Volume 1
Book 1
Brothers
Chapter 3
The Adventure Finally Begins
The airship was on its way to the World 1 tower. Bowser Jr was giving a speech to the Koopalings about the plan to stall the Mario Brothers.
"Alright listen up guys and girl, cause I am only going to say this once… Larry what are doing?" Bowser Jr said.
Larry Koopa was a koopa with a light blue, swirly mohawk that resembled a cockscomb, he also had large oval eyes with light blue iris', and a dark blue star at the side of his green head. His spikey shell matched the color of his mohawk and eyes.
"What was that" Larry asked putting down his Nintendo 3DS.
Bowser Jr gave a frustrated sigh of annoyance, "Larry you need to pay attention so that the plan makes sense."
"Who needs a plan, Mario stands no chance against us this time" Larry said.
"We always need a plan" Bowser Jr explained, "it's what papa always says: 'Just because your opponent doesn't stand a chance doesn't mean you shouldn't have a plan.'"
"Huh, looks like you actually listen to Lord Bowser after all" Ludwig stated.
"Fine I'll listen to your stupid plan" Larry muttered.
"Boom Boom, Pom Pom get in here cause you're going to want to hear this!" Bowser Jr called out.
A moment later Boom Boom and Pom Pom came out of the room where the Princess was being guarded.
Boom Boom was a koopa who looked similar to Bowser Jr and the Koopalings, except that his shell had no spikes and was not permanently connected like Bowser Jr's and the Koopalings were. Pom Pom, Boom Boom's sister was the same, but her color of skin was magenta instead of the normal yellow skin, she also had a red head with a yellow ponytail, and had a non-spiked shell that was red with peach pink dots.
"Yes Lord Junior?" Pom Pom said.
"You two are about to find out why I brought you along" Bowser Jr explained, "alright here's the plan: Boom and Pom, I'm just going to call you that from now on during these long speeches, you two are going to be mid-bosses of all the locations. Boom you will await Mario's arrival at the tower of World 1, if you fail an airship will be waiting for you to take you to the next world. Pom, if Boom fails you will be in the World 1 castle, your personal airship will pick you up if you fail. After World 1 Boom will go to Worlds 2, 5, 6, and 8. Pom, after World 1 you will go to Worlds 3, 4, 7, and 8."
"What about us, the Koopalings" Wendy asked.
"I was just getting to that" Bowser Jr said, "Larry you will occupy World 1 castle."
"Why am I always the first big boss" Larry whined.
"Because you suck, alright the next Koopalings will go to the next Worlds in this order: Roy, Lemmy, Wendy, Iggy, Morton, and last but not least Ludwig."
"That's a good plan young master" Kamek stated, "your father would be proud."
"That reminds me Kamek, I need you to go to my father and make sure he doesn't know I'm doing this" Bowser Jr explained, "I want him to be surprised."
"As you wish" Kamek said before going to the deck to fly on his broomstick back to World 8/Dark Land.
"Alright let's get to it!" Bowser Jr said.
"Bahahaha! This is going to be fun!" Iggy said.
"Thinking of getting to it" Larry said, "can I ask you something Lord Junior?"
"Sigh. Yes, what is it" Bowser Jr asked.
"Can you send for my personal airship" Larry asked, "it's just that I recently bought the 'Imperial March' theme on my phone, and wanted to use it to make an epic entrance."
"Yes, that can be arranged" Bowser Jr said.
Back at Peach's Castle:
Mario and the Gang were all starting to recover from the surprise attack.
"Is everyone okay" Mario asked.
"No" Luigi replied.
"I'm not either, I just got knocked out by an exploding bouncy ball" Daisy said.
"It was more of a beach ball" Toadette said.
"Who cares what it was, the Princess has been kidnapped!" Daisy shouted.
"Everyone remain calm" Mario said.
"Calm? How can we remain calm when the princess has been kidnapped!" Toadsworth said panicking.
"Because Luigi and I will rescue her like we always do" Mario stated.
"Mama Mia" Luigi groaned, "not again, why can't we ever have an uninterrupted party?"
