Hi, everyone!
I have been experiencing some severe writer's block the past several weeks, and I need a way to move past it. So, I thought, why not make a story based on some ideas I have often had about scenarios involving the real world, the world of Mario, and Hyrule?
If you follow my stories (currently only in the Ninjago category until I started this one), you may notice that I like to use a common character in my stories. I have a lot of fun putting the same character in different worlds, no changing of the personalities, just the name.
Anyway, this is my first crack at a crossover story, and also my first crack at anything related to Mario or The Legend of Zelda.
I hope you enjoy, and please, leave a comment!
ONE WORLD
Prelude. A World at Peace.
Peace reigned in the world; war seemed a thing of the past.
After King Bowser of the Koopa Empire's last attempt at conquering the Mushroom Kingdom by capturing its leader ended in himself being consumed in his own maniacal creation and all his efforts undone, he decided it was time to finally make peace with the world.
After Bowser's downfall, the Mushroom World was stunned to discover that their world had become tethered to another- a world in which humans were the only sentient species. The humans were equally stunned, as it would appear that the Mushroom World had completely replaced the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa on the globe overnight, with Australia disappearing completely.
The inhabitants of the former Mushroom World also found that their geography had changed. The Mushroom Kingdom now occupied what was once the United Kingdom, the Koopa Empire occupied a large chunk of central and eastern Europe (comparable to the Austro-Hungarian Empire at its peak), the Yoshi Confederacy occupied former Germany and Poland, while the Whittle Union occupied a vast land once called Russia and some small surrounding nations.
Once the world was over being stunned, the countries of the newly unified Earth strove to make peace with one another. The International Powers Union was formed to facilitate these efforts, made up of representatives from member nations (Mushroom Kingdom, Yoshi Confederacy, Whittle Union, Koopa Empire; United States decided not to join) who were elected by special committees or appointed by the nations' rulers.
As for the King of the Koopas: for two years, Bowser made every step he could to prove his desire for peace and well intentions. The first step he made was bringing in a human as Chancellor to the Empire (in the Koopa Empire, this position was equal to a chief adviser who also acted as the highest-ranking executive official in the country).
The man's name was Gallius, a musician who moved to the Koopa Empire due to the Koopas' culture being known for a deep musical tradition. He found fame quickly, winning over every audience with the music he wrote and performed.
His fame reached the ears of King Bowser, who gave Gallius a title of nobility and offered him a job as court musician (which included a suite in Koopa Castle). Lord Gallius accepted the offer and moved in immediately.
Over the course of a few months, the King and the musician got to know each other and could be considered close friends. Lord Gallius was accepting and forgiving of King Bowser's mistakes, and the King was keen to appreciate Gallius's musical abilities.
Lord Gallius also possessed incredible leadership skills. He founded an orchestra called the Imperial Symphony and served as its conductor, and the Koopalings insisted on calling him "Uncle Gallius" as a result of his willingness to assist their busy father in taking care of them.
It was the King's recognition of Gallius's leadership skills that led him to promote this musician to the position of Chancellor to the Empire, where he excelled in leading the nation's domestic affairs under the King's direction.
It came as no surprise that, when the Koopa Empire received admission into the International Powers Union, Lord Gallius was chosen by the elected council from the member nations to preside over the meetings. Under this body, peace bloomed like wildflowers in spring.
King Bowser's next step on the path of peace was to turn his powerful Koopa magic into technology and share it with the world.
Quickly, it was no longer a dream to put people on other planets. With this new technology made possible by Koopa magic, energy and fuel became irrelevant variables when coming up with ways to leave the planet and explore beyond. Physics was proven wrong when a probe using this technology exceeded the speed of light by a factor of several times to reach a distant star several light-years away in only a few hours.
After two years of staying on his new path and proving his changed heart to the world, the world accepted Bowser as a great world leader, and the Koopa Empire as one of the foremost nations in science and discovery.
Then, an earth-shattering discovery was made, accidentally, by Lord Gallius.
And that is where our story begins.