Featured Characters (in order of appearance)

Yoshi

Luigi

Peach

Daisy

Link

Zelda

Ganondorf

Bowser

Scene 4 – Mushroom Kingdom Population: 7

While in the warp pipe, Sean had serious doubt that he and Yoshi would actually get to the Mushroom Kingdom play set this way. When they came out of the warp pipe, Sean believed they were still in the Jungle Japes play set. But when he turned around, he saw Princess Peach's castle—meaning that they were in the Mushroom Kingdom play set! A bewildered Sean then said, "You've got to be kidding!" After that, he got off Yoshi's back and brushed himself off.

Sean: "I can't believe we actually made it here through a warp pipe. I thought for sure it wasn't going to work."

Yoshi: (nasally voice) "Why would you think that?"

Sean: "Because it doesn't—" (Surprised) "Whoa, Yoshi; did you just talk?!"

Yoshi: "Of course I did! Have I not been able to talk before?"

Sean: "Not human language!"

Yoshi: "Oh…"

Sean: (suddenly remembers something) "…Actually, now that I think about it, I do have you talk in one of my videos—just to see what that would be like."

Yoshi: "You do?"

Sean: "Yeah…" (To himself) "I wonder if I just found a clue behind this mystery." (Realizes something and says aloud) "Wait a minute, Yoshi—you didn't talk while we were with DK and the others. You were totally silent, that I almost forgot you were there. Why are you just talking now all of a sudden?"

Yoshi: "I don't know why, but for some reason, I'm only comfortable talking around you, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach."

Sean: "Really? I had no idea you were so shy."

Yoshi: (scratches his nose) "I'm not sure if that's the case."

Sean: "…Well, in any case, let's just go to the castle and see if Mario is here."

Yoshi: "Okay!"

Sean and Yoshi headed toward the castle. Once there, they encountered Luigi, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy looking at something on the left side of the castle. Mario was nowhere to be seen.

Sean: "What are you guys looking at?"

Luigi: (faces him) "Oh, hey, Sean!" (Notices Yoshi) "And Yoshi…"

Daisy: "When did you two get here?"

Sean: "Just now. I came to see if Mario was here."

Peach: "Mario? We haven't seen him since the separation."

Daisy: "Did he say he was going to be here?"

Sean: "Yeah; he told me nearly two hours ago that he was heading for the Mushroom Kingdom. I met up with Mario right after the separation and took a short ride on his go-kart, until we came across this ramp that led to nowhere and lost contact with each other."

Peach: (shocked) "Mario drove off a ramp to nowhere?!"

Sean: "Yeah, it's a long story. Anyway, Mario's not here?"

Luigi: "Nope."

Sean: "How long have you guys been here?"

Daisy: "We've been here for more than an hour. Nothing exciting has happened so far."

Peach: "There aren't even any Toads around here."

Daisy: "Not that we really care about those little guys or anything."

Sean: "…So Mario never came here?"

Luigi: "We have not seen my brother as far as we've been here."

Sean: "I see." (To himself, about Mario) "Where the hell did that numbskull get to?" (Aloud) "By the way, you guys didn't tell me what you were looking at."

Luigi: "We've been looking at Link for the past twenty minutes."

Sean: "Link's here?"

Daisy: "Yeah; he's sitting up against a tree over there. He's in some kind of slump."

Sean: "Why's he in a slump?"

Peach: "We're not sure exactly, but it may have something to do with Princess Zelda."

Sean: "Princess Zelda, huh? Wait here; I'll go talk to him."

Sean walked over to the tree Link was sitting up against. Just like Daisy said, Link was in some kind of slump. Sean tried to ask Link what was wrong, but Link wouldn't answer him.

Sean: "Come on, Link, you can tell me what's up. I am your leader, after all." (Link is still silent; Sean becomes irritated) "Listen, Link, I know that you're normally a silent character, but you could at least tell me whether or not your slump has something to do with Princess Zelda!" (Link mutters something inaudible) "What?"

Link: (quietly) "He took her."

Sean: (moves closer to Link) "What?!"

Link: (a little louder) "He took her."