"I'm coming with" Toadette said, "I have recently gotten some adventuring experience."
"Yoshi will come too" Yoshi said.
"And so will I" Daisy said.
"Actually Daisy you should probably stay here at the castle. You are the only one qualified to take over for Peach" Mario explained.
"Sigh. Alright, it's just I'm tired of being sidelined. I haven't been in a main title since 'Super Mario Land'" Daisy said, reluctantly agreeing.
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Toadette left the castle.
"Who do you think we'll have to face first" Toadette asked.
"If I were to guess, probably Larry Koopa" Mario answered.
Larry Koopa's personal airship was approaching a castle with a purple roof, playing the 'Imperial March' from giant speakers on the sides of the airship.
As the ship was making a landing several Koopa Troopas, Goombas, Shy Guys, and Hammer Bros stood in a formal position, in preparation for their general's arrival.
The airship came to a stop. A little while later, Larry walked out. Making his arrival as dramatic as possible.
Larry pressed the pause button on his phone.
"Alright minions, how was that entrance" Larry asked.
"It was the most epic entrance in the history of entrances" the minions replied at the same time.
"Yes! Just what I wanted to here" Larry Koopa said to himself.
"Cough cough, can we come out now" Boom Boom and Pom Pom asked waiting inside the airship.
"Or are you still trying to be dramatic" Boom Boom growled.
"Yes you can come out" Larry said rolling his eyes. He had given both of them a chance to join him in his epic entrance, but they refused, stating that it was too over the top.
Boom Boom and Pom Pom walked out.
"Alright what's the plan boss" a goomba asked.
"The plan is for Boom Boom to go to the tower" Larry said, "hold on! Boom Boom why are you here?"
"I forgot to get off the main airship when we got to the tower" Boom Boom explained.
"What?! How do you forget to jump onto a frickin tower!?" Larry shouted.
"I forget things all the time" a Koopa said, "like this one time I went to go lay down in the backyard, and I forgot I had my shell on still, and so I decided to just let myself fall on my back. I landed on my shell and my head went backwards, I had a broken neck for a month."
"I forget things too" a goomba said, "I don't remember what my name is."
Larry growled, "I don't care about your sob stories, Boom Boom go to the tower this instant."
Boom Boom started walking all the way to the tower, growling in annoyance.
"Alright" Larry said, "I want a group of Goombas and Shy Guys to ambush the Mario Brothers."
"We're on it sir" a goomba called out.
"How far have we come" Luigi asked.
"We've only been walking for ten minutes bro" Mario replied.
"Mama Mia" Luigi groaned.
"Don't worry Luigi, I'm sure we'll have rescued the Princess in no time" Toadette said enthusiastically.
"I love how this is just a weekly thing for you guys" Yoshi stated.
The four heroes continued down the path without a single interruption.
"There's usually trouble by now" Mario said suspicious.
"Well just be thankful there isn't" Luigi said.
"Mario's right, there's something fishy about this" Toadette said.
"They're figuring it out" someone said, "Attack!"
Suddenly Goombas started jumping out from behind bushes, and charged at the heroes.
"We're being attacked!" Yoshi shouted.
"I've noticed" Toadette said.
"Mama!" Luigi shouted running from two Goombas that were chasing him.
Mario jumped on Two goombas, while Yoshi ate two which allowed him to turn them into Yoshi eggs. Yoshi threw the two eggs at two other Goombas.
Luigi finally got up the courage to attack the Goombas chasing him. He did a backflip stomping on one of the armless Mushroom creatures, then he did a little flutter in the air before landing on the second one.
"Shy Guys Strike now, before they kill us!" A goomba cried out.
Suddenly Shy Guys in the Trees above jumped out from behind the branches. They started throwing turnips at the group.
"Ow!" Toadette shrieked as a turnip hit her on the shoulder, "who knew a vegetable could hurt so much."
"Are turnips even vegetables" Mario asked.
"Yoshi thinks so, otherwise I would have tried one by now" Yoshi said.
