Part 1: A Plea from the Stars

Chapter 6: Guardian Goombas



Mario and Goombario walked down the path to Toad Town. The sun was coming down. "We should set up camp, Mario." Said Goombario wearily. 'Yeah, it's getting late. No use traveling at night." They set up a small camp with supplies the goomba family had given them earlier. They ate some soup that Goomama had fixed them. "Your mother is a wonderful cook," said Mario. "Yeah, she wants to be as good a cook as Tayce T. someday!" "Tayce T.? Isn't that the famous cook in Toad Town?" asked Mario. "Yeah, that's her. She's the best cook in the entire kingdom!" later that night, they were asleep in sleeping bags they had been given. The next morning, they ate breakfast before packing up the camp and walking along. They soon came to a section of path that was raised higher than the path they were on. "How do we get up there?" wondered Mario. Suddenly, two large goombas jumped down in front of them. "What is your business here!?" demanded the red one. "Yeah…" said the blue one, who looked rather sickly. "I'm Mario and this is Goombario. We're just going to Toad Town." "You aren't getting past us! We have orders to guard the castle of the great Goomba King!" announced the red one, "You will have to fight us to get past!" "If you insist." replied Mario as he prepared for battle.

Red goomba jumped on Mario, hurting him. Blue goomba followed shortly after. Mario angrily slammed his hammer down upon the blue one, followed by Goombario using his Headbonk on it. The sickly Blue goomba was defeated. "You will pay for that!" cried red goomba. Mario bashed him with the hammer. Goombario Headbonked him. Red goomba then tackled Goombario, hurting him. "Goombario!" Mario cried. He leaped up and came down on Red goomba. He then bashed red goomba with his hammer again. Red goomba was defeat, as well.

The two goombas leaped back up to the ledge. "Our loss will not go unnoticed! We will meet again!" With that, they rushed away. As they went, they knocked a spring down to the path. Mario jumped on it and was sprung up to the ledge. Goombario came next. "Those guys are weird." Goombario said. "Yeah, I wonder what the king is like." Mario said back. SO, they continued. Four regular goombas rushed at them a few minutes later. Mario knocked out one with a power jump while Goombario hit one with Headbonk. The other two both tackled Goombario. Mario rushed over and grabbed the two goombas. He bonked them together and threw them at the third, knocking the three out. The first one leapt forward again, only to be hit away by Mario's hammer like a baseball. After resting up and giving Goombario a couple bandages, they continued on down the path towards the Goomba King's castle…