This story is loosely based off the original concept pitch for Donkey Kong country; where Wario is the main villain instead of King K. Rool. To find out more about this, here's a link to a video that goes into further details. /eRPqjj1ke38
All the heroes & villains in this story are owned by Nintendo (except for a few OC's)
Chapter 1
Our only hope
My name is Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong the third to be precise. A while back, my dad and grandfather escaped from New Donk City after fighting a local carpenter they both nicknamed "Jump man". Ever since then, I've been growing up in our ancestral homeland I nicknamed DK island, and overall, it's been wonderful. The saddest thing I remember happening was when my dad (Donkey Kong Jr.) died; successfully fending off the kremling invasion when I was very young. After that, I was raised by my mom and grandpa, and for my whole life I've never dreamed of leaving DK island; let alone going on an epic adventure to save all of Nintendo land. But that's exactly what ended up happening, and I never would've guessed how much my grandfather's past would play a part in it.
It all began late one night in the Mushroom Kingdom; Professor E. Gadd had called Mario & Luigi to his laboratory with a stunning announcement. He claimed to have invented a device that could open portals to alternate realities. However, when they reached the laboratory, they noticed that the door was open and the lights were all out. Luigi was always on guard when he visited the eccentric professor, but this time, he knew immediately that something was very wrong. Mario on the other hand was a little more naïve, and boldly walked into the lab in search of their friend. Instantly they noticed the disheveled condition the place was in: paper was everywhere, vials & beakers lay shattered on the floor, and the only working light kept flickering on & off. Both Mario and Luigi ran straight for E. Gadd, once they noticed he too was on the floor unconscious. Once the brothers had revived the old man, Mario went straight for the large moon gate looking object at the far end of the room. He correctly assumed that this was the dimension hopping machine the professor was referring to, but before he could ask E. Gadd a single question, the machine started to hum. "Get back Mario!" the professor shouted, but it was too late; a purple light started to grow from the center of the gate, and the humming grew louder and louder. A second later, a swirling vortex had opened up, and a hand holding a strange looking gun emerged from the center of it. Before Mario could move a muscle, the gun fired at him point blank; Luigi watched in horror as his big brother turned to stone right before his eyes. But he couldn't dwell on that now, he had to grab the professor and get out of there before this mysterious shooter turned them to stone as well. Since E. Gadd was a shrimpy little man, he had no difficulty tucking the professor in the crook of his arm and leaping into a nearby broom closet; leaving the door open a crack so he could see whoever stepped out of the vortex.
The figure was only a little taller than Mario, but much fatter. His crooked mustache sat beneath a pink, ugly nose, and his ears wear pointy like an elf's. He wore an outfit similar to Mario and Luigi's; except his shirt and cap were yellow, his overalls were purple, and his shoes were green and curled upward. He laughed maniacally at the stone statue that was once Mario. "I've finally got you my old friend, and now that you're out of the way; I Wario, will be able to conquer Nintendo land uninhibited." "With the assistance of your new generals of course" said a slimy voice from behind him. A moment later, a tall thin man who possessed the same ugly nose and pointed ears as Wario stepped out of the portal; followed by 3 more characters who looked just as crooked and sinister as he did. Two of them didn't even look human; one had an orangutan's body but the head of a mandrill, the other looked like a blue Yoshi with sunglasses and a spiked collar. The last of Wario's generals was a woman with spiky blond hair; she wore a light green dress which left her midriff bare, and she had a beauty mark under her right eye. Wario said the first thing they had to do was get the dimension hopper back to his lair, so they could bring Princess Wapeach's army over to Nintendo land. "With her forces, we shall easily capture the mushroom kingdom within the week; then we'll begin our campaign to claim the rest of the globe." "And what about the professor?" Princess Wapeach asked, "won't we need him to maximize the dimension hopper's capability?" "Forget that senile sissy" Wario replied; "I have the blueprints, and Waluigi here is smart enough to reverse engineer the dimension hopper and improve upon it." He then turned the dial on his gun, and fired it at the gate. Much to Luigi's amazement, the dimension hopper began to shrink until it was only 6ft in diameter. The mutant ape then ripped it from it's base, grabbed the petrified Mario, and the five villains made for the exit.
