Super Geno RPG


Chapter 3



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Dawn was approaching. The sun was slowly crawling up into the rosy sky,
snuffing out tiny stars and setting the clouds on fire on its journey. Birds'
songs floated through the air on a light, gentle breeze, and morning dew
dripped off the blades of fresh green grass. Geno walked down the dirt path
that led through Tadpole Pond, enjoying the sight of the coming dawn, as
he approached the edge of the water. A little tadpole, who was swimming by,
noticed the blue battler walking up, and swam toward him.


"Hi," The little tadpole greeted cheerfully. "How can I help you?"


Geno, stepping closer to the water, heeded the tadpole's call. "I'm here to
see Frogfucius," the blue battler replied.


The tadpole gave Geno a suspicious look. "Why? What do you need him for?"


"I need his advice on a very important manner," the blue battler said.
"May I speak to him?"


The tadpole thought for a moment. "Oh. Ok. Come on guys, form a bridge to
Frogfucius's place."


Geno watched as the tadpole disappeared into the water, and then, a minute
later, pop up with a group of other tadpoles, who organized themselves into a
single file bridge. Geno hopped and landed on the first tadpole, then the next,
and continued doing that until he stepped foot onto the island across from the
shore, and discovered a very worried looking Frogfucius. Frogfucius looked up
at Geno as he approached, looking, as Geno saw, expectant of his arrival.


"It's about time you arrived," Frogfucius said with an added "tsk-tsk". "I
was worried you weren't going to make it. You shouldn't make your elders stand
around and wait all day like that. It's disrespectful, you know."


Geno raised an eyebrow, but relaxed when Frogfucius gave the blue battler a
conspicuous wink. The old frog was only joking around, and gave Geno a few slaps
on the back. He then cleared his throat.


"I see you've met the trio that's been wreaking havoc throughout the world,
am I correct?"


Geno, assuming Frogfucius was talking about Yerin, Reno, and their leader,
nodded. "Wreaking havoc throughout the world...?" the blue battler then questioned.
"What do you mean?"


Frogfucius gave Geno a more serious look. "There's more to it than you know," the
old frog said. "Your friend and his mother weren't the only ones they kidnapped."


Geno paused, and felt worry fill his heart. "Who else was?"


Frogfucius gave a sigh, as if he sorely wished he never had to tell. When the answer
left the old frog's throat, and reached Geno's ears, it rocked the blue battler's world
as much as Gaz's and his mother's abduction did.


"Mario."


Geno's crimson eyes widened in shock, and his heart began to sink under the weight of
that one word. He couldn't believe it...just couldn't believe it...


Mixed feelings grew in the old frog's heart as he studied Geno's reaction. The old frog
knew of Geno's kind, soft demeanor, and his mind struggled with the thought of going into
detail. After his heart, which felt Geno had been burdened too much already, and his mind,
which knew Geno had to know more about the situation, finished their fight, Frogfucius decided
and his mind won.


"As you can see, we are in the midst of a grave situation here," Frogfucius said. "A
situation that the entire world, now, is involved in. For you see, Princess Toadstool had
been with Mario during the abduction, and was taken as well. The entire Mushroom Kingdom's
in an uproar. Bowser has been reported to have "mysteriously disappeared", and I fear he may
have met the same fate as Mario. Nimbus Land is missing their leaders, too; for they were also
abducted, along with Prince Mallow."


As Frogfucius mentioned Prince Mallow, Geno heard a soft tone in the old frog's voice,
a tone of deep sadness and fear. This tone increased, and grew shaky, as Frogfucius continued.


"Those three cloaked men, the ones that you have encountered, are behind all of the abductions,
but they are merely the pawns of a higher, more malevolent force. Mario, your little friend Gaz
and his mother, and everyone else, are being used for something...something evil...and I fear that
if something drastic isn't done soon, they may...die..."


