I know I'm writing a lot of other stories right now as of writing this but inspiration struck me.
So I'm going with this since I don't have much else to do.
A young man wielding a broadsword was standing in front of a giant beast-like enemy of some kind, he was not in a good situation.
He was wearing a suit of silver-colored armor with no distinct symbol, a helmet covered his head.
He had bruises and tears all over his armor with some dents in the chestplate and greaves, he was panting hard as he was on his last limit.
"Why haven't you fallen yet!" The young man asked
"Easy, cause you are too weak to defeat me, little knight." The beast said
The young knight growled at this, he hated being called that. Weak and... little which he dreads the most out of anything else.
"You may have taken down the captain but I'm not going to fall as easy as my comrades." The young knight said holding his sword back up
He ran up to the beast and slashed it, doing no visible damage to the beast.
"Is that all?" The beast asked
"Dang it! Power of the stars, I call upon you!" The young knight said
The blade charged up with white energy, the young knight lifted his sword which caused the Beast to look at him confused.
"TO STRIKE DOWN ANY ENEMIES IN MY WAY, STAR'S LIGHT!" The young knight said in a booming voice
He slashed his sword, sending a beam of light out which caused a visible giant cut to appear on the beast's chest causing it to bellow in pain.
The sword broke soon after, leaving nothing but metal shards.
"YOU MUST HAVE A DEATH WISH IF YOU'VE USED THAT!" The beast bellowed angrily
"Yeah... at least I know there's a way to weaken you." The young knight said with a smug tone
He lifted a remote of some kind, grin on his face.
"Cause both of us aren't going to survive this." The young knight said, keeping the smug tone
"...So you plan on blowing us all off this ship? You dying and me being weakened?" The beast said, knowing what the knight plans to do
"Not the best plan but it's the best I've got." The knight said with a wide grin on his face
He pressed the button and explosions of light went off all around them, causing the ship they were on to start to blow up.
"This will not be the end, I will win sooner or later." The beast said angrily
"My kingdom will be safe from you beast, I may have fallen but the Queen will know what to do to you. That much I can assure." The knight said, knowing he won this battle
A giant white explosion occurred, blowing the two away from each other.
The beast landing on a desolate black planet while the knight landed on a green planet that had a large ocean.
Later
At a nearby house, a brown-haired man was wearing a red shirt with blue overalls was sitting in his home drinking a nice cup of tea with a person similar to him. He wore a green shirt with blue overalls, the two had hat's hung nearby on a hat rack.
One red, one green. Both having a letter on them, the red hat having an 'M' and the green hat having an 'L' on it.
"Say-a Luigi, Bowser's being quiet lately. You-a think he's-a taking a vacation?" The man wearing red said in a stereotypical Italian accent
"No, I-a think he's-a just planning his next-a move." The other man known as Luigi said with the same accent
The red man sighed as he sat back in his chair, he looked outside to see a large star looking object falling out of the sky.
"Hey, a shooting star during-a the day!" The red man said
"Huh, that's really-a cool Mario, wait during the day-a?" Luigi asked
The man known as Mario nodded, giving Luigi his answer.
They heard a loud boom in the distance, they saw the light had landed nearby a large castle.
"Oh, that's-a not a star. It landed nearby-a Peach's castle, we should investigate." Mario said
The two got on their respective hats and ran outside to investigate the mysterious crash that they heard nearby the castle.
Area: ?, Location: ?
The young knight slowly opened his eyes to find himself... looking at a blue sky, some clouds were passing by.
He groaned and slowly sat up, pain racking his body.
"Where am I?" The Knight asked himself
He slowly got up, pain racking hitting his body even harder as an effort to tell him to stop.
But something in him told him he should take a look around, clutching his side of broken armor.
He looked around, seeing he was in a flower garden. It WAS nicely arranged until... he crashed into it.
"Seems I've landed in someone's flower garden, I should apologize but... where do I go to apologize is the question." The Knight said
He limped out of the flowers he landed in, he looked around a little more to see a variety of flowers.
"This place is beautiful but no time to admire it, I should look around." The Knight said to himself
He slowly limped around the Flower Garden, seeing a large castle nearby.
"Is this... a royal garden of some kind?" He asked himself
He was in deep trouble if this was royalty's, he sighed.
"I should find someone to talk to." He said to himself
"HEY!" He heard
He turned around to see some two people behind them. They were... plumbers?
It was Mario and Luigi but he doesn't know that.
