Super Mario Galaxy 3: The Comet, the Wand, and the Pirates
Chapter 3: The Space Cruiser
The Space Cruiser had to be the greatest thing ever built in the Mushroom Kingdom. After much study of the engines and material of the Star Shroom; the Toads, aided by the genius Professor E. Gadd, were able to create the beautiful star ship known as the Space Cruiser. It was a simple vessel where its hull was concerned. It had broad wings that were lined with engines on the rear facing edge, and a large main engine at the back. It was quite flat, and on the top was a large deck with a large domed oxygen field covering it. It was pretty much in the shape of a sleek, slim lined jet aircraft, two football fields in length, and one-half football fields in width.
However, the inside was a different story. There were twenty comfortable cabins on the lower level, ten smaller ones on the upper level, and a few special rooms in the center of the ship that were reserved for the passengers of honor: Professor E. Gadd, Toadsworth, the Toad Brigade and their fearless captain, Princess Peach and her cousin Princess Daisy, the captain and crew of the Space Cruiser, and, of course, the bravest superstars of all the Mushroom Kingdom, the great Mario Bros. themselves.
Apart from the rooms, which were all beautiful and showed off the luxury of the Mushroom Kingdom, there was a well stocked cargo bay, the main bridge, a beautiful gourmet kitchen, a fabulous dining hall, and an outdoor pool and tennis court on deck.
The launching of this wonderful ship was a wonderful success. The passengers were on their way to a forty day space cruise. At two passengers a room, sixty Toads who were willing to dive into the adventure of the vast vacuum of space were enjoying the cruise.
It had been ten days since the beginning of the space cruise and the wonderful banquet dinner that had started everything off with a bang. During these ten days, the cruise had already passed through the Honey Hive Galaxy to visit those adorable bee folk, pay respect to the Queen Bee, and sample their wonderful honey; and the Beach Bowl Galaxy to visit those playful penguins, soak up the sun, and enjoy the tropical beach environment.
The ship was now cruising through the Gateway Galaxy where the Comet Observatory had once parked. The Toad brigade Captain was trying his best to beat Luigi on the tennis court. He was doing his best to look tough and confident, clearly tying to impress Toadette, who was at the front of the group of cheering spectators.
"Dum, da-da, dum!" the Captain sang out as he whacked the ball back, "The brave Captain of the Toad Brigade knows no fear, nor can he be beaten!" The headlamp that he always wore strapped to his red spotted toad cap seemed to blaze even brighter from determination. Luigi swung his racket hard and blasted the ball back at the Captain, knowing that he could break the tie and win. The ball slammed off the ground and flew right by the Captain. The toad squealed with fright, "Eeeeek! Uh, I mean, I was just going easy on you, Luigi. I meant to lose! NO! I mean I meant for you to win. Uh, that is I was gonna . . . you see . . . oh boy. . ." He then began blushing redder than his head spots. He turned to pink and white spotted Toadette, who just giggled sweetly. The Captain smiled back sheepishly.
Meanwhile, the spectators were all cheering for Luigi. Princess Daisy even gave him a kiss on the cheek. Luigi chuckled and blushed. As the blue spotted Toad Brigade member watched the pair, he was reminded of a similar pair. Blue Toad adjusted his glasses and turned to Toadsworth. "Where are Mario and Princess Peach?" he asked.
Toadsworth smiled and replied, "They went down to that planet, 'The Gateway to the Starry Sky' the Lumas called it. They went to take in the beauty of the endless expanse of lights and colors known as the universe. They say that the view of the universe from there is the best, only second to the Comet Observatory."
Mario and Peach were just climbing down the stairs of the stone observation deck, when Peach noticed something. "Oh! Look Mario!" she said, and she pointed to what appeared to be an old, rust, half destroyed Star Shroom. The pair slowly approached it. Suddenly, an old friend popped out of the wreckage, shooting up into the sky. It spun around fast, bursting forth a flurry of sparkles, and floated down to them. It was Mario's little pearl-colored Luma.
"Hi Mario!" the Luma said happily.
Mario was very surprised, and Peach was confused. "What are you doing here, little one?" she asked kindly, "Shouldn't you be with your Mama and the other Lumas?"
The little Luma smiled and said, "I had a dream, and in it, I hid in that old ship that Mama had used years and years ago when she had first met us Lumas. Suddenly, Mario jumped in, and with a quick triple jump, we took off and flew away together! So, I decided to follow that dream! Who knows? Maybe we're gonna start off on a brand new adventure! Like you always say Mario, 'Let's-a go!'"
The Luma then spun round and round over Mario's head and zoomed down hard, fusing with him once more. Mario spun around quickly and jumped happily into the air. "Oh yeah!" he cheered. Mario led Princess Peach to the top of the stone observation deck and into the launch star. With a quick spin by Mario, they were flying hand-in-hand through space all the way back to the Space Cruiser.
Everyone cheered at their grand entrance. Mario and Peach smiled at their applause. All of a sudden, a little old man with a tuft of white hair, a white lab coat, and glasses ran out of the entrance to the lower deck.
"Eureka!" he cried out, "I, Professor E. Gadd, will have my dream fulfilled! I shall see the legendary Comet Observatory with my own eyes!" He then pointed out into space with great enthusiasm.
Everyone looked up to see a pulsating patch of blue light. The Professor whipped out a telescope. "Beautiful! Just marvelous!" the little man exclaimed as he looked through his telescope at the Comet Observatory.
Peach smiled and said, 'We should get there in no time. I've wanted to personally thank Rosalina for all she did for us, and…" Peach lifted Mario's cap to reveal the little Luma, "…we can let your Mama know where you are!"
The Luma smiled and said, "Don't worry! I have this feeling that Mama knew that I was gonna stay behind. She knows about stuff like destiny. You'll see!"