Seeing Stars
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC, Marvel, or Nintendo. I own any OCs.
Chapter 4: Information Sharing, and a Call to Arms
Geno, Toadstool, and Mario were back with Titans East at the Mansion. Selene instantly grinned,
"Hello, hottie!"
She was purring next to the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toadstool raised an eyebrow,
"Excuse me?"
Persiana, not looking up from her examination of Mack, said,
"She has a thing for girls."
Mario and Geno were wide-eyed. Toadstool swallowed nervously,
"Sorry, but I have my Mario. Thank you."
The Amazon swordswoman pouted,
"The cute ones are always taken."
Donna pulled Selene away,
"Sister, please."
The doll hero asked,
"Are they really sisters?"
Diablos shook his head,
"No, they're not. They come from a nation of Amazon warriors, an all female society."
Geno nodded in understanding,
"OK."
He then got serious,
"Like I was saying earlier, we're here to stop Smithy. Smithy is a conqueror in the Mario World that destroyed the Star Road once before. Now, something repaired him and restored his power. He's smashed the Star Road and took the star pieces."
Superboy snapped his fingers,
"Now I remember!"
The Titans looked at him. Wonder Girl asked,
"What is it?"
"This is exactly what happened in the video game!"
Mario asked,
"What video game?"
Connor explained,
"Smithy is the final boss character in the Super Mario game! And you three are some of the main heroes!"
He scratched his head,
"Hey, where's Mallow and Bowser?"
Mario shook his head,
"Mallow has his royal duties to perform. As for Bowser, no one knows."
Toadstool raised her hand,
"Wait, we're video game characters?"
The doll hero shrugged,
"It is an alternate reality. I've never heard of the Justice League or Titans East."
"Dude, you seriously need to get out more."
Titans East turned and saw a teen in a black leather jacket and wild blonde hair. He grinned,
"Risk has arrived."
The blonde hero noticed several female members of Titans East. He put on the charm,
"Well, hello ladies."
He walked up to Donna,
"Hey, gorgeous."
Wonder Girl rolled her eyes,
"What do you want?"
From out of nowhere, a female ninja appeared from a cloud of smoke. She said,
"Risk, we are not here for your buffoonery. We are on a mission."
Diablos nodded,
"Onyx."
Onyx, real name Kaede Nakamura, revealed her face,
"It is a pleasure to see you again, Diablos." (1)
She bowed respectfully.
Red Knight was speechless. The brunette Amazon had never seen such a beautiful specimen in all her life.
Miss Martian greeted the ninja,
"Hello."
Kaede smiled warmly,
"Hello, M'gann."
Connor Hawke smirked,
"Impressive entrance."
The black haired ninja shook her head,
"It is nothing spectacular."
"So, I take it this is the party."
Kid Flash, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Nightwing all arrived. Diablos nodded,
"I'm glad everyone who could make it did. I know we all have our respected cities to protect, but this is important. I'd like everyone to meet Geno, Toadstool, and Mario."
The three heroes waved a greeting. The doll hero said,
"Now, let me tell you about the Star Road…"
Meanwhile…
One of Mack's troops had made his way to Smithy's Factory. He said timidly,
"Yes, sir. There is more than just the Justice League. They call themselves the Teen Titans."
Smithy slammed his hammer,
"WHAT? THEY DEFEATED MACK?"
The elite Shy Guy nodded nervously,
"Yes, with the help of Mario, the princess, and Geno."
The metallic dictator glared,
"Get my most elite men. Find the remaining star pieces and tell them this; any resistance they encounter, kill them all."
The elite Shy Guy bounced away.
Smithy walked out to a balcony overlooking his massive factory. The Justice League had all been enslaved to work at this factory, producing weapons. He said in a dark tone,
"I will not be defeated by mere children."
He opened his cape, revealing one of the missing star pieces on his chest,
"I will find a way to tap into this star's power again, and, this time, there will be no survivors."
Next Chapter:
The Locations of the missing Star Pieces
(1) Diablos and Onyx first met in Titans Miami