"Oh, hello there sir. I'm hoping you can tell me where I am? I just landed here... from space." The Knight said
"A likely story-a, prepare for battle!" Mario said a bit fiercely
"Wait what?" The Knight asked a bit confused
Mario ran over and at first threw a punch which was dodged by the Knight, whom seemed apprehensive to fight.
"I don't want to fight, I'm way too weak to do that." The Knight explained weakly
"I don't-a believe that for a second!" Mario said as he tried to jump onto the Knight
After a while of hits and jumps missing, Mario finally managed to get a good hit in, the Knight kneeled in pain as he breathed out deeply.
"Oooohhhh, okay that hurt... I need help... please." The Knight said which shocked the two Italians
Mario looked at the Knight, seeing as he went down in one hit and was wearing broken armor (among the fact he didn't want to fight).
Mario nodded, he knew what to do now.
"It seems I was-a... wrong, you don't seem to want to hurt anyone." Mario said
"You finally believe me huh?" The Knight said
He nodded slowly, making Mario look at him confused.
"I can understand your initial thoughts, a random person landed in royalty's garden and they might be a threat." The Knight said
He slowly got up, still breathing out in pain.
"Do you have anything that can heal me? I've gone through... a lot as you can see." The Knight said
Luigi put his hand into a pocket of his and reached for something in it, he pulled out a red cartoony mushroom.
"This oughta help you." Luigi said
He threw the mushroom at the Knight which was absorbed into his body, causing blue sparkles to go over him.
His bruises were healed then and there, he moved his arms a bit and stood up a bit more straight.
"Thank you, whatever that was, that did help." The Knight said
All of a sudden, weird mushroom looking men surrounded the Knight holding spears.
"Stay right there!" One of the Mushroom men said
"...Is this because I landed in someone's royal garden?" The Knight asked
"...Take a wild guess pal." One of the Mushroom men said
"Wait a second!" Mario said
The mushroom men looked at Mario, realizing he was here.
"Oh Mario, you seem to know what's going on." One of the mushroom men said
"Yes, you-a see. This Knight-a right here fell into the garden-a hurt, he-a did nothing-a wrong, we-a should go-a see the princess." Mario explained
The guards looked at Mario in silence before they stopped pointing their spears at the Knight.
"All right, but we WILL throw him into the dungeon's if the Princess says so." One of the mushroom men said
"Thanks-a Guard Toad." Mario said
"No problem Mario." 'Guard Toad' said
The guard then walked away, the Knight looked at Mario confused.
"Toad?" The Knight asked
"They're-a Toads, they-a somehow all have the same-a name in some way. So we call them by slightly different-a variations. That was-a Guard Toad as you-a could see." Mario said
The Knight nodded, Mario gestured him to follow as he started to walk with Luigi.
The Knight, of course, followed him into the castle, he looked around seeing how wide and expansive the place was.
"Wow, so this is who's castle again?" The Knight asked
"This is-a Princess Toadstool's-a castle. Or as most people call her, Princess Peach. Peach for short." Luigi explained
"Oh... and your names?" The Knight asked
Mario turned around to look at the Knight, he took his cap off and tipped it to him
"I'm-a Mario!" Mario said
Luigi put an arm around Mario and took his cap also, tipping it to the Knight.
"And I'm-a Luigi!" Luigi said
They put their hats back on and stood back to back.
"And We're, the Mario Brothers!" They both said
The Knight nodded at this introduction, the three then continued. Luigi looked at the Knight.
"What's your name?" Luigi said
"...I don't want to say until we're in front of the Princess, better that way to introduce myself once." The Knight said
The two brothers looked at each other before nodding at the Knight.
They continued to the throne room, finding a blonde woman wearing an elegant pink dress with a golden shiny crown on her head.
Sitting on a throne with an elderly looking Toad nearby.
"Ah, Mario and Luigi. How nice of you to visit with... a Knight?" The woman said, recognizing the Knight
As soon as they arrived in front of the throne, the Knight kneeled then and there.
Shocking the two plumbers and the princess, the Knight looked at the woman with a stoic look of some kind (he was still wearing the helmet).
"You are Princess Toadstool if I'm to be correct?" The Knight asked
"I am the Princess, you may call me Peach if you like." The woman said
"Your Highness, I apologize for crashing into your garden, I didn't know I fell into it." The Knight said
Peach looked at the Knight with a knowing smile.