As Yoshi said this a Shy Guy decided to throw a turnip into Yoshi's mouth.
Yoshi choked for a bit before swallowing it, "hmmm… not bad."
"How are we going to get those Shy Guys" Mario asked as the group took cove behind a boulder.
"What if we used the turnips against them" Luigi stated.
"Luigi! That's brilliant!" Mario shouted.
"Yoshi can eat the Goombas and use them as ammo" Yoshi added.
"On the count of three" Mario said, "one… two… three!"
The group jumped out from behind their shelter and charged at the remaining Goombas. Yoshi ate one and threw it at a Shy Guy in the tree. Mario jumped on two Goombas before catching a turnip and throwing it back at its origin. Luigi and Toadette did the same. Eventually only two Goombas remained standing.
The two Goombas looked at each other before saying, "you know what we're just gonna run off, I mean what did we plan anyway we don't have arms."
The two Goombas ran off screaming. Meanwhile a red cloaked MagiKoopa was watching from the distance, he teleported back to Larry's castle to inform him of what happened.
"Well that was exhausting" Toadette stated.
"I think I need food" Luigi said.
"I agree" Mario said, "I wasn't expecting an attack like that, it isn't usually like the Koopalings to do these ambush attacks."
"That means this scheme of Bowser's kid is important" Toadette deduced.
Just as the four were about to go to a nearby town, Toad appeared from the pathway in a hurry.
"Mario! Mario!" Toad said with a hint of fear in his voice, "this was just found in the mail at Peach's Castle."
Toad held an envelope with Bowser Jr's symbol stamped on it.
"Well read it brother" Toadette said.
Toad did, the letter read:
"Dear Mario and green hat guy who's name I couldn't care less about, I have sent several minions to kidnap as many of those stupid, annoying toads as possible. You can either save them or go after the Princess, you can't choose both.
From,
Bowser Jr
P.S. that includes the Toad currently reading this envelope."
"See" Toad said, "wait a minute! That includes the Toad reading this envelope!?"
Suddenly a giant goomba appeared seemingly out of nowhere saying, "there you are you stupid Mushroom head."
The Giant Goomba snatched the Toad and disappeared.
"Where did he go!" Luigi shrieked.
"Dark magic" Mario stated, "Bowser is a Master at it, he taught his son and some of his minions how to use it."
"What are we going to do" Yoshi asked.
"I'm going to save my brothers and sisters" Toadette said.
"All by yourself, and what the Princess" Mario asked.
"Yoshi and I can go after the missing toads, and you and Luigi can rescue the Princess" Toadette explained, "twice the adventure, double the journey."
"Alright" Mario said, "we'll cover more ground that way anyway, but first let's rest at a Motel."
Back at Larry's Castle, Larry and Pom Pom were playing "Mario Kart 8 DELUXE." Larry was playing as himself and Pom Pom was playing as Wendy O Koopa. Pom Pom had tried convincing Larry to play "Super Mario Party" since she was a playable character in that game, but Larry insisted on "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" so that he could play as himself.
"Ha! I got you with that blue shell!" Larry shouted in glee.
"I'll be sure to get you back for that one" Pom Pom responded.
The red cloaked MagiKoopa knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Larry shouted over the awesome orchestrated music of the game.
Red MagiKoopa walked in.
"What do you want? Don't you see I'm in the middle of beating Pom in this race" Larry said.
"Sorry Master Larry, but I must inform you that your ambush on the Mario Brothers failed."
"What!" Larry shrieked, causing Pom Pom to jump in surprise, "How is that possible! I had them right where I, the great Larry Koopa wanted them!"
"I guess you underestimated them… again sir" the red MagiKoopa replied.
"What do you mean again?" Larry growled, "I never underestimate an opponent."
Pom Pom gave a little laugh.
"What are you laughing about?" Larry shouted.
"Oh please, you underestimate your opponents all the time, haven't you read your info on Super Mario Wiki?" Pom Pom said.
"Why would I?, why should I listen to some random fan about myself."
