3 days earlier…
The coffin floated in the sea, the only thing visible for miles, if anyone could see.
Medila had given up trying to scream for help long ago. Now she could only cradle her infant son in her arms. The two floated for what seemed like an eternity, waiting for fate to end their suffering. Her eyes were dry of tears, and she looked as if she had been worn out by suffering.
Meanwhile, a fisher was sailing alone on the sea. He had gotten a net full of fish and was heading back to the Mushroom Kingdom. He was sleeping, when he heard a voice say in a calm, warm tone, in the distance from the sound of it, "Toad…"
Toad immediately woke up and looked in the direction the voice came from. That's when he noticed a coffin in the distance. There seemed to be a woman on top, standing up perfectly balanced despite the coffin rocking back and forth. Even more odd was that she didn't show any effort in keeping balance. She was beautiful, and had a warm smile. She was waving her hand in a beckoning motion.
Toad immediately changed course to head towards the coffin. When he got there, however, the woman was gone.
'That's odd,' Toad thought to himself, 'One moment she's there, I blink and she's gone without a trace!'
He decided to see what was inside the coffin. His guess is that the woman wanted for him to see what was in the coffin, for whatever reason. After bringing it up to the deck through a net, he opened it up. He was astounded at what he saw next. There was a woman and her baby inside. The woman looked up at him, barely conscious and managed to get out the words, "Thank you…"
Toad immediately helped the woman get out of the coffin. He gave her and the baby food and water. She introduced herself as Medila and told him all about what had happened between her and her father.
After it was done, Toad sat back in astonishment.
"I truly can't believe it," Toad said, amazed, "He dared to curse Mario himself?"
"Yes," Medila said.
The two were silent for a while until Medila asked, "Where are we going?"
"To the Mushroom kingdom," Toad said.
"The Mushroom Kingdom…" Medila repeated to herself.
"It's a great place for a new beginning," Toad assured her. That's when he realized.
"A sign from the gods!" He exclaimed.
"I beg your pardon?" Medila asked, confused.
"When I passed by your coffin, I saw a woman standing upon it. But when I reached the coffin, she disappeared. Only the gods could have done such a thing. And after the story you told me, I have no doubt of the connection!"
Medila kept to herself for a while astounded at all that had happened that day. A few hours later, they had reached the shores of the Mushroom Kingdom.
"Please wait here," Toad told Medila after they had docked, and then ran off as fast as he could. A little while later, he brought back with him and elderly looking man, with a crown on his head.
"I am King Toadsworth," He introduced himself, "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Medila."
"Thank you," Medila said as Toadsworth personally led her to her new home.
Once there, Toadsworth left Medila alone with her son.
"Welcome to your new home, Link…" She said as she looked out at the sea.
AN: I know this chapter was kinda short, but I promise the next one will be longer. See ya!