Part 1: A Plea from the Stars
Chapter 4: Hammer It Home
Mario crawled out of the debris left by the fallen veranda. He shook his head a bit and looked around. He was in a forest behind the village. There were a few goombas running about. These ones were the angry types that were in Bowser's army. Goompa crawled out of the debris behind Mario. " Suppose we have to get back to the village, Mario. Unfortunately, the hammer you wanted isn't around. It must have been flung farther away." "Is there any way to make this day worse?" 'It's ok, I know these woods well. We'll go find the hammer and be back in Goomba Village." "Sounds ok." They walked off down a path nearby. Little did they know that they were being watched by a mysterious figure in the bushes nearby…
They came to a large area. The only way out was the path they came down through. Goompa looked around. "Try checking in the bushes for the hammer." Mario complied by looking in bush nearby. A few minutes later he found the hammer in a bush. Mario held up the hammer for Goompa to see. "Yep, that's it." "Great, now we can head back to the village!" "NOT SO FAST!!!" cried a voice from the path. A little koopa who looked like a shell with koopa arms, legs, and a head poking out. The top part was on his head like a helmet. 'What do you think you're doing in my secret hideout!?" demanded the koopa. "That's Jr. Troopa, Goombario says he's a bully around here." "That's right, old man," cried Jr. Troopa, "and you will now have to fight you're out!" "Ok by me." Said Mario."
Mario and Jr. Troopa stood facing each other, Goompa standing back. Jr. Troopa lashed out to attack, only to be walloped by Mario's hammer. Jr. Troopa was furious. He rushed forward and tackled Mario. Mario leaped in the air and jumped on top of him, doing more damage. Jr. Troopa rushed forward again, but Mario dodged and slammed Jr. Troopa in the back with his hammer. Jr. Troopa slammed into a tree, causing a dolly to fall out and conk him on the head. Jr. Troopa was enraged even more. He glowed a bit and rushed at Mario full speed. Mario held his hammer high and brought it down on Jr. Troopa's head just as he was about to tackle Mario. This time Jr. Troopa was out cold. Goompa picked up the doll with his non-existent arms. "This doll belongs to Goombaria. That Jr. Troopa must have stolen it." 'We can return it, as well." With that, they continued down the path they came from. They came to the wreckage of the veranda. Goompa gave more advice. "Sometime you can hit a tree with your hammer and something will fall out. Mario tried it out by hitting a tree. A mushroom fell out. Mario picked up the mushroom and put it in his pocket before continuing. They came to a spring-like contraption. 'That's a spring, you can use it to bounce up to that ledge above us." Mario jumped on the spring and was flung way up to a ledge. He noticed a fire flower growing there, so he grabbed it and jumped down to the ground. "Ok, Goompa, let's get back to the village." Mario said as he and Goompa walked down the path to Goomba Village.
Chapter 4: Hammer It Home
Mario crawled out of the debris left by the fallen veranda. He shook his head a bit and looked around. He was in a forest behind the village. There were a few goombas running about. These ones were the angry types that were in Bowser's army. Goompa crawled out of the debris behind Mario. " Suppose we have to get back to the village, Mario. Unfortunately, the hammer you wanted isn't around. It must have been flung farther away." "Is there any way to make this day worse?" 'It's ok, I know these woods well. We'll go find the hammer and be back in Goomba Village." "Sounds ok." They walked off down a path nearby. Little did they know that they were being watched by a mysterious figure in the bushes nearby…
They came to a large area. The only way out was the path they came down through. Goompa looked around. "Try checking in the bushes for the hammer." Mario complied by looking in bush nearby. A few minutes later he found the hammer in a bush. Mario held up the hammer for Goompa to see. "Yep, that's it." "Great, now we can head back to the village!" "NOT SO FAST!!!" cried a voice from the path. A little koopa who looked like a shell with koopa arms, legs, and a head poking out. The top part was on his head like a helmet. 'What do you think you're doing in my secret hideout!?" demanded the koopa. "That's Jr. Troopa, Goombario says he's a bully around here." "That's right, old man," cried Jr. Troopa, "and you will now have to fight you're out!" "Ok by me." Said Mario."
Mario and Jr. Troopa stood facing each other, Goompa standing back. Jr. Troopa lashed out to attack, only to be walloped by Mario's hammer. Jr. Troopa was furious. He rushed forward and tackled Mario. Mario leaped in the air and jumped on top of him, doing more damage. Jr. Troopa rushed forward again, but Mario dodged and slammed Jr. Troopa in the back with his hammer. Jr. Troopa slammed into a tree, causing a dolly to fall out and conk him on the head. Jr. Troopa was enraged even more. He glowed a bit and rushed at Mario full speed. Mario held his hammer high and brought it down on Jr. Troopa's head just as he was about to tackle Mario. This time Jr. Troopa was out cold. Goompa picked up the doll with his non-existent arms. "This doll belongs to Goombaria. That Jr. Troopa must have stolen it." 'We can return it, as well." With that, they continued down the path they came from. They came to the wreckage of the veranda. Goompa gave more advice. "Sometime you can hit a tree with your hammer and something will fall out. Mario tried it out by hitting a tree. A mushroom fell out. Mario picked up the mushroom and put it in his pocket before continuing. They came to a spring-like contraption. 'That's a spring, you can use it to bounce up to that ledge above us." Mario jumped on the spring and was flung way up to a ledge. He noticed a fire flower growing there, so he grabbed it and jumped down to the ground. "Ok, Goompa, let's get back to the village." Mario said as he and Goompa walked down the path to Goomba Village.