AN: Y'know, it's been a long time since I last wrote. Then one day, I decided that I would try to make a sort-of novelization of Mario & Luigi, and I decided I would try to start at the first game! I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Breaking News: Princess Peach's Voice Stolen!

It was a day of celebration in Peach's Castle, for the Mushroom Kingdom's neighbor, the Beanbean Kingdom, has sent over its goodwill ambassador in hopes to improve the peace and ties between the two kingdoms.

Princess Peach herself was currently in her throne room, with several Toad guards in attendance for the occasion, as they waited for their special guest to arrive.

Just then, one of the Toad guards entered the room and stood beside the doors.

"Your highness," the Toad addressed Peach, "announcing the arrival of the Goodwill Ambassador of the Beanbean Kingdom. May I present to you, Lady Lima."

The Toad bowed as an elderly, bean-like woman in a yellow robe entered the room, accompanied by what appeared to be her servant, who was also dressed in yellow, and was carrying a small, red chest into the room.

"Lady Lima," Peach curtsied.

"Your Highness," Lima curtsied likewise. "I wish to improve my kingdom's ties with the Mushroom Kingdom. I bring a gift, from Queen Bean."

"We are thankful, Lady Lima," Peach replied, "and we accept your gift."

Lima motioned to her servant, who stepped forward and presented the red chest to the princess. Peach stepped forward and opened it, curious to see its contents.

Suddenly, a small head, not unlike the ones seen in a jack-in-the-box, popped out of the chest and spat out a sickly green gas that engulfed that of Peach's!

In a puff of smoke, Lima was gone, and in her place was a beanish-looking witch in purple garb, who raised her arms and summoned lightning bolts that struck all over the place, forcing the panicking Toad guards to flee the area as the witch was cackling with laughter.

'Lima's' servant was also gone, replace by a short beanish person wearing a red cloak, swirly glasses, and an odd-looking helmet with small rockets on both sides, and a glass container and vacuum at on the top.

The witch's minion activated the vacuum, and sucked in all the green gas, leaving Peach, who was coughing and gasping for air, to collapse on the floor.

"Yesss…." The witch hissed, "Princess Peach's voice…is MINE!"

She snapped her fingers, and immediately a pink hovering chair burst into the throne room. She sat on it and flew out the window, followed by her minion, who was flying using the mini-rockets on his helmet.

The two villains escaped to the skies, their mission accomplished, and their evil plan ready to unfold.

The sun shone down brightly on the house of the Mario Bros., professional plumbers and famous heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom. On the house's front lawn, Luigi, the green-clad Mario Bro. was doing the laundry, hanging up his and his brother's clothes.

In the distance, a panicking Toad ran up to the house and approached Luigi.

"E-E-E-Emergency situation!" The Toad screamed.

"Eh?" Luigi said.

"Did you see the Kingdom Courier?"

"Uh…what?"

"Oh, I don't have time for this!" the Toad said as he dashed past Luigi, sending him tumbling to the ground with a "Hey!" and into the house.

"MARIOOOOOO!" the Toad called out. But no one was answering. However, the Toad could hear a faint humming sound. He followed the noise as it grew louder and he stopped in front of an open door. Without thinking, he walked right in…

"EEEK!"

…and promptly walked back out, face blushing a deep red. Apparently, he had accidentally gone into the bathroom, and walked in on something he shouldn't have seen.

The Toad ran around in circles until he rammed right into the wall and collapsed on the ground.

Mario, who was wearing nothing except the towel on his waist, walked out of the bathroom, and approached the Toad, confused.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Princess Peach…Princess Peach…" was all the Toad could groan.

Without another word, Mario immediately rushed out the door and straight to the clothesline.

"Hey bro, what's up-"

"No time to waste, brother! Let's-a go!"

And with that, Mario immediately snatched his clothes and put them on, before making a beeline for Peach's Castle. However, he didn't notice that the clothesline was still attached to his foot, and poor Luigi was tangled up in it.

"Waaaah!" Luigi cried out as he was literally dragged off.

Back at Peach's Castle, someone else had beaten the Mario Bros. to the princess. But this creature had less than noble intentions for her. He resembled a monstrous turtle, with a yellow body, horns on the sides of his head, and a large, green, spiked shell.

In other words, he was Bowser, the Koopa King, archenemy of Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom. And he was here to (once again) kidnap the princess.

"Grr, why won't you give her up already?!" Bowser growled at the two cowering Toads flanking the princess.