"I saw you were there, I left you there in the hopes that you'd wake up soon. Sir Knight, you have no reason to apologize." Peach said
"Princess Peach, you do realize that this young ruffian crashed out of the sky from who knows where?! You should be a lot tougher on him!" The elderly Toad said with a scowl on his face
"Toadsworth, he is a person who was hurt and fell out of the sky. The flowers must have healed him before due to the fact he was in critical condition, it wasn't much but it kept him alive. He may be trustworthy if he's still standing." Peach said
The Knight got up silently, he took off his helmet, revealing his short brown hair and deep blue eyes.
He dropped the metal helmet on the ground, his slightly tan skin untouched with scars.
"I thank you, Your Highness. My name... is Aaron Thompson. I am a Knight of the Star Brigade of the Lunatopia, my group was attacked and... most of the men were killed in action, I was the only survivor. Some beast, it was what attacked us." The Knight known as Aaron began
He sighed as he saw the shocked looks on everyone's faces.
"I fought long and hard but it... it wasn't enough, so. I blew myself and the beast to the deepest part of The Underwhere but... I'm alive still. I fell out of the sky and... well here we are." Aaron explained
Toadsworth formerly had a scowl on his face but after hearing Aaron's story, his face softened.
"It seems you are trustworthy after all Master Aaron. I think the Princess would be more than glad to help you." Toadsworth said
"Thanks... Toadsworth right?" Aaron asked
"Yes, that is my name." Toadsworth said
Peach nodded, her mind made up.
"It's decided, we will-"
Suddenly, a large turtle-like creature burst down from the ceiling, landing in front of Aaron.
Facing Peach rather than the young knight.
"Ah Peach, my love. I am here to take you to my castle." The turtle said
Aaron scowled at this, knowing Peach was uncomfortable with this.
"HEY BIG FAT AND SCALY!" He yelled
The turtle turned around and faced Aaron, an angry look on his face.
"What did you just say?" The turtle said slightly peeved at being referred to that way
"I said, hey big fat and scaly. I was referring to you... whoever you are." Aaron said
"I am King Bowser, leader of the Koopa's and the one who will marry Peach!" The turtle said
Aaron simply deadpanned at this, knowing Peach would NEVER marry this guy.
"Alright, 'King Bowser' if you are wanting to get to her. Your gonna have to face me first." He said
"You know what, since your so cocky. I'll fight you and send you to oblivion!" Bowser said
He threw a large punch which Aaron dodged right away to the side, he then threw a punch of his own.
Causing Bowser to slid back a little, Aaron got into a boxer's stance.
"I may not have a sword but my fists will work well enough." He said
Bowser breathed out flames which Aaron dodged rolled out of the way, he threw another punch to Bowser's gut.
The king held his gut, feeling the pain of the blow.
"You... you're strong, very strong. You must have been a Knight from the armor your wearing. Thought you were cosplaying or something." Bowser said
"No, I was a soldier to one of the strongest captains of the Star Brigade. I earned that my way into that group through hard work, I'm not gonna that experience go to waste." Aaron said
Bowser grinned evilly, he started to walk towards the doors of the throne room.
"Fine, I'll leave the Princess alone... for now, though you better prepare yourself, Knight. For you may not like it when we met again." Bowser said
"I'd see to it you'd never kidnap the princess." Aaron said with a low voice
"I'd love you to see you try, Knight." Bowser spat
He then left, Aaron sighed and looked at the princess.
"Are you okay your Highness?" He asked, concerned for the royalty
"I am okay, Sir Aaron. You may have landed here in our kingdom but you are a guest nonetheless. Mario, Luigi. May you help Aaron get some clothes." Peach said
"Will-a do Princess." Luigi said
The three then left, Toadsworth looking at where they left in thought.
"Hmmm, yes. I should." Toadsworth said
He then started to walk towards the door, confusing Peach.
"Toadsworth, what are you doing?" Peach asked
"Nothing much, I have an idea." Toadsworth said
He then left, leaving the princess alone in the throne room, safe since Bowser wasn't going to attempt another kidnapping after he just got punched in the gut HARD.
Area: Cloud Town, Location: Nimbus Kingdom
The three had arrived in the cloudy kingdom, Aaron being unused to walking on clouds with ease.
"So this prince here... he helped you on a journey?" He asked
"Yeah! He had-a previously helped me find the stars and-a repaired Star Road, now everyone's wishes can-a be granted." Mario said
"...Cool." Aaron simply said
They soon arrived at a clothing shop called 'Cloudy Skyline', they walked into it, they found a cloud man tending the counter.
