Super Mario Bros.
Dimensions and Darkness
Chapter 2: The Princess's Dilemna
Whatever the princess was in, it was trouble and an amassment of hatemail. The princess, though shy on the outside, is truly fit to rule the vast Mushroom Kingdom. Though with this amount of mail, she didn't know what to do! Alright, here's an example:
Dear Princess Toadstool,
How dare you pull such a troubling prank on us! Sending your latest commander, Apple T., to infiltrate our main palace via warp pipe and deploy a bob-omb to wreck our sewage system! I cannot believe the dry humor you showed on us with that event, especially after you helped us those many years before!
If another prank is pulled on Nimbus Land, we will not attend the party for your celebrity Mario Bros.
Sincerely,
Nimbus Land Council
P.S. Too bad, we had a cake for you and everything…
The last thing she needed was…
"Princess, it is a high-class emergency."
…Mario, Luigi and co. with urgent news.
"What is it, you two? Can't you see I have mail to shuffle through?"
"There was apparently this bob-omb within the sewers." Radian answered. Peach new what he was talking about.
"Let me guess. Green-purple bob-omb, right next to a warp pipe, caused a bunch of leaks, set by Apple T."
"I don't know about the Apple T. part, but everything else you said is correct," replied Azure.
Luigi was almost shocked. "But, but, Apple T. is just about as loyal to the kingdom as a fox to its master! Why would he plant these around ally territory?"
Peach was just about to explain why not. "The thing is, he probably wasn't."
"Hmm?"
"I always keep track of my Toad Retainers personally. Everytime I checked him, he was carrying about normal business. Either he's a terrible liar, or he didn't plant those bombs."
"And I believe he's probably more honest than Radian here, to be frank." Azure continued, "I've seen him in battle. He reports every detail and admits to his accidents rather than hiding his failures. He accidentally poisoned three men and took all the blame."
"Whoa, whoa, can you slow down for a bit?" Mario had a bit of trouble keeping track of the new commander.
"If anyone, I think I know who to blame," Peach finished.
And everyone certainly knew the right answer to that question.
Ludwig von Koopa, supposedly the commander of King Bowser's more elite 'Koopalings', had something on his mind that day. He was in the need to craft a weapon that would defeat Mario once and for all. Wands were good weapons, but he needed something way more powerful…
"Hey, Big Brother, what's going on over there!" Iggy was the first to take notice. If only the almighty King Bowser could notice what he was creating.
"Have a look!" While Ludwig was the most experienced of the Koopalings, he still respected the others for their unique power. His ultimate creation, however, would be beyond their imagination.
"Wow…" Ludwig hardly noticed Lemmy Koopa had joined his brother in gazing over the invention.
"I call it a Super Curse Zapper! It uses the strange poison within Cursed Mushrooms and uses them against the opponent, effectively slowing them and reducing their size, making our battles easier than ever before. It's genius, I tell you!"
"Looks awesome." Lemmy was by far the number one person to not pay attention. He was too easily absorbed into one subject to focus on anything else.
"Really! What an inventive weapon!" At least Iggy listens.
"Hey you three, what's going on here?" Ah! The familiar voice of Bowser himself.
"King Bowser, sir! I've just created this new weapon for us!" Ludwig smiled proudly.
"Really, what does it do?"
"Well, it uses energy fluid from Cursed Mush-"
"Poison Mushrooms! Well, we certainly need it, then! Somebody thought they found an intruder hiding in the sewers!"
"Wha- hey!" Ludwig struggled to keep Bowser from grabbing the weapon. "It- it isn't finished!"
"I don't care what needs beta testing! This goes to the armory!" Then there was silence.
"Fine. But don't use it yourself or-"
"Good idea!"
Ludwig could not believe what his own lord Bowser was getting himself into. How could he be so stupid as to not let him finish the weapon! Surely, the bug would probably reverse the flow of poison into the Koopa King himself!