Brighton: Queen Sunstar does not own the Mario Brothers, only the story and a few of the characters, like Solance.
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Chapter Four: The Journey Begins
Twila, the moon, paced inside the tower room. This was all too familiar to her. She remembered the old days, when she would get captured and Brighton would come to her rescue. The memories brought tears to her eyes. She remembered the short fight in the sky, and of the injured Brighton, falling from the sky. She thought of the mental link shared by a sun to his moon.
'Brighton… My love, can you hear me?' She thought, waiting for a response. The response never came. There was the sound of stomping footsteps as a Dry Bowser came up the stairs. Dry Bowsers were like Dry Bones except they were skeletons of Bowser. (See The New Super Mario Bros, World eight, first castle) It shoved a plate of food through the slot in the door, and left. Twila ignored the plate. She continued to pace.
"I have got to get out of here! The question is, how? I've tried orbing, but nothing!" Twila fumed. Suddenly, a vision hit. She saw Brighton, inside a golden bubble of fluid. She watched him breath laboriously, and saw the thin trickle of blood seep into the fluid from Brightons chest. The vision ended.
"No! Brighton!" Twila dropped to her knees, crying uncontrollably.
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"What is our first destination?" Waluigi asked Mario, who was carrying the map.
"The first-a key is in-a the Beanbean Kingdom. Prince Peasly and Queen Bean would-a be thrilled to see-a us again." Mario said.
"If we stay on the Star Road up to here, we can warp to Hoo Mountain." Waluigi said.
"How much further?" Wario whined.
"If my memory serves me right, it is another five mile walk yet." Waluigi said.
"My legs hurt! Why can't Waluigi ghost us there?" Wario complained five minutes later.
"Looks like somebody can't handle a little walk." Luigi remarked to Mario.
"Weegee," Mario warned.
"What? I can't egg the fat little turkey on anymore?" Luigi smirked.
"Hey! I am walking right in front of you! And, I am not fat! I have a lot of muscle!" Wario screamed, "See?" He showed off his bicep muscle.
"Wario, two things. Number one, your shirt ripped, and number two, why is the 'muscle' upside-down?" Waluigi chuckled.
"I haven't bunched it up, yet!" Wario cried.
"Alright already! I am-a tired of the-a bickering! Weegee, Waweegee, trade-a places!" Mario ordered, his voice stern.
"Yes bro." Waluigi and Luigi traded places in the line. They walked on in complete silence, until Waluigi pointed out the Old Solar Trail.
"It should be five minutes ahead." He said. They stepped off of Star Road, and traveled down a star lined path, up to a glittering stone pipe.
"This is it. Hoo Mountain, here we come." Waluigi said, tapping the pipe, and jumping in. the others followed. They arrived on Hoo Mountain. Waluigi shot out of the pipe first, and landed in a handstand. He back flipped out of the way of Mario, who landed on his feet. He moved out of Luigi's way. Luigi flipped through the air and landed gracefully on his feet. Wario shot out of the pipe, and landed on Luigi.
"Oh, squishy landing." He said.
"Maybe it-a is squishy for-a you, but I-a doubt Weegee is finding-a it very comfy." Mario said, chuckling.
"Wha- OW!" Wario climbed off of poor Luigi.
"Finally! I couldn't breathe under wide loads backside!" Luigi said, standing.
"For the last time, I am not fat! I have a lot of muscle!" Wario cried.
"Yea, flapping muscles! Don't run, we wouldn't want you to start flying!" Luigi teased.
"Weegee." Mario warned again.
"What? I am only pointing out the oblivious." Luigi said.
"I-a know you don't like-a Wario, but can't you two get-a long? Try, for-a the sake of-a the mission." Mario said.
"But is fun to tease him!" Luigi tried.
"Weegee, no-a more teasing Wario, Okay?" Mario said.
"Okay." Luigi said.
"Mario, why did you just stick up for me?" Wario asked.
"If this-a mission is-a to succeed, we-a can't be at-a each others throats. We have-a got to get-a along, if-a we hope-a to defeat Lowser to-a save Twila. Twila will-a save Brighton." Mario said.
A new smell assaulted their noses. It smelled of rotten eggs. Mario wrinkled his nose, and looked around. Hoo Mountain was not a volcano. He walked up to the edge and looked out over the kingdom. At the base of the mountain, a huge swath of land had been burned away, fires flickered in various places. The sky was darker then normal. The sun, whom Mario recognized as Solance, was shining, but his light wasn't cutting through the gloom.
"Something-a happened, brothers, something-a bad, very-a bad, is searching for-a the Shadow Keys as-a well." Mario said, "And what-a ever it is-a, is-a bound to be-a dangerous, so be-a on your toes. Wario, that-a means to be-a on alert, not-a stand on your toes!"
"Sorry!" Wario said, dropping down to his heels.
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Queen Sunstar: An so, chapter four ends. Chapter Five, The First Shadow Key is Found, is next. The heroes will met an old foe from Paper Mario, the Thousand Year Door. I haven't decided on who yet. (waits a few minutes) Twila?
Twila: I know, Don't forget to review, now!