"Hey! I updated Chapter 2 after getting some good reviews. Thanks to Boss-slayer451, Princess Daisy lover 15, and ThatNintendoFangirl (your review made me laugh so hard!) for reviewing with you honest opinions of the story. Yes, I'm going to upload the last chapter of "A Night To Remember" too. I don't have much to say this time so let's start with the chapter. Read and review to give your opinions of the story! Enjoy!
Shershroom Forest: 13th Century
Mario Hood, Little Luigi, and Felicity have been walking in the forest for a while. Mario Hood looks around, making sure they're not being followed or spied on, while Little Luigi and Felicity are talking about the concept of her sneakers.
"So, you made these "sneakers" out of magic?"
"No, I didn't make them. Someone else did, but I can change my clothes when I need to. I hardly do it though, but I can. I need to know: Are you and Mario brothers?"
"No. Why?"
"You guys look a lot alike. You guys really could be twins if you wanted."
"We get that a lot. He's my best friend, and partner in crime. We take the money that no good Prince Flavio steals with his outrageous taxes, and we give them back to the people."
"Wow. That's really brave of you guys. How long have you guys been doing this?"
"I've been doing it for 4 years now, but Mario has been doing since Prince Flavio came into power, which was 5 years ago. We met when we were both trying to take money from the same carriage. We worked together when we realized we had the same idea with the money, and we've been best friends ever since."
"Wow. That's some real friendship right there."
"Here we are! The secret hideout of the Merry Men!" Mario Hood said excitedly. The hideout is actually a giant cave hidden by the trees. Felicity looks around the cave in shock and amazement.
"Whoa. This place is amazing!"
"It's not that great once you get used to it, but it's home to us, and now it's yours too." Little Luigi says while crossing his arms.
"Anyways, come inside and I'll introduce you to the gang." Mario Hood says as he offers his hand, being a gentleman, to her. She giggles, and takes it as they walk deep in the cave. Little Luigi chuckles, but follows minutes after. Deep in the cave there a few fires going on with groups of Toads, Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and even a chimp and a gorilla, conversing and joking around. Felicity recognize a couple of faces. Mario Hood stops her and he walks to the men to get their attention.
"Listen up men! We have a new member to our crew." Mario Hood says earning a loud round to "huzzahs!" from the Merry Men. Mario Hood signals Felicity to step forward. She does so with some hesitation. The men gasp in shock seeing a girl joining the Merry Men ( which is like seeing a man in a beauty contest. I know. That was a pretty bad comparison).
"She is a girl!"
"She cannot be one of us!"
"She will just bring us down!"
"Have you lost your mind Mario?"
"Enough! Mario Hood has never been wrong with his judgements before! Who are we to doubt his judgement now? After all we've done under his great leadership! You listened and respected his judgements before, so what's so different about now?" Little Luigi yells bravely at them, defending Mario Hood, and Felicity. Felicity looks at him and smiles.
"She is a girl, but she has rightfully earned her place in the crew, just as you all did. You all will treat her as one of us, with the utmost respect. If I hear of anyone mistreating her, then they will be severely punished. Is that clear?" He says sternly toward the men. They nod their heads at their leader. Felicity looks around and she sees a young toad in a blue vest and tights with a bandage on his arm, and around his head. She picks up her dress and runs toward the injured Toad, surprising all the men in the room. She kneels toward him and looks at his injuries.
"Are you alright? What happened to you?" Felicity says with extreme worry and concern in her voice. She carefully touches his arm and head.
"I got injured while trying to escape by Sheriff Wario's men miss." The blue Toad says honestly. The young girl nods and slowly puts one hand on his injured arm, and another hand on his head. The Toad looks at her in confusion, as does everyone else.
"Healina." She says as she closes her eyes to concentrate on his wounds. From her hands, emits a lavender light that surrounds his arm and head. A few minutes later, the glows end and she puts her hand down. She opens her eyes, and the blue Toad feels his arm and head to realize that he has no more pain.
"I'm healed! You healed me! Thank you so much miss! You are an angel in disguise." The blue Toad says in gratitude toward the young girl.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm just doing what I do best: helping people any way I can. I'm glad you're feeling better." Felicity says as she smiles at the Toad. All the Merry Men look in shock and awe as she finishes healing the Toad. She gets up and walks toward Mario Hood and Little Luigi.
"That was very impressive Felicity. You are true to your word." Mario Hood says in a not surprised tone.
"That was amazing! You really are a enchantress! And a powerful one at that!" Little Luigi says as the young girl blushes a crimson red color on her face. She smiles in embarrassment as she curtsies to them.
"Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Do you have any more wounded warriors that need healing? I'll be happy to heal them as well." Felicity says sweetly while the men stared in shock still.
"Yes. There a few more men who are injured deep in the cave. We keep thew sick deep in cave for their protection if Prince Flavio's men come around. Thank you for doing this Felicity. You did it on your free will, without us even asking you. For that, we owe you our highest gratitude milady." Mario Hood says as he, Little Luigi, and the rest of the men bow to her in respect.
"You guys don't owe me anything. I'm the one who owes you my greatest gratitude. What I've done can't compare to what you guys done. You're always serving justice for the people and the innocent. I just help save princesses from a giant turtle, boo, and alien. I should probably start healing those injured guys now. I'll see you guys later." Felicity says as she walks deeper into the cave. The rest of the Merry Men disperse except for Toad. Toad is wearing a blue vest, large brown shoes and a large diaper-like piece of clothing for pants. He also has a red-spotted mushroom cap, indicating slight cowardice and heavy obedience. He walks toward Mario Hood and Little Luigi.
"Wow. Where did you find her guys?" Toad asks in surprise of the girl's abilities.
