MUSHROOM KINGDOM
A FEW HOURS LATER
A few hours had passed since the great clash of the red plumber and the blue hedgehog. Shadow had managed to teleport all four of them out of the way off a mysterious battleship's attack on the outskirts. Mario lay hurt, sitting against a wall, unconcious. He slowly opened his eyes, the concious grogginess taking over his eyes and mind. Disoriented, Mario stood up slowly, using the wall for balance.
"Wh..what happened?" he said to himself. He became more aware of his surroundings and was shocked at a sight he never thought he would see. His entire kingdom was engulfed in flames. He quickly ran through the alleyway and got to Toad Town, a local village nearby Princess Peach's castle. When he arrived, he saw that the entire town had been reduced to mere ash. Bloody bodies of innocent toads and Yoshi's lay sprawled everywhere. Death was all around the red capped man.
"The village...destroyed? But...how?" Mario looked around, and he began to notice something was missing. "Luigi?"
There was no reply. Mario ran through the village, looking through the houses and rubbles, hoping he would find at least one survivor. Whoever had attacked the town however, had showed no mercy as there were no survivors. Mario reached Peach's Castle quickly, noticing that the entire gate had been knocked off it's hinges, the metal twisted and shoved down by a large force. The plumber ran through the castle, noticing that there was not one sound heard whenhe walked across the carpet.
"Peach? Daisy? Toadsworth?" asked Mario. "Is anyone here?"
Mario made his way through the corridors and reached a nearby security room, where he hoped to find his answers. He slowly opened the door, the foul stentch of blood teasing his nose. He was surprised to see that the security computer was still intact. He typed on the large keyboard, cycling through the security cameras from a few hours ago. He looked through the cameras until he found a lone video from a few hours ago. He played it and watched it carefully. Strange black creatures where seen, approaching the princess.
"NO! PEACH!" yelled Mario. The video crackled and faded away into a buzz. Mario thought for a moment, and then opened up the communications channels.
"Damn it...all the channels are down." The plumber then suddenly had an idea. "Except for one. Time for me to call some old friends."
Mario typed up a quick message and just as he sent it, he suddenly heard loud growling noises, the floor shock and rumbled as an unknown force approached the plumber. The door slammed shut, a loud thud was heard, and then it was over.
DESTINY STUDIOS PRESENTS
A DESTINY STUDIOS FILM
XTREME HEROES EPISODE 1: AGE OF DARKNESS
RESWUTE REALM
SECLUDED ISLAND
The sun cast it's morning rays upon the mysterious island, surrounded by the deep blue abyss. It was a peaceful island, known only to the people who already knew where it was. Sandy beaches surrounded the island while tall towering trees and cliffs made up most of the island. On one of the outer cliffs was a small beach house. The sunlight danced across the solar roof panels like fireflies as a creature sat upon the upper cliff, the sea breeze rustling his soft black and red fur. He was on his back, his hands crossed behind his head as he opened his dark eyes. He stood up and watched the sun rise, a sense of tranquility coming over him. He had a soft bushy raccoon style tail, swaying back and forth gently as the wolf's eyes scanned the area.
It's the same dream...ever time I close my eyes, I see my father. I see everything that had happened...the bullet echoed out of the bullet chamber of his gun. I see the bullet pierce into his chest...It feels so real, that I can even smell his own blood. Everytime, I want to do something to save him...but all I can do is watch the bulelt strike down my father. It haunts me and consumes my thoughts and dreams. Why isn't it making any sense? The pieces are not coming togethor...
The red and black wolf sat up slightly, stretching and yawning slightly as he
"Yes?"
"Yo Kayden! Where are you?" said a young voice.
"I'm outside...been clearing my thoughts. Why do you ask?" said Kayden.
"Leyla was looking for you." said the voice. "It sounded important.
"Allright Bastian. I'll be there in a few minutes. Just need to get my senses back up and running."
The voice, presumably Bastian's, laughed. "Sure thing man. Catch ya later."
Kayden nodded and pressed one button on his wrist watch. He got on one knee and placed one hand on the ground, bowing his head down. His head rose, eyes suddenly changing to a tint of a dark reddish glow. He looked around and everything was in a night vision mode for him.
"Well, that's working the right way…had a problem with that…" sighed Kayden. He got up and walked slowly down the pathway leading to the beachouse. He arrived and opened the bamboo style hardwood door. The exterior may have looked like a simple hut but its appearance was amazingly deceiving. The interior was very elegant. Double staircases led up on opposite sides of the wall leading to a door above a bigger door below. The young wolf turned to his left and opened the nearby door. He entered into what seemed like a giant library of sorts.
"Kayden! Head's up!" yelled a voice.
