Mario Einsteins

Chapter 2: The Mushroom Kingdom

On a mountain, a large green pipe emerges. Flying out of the pipe was Rocket. The kids inside the ship were amazed to see a new batch of land below them.

"Whoa!" They said in amazement.

"Look at that!" Quincy said.

"It's so amazing!" Annie added.

"Wow!" Leo said in awe.

"Wonderful!" June said.

Indeed the kids are amazed at what lies ahead. Annie looks down and sees large structures of mushrooms and in the skies clouds with a smiley face on them.

"Look look look!" She said pointing to what appears to be a pair of Para-Bettles flying by.

"Is this the Mushroom Kingdom?" Quincy asks.

"It has to be. Just like what the invitation said." Leo replied.

"A kingdom should have a castle." June said.

"Good idea, June." Leo said before turning to Rocket, "Rocket, pull out your Look and Listen Scope."

[You got it] Rocket replied and takes out the scope. He shows a screen to the kids the view of the entire kingdom. It shows houses and buildings but they are in the shape of mushrooms.

"Look at all those mushrooms!" Quincy said.

It then shows what appears to be a castle not far from here.

"Hey, guys. Look! A castle!" Leo exclaimed.

"We should see up close." June said.

"Rocket, land down there." Leo said.

Rocket lands on a field allowing the team to climb out. They look around in fascination.

"Wow!" They said in awe.

"I have never seen anything like this before." Annie said.

"Me too." Quincy said in agreement.

Leo looks around before he sees a sign. It reads.

"Welcometo the Mushroom Kingdom."

"Hey, guys. I guess we are here. We are here in the Mushroom Kingdom." He said to the team.

"You're right, Leo. We are in the Mushroom Kingdom." June said.

"We should check this place out." Annie said.

"Let's go." Leo said and they walk down the path wich leads to the entrance of the kingdom.

They reach to the gate which is a pair of large doors. On the right a small door in the middle. Next to it was a large rope and a knocker. Leo reaches to it before he pulls it down which rang a large bell. Then the small door opens and a Toad with a staff appears. He also has a mustache.

"Who rang that bell?!" He asked with a Scottish accent.

"We did" The kids replied.

"Can't you read?!"

"Read what?" Annie asked.

"The notice!" The Toad Gatekeeper replied.

"What notice?" Quincy asked.

"It's on the door, as plain as the mustache on my face! Oh." The Gatekeeper places a sign on the door before closing the smaller on.

"Bell out of order. Please knock." The kids read it.

Leo knocks on the knocker, and the Gateman reemerges.

"Well, that's more like it! Now, state your business." He spoke

"We are here for the party." Leo said.

"What party? There are many parties here in the Mushroom Kingdom."

"The party at the castle hosted by Princess Peach." June said.

"The princess? Oh ho! Yes. Her Royal Highness is hosting a party here in here kingdom." The Gatekeeper said which made the team smile "So do you have your invitation?"

"Oh." Leo remembers that the invitation had created the pipe for him and his team to reach the outskirts of the Mushroom Kingdom. "It made us a gateway to be here. Now we don't know where it is."

"Well I'm sorry. No invite. No party." The Gatekeeper said.

[Wait! I got it right here!] Rocket beeps, showing the Gatekeeper the invitation.

"Well, Great Scott! Why didn't you say that in the first place? That's a Goomba of a different color! Come on in!" The Gatekeeper smiles before he closes the door and opens the large gates.

Once the gates are opened, Leo and his friends were amazed to see the Mushroom Kingdom. A variety of buildings and Toads are among the urban area. There are shops which sell clothing, a supermarket for food, even a flower shop. Also, there is a school for education and a hospital for medical treatment.

"Whoa!" The kids said in awe.

"This is so cool!" Quincy said.

Most of the Toads were amazed before they gather around the team and Rocket.

"Hi!" Annie said waving.

"Hi there. You're new here?" A Toad asked.

"Yes. I'm Leo and these are my friends." Leo introduced.

"Hi, I'm Annie." Annie said, waving to the Toads.

"I'm Quincy." The African American said.

"I'm June." The Asian Girl said, bowing to the Toads.

"And this is our friend, Rocket." Leo introduced the Toads to the red ship who beeps, saying hello.

"Hello there. We are Toads. And welcome to Toad Town. Are you here for the party?" The Toad asked.

"How did you know?" Annie asked.

"Everyone knows that. Princess Peach had sent out invitations to everyone. Even the Mario Bros."

"The Mario Brothers?" Quincy asked.

"The heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom. Princess Peach always invited them to her castle." Toad replied.

"Oh. Can you show us where the castle is?" Leo asks.

"Straight ahead. It is large so just follow the road to the entrance."

Leo and his friends look ahead and see the castle nearby. On top of the towers were flags flying over. In the front castle was a large stained glass window with an image of the princess holding a rose.

"There it is. The castle." Annie said.

"Are you guys ready?" Leo asked.

"Yes!" The team replied.

[Yes!] Rocket replied.

"Let's go!" Leo said.

Leo leads his friends towards the entrance to the castle. As they walk down the path, they suddenly hear engine noises.

"What is that?" Leo asks.

"Oh. That must be a race that is happening today." The Toad replied. He leads to some bushes before seeing through. They then see a road before looking to the left. Coming in fast were go-karts. Driving the karts were Shy-Guys.

"Whoa!" The Little Einsteins exclaimed.

"That's the Mario Raceway. Drivers from all over the kingdom come here to see who is the best. Mario is the King." The Toad replied.

"King?" June asked,

"The King of the Race. No one has been able to beat his racing streak."

"What's the streak?" Leo asks.

"500-0" The Toad.

"500-0?!" The team asked and the Toad nods in reply.

"Wow." Quincy said.

Leo looks at the race track. Mario is the best on the race track. No one can be able to beat him.

"Has anyone tried to beat him?" He asks the Toad.

"None succeed." He replied.

"What if I try?"

"What?" Annie asks.

"What if I beat him in a race?" Leo asks.

"I say that is nuts. It would take years for someone like you to challenge Mario."

"If Rocket can win the Great Sky Race, then so can I. After the party, I will challenge Mario to a race." Leo declared.

"Leo!" June pleaded.

"We should head for the castle. It is about to start." The Toad said.

The group head for the entrance of the castle. Annie grabs Leo's hand.

"Leo, what are you doing? You can't beat Mario in a race!" She said.

"I have to try, Annie. We have won the Sky Race twice in the air." Leo said.

"You forgot that we helped Carmine win his race too." Quincy said.

"If Carmine can win, then so can I. I will win this race for all of us." Leo said.

"Way to go, Leo." June said.

"Leo, I don't want you to get hurt." Annie pleaded.

"I promise, Annie." Leo said before hugging his sister.

"Hey, guys. We are here!" Quincy said.

The team has arrived at the entrance of the castle.


[Elsewhere]

Meanwhile, coming out of the large green pipe was none other than Big Jet. The blue MIG looks around before flying through the clouds. He looks around before he sees some dark clouds and flies towards them. The dark clouds reduce the visibility, making it difficult for pilots to fly through, but Big Jet does not care. After twenty minutes, Big Jet is out of the clouds before he looks around and finds out that he is in a volcanic area. Not far from him, was a large castle before fly towards it. Whatever Big Jet is up to, can not be good.

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