Once he was certain they were gone, Luigi opened the door and started pacing back & forth to figure out a plan. "This is terrible!" E. Gadd exclaimed, "with my magnum opus in the hands of that malevolent lunatic, the future of Nintendo land looks bleak indeed." "There has to be something we can do" Said Luigi, wishing his brother was still there to help them think. "I know someone who can help, Broc!" Said a voice from behind them. Luigi nearly jumped out of his skin, but E. Gadd just smiled as he walked over to the birdcage and opened it. Instantly a little green parrot flapped out of the cage and on to the nearest counter. "I'm so relieved they didn't hurt you Squawks" the professor said gently petting the bird. Luigi could hardly believe that neither he nor his brother noticed the birdcage in the corner, let alone the parrot inside it. But once he thought about it, he did remember hearing squawking in the background, but ignored it to help the then unconscious professor. "So who is this friend of yours?" Luigi asked (trying to get the bird and professor back on topic). "Well he's technically my father's friend" Squawks answered. "They grew up together, before he had to go and rescue his father who was abducted and taken to a city far away. He's a super strong gorilla named Donkey Kong Jr." It had been many years since Luigi had heard that name; as a kid, he often heard his father tell him and his brother stories of when he was a carpenter in New Donk City. Which eventually led to him attempting to rescue their mother Pauline from a large circus ape. "I'm not so sure this junior guy will be willing to help us out, considering that he and my dad were enemies back in the day" Luigi said nervously, "we don't have much of a choice Luigi" said Professor E. Gadd; "let's hope time heals all wounds, and that the threat of a mutual enemy will be enough to convince Mr. Kong to assist us." Luigi then asked Squawks where they could find Donkey Kong Jr. He replied that it would be faster for him to fly there himself and explain the situation; "besides, Broc! I can talk to other animals and you can't." So without further delay, Squawks flew off into the night to seek the aid of a hero; not knowing that said hero was no longer alive, and his son (me) had taken up the mantle.
It was 1 in the afternoon when Squawks finally reached the island. I was resting under the shade of my favorite tree, after curb-stomping three ninja baboons who were shaking down a village of lemurs. When suddenly, my little nephew Diddy Kong came in swinging on a vine, saying that my grandpa needed to see me right away. So immediately we made our way to my mother's treehouse where he lived, and when we arrived; we saw Mom busily tending to an exhausted looking parrot, while grandpa (whom Diddy lovingly nicknamed Cranky Kong) was outside on the porch sitting in his favorite rocking chair. He had shrunken a good deal in his old age, but he still commanded respect. "It's about time you two mooks got here" the old ape grumbled, "that little cuckoo bird just flew all last night and all this morning just to see you." I had no idea why some parrot would want to see me, but I figured I would learn why as soon as I talked to him. So once Mom was finished feeding him, I sat down by the table he was perched on to hear what he had to say. He told me everything about Wario and his goons, and how he turned some poor plumber into stone. Cranky Kong suddenly became invested in the conversation when Squawks mentioned the plumber's name was Mario. "I knew a Mario once, a real pain in the tuchus he was. I was only trying to escape from an evil circus owner, and that jump-man had to go and louse up everything. Thankfully my otherwise lazy son came to set me free, and give the schlemiel a well-deserved pummeling as well as that good-for-nothing ring master." I naturally assumed he was ranting about a different Mario, for the other one was a plumber not a carpenter, and Grandpa hadn't seen any humans since he was a young adult. Squawks suddenly seemed taken aback for some reason; when I asked him why, he said that all this time, he thought he was talking to my father. Not surprising, Mom became emotionally distraught, and left the room. Concerned, Squawks asked me; "Broc! Did something happen to him? Your mom seemed upset when I brought him up." I told Squawks about how Dad heroically laid down his life to defend DK island from some crocodile king name K. Rool and his legion of kremlings. "I really have been away from home longer than I thought" he said sheepishly, without his signature squawk. "Anyway, that's why I came back here, because I thought if anyone could stop this ogre, it'd be a member of the Kong family, Broc! And since your dad is no longer around and your grandpa is too old, it's all up to you Donkey Kong, Broc!" Grandpa was a little offended that Squawks implied he was too old to help, but he knew it true so didn't object.
Now as you'd expect, this was a lot to take in. And while I didn't like the idea of leaving the only home I've ever known; I knew that if this Wario guy was as bad as Squawks said, it would be irresponsible of me not to use my strength to do what is right. So I turned to Diddy, and asked him if he was up for an adventure. "Does a zebra have stripes?" He said with an enthusiastic backflip. "Then let's get going; we haven't got a moment to lose" I said. So I hugged my mom goodbye, put on the red tie that belonged to father, grabbed a bunch of bananas for the long journey ahead, and Diddy & I made our way down to the shore; to see my cousin Funky Kong. Funky would often describe himself as a "self-taught" pilot; in spite of that, he could still fly a plane as well as any pro. So with Squawks serving as our guide back to the Mushroom Kingdom, we flew away from Dk island to defeat a power-hungry maniac, and save Nintendo land.
Author's note: in case you were wondering why the word "Broc" keeps popping up in Squawks' dialogue; I wanted a word that would simulate a parrot's squawk. For the character description of Princess Wapeach, I took inspiration from these two sources; check them out.
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