When that last word escaped Frogfucius's throat, he gave a choked cry, and broke down and wept.
The old frog's green, webbed hands reached up and covered his face as tears streamed down his cheeks,
and as those tears fell to the earth, Frogfucius felt an arm wrap around his shoulders. The old frog
looked up, and his coal-black, tearstained eyes met Geno's crimson ones, and the old frog saw the
sadness that also filled Geno's heart at that moment, and the shield of compassion that attempted to
hide it.


"Hey, now," Geno crooned. "It'll be all right...I will not let them die."


Those gentle words managed to quell Frogfucius's tears for a moment, and in that moment, he said
this: "I apologize...now is certainly not the time to cry. If your intention is to save everyone, then
know this: those three cloaked henchmen possess the very key to your success...literally."


Geno nodded in understanding. He had watched Yerin and Reno fighting over something before he
made his presence known, and their words rung in his head like the sounds of bells. Geno's mind
didn't pay so much attention to that as to the item Yerin and Reno were fighting over. His mind's
eye managed to zoom in on it...


"You must get that key at all costs," Frogfucius said. "Without it, all hope for our friends is lost.
If you need a place to start looking, go to Moleville: I feel something big is about to happen over there,
and the citizens will need your help."



Geno's ears drunk all of Frogfucius's words in. "Thanks for everything," the blue battler replied. "I promise
you that I'll bring everyone back, safe and sound." He then turned to leave, but before he took one step, he felt
a cold and clammy hand rest on his shoulder. Geno turned around, to find Frogfucius facing him, a half smile forming
on his tear-stained face.


"Hold on a minute, there," the old frog said. "There's still one more thing you may be needing..."


Frogfucius walked away, and headed toward the dresser at the edge of his island. Geno raised an eyebrow, wondering
what Frogfucius was doing as the old frog rummaged through each of the drawers, and after a minute, he returned to Geno,
holding a bag. Frogfucius then gave that bag to Geno, and the jingle the bag made as the blue battler took it clued him
in on what was inside: money, and lots of it. Geno looked surprised for a second, but before he could say anything in
protest, Frogfucius spoke up.


"Take it," the old frog said. "You'll be needing it more than I will. Good luck..."



Geno was reluctant to take the money at first, but with Frogfucius's insistance, he took off his cap and tossed the
money bag in. The old frog watched in amazement as the hat fell in, and shrank to almost nothing as it did. Geno put
his hat back on, gave Frogfucius a soft nod, and then departed, headed for Moleville.



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"This had better be good, Davan."


Yerin and Reno, who had managed to recover from the previous night's wounds,
stood to the side and watched as their leader bowed before their Queen. They
had returned an hour ago, and with quite a catch, as Davan was explaining to
her Highness at the moment.


"Hmm," their Queen said. "An innkeeper and her son...and also the Mario clan.
Perhaps you and your two idiot sidekicks did something good for once. Good
work..."


The cloaked trio smiled. They enjoyed the low, purring sound that their Queen's
voice made when she was pleased, Reno especially. He loved the way that their
Queen's voice matched her every feature perfectly, from her smooth, sweet, curvy
frame, to the silk, midnight blue dress that fit her like a glove. Reno's eyes
traveled upward, tasted the sight of his Queen's delicate feet, covered by
high heels of the same color as her dress, and devoured the smooth, vanilla
skin that was revealed as his Queen crossed her legs. But as Reno's eyes traveled
up, his eyes feasted on something wonderful: his Queen's beautiful cleavage,
which served as a mere appetizer to what was hidden beneath the low-cut top
of her dress: his Queen's large, round, beautiful breasts, the sight of which
dazzled Reno, and made large drops of drool start to run down his chin....


"RENO!!!"


Reno shouted and jumped in shock, to find Yerin, their Queen, and Davan, the
cloaked trio's leader, staring at him. Reno stared back, and this lasted for
a long moment of complete silence, until someone finally spoke up.


"ANYWAY....when Reno wipes the drool off of his face and starts to pay attention,
I will continue giving you your next mission."