Sean: "Speak up already; I can't hear you!"

Link: (shouts) "He took Princess Zelda!" (Sean jumps in surprise)

Sean: (grasping his right ear) "Whoa…!" (Rubs his ear for a few seconds) "Who took Princess Zelda?"

Link: (faces Sean and says in a soft tone) "Ganondorf."

Sean: "Ganondorf?"

Link: "Yes. After the separation, Zelda and I decided to go to the Hyrule castle. That's when the creep showed up and took her away."

Sean: "How was Ganondorf able to get a hold of her?"

Link: (stands up and sighs) "Well, it happened like this…" (Flashback starts) "Zelda and I found a shortcut that led straight to Hyrule. We didn't encounter any villains as we traveled. But just as we made it to the castle, Ganondorf suddenly appeared in front of us. I fought him valiantly in order to protect Zelda, but I must have gotten ahead myself, because I was easily defeated, and he was able to capture her."

Ganondorf: (laughs evilly) "You've grown weak, Link! And now, the princess will be mine once again!" (Laughs evilly as he escapes, carrying Zelda)

Zelda: "Link!"

Link: "Zelda…!" (Flashback ends)

Sean: (somewhat astounded) "Wow; that's quite a story. But don't be too upset about it. I mean, Zelda's been captured by Ganondorf many times before."

Link: "But it's never been because of me!" (Droopily) "I wasn't able to protect her. I think I may have lost my edge as a warrior."

Sean: "Hey, don't doubt yourself so easily, Link. We'll get Zelda back."

Link: "We will?"

Sean: "Yes. But not right now."

Link: (whines) "Why?! I want to go save Zelda right this minute!" (Sean slaps him in the head)

Sean: "Chill out, Link! There's no point in going after Zelda at this very moment! (Brief pause) "You know, many people see you as a great hero, and actually consider you one of the 'best video game heroes of all time'."

Link: (rubbing his head) "They do?"

Sean: "Yeah; that's one of the reasons why I put you in the Primary Heroes group. However, there are others who make fun of you. In fact, there's a show about video games on TV that has a character known as Drunk Link."

Link: "Drunk Link?"

Sean: "Yes. They have a guy dressed up like you, and almost every time he's shown, he acts like a total wuss. And that's exactly what you're acting like right now—a wuss!"

Link: "…I guess you're right."

Sean: "I am right! Link, let me ask you something. Do you love Zelda?"

Link: "…Yes."

Sean: "Enough to protect her from anything?"

Link: "Of course."

Sean: (sternly) "Then quit acting like a wuss or Zelda will never love you back!"

Link: (sadly) "I'm sorry…"

Sean: (more calmly) "No, I'm sorry; that last thing I said was uncalled for." (Sighs) "Look, Link, I promise we'll get Zelda back. But for now, we need to return to the hideout play set and inform the others about something important. Come on; let's go."

Link: "Okay."

Sean and Link walked over to where Luigi, Daisy, Peach, and Yoshi were. When Sean told them about Zelda being captured by Ganondorf, he asked the two princesses to try to cheer Link up. They both agreed to do so. Suddenly, as Sean was about to tell everyone to head back to the hideout play set, a big fireball zipped past them and hit the castle doors (greatly damaging them). A startled Sean then said, "Where the hell did that come from?!" When the group looked to the left, they saw Bowser, the Mario Bros' arch-nemesis.

Bowser: (laughs evilly; gruff voice) "Did I startle you?"

Sean: "Hell yeah, you startled us! I know you're not a nice guy, but you could've at least given us a little heads up before doing that!"

Luigi: "What do you want, Bowser?"

Bowser: "I was hoping to settle an old score with Mario, but instead, I find the new hero! That actually makes it twice as interesting. Where is that pesky plumber, anyway?"

Sean: "Mario's not here for some reason! That aside, do you think you could bother us later? We need to go somewhere right now."

Bowser: "Oh, sure, I'll back off…if Princess Peach agrees to marry me!"

Peach: (disgusted) "Not on your life, sicko!"