Kayden looked up and caught a heavy book. He gazed at the cover. "Methodical Ways To Design Weapons 2nd Edition." He smirked. "You always were the expert at this stuff huh Leyla?"
"You bet!" she said as she slid down the banister. She was a young and very beautiful vixen, her long graceful tail swishing behind her. She was wearing a yellow sleeveless torn shirt, and red and yellow striped sweatpants.
"So what did you want to see me for?" asked Kayden.
Leyla walked over to a book and twisted the logo on it and typed in a secret code on the back. One beep later, a giant screen rose from the back of the library. "While you were away, we got some sort of message from the outside realm. It sounded like a distress call to me but whoever it was, I could barely make it out. Must have been a bad signal or something."
Kayden nodded and sat down on the table. "Did you try using it on a better frequency? That's probobly the problem."
Leyla was about to nod but then shook her head.
"That's what I figured." Said the wolf as he fiddled with the computer. Eventually the fizzle turned back on. Leyla turned the dials and flipped a few switches and finally, a message appeared on the screen.
THIS IS KING MARIO MARIO FROM THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM. A FEW HOURS AGO, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE LOCAL TOWNS NEARBY QUEEN PEACH TOADSTOOL'S CASTLE WAS DEMOLISHED AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. UPON EXAMINING THE CASTLE'S SECURITY SYSTEM'S SECURITY CAMERAS, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER STRANGE BLACK CREATURES HAD INVADED OUR CASTLE. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO EXPLAIN, FOR I FEAR THEY ARE ALREADY ON THE WAY HERE AS WE SPEAK. PLEASE, IF YOU RECIEVE THIS MESSAGE, COME TO THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM.
KING MARIO
Leyla leaned back. "Mario huh? Looks like our 'old friend' could use some help huh?"
"Definitely. Me and Bastian will go check it out once I find him." He stated, making the vixen frown in protest. Suddenly, a weird beeping sound came from the computer again. Layla pressed a button turning on the screen. It was no other than blue blur himself, Sonic the Hedgehog.
"Kayden." said Sonic. "Great to see you again."
The black and red wolf nodded. "The same. I was just about to leave to the Mushroom Kingdom to reply to Mario's distress signal. What do you need this time, old friend?"
"I'm glad you asked." said Sonic. "See, ever since me and Shade here-"
"That's SHADOW." Said another voice. Kayden instantly recognized it for it was none other then Shadow the Hedgehog.
"Shadow! What's up?" said Kayden.
"Besides the fact that our kingdom is under attack, we're doing just fine." Replied the smart mouth hedgehog.
"How bad is it? Any survivors?" Said the black wolf as he started reading a few realm charts.
Sonic nodded. "Not a lot. It'd be nice if you could send Leyla over. Most of the weapons and artillery got pretty banged up and Tails can't fix all this by himself."
Leyla smiled and nodded. "Tails always needs my help. I'll be right over."
"Right. We're set. Catch you both later." Said Sonic as the screen switched off. Leyla gave Kayden a quick kiss on the cheek and made her way to a bookcase. Kayden smirked and pressed another button on the book switch, opening a door. Kayden and Leyla entered and they both slid down a chute where they landed neatly on the ground in black uniforms with X logos on them. They two of them entered the massive hanger deep below the island.
Inside the hanger were 2 fighter jets. The one on the far right was dark red with flames on it followed by the one in the middle with yellow lightning bolts. Kaden gazed around, looking for Bastian. Leyla hopped into the yellow jet and closed the cockpit window. Kayden stepped onto a small metal plate by his jet. The plate rose high enough for Kayden to hop into the jet and fire it up. Driving it very carefully out of the hanger, he positioned it on a platform pointing upwards. A barricade rose behind the jet's thruster as it blew red flames out of it. The jet inched forward, then flew off into the air. Leyla followed right after Kayden. Kayden pressed a few buttons on the panel and then put on his helmet and headset.
"Bastian? Are you there?" said Kayden.
At first there was static but then the same voice from his wristwatch came back.
"Yeah I'm here Kay-Kay. What's up?" said Bastian.
"You missed the mission briefing. We're headed to the Mushroom Kingdom to check up on everyone there. So get here as soon as-"
Interrupted by the sound of another jet engine, a purple jet with streaks came up. Inside the cockpit was a young blue falcon with his own headset.
"Sorry I'm late man." said Bastian.
"That was fast." Remarked Leyla.
"Fast is what I do, you both should know that." said Bastian. "Let's go!"
Kaden smiled and pressed a few buttons on the panel. The three ships were side by side as a portal appeared in front of them. With a flick of a button, the jets zipped into the portal with lighting speed, portal closing and the adventure beginning.