Just then, the doors to the castle burst open as Mario rushed in unexpectedly, though halted at the sight of his worst enemy. However, this caused Luigi (who was still tangled up in the clothesline) to be sent flying right into Bowser's back, knocking the Koopa King over.

Bowser roared and turned around to face the brothers; Luigi pretty much scurried and hid behind Mario's back.

"Attacking me when my back is turned, huh?!" Bowser barked. "Well, that's typical! C'mere, Super Coward Bros.!"

The legendary battle begun once again as Mario stepped forward in confrontation. He started off with a jump to Bowser's head that seemed to deal a good amount of damage. Bowser responded by breathing his signature flame, though Mario dodged that easily with a jump.

"ROOOAAARRR!" Bowser bellowed.

"Mario, please, defeat Bowser, just like you always do!" One of the panicking Toads pleaded.

Mario didn't need to be told twice. He landed another jump on Bowser and dodged more of the monster turtle's flame. This went on for a while, with Mario landing more hits on Bowser while dodging his attacks. At the same time, Luigi, who was initially panicking, was slowly cheering on his brother when it was clear he was winning.

"Take this!" Mario said as he landed a rather nasty stomp on Bowser's head. The Koopa King seemed to be really faltering from all the damage he was taking.

"Wahoo!" The Toads cheered. "That's our hero! Just as expected!"

"Urk…Arrgh…" Bowser groaned. Then he collapsed to the floor.

Bowser laid on the ground for a few moments, before he jumped back up, having suddenly realized something.

"Uh… W-wait a second!" he said, "Listen…this is no time for fighting! Even though I would've won!"

"Yeah right." Mario snickered under his breath.

"Listen to me, everyone!" one of the Toads said, "Something terrible has happened!"

Mario finally noticed the situation, from the panicking Toads to the crying princess.

"Wait, what's going on? What happened here?" Mario questioned.

"The Goodwill Ambassador from our neighbor, the Beanbean Kingdom, just paid a visit!"

"Lady Lima?" Mario quizzically asked. He had heard of her before. "What's she got to do with this?"

"It was no friendly visit!" The other Toad said. "It was an impostor, and she stole Princess Peach's voice!"

Peach tried to say something, but all that came out of her mouth was purple smoke, that caused small explosions after a few seconds.

"…and replaced it with this explosive vocabulary!" the Toad continued.

Mario, Luigi, and Bowser dived out of the way as the princess coughed out more explosive smoke.

"Gah! If I kidnap Princess Peach in this state, she'll wreck my castle!" Bowser growled. "Mario! Do something super!"

"Well, what do you expect me to do?!" Mario said in frustration.

"Mario! Please! Go and retrieve Princess Peach's beautiful voice!" a Toad urged. "Only you can do it!"

"The perpetrator came from the Beanbean Kingdom!" another Toad said. "If you head over there, you should be able to learn more!"

"Bwa ha ha ha! Yes!" Bowser laughed. "Go, capture that fiend, and get back Peach's voice! And then I can kidnap her!"

"…Alright, I'll do it." Mario declared.

"We'll take my Koopa Cruiser and reach the Beanbean Kingdom in no time!" Bowser informed him. "Mario! We leave immediately!"

Peach tried to say something, but instead coughed out a much larger cloud of smoke than usual.

"Hit the deck!"

BOOM!

"So, off on an adventure again, eh, Mario?" a Toad asked Mario, who was now in Toad Town Square. This was the location that Mario had agreed to meet Bowser on, as he waited for the Koopa Cruiser to arrive.

"That's right." Mario answered.

"I just hope your long vacation hasn't left you out of shape." the Toad said. Mario patted his belly. Even though he was a little on the chubby side, that didn't stop him one bit from every time he's rescued Peach from Bowser's clutches.

"You can stretch out and warm up here in this plaza." The Toad advised. "Oh, and I'd talk to everyone around here. Who knows what you might learn?"

Mario decided to walk around the plaza for a bit, but other than helping out a few Toads (and getting a few Mushrooms as a reward) and pointing a Koopa Troopa in the right direction, most everyone in the plaza didn't seem to have anything too interesting to say or do, so Mario instead headed north, where he briefly met up with his brother.

"Master Mario!" a voice yelled out.

Mario and around and saw an elderly Toad approach them, while rolling around on a brown suitcase.

"Hm? How can I help you, Toadsworth?" Mario asked.

"It would appear that I'm just in time!" Toadsworth said. "I have prepared a suitcase for you to take with you on your long journey! I'm quite sure it will prove useful, as it holds many items and outfits. Please take it!"

"Okie." Mario said as he relieved Toadsworth of the suitcase.