Bowser: "…I was actually expecting an answer like that. Well then…" (He inhales deeply and launches his Flame Breath at Sean and the others)

Sean: "Oh crap!" (Covers his face, until he sees Link using his shield to block the flame) "Link?"

Link: (while blocking the flame) "Everybody, get behind the castle, quick!"

Sean: "But, Link—"

Link: "Do it!"

Without second thoughts, Sean and the others ran behind the castle. Link followed after them when Bowser stopped using his Flame Breath. As Sean and the rest were hiding behind the castle, Bowser laughed evilly and slowly walked toward them.

Bowser: (while walking slowly) "You can't hide from me forever, you bunch of cowards!"

Luigi: "This is bad."

Peach: "I know; I'm starting to wish Mario was here right now to help us!"

Daisy: "What are we going to do, Sean?"

Sean: "I don't know, but we'd better think of a way to stop Bowser fast. We need to head back to the hideout play set as soon as possible."

Link: "Sean, here!" (Takes out a bomb) "Throw this at Bowser."

Sean: (puzzled) "What did you get a bomb?"

Link: (while holding the bomb) "I don't know, but throw it fast—it's already lit!"

Sean: "It is?" (Notices a small sparkle on the bomb) "Crap!" (Grabs the bomb and throws it at Bowser)

Bowser: (catches the bomb and stops walking) "…Uh-oh." (BOOM)

Even though it blew up right in his hands, the bomb didn't "kill" Bowser. Instead, it just knocked him out cold. Apparently, the explosion wasn't powerful enough to "end" the dreaded Koopa (Turtle) King. However, it did give Sean and the group the perfect opportunity to escape. Sean told the others to use the warp pipe to the Jungle Japes play set so they could return to the hideout play set quicker. Link (for whatever reason) got on Yoshi's back as they, Luigi, Peach, and Daisy left the area. Sean decided to stay behind and check other play sets to see if there were any more of the heroes around. He left right after the others went down the warp pipe.

A/N: New chapter/scene has arrived! :D And the "surprise" I mentioned in the last one is that Yoshi is able to speak—though only when around certain characters. :B Not only THAT, but Sean may have discovered a clue to this bizarre event! :o

Btw, if you're wondering what happened to Mario, he'll return near the end of Act III to explain. Also, this scene's title refers to the fact that there are only seven characters present in the Mushroom Kingdom: Sean, Yoshi, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Link, and Bowser

Now to explain a few things:

1. For those who don't know, the show Sean mentions with the character Drunk Link is a once-popular video game show called X-Play, which ran from 2003 to 2013. It was well-known for its reviews and comedy sketches of video games. I used to watch X-Play during my teen and young adult years up until its cancellation in early 2013. Sadly, reruns of the show and other programs of its kind aren't played on TV anymore because the channel station that produced them closed down at the end of 2014. :( You can only catch clips of them online.

2. I hope I didn't upset some people for making Link whiny here. If I did, then I'm sorry. ^^; You're probably thinking that I'm having him be like Drunk Link from X-Play (as Sean mentioned) and/or that brown-haired bratty version of himself from the short-lived Zelda cartoon and god-awful CD-i games. Well let me tell you that is NOT the case here! Yes, I have Link act like a wuss for this scene, but it's only to build up for a moment in a later part of the story. I promise Link will become more like himself (albeit with spoken dialogue) as the story goes on. And don't worry; they WILL rescue Princess Zelda later. ;)

3. You know that trope in cartoons and video games where characters "magically" take certain items out from seemingly nowhere (I forget what that's called :p)? Well, apparently that seems to apply with the toys being alive. :/ Oh, and Link taking out the already-lit bomb is a reference to most of the Legend of Zelda games. :3

4. In addition to 3, the reason why Bowser wasn't "killed" by the bomb is because, if you've seen most of the Mario games, his body is tough enough to withstand even a powerful explosion. Plus, I have plans for him to return later in the story. =p

Any feedback is accepted, including fair constructive criticism (but petty hate will NOT be tolerated!)

That all being said, I hope enjoy and stay tuned for more! :)

P.S. Don't know if anyone noticed, but apart from all the characters featured in this scene being of Nintendo, Link was the only Primary Hero here.