Criss-Crossed

Author: LilPrincess126

Date: 7/1/13

Okay, so I've deleted my previous stories for purposes of getting a warm-up. Now, I will have continuous stories with multi-chapters, some one-shots and whatever else to name…

Summary: The Mushroom Kingdom and the Koopa Kingdom (Bowser's new kingdom) are at strong rivalry. Prince Pierce realizes how incapable he is at trying to defeat Bowser himself, and calls on his friends for help. En route, they experience physical and emotional conflict, while good times are still enjoyed.

Note: Not everything is inverted or opposite of the original game play.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction; all names, characters, places, and incidents are part of the author's imagination. If any resemblance to these, it is completely coincidental.

1

Forget almost everything you remembered about Mario. In this story, there are no princesses, beanstalks, plumbers; none of that.

Except Bowser.

Bowser had finally gotten his dream: his own kingdom. But his plan with what to do with it… to own all of them. There weren't many, as there were only two. The competition was with a prince who had a strong rivalry with him: Prince Pierce.

Of course, he knew his land wouldn't be handed to him, as the prince was a tough soldier. As many attempts failed, Bowser spent all day in his castle with his Koopas plotting his Dooms Day. Years and years went by, and the King of Koopas developed greater traps, logic skills, strength… nothing would outsmart him the day he would be king. But first, all he needed was a prince to try and challenge him.

Mushroom Kingdom

8:49 am

Laying on his king-sized bed, Prince Pierce was already dressed in his usual outfit: a plain, white button up shirt with a nicely ironed black blazer that had golden epaulets and red designs stitched into them. The blazer had many golden buttons along the middle and near his wrists. His pants were plain black slacks, while his shoes were red, shiny custom made boots that came about half way from his knee.

Appearance wise, he didn't have to do much to appeal the ladies. His hair was short and black with a patch of blonde in the front, the front of his hair pushed up slightly . The prince had a strong, aligned jaw and his face had a thin stubble. His nose and mouth were pretty thin, but what was most his attractive feature was his light blue eyes. They were the show stoppers.

Any who, the ceiling of his bedroom was opened automatically by a certain remote he owned. It controlled his sky view, and he'd usually look up when it was night.

But now, it was morning. The sun was already up and ready, illuminating the world. This is the only way he could be seen calm, and not blowing his temper. Prince Pierce was so relaxed; he erased his thoughts on everything that was happening. He's had it rough over the last few years, but every night and morning, he would soothe his way out of his problems by just a simple click of a button.

As minutes went by, it felt like hours. Nothing could ruin his concen-

"PIERCE!"

The prince's eyes opened in shock. 'What the hell...' It was a girl. A girl he'd known very well. And he'd known exactly why she'd been calling him.

Prince Pierce arose to his feet and closed his ceiling. Walking across his (entirely large) room, he primped quickly in the mirror and checked his hair. Soon, he heard something below him and looked out of his window to view the middle balcony. It was Maci.

"Pierce, you cannot keep a promise worth your life... It's now 8:52 and you know my go-kart racing has its grand opening in less than ten minutes!" Maci checked her watch as she did not see Prince Pierce roll his eyes.

"Matter of fact, it's 8:53! We're wasting time Pierce, come on! Everyone's down here," Maci informed.

Prince Pierce could see Larissa peeking through to look up at his window, and smiled a little when she saw his casual, bored expression. He exited the window and pulled his drapes, as he didn't feel like tying them on the ends.

"It's gonna be a long day..." he whined.

Maci's Go-Kart Racing

9:00 am

All was good, and luckily the crew had made it on time. Roland was to thank, as he had given the group a lift on a cloud the shape of one of his lumas.

"I usually don't let people ride my clouds, so this better be one hell of a-"

"Roland, lighten up. It'll be fun," Prince Damon said. "Do your thing, Maci..."

Maci smiled and walked up to the wooden stand. She held the megaphone up to her mouth and turned it on.

"Attention to all!" She looked around a bit nervously, as everyone was staring at her. She spotted Prince Damon and he gave her a grin with a thumbs up. Maci closed her eyes and exhaled.

"Today, with the grand opening special, you get fifty percent off every ticket you purchase, and instead of $3.50 for three laps, you get five within the next twenty minutes!" The crowd roared in excitement and didn't notice Maci quickly exit the stand.

The group headed to Maci and walked over to the crowded ticket stand. Other people in uniform were already serving Maci's customers.

"You hired people," Larissa questioned, shocked.

"Yeah. I can't do it myself."

"That's why I thought we were here," Roland commented. Most of the friends were pissed, but soon came to the conclusion to leave.

"No, guys, we can't leave," Maci yelled.

"So what do you expect us to do; watch your customers have fun with their family," Prince Pierce asked. It was a few seconds before Maci could think of something.

"U-uh... how 'bout we go for a few laps? Five of them- completely free," Maci suggested.

There were many different responses, but Maci just handed them the tickets and pointed out which car she wanted them to have.

"Larissa, go to the light blue car. Pierce, get the red one. Roland, you can have the purple one; and Damon... get the yellow one. The one right beside mine: the pink one. *Author Note: Realize the colors are inverted?

Most just went along, but Prince Pierce didn't.

"Maci, I have better things to do right now..." he said, trying to maintain his temper.

"Pierce, why are you being so selfish right now? You're always in your room, being pressed about Bowser, like who gives a damn? You need to lighten up a bit!"

"But this could be the one time he actually does something! I've been planning this for years and I've calculated that this is the week," the prince said, raising his voice a little.

"Pierce, you never have fun!"

"I CAN'T HAVE FUN!"

The families and people in the field all turned their attention to the two, and Maci covered her now embarrassed face. Prince Pierce noticed and cupped Maci's face with a blank stare.

"Stop arguing with me. I'll ride."

Maci's eyes widened and clasped her hands together. "You don't know how much this means to me, Pierce!" She scooped him up into a big hug, but suddenly stopped due to her weak strength.

For the past fifteen minutes, everybody were enjoying themselves and having a ridiculous amount of fun. The princes were mainly being chased by the girls, while Roland hit anyone he could. The sky had suddenly grown darker, as it looked as it were about to rain.

"We should stop and head in guys," Larissa announced. Everyone agreed and drove to the start of the course. When the crew had headed in the dining area, Prince Pierce was the first to speak.

"So um, I just wanted to say that I really had fun with you all and I hope that we could do this again." Larissa smiled at how polite he was being, and turned so that she wouldn't face him.

"Maci, I think you really put me out of my comfort zone today, but I could get used to it..." He finished.

"Thanks, Pierce... and Roland, do you have the time?" Roland glared into the girl's eyes.

"I sense it's about 9:25... but do any of you notice how dark the clouds are outside? It's not supposed to rain today... I'm sure of it..." Roland said.

"What do you suppose it is then," Prince Damon asked.

"...What if... never mind..." Prince Pierce wondered.

"Pierce," Maci said with more of a questioning voice.

"I-I... I just think that something's wrong..." Everyone focused on Prince Pierce as they were prepared to listen to what else he would say.

"...I think it's Bowser."

Okay, so I kinda posted this a few hours later than I expected (wow, hours). But anyways, I would appreciate reviews and I'll see you guys soon. :]

*(_LovelyPrincess126_)*