Part 1: A Plea from the Stars

Chapter 3: Tool Time



…Mario lay in the forest, unconscious. He had been there for hours. A small flash appeared above his body and holographic images of the Star Spirits appeared above him. They watched him for a few seconds. "He's the one." Said one, "Yes, with help he'll stop Bowser for good." Said another, suddenly, Mamar noticed something coming, "Someone's coming!" The images quickly disappeared into thin air. Suddenly, a little goomba wearing a pink bow walked up to Mario`s body. "What's that?" she wondered as she crept up to it. She noticed the clothes he was wearing. "He looks familiar…the red cap, the overalls, the mustache, this guy looks like Mario! Daddy!" she ran off, calling her family. Later, the goomba`s father and brother came back to the forest and carried Mario to a small village with only two houses. They took him into one and lay him on the bed.

Later that night, Mario was still out cold in the house. Suddenly, the image of Eldstar appeared above him. "Mario," he said, "...I've heard of your many victories over Bowser. You must come to Shooting Star Summit to see us. You are our only hope!" he image appeared as suddenly as it appeared. Mario awoke with a start. "Where am I? What was that dream all about?" "Oh, you're awake…" came a voice. A toad had walked in as Mario had spoken. Mario jumped out of bed and walked up to him. "Where am I?" "You're at a Toad House. Somebody found you unconscious in the forest and brought you here. There's a Toad House in every city of this land, so travelers can rest." "Thanks…" Mario walked outside. He looked around. There was only one other house. There were a few goombas running about. Soon, they noticed him and rushed up to introduce themselves. First was a goomba with a baseball cap on. "I'm Goombario! I'm you're biggest fan, Mario! I never thought I'd live to meet you!" The little Goomba who had found him ran up. "I'm Goombaria, I found you out the woods nearby!" A larger goomba with a rag on her head spoke next. "I'm Goomama, pleased to meet you." The last walked up to him; this one had a mustache. "I'm Goompapa, you've met my wife an kids." "Nice to meet you all." Said Mario. "Wait! You haven't met my grandparents yet!" cried Goombario. He led Mario to the large house next to the Toad House. They walked in. There were two old goombas sitting at a table. "These are my grandparents, Gooma and Goompa." After the introductions, Mario and Goombario went back outside. Mario explained his dream to Goompapa later. "Mabye it wasn't a dream!" said Goombario, who was listening, "you should go to that place the star said to go to!" Mario thought about it. "You're right. If it's real, they might know how to save the princess and her castle." "You'd better hurry then." Said Goompapa. Mario walked down the path that lead out of town, Goombario stopped him. 'This path leads to Toad Town, just so you know. "Thanks." Mario replied.

Suddenly, Kammy flew down from the sky on her broom. "Hahaha! Don't think you're getting to Toad Town that easily, Mario!" with that, she chanted and waved her wand. A large yellow block appeared in the sky and landed on the gate leading out of the village. There was no way around it. Kammy laughed and flew away. "This is terrible!" cried Goombario. Goompapa walked up to Mario. "We might be able to fix this. Goompa has a large hammer we could use. Why don't you go see if he'll loan it to us?" "Ok." Said Mario as he walked to the large house. He stepped inside. Gooma was at the table. "Hi, uh, where is Goompa?" "Oh, he's out on the veranda again." Replied Gooma. Mario walked out onto the veranda overlooking the woods behind the village. Goompa sat on the chair, looking at the woods below. The hammer sat on a table next to him. "Uh, Goompa, may I borrow you're hammer for a while?" Goompa turned to answer, but before he could say anything, the veranda creaked and then collapsed. Goompa and Mario fell for dozens of feet, down the ledge that the village was next to. The veranda crashed to the ground below. Goompa and Mario crashed down next. They were both instantly knocked out…