PHASE 35
Ancient Evils
(It was a nice enough day. The clouds seemed a little higher, and the sun was shining through the clouds. But something was about to change it entirely for Professor Kalbierd…)
(Kalbierd was experimenting with the properties of the element Niexbium when the scientist burst in, out of breath…)
Koopa Scientist: Professor! –Gasp- The, the-
Kalbierd: Quiet. Calm down. And if the situation is as serious as you seem to be showing, Malcom, then I need to put away my chemicals before you-
Koopa Scientist: The-the-the Lambda experimental tank has…has opened!
(Kalbierd had no time to put away the chemicals. They dropped from his hands and shattered on the floor, the Niexbium quickly soaking into the floor. Kalbierd swears loudly, from both the revelation, and the chemicals loss.)
Kalbierd: I…told you not to tell me…before…
(Kalbierd attempts to calm down, and it actually works.)
Kalbierd: Malcom, that can't be true. We all know that the Lambda experiment was...was realized to have failed years ago…
Malcom: Yes, but, but…Malpix is alive! The experiment may have failed, but Malpix has survived…into some kind of deformed creation…
Kalbierd: Don't say that name! Can he even think?
Malcom: Yes…he demands we let him go to the Castle…Zeke let out that many of the generations of the royalty are dying…
Kalbierd: Argh…Zeke, you idiot…Malcom, you have to ambush…HIM…and let him think you're taking him to the castle. You have to kill him when he's not paying attention…
Malcom: But Professor…wasn't it an order of King Kajck that Malpix-
Kalbierd: You fool! Kajck is dead, and the only survivor from his family is two of Bowser's sons…and their attempt to keep control of Koopa Castle will soon fail. The political armies are too powerful, no matter what those idiots think. They probably don't even know of the Lambda Project, nor Malpix.
Malcom: Okay…okay. But…is it truly possible to kill Malpix? He still-
Kalbierd: You have to try. If he reaches the surface…and if the rumors are true of the odd new weapon that killed Mario in one shot…It will be devastation. Kill Malpix, and quickly…
Malcom: Yes…yes, sir…
(Everything fades to black, and a TV broadcast is now shown, the Koopa News Network…)
Announcer: Tonight, on KNN…the Kingdom is in near chaos. It has been confirmed that King Bowser Sr. is truly dead, along with six of his children. Now, only the eldest prince Ludwig and an unknown other is with him in the castle. Several political groups are now attempting to take over the castle, and become the rulers of the Koopa Kingdom. However, Prin-er, Ludwig is claiming to have the mysterious weapon rumored to have killed the superstar, Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom…
(Announcers voice slowly fades away, and suddenly, without warning, Penter's dream continues…)
(Inside the cave are several strange markings. Ancient people once lived here. Now, there is just an odd feeling of a powerful presence. But Penter is too tired to notice. He falls down, and falls asleep, and from somewhere deeper in the cave comes a terrible force, a thing to truly be feared…and it enters Penters dreams…)
(For the next two minutes, everything goes black, and the only sound is a odd, screeching noise…)