"As you know, Master Mario," Toadsworth continued, "you can store any items you've found on your journey in here, and you can also change your clothes later on. You could even store something that could help with any status you may have. Once you board the Koopa Cruiser you can take your time and look through the many things packed in there."

Mario nodded as he took a brief look inside the suitcase.

"Now then, I have one more parting gift, as it were: some funds for your trip! Here you go…"

Toadsworth handed over a small brown pouch to Mario.

"100 coins! That should be enough." Toadsworth then noticed Luigi behind Mario. "Oh, gracious! Master Luigi! Are you going to the Beanbean Kingdom as well?"

"Oh n-no," Luigi stammered. "I'm staying behind."

"Ah, you're just seeing Master Mario off?" Toadsworth concluded. "A capital idea! I believe I'll join you." He turned to Mario. "Master Mario! I'm going on ahead. I shall be waiting for you in front of the Koopa Cruiser." With that, he went off.

"MARIO!" bellowed Bowser as Mario arrived at the departure point. The Koopa King was standing on a large, teal airship that bore his likeness on its front.

"You're late! What were you doing?" Bowser yelled. "We're leaving! Right now! So get on board, and make it snappy!"

"Yes, I'm coming…" Mario said as he jumped up to the deck of the ship.

"Gwa ha ha ha!" Bowser guffawed. "Well? So? What do you think? Incredible, isn't it? This is my newest weapon: the Koopa Cruiser!"

"It's…nice." Mario said, for a lack of better words.

Bowser took a quick inspection of the cruiser. "Hmm…yes, very good…Now all I need are my Baddies…" he turned to the side and yelled "Bowser Baddies!"

However, no one was there (besides Toadsworth, a Toad, and a Koopa Troopa) except a waving Luigi.

"GAAH! Where are they?!" Bowser roared in frustration. He then noticed Luigi. "Huh? What in green blazes…? Hey! You! Are you signing up to join my crew of Bowser Baddies?"

Luigi was still hopping in place, apparently not paying attention.

"I see! I see! You want me to bring you along that badly, huh?" Bowser thought.

"What?" Luigi said, having snapped to attention.

"Yes, you!" Bowser continued.

"N-no!" Luigi panicked.

"Bwa ha ha har! That's rich!" Bowser chuckled. "Don't be modest, Mr. Green! I mean, you look like a real pain, but I'll take you anyway!"

"His name is Luigi." Mario crossed his arms. But Bowser wasn't listening.

Luigi slowly backed away and tried to make a break for it.

"Hey you! Stop!"

Just then, a Koopa Troopa rushed into the scene, knocking Luigi back several steps.

"Your Gnarliness!" he addressed, "The Baddies have just arrived!" He then turned behind. "Hey! The assembly area is over here, you blithering idiots!"

At that, several more of Bowser's minions, such as Goombas and more Koopa Troopas arrived at the area.

"Baddies! Faaaaaall in!"

The entire squadron got in formation.

"Now, mooove out!"

The Baddies marched forward, inadvertently knocking Luigi back even more and nearer to the Koopa Cruiser.

"All Baddies have assembled! We shall now begin boarding the Koopa Cruiser!"

While the Baddies were boarding the cruiser, Luigi quietly tried to sneak away from the cruiser while Bowser was laughing to himself.

"War har har! Good! Now we can depart! And with an increased head count, too! Excellent!"

"Your Filthiness, boarding is now complete!" the Koopa Troopa from earlier stated. "Except for one deserter…"

"WHAAAAT?!" Bowser bellowed. "Move it, you idiots! Initiate Cruiser pursuit!"

The Koopa Cruiser suddenly rose up in the air, and Mario was panicking, not because of the sudden takeoff, but rather because of the Cruiser's apparent target: Luigi.

"No, wait-" Mario protested.

"Bah, you just stay in the cargo hold for now." Bowser interrupted before he pushed a button, causing a trapdoor to open where Mario stood, dropping him down to the bottom of the ship.

"That's my brotherrrrrrrrrrr!" Mario screamed as he fell.

Meanwhile, Luigi was running for his life from the Koopa Cruiser, which now had a claw extending from its 'mouth'. However, the cruiser was simply too fast, and managed to nab him.

"Mamma Mia…" Luigi said as he was dragged inside the ship.

Needless to say, it wasn't a good day for the Mario Bros.

To be continued...

AN: Just so you know, this will mostly just be a sort-of combined version of both the original game and the remake. I might make some changes here and there, though I will try to stay close to the original story as much as possible. I'm also going to keep chapters between 2000-3000 words as well. Hope you enjoyed!