"She had a run in with the sheriff earlier, so we stepped in and stopped him before he could do anything to her."
"But you got admit Mario, she could have probably handled him since she was doing a pretty good job on her own before Wario hit her like that. And the way she talked to him like that was real brave. I've never heard any woman who spoke like that before!"
"Still, there's only one thing that bothers me. Why does she put herself down like that? She doesn't realize how a great person she is, even if someone told her that she was."
"And why didn't she heal herself since she healed Blue, and the others?"
"I don't think good enchantresses heal themselves. They always used their magic for others, but never for selfish desires for themselves. Only evil one witches, like Kammy, use their magic for selfish desires for herself. I'll be right back guys. I need to check on something. Let me know if anything new happens." Mario Hood says as he leaves Little Luigi and Toad, and walks deeper in the cave.
Mushroom Kingdom: Present Day
"Oh come on! What's taking them so dang long? When are we gonna find out what's wrong with her? It's been 2 hours already!" Daisy screams impatiently as she's pacing back and forth in the hallway in front of Felicity's bedroom. The door is closed, and only Mario, Peach, and Dr Toadley are in her bedroom.
"Daisy, they have to make sure that nothing else is wrong with her. So far, she only has a concussion, but her panic disorder or some other factor can worsen her condition. They just want to make sure she's alright, so please Daisy calm down okay?" Luigi says to his worried girlfriend, while he's leaning against, waiting patiently (unlike his girlfriend) for the results. Luigi's speech made Daisy stop pacing around, and walks toward Luigi and leans on him. Luigi puts one of his arms around her in comfort.
"Do you think she's gonna be okay?" Daisy asks as she looks up to Luigi with tears in her eyes. He holds her tighter, and kisses her forehead as a sign of comfort.
"She's gonna be fine. Dr Toadley's the best doctor in the whole kingdom, and the Beanbean Kingdom. He treated Mario when he got Bean Fever a few years ago. She'll be fine." Daisy smiles and leans on her boyfriend's shoulder. He rubs her arm soothingly, and looks to the door. Please let her be okay, Doctor.
In Felicity's bedroom, Dr Toadley is near Felicity's bed, checking out the young girl's vitals, and other things that might help make a diagnosis. Peach is sitting at her desk, watching on with intent and worry. Mario is standing next to her, rubbing her back soothingly as he watches as well. Dr Toadley looks like a regular Toad but he wears a doctor' white lab with a head mirror on his brow, and a stethoscope around his neck. He walks over to the anxious couple to give them his diagnosis.
"How did she become unconscious in the first place?"
"Well, she got hit in the face with a soccer ball. Then Mario carried her upstairs to her bedroom."
"And the bloody lip, and red mark on her face?" Peach and Mario look at each other with confused looks on their faces.
"Wait. A bloody lip, and red mark? She doesn't have those." Mario says in confusion.
"I'm afraid she does. See for yourselves." The doctor replied. Peach and Mario runs toward the girl's bed, and sure enough, there was a mark on her cheek, and her bottom lip was bleeding. The couple is perplexed at the additional injuries.
"How did those appear? They weren't there before." Peach says as she looks toward Mario, hoping he has an answer.
"I don't know, Peach. I never seen this before. Doctor?".
"Nor have I. It's very odd that she still receives injuries despite being unconscious. Perhaps once she awakes, we'll get answers."
"How is she Doctor? Will she be alright?" Peach asks in worry and concern for her daughter as she looks on her unconscious body.
"I'm afraid Princess that she has fallen into a coma." The Doctor says honestly. Mario and Peach gasps in shock.
"But how?"
"I'm afraid I don't know the answer Mister Mario. It seems that everyday she's unconscious, she falls deeper into the coma. I estimate that if she doesn't awaken in 2 weeks, then she'll be in that coma permanently." Dr Toadley says honestly. Peach's hands fly to her mouth as fresh tears start to roll down her cheeks. Mario is shocked as well, but puts on a brave face for Peach's sake, and asked the question they both want the answer to.
"How can we wake her up before that happens?"
"I'm afraid we can't. She has to wake up on her own. I'm sorry I don't have better news to tell you both. I will take my leave now. I will come back to see how she's doing tomorrow."
"Thank you Doctor Toadley." Mario says as the doctor nods, and walks on the bedroom. He slowly turns to his girlfriend, who is sitting on the bed, rubbing her daughter's light brown hair as tears start fall down her face faster, not saying any words. Mario kneels toward her, and watches her with concern. They stand in their positions in silence for a couple of minutes, until Peach breaks the silence.
"I'm going to lose her." Peach says surprisingly, shocking Mario.
"What?"
"I'm going to lose her, just like I lost her father." Mario stands up, and sits on the bed beside her. She turns to face him with tear stained, red eyes.
"No, you're not. She's gonna make it. She's gonna get out of this."
"How can you be so sure she will?"
"Because Felic is a smart girl. She gets that from her mother and father's side. She can find a way out of this. She's been in tight situations like this before, and she can find a way." Mario says, comforting her. She looks back at Felicity, then back at Mario. She smiles at Mario, and leans on his shoulder.
"You're right. She will find a way to come back to us, like she have done before. We have to have faith in her, like she has with us. Thank you for making remember that," Peach says as she kisses Mario on the cheek. He puts his arm around her and they both continue looking at the 13 year old, silently hoping that she'll find a way to come back to them, and everyone else that love and care about her so deeply.
So, is it really a dream? Or is it something more? Will Felicity find out a way to get back home to the future? Can she help the Merry Men defeat Prince Flavio? Will I be accepted into St. John's University? All these questions will be answered on the next chapter of "The Adventures of Mario Hood" (The last one will be answered today, with a yes I hope.) This is Hopefaith2 signing off. See ya!