 20 minutes of crying on his shoulder, Peach finally broke the silence and said, "Mario."
"Yes Princess?"
Peach pushed herself away from Mario and said, "Can we take a walk through the park today, the fresh air might get my mind of my troubles."
"Alright." Mario said. He stood up, followed by Peach. She grabbed her parasol and followed Mario out of her room. They left the kingdom and walked toward the park, without saying anything to each other.
When they reached the park, Mario froze. Peach wondered why he stopped and looked in the direction he was looking at, and saw a young lady with brown hair that was tied back in a ponytail. She was wearing a red dress that went down to her knees.
"Mario, who is that?" Peach asked.
"That's P-Pauline!" Mario said. The girl heard and turned to Mario and gasped.
"Mario!"