"Your playing yourself in the game we're playing, aren't you?"
"Ahem" red MagiKoopa coughed, "I have also been informed by Lord Junior that Toadette and Yoshi are leaving the party, leaving only Mario and green hat guy."
"Excellent! That is the exact advantage that will be useful!" Larry said, "we'll wait to see if they make it past Boom Boom."
"Yes Master Larry" red MagiKoopa said before leaving.
"Hey Pom" Larry said messing with his hair, "sorry about that outburst earlier, I just hate it when my plans don't work."
"It's fine I'm used to things like that from Boom Boom, he might have an even bigger temper than yours" Pom Pom replied.
"Well if that's true then that's good, Boom Boom will need all the anger he can get" Larry stated, "should we continue playing our game?"
"Actually I was thinking to make up for your outburst earlier, that we could play 'Super Mario Party' instead."
"Sigh! Fine, but only one board."
Mario and the rest of the Gang were eating at a restaurant.
"I haven't eaten all day" Luigi stated, "it's a miracle I survived."
"Mushroom Galore has some of the best food in the Kingdom" Toadette said.
"And it shows" Mario added, "we need to get power ups for our journey."
"Agreed" Toadette said.
"I think I saw a shop downtown" Luigi said.
"Alright, me and Luigi will go to the shop, meanwhile Toadette and Yoshi can go check us in to the motel." Mario explained.
"Alright, and then tomorrow morning we'll get some coffee and then split up" Toadette said.
"Professor E. Gadd had a new Starbeans Cafe built in the Mushroom Kingdom" Luigi explained, "it just happens to be in this town, and who knows maybe we'll even run into the old Professor himself."
"Excellent idea, maybe he can give us an invention to help us on our adventure" Mario said.
Mario and Luigi headed to the Item Shop in downtown Mushcago.
"I just want you to know that I'm proud of you Luigi" Mario said as his brother and him walked the streets.
"Th-h-anks bro" Luigi said.
"Don't feel like you have to prove yourself, especially after you've stopped King Boo not once but twice, saving me in the process, and actually managing to defeat King Bowser himself" Mario stated.
"We're here" Luigi stated as they came to a Item Shop called "Buzzy Buzzy Item's."
"That's an odd name" Luigi said.
"As suppose to everything else in this Kingdom?" Mario replied.
Mario and Luigi entered to find a Green Toad being talked to by none other than Wario, Mario's rival.
"Wario" Mario stated.
"Mario?" Wario said in shock, Wario was a round fat man with a ugly pink nose and a thick w-shaped mustache. He wore a yellow short sleeved shirt with purple overalls, and had white gloves with W's on them.
"What are you doing here" Mario asked.
"I could ask you the same question" Wario replied.
"What's going on here" Mario asked.
"I was just trying to get this rascal to sell his business to me" Wario growled, "until you showed your stupid face in here."
"I-I came too" Luigi said.
"No one cares" Wario growled.
"Well you're going to have to come back later, we're here as customers" Mario stated.
"I'm not going anywhere" Wario said.
"Do you really want to have a fight right here, how is that going to look for your business if their founder is seen starting fist fights in other businesses?" Mario said.
Wario growled, "fine, but this ain't over between you and me."
Wario left slamming the door behind him.
"Thank you so much" the green toad said.
"No problem" Mario replied.
"What brings you here" Green Toad asked.
"My brother and I came to buy items" Mario explained.
"Of course, let me see what we have" Green Toad said, "we have three Fire Flowers, two Ice Flowers, and eight Super Mushrooms."
"We'll take two Fire Flowers, one Ice Flower, And Four Super Mushrooms" Mario stated.
The brothers paid for the items and headed to the Motel.
"Well we got the items" Mario stated as he walked into the room.
"Does Yoshi get any" Yoshi asked.
"Sorry Yoshi, I'm afraid not" Mario said, "I did get everyone four Super Mushrooms though."
"Well that should be enough for tomorrow" Toadette said.
"Alright everyone get some rest, it's going to be a hard day tomorrow" Mario said before closing his eyes.