Reno immediately obliged, and watched as his Queen rose gracefully, and
sauntered down the steps leading from her throne, and walked to the center of
the room, swinging her hips a little with each step. She stopped, suddenly,
and raised her slender arms high in the air, and whispered words from a far
off and ancient language. The Queen's body began to glow a gentle sky blue,
and a large orb floated down from the ceiling, until it was at chest level
with the Queen. Her arms returned to her sides, and she turned to the
cloaked trio.


"Come forward," she commanded.


Yerin, Reno, and Davan made a mad dash to reach their Queen, tripping over
each other and cursing all the way. She shook her head, ashamed that her
three henchmen had to go through such antics just to walk a few feet. She
could only imagine how they managed to abduct all those wonderful victims...


"What's our next mission, your Beautiful, Wonderful, Angelic, Big Busted..."


"RENO!!!"


"...Highness?"


The Queen rolled her eyes. "Now then," she announced. "Here is the game plan."
She placed her hand to the large orb in front of her, waited as she watched
the orb glow, and then moved her hand. The sphere now showed a map of the Mushroom
Kingdom, as it would appear through a fortune teller's crystal ball. The Queen
directed her henchmen's attention to an area far south on the map.


"Here is your next target," she said. "...Booster Tower. You are to bring
the inhabitants of the building here, and then destroy the Tower."


Yerin, Reno, and Davan stood there for a moment, dedicating their mission to
memory. As they did, thoughts started floating into Yerin's head, thoughts of
last night, particularly one of that blue doll thing that had attacked him and
his cohorts...


"Umm...umm...wait! Your Highness! We, uh...forgot to tell you...when we were
dropping off the first batch of hostages, this strange looking doll thing came
and attacked us, trying to take away our victims! What if he shows up again?"


The Queen turned and faced Yerin, looking down at him with her crystal blue
eyes. She wished that Yerin would've mentioned this little detail sooner, but
knowing him and the other two, she was surprised they had bothered to remember
such an incident at all. This would have to call for a change of plans...


"Hand over the key," their Queen commanded. Davan immediately obliged, and
watched in shock as the Queen snapped the key into thirds, and handed a piece
to each of her henchmen.


"You will attack Booster Tower as I have already stated. When you have completed
your mission, put these pieces back together, and report to me here. If, by chance,
this strange man you speak of interferes, you all must separate, each of you protecting
your piece of the key. You must not let him get his hands on these pieces, understand?"


Yerin, Reno, and Davan nodded, carelessly tossing their pieces of the key in their
hands and giggling when they dropped them. The Queen slapped her forehead in
utter disgust...she knew it was a mistake to trust those idiots with her portal key,
but she didn't have much of a choice about it.


"Would you get going already?!"


The cloaked trio immediately obliged, and dashed out of the throne room, kicking
up their robes and tripping all the way. "I'm going to regret this," the Queen
mumbled to herself. She sighed softly, walked over to her throne, plopped down
and summoned the large orb over to her. With a wave of her hand, the picture
the orb displayed changed from a map of the Mushroom Kingdom to a surveillance
view of a huge room, holding a large machine, which was surrounded by computers.
The Queen watched as technicians, clad in lab coats, waltzed into the room and
stood in front of the computers, pushing buttons and flipping switches in a
repulsively repetitive pattern. How those technicians enjoyed such boring work
was quite beyond her Highness's comprehension.


"But after all," the Queen said to herself. "That IS the Soul Machine, of
my design...and each and every day, with every unfortunate creature that the
Soul Machine robs of life, I come a step closer to taking over this world...
to enjoying the looks on the faces of those who must either surrender to my
will, or face utter destruction...."


The Queen sent her large orb away, stood up, and stretched gracefully, like
a cat in the morning. She was tired, bored, and sick of ranting to herself.
As she sauntered through her throne room and reached the doors, she gave herself
a mental note. 'When this world is mine,' she thought, 'I will name it after
myself...Desdemona.'


Smiling to herself, Queen Desdemona departed from her throne room and slammed
the doors behind her.


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