Ch 10 The Mushroom Kingdom survival guide
Ch 10 The Mushroom Kingdom survival guide
Toad, Lee and Shay had managed to make it to goombaville, not exactly size of koopa city, but bigger then castle town. After they found a cheap motel to stay in for the night, the got a map and made their route for rainbow road. It would take a few days, but sooner or later they would make.
Toad had been thinking about his magic again though. After what happened in Koopa city he didn't want to run like that again, especially since they could be enemies of Peach now. He'd begin to figure out why Yoshi told about it in the first place.
"I slept good." Lee yawned "Toad, what are you doing?"
"MAGIC!" Toad yelled.
"Whoa, yea, yelling isn't going to help." Lee said. "I wouldn't worry about that if I were you. I don't think we'll have that much trouble on the way to rainbow road.
"I would believe you, if you never threw that guy fifty feet in the air." Toad tried to concentrate on magic again.
"I didn't want to be in a dungeon again" Lee got out of bed and stretched.
"Couldn't you just have thrown him in the dumpster." Toad asked.
"Too easy." Lee replied.
"Hey guys" Shay knocked on the door, "are we leaving or not."
"I'm coming," Lee opened the door. "Toad let's go."
"Alright," Toad grabbed something off the nightstand and headed towards the door.
"What was that?" Lee asked.
Toad put it in his pocket. "Just a breath mint."
"Yeah, breath mints aren't metal." Lee walked outside.
"What is it?" Shay asked.
"I think toad bought something from that place where we got the map." Lee answered.
"It's a breath mint." Toad said.
"This motel is too cheap to buy mints." Lee said, "Seriously we know you got something."
"Alright." Toad pulled it out of his pocket. "It's a survival guide to mushroom kingdom."
"Why do you need that?" Lee said. "It's not that hard to survive."
"I don't know, I thought it could come in handy." Toad replied. "The box said it knew everything there is to know, and it had the same address as on Shay's wristband."
"Okay, I'm interested." Shay said. "Sounds like someone is trying to make a quick buck."
"I figured if they have the same address then there's got to be some kind of connection." Toad said. "but I can't figure out how to turn it on."
"Let me see." Lee grabbed the survival guide.
After grabbing the guide, Lee fiddled with it. He turned it upside down, squeezed it, yelled at it, stepped on it, and even threatened to eat it. Shay pulled it out if his hands, looked at it and it turned on. A holographic star appeared.
"Congratulations" the star spoke. "My name is Emitt Rowe, you have just purchased a mushroom kingdom survival guide. If you are seeing these on store shelves it means you whole world, kingdom, country, or ant farm has contracted amnesia and you are seeking help to survive."
"You got half of it right." Lee said, "We still have our memory."
"well that's a really, I had no clue how I was going to explain everything to you guys." Emitt said
"Rowe, you mean as in Mike Rowe" Toad asked wondering why they would give these things a last name in the first place.
"How do you know him?" Emitt asked.
"Because we found this." Toad pulled out the bomb again.
Emitt's mouth dropped to the ground before he spoke. "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!" Emitt yelled. "You found it."
"Yea, before you go any farther." Lee interrupted. "Could you just tell us the whole story, I'm tired of being confused. Beyond that we need to get moving, it feels like we've wasted enough time already.
"Where are you headed?" Emitt asked.
"Shouldn't we be asking the question?" Toad asked.
"I only asked cause I work better indoors. Something about remotely absorbing power from electrical sockets." Emitt said, "I'm already having trouble keeping out this hologram. Could you turn me off until then."
"Sure." Toad turned it off and put it in his pocket.
"Hey Toad." Lee said, "Next time you decide to say someone can travel with us, could you ask first."
"Well I didn't know he'd be like that" Toad replied.
"Hey guys." Shay yelled from down the street. "Are we leaving or what?"
Meanwhile…
"So Goom, why are you here again?" Luigi asked.
"Because we failed to take over koopa city." Goom answered. "That's like the fifth time you asked."
"I just like rubbing it in your face." Luigi stood up. "You'll never overthrow mushroom kingdom!" he yelled.
"Dear God, I'm starting to see why this is punishment." Goom sighed. "He guards can I come out yet."
There was no response as all the guard had bowed down to Peach who was coming down the hall, Toadsworth was right behind her. Peach stopped at their cell.
"Goom, people tell me you know who started the whole thing in koopa city." Peach said.
Goom walked toward the cell bars. "Not personally of course, but I might be able to recognize them."
"I also hear you were once a bounty hunter." Peach continued.
"Where did you hear that?" Goom replied
"hear and there." Peach said. "I figured since you know what they look like and you have a past as bounty hunter I could let you go and capture them."
"OH, OF COURSE!" Goom yelled seeing his chance to get out. "I thought you said county bunter." He lied. "I could find them no problem."
"Well then, guard let him out." Peach said.
The guard unlocked the door and Luigi made a quick dash to escape, but Peach caught him by his no existent collar. Goom strolled past Luigi as he struggled to get free of Peach's grasp.
"See you later, I got some people to hunt." Goom left the room.
"Peach, I hope you know that he's not a bounty hunter." Toadsworth finally spoke.
"HE LIED TO ME!" Luigi yelled now struggling even more furiously to escape.
Peach grabbed Luigi hat and threw it in the cell, which Luigi dived after. She shut the door, locking Luigi back in.
"I can't believe I fell for that." Luigi said.
"I know he's not Toadsworth, this is the second part of his punishment." Peach giggled evilly.
"You really are evil." Toadsworth said.
Author's note: i regret to inform any fans of this story that it may be a while before another chapter, my computer is having some problems