"Ah Mario, need clothing repairs again?" The shopkeep said
"No, this-a time. I need some new-a clothes for my friend here." Mario said, gesturing to Aaron
The shopkeep looked at Aaron and looked at him for a good long while, the shopkeep nodded.
"Yes, I think I have something good for you." The shopkeep said
He walked over to the side and pulled out a box, he grabbed some items and placed on the counter.
It was a white t-shirt with a green zip-up hoodie over it with blue pants, all wrapped a brown belt.
On the stack was a pair of black shoes, Aaron looked it closely.
"This is... really nice, kind of blurry." He said
"Hmm, noticed something off there. You need glasses, my boy." The shopkeep said
He pulled out a pair of black glasses from underneath the counter, Aaron put them on, making his vision a lot better.
"Oh... wow, this is quite nice." He said looking around the area a little
"Yes, now that'll be fourty coins." The shopkeep said
Mario got out a bag with the symbol of a coin on it, he pulled out fourty coins and placed it on the counter.
The shopkeep took the coins and nodded.
"Thank you for your business, need anything else?" The shopkeep said
The three shook their heads and left the shop, knowing they still had more to do.
Area: Peach's Castle, Location: Mushroom Kingdom
Aaron was in a dressing room with Mario and Luigi standing out in the hall, waiting for him.
"You-a ready yet?" Mario asked
"I don't know how to feel about... wearing civilian clothes." Aaron said
"You'll be-a fine." Luigi said
Silence, they heard a sigh.
"Okay, I'm coming out." Aaron said
He walked out the door, he had the clothes that were given to him on with a pair of old metal gauntlets.
"I'm keeping the gauntlets on since... well, I don't have anything to defend myself with." Aaron said
"We'll-a figure that out later, for now, let's-a get you a place to stay at until we-a can get a home built for you." Luigi said
The three left the castle after saying good-bye to Peach, they found an Inn for Aaron and he stayed there (feeling bad that Mario had to pay for it but he obliged to do it) he sat on the edge of his bed.
Feeling alone since... his co-workers and captain are dead now.
"Guess I should write an entry." Aaron said
He reached into his hoodie pocket and pulled out a brown journal, it had seen better days but it was still useable.
He got out a pen and began to write in the journal.
Date: XX/XX/XXXX
I have landed on an alien world, the captain and the crew are dead besides me.
I'm the only survivor of that beast's attack, I'm now in an Inn in a kingdom on the planet.
My sword's gone, armor practically unusable besides the gauntlets, and no way of contacting home at all.
Could be worse, oh well.
Signing off
Aaron Thompson
After he wrote the last part of his name, he put the journal away and laid on the bed.
He breathed in and out, he closed his eyes and waited for sleep to take him.
Meanwhile
Toadsworth walked into a smithy of some kind, a gruff-looking Toad was pounding a hot blade with a smithy's hammer.
After putting it in water and cooling it, he placed the blade away.
"Ah Smith T." Toadsworth said
Smith T looked at Toadsworth and smiled a little.
"Toadsworth, you need something?" Smith T said
"Yes, you see. I have a request for you." Toadsworth said with a serious tone
Smith T looked at Toadsworth with a serious look, he knew that if he was making a request. It must be serious.
"A young lad who was a knight landed in the garden and... well, he's now living around. I request that you make a powerful blade." Toadsworth said
"Hmmm, I do know of a precious metal that exists only on Star Hill. It's known as Starite, it's made from heated up Star Bits, traces of Star Pieces, and is charged with pure Star Energy. Extremely powerful and hard to temper, it would take two months to get this task done." Smith T said
Toadsworth put a bag on the table, nodding.
"I see to it that the pay is adequate, this will be the first half." Toadsworth said
Smith T looked in the bag, his eyes widening slightly.
"Two hundred coins?" Smith T asked
"Yes." Toadsworth said
He looked at Toadsworth and nodded lightly.
"Since you are an old friend of mine, that'll do. Even then, I would still only take that. I see to it that the blade will be made." Smith T said
Toadsworth smiled at the Blacksmith Toad and left the store, knowing that Aaron would soon have a powerful blade in two months.
Smith T looked back at his forge, nodding virgously.
"This blade... will be my finest work yet." Smith T said
He packed some supplies and left his shop, going on the long journey to gain the Starite.
HELLO THERE!
Yeah, I had this idea and figure, "why not do it?"
And I did, so... there's that.
There is a story I'm going to be building before getting into a series of Mario games.
Mario and Luigi to be specific.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.