Super Mario Einsteins
Chapter 8: The Sands of Dry Dry Desert
A green pipe emerges from the ground and the heroes jump out of it. They look around to see miles of sand and a few cactus.
"Is this is it?" Leo asks Mario.
"It sure is. Welcome to Dry Dry desert." The plumber replied.
They see a path and they begin walking.
"This is like we're in the Sahara desert or Arabia." Annie said.
For at least an half hour, the heroes walk through the scorching heat from the area. They started to sweat from the sun.
"Phew. I'm feeling like I'm in a pizza oven." Annie said while wiping the sweat off of her forehead.
"You're telling me, Annie." Leo said in agreement.
Soon the others started to sweet but they do not mind.
"We travel through the desert many times." Toad said.
All of a sudden a cloud appears over them and a Lakitu pops from the cloud.
"Look out, you guys. That's no ordinary Lakitu." Luigi warned.
The Lakitu throws a red spike ball at the group who scatter out of the way. The spike ball that landed forms into a Spiny.
"Careful, Leo and Annie. Those Spiny are sharp." Mario warned.
A few more Spinys have landed near the group.
"I'll take care of them" Annie said. Still wielding the Fire Flower power up, she conjures flames and shoots them at the Spiny bad guys. She then goes after the Lakitu. She jumps before shooting fireballs at the bad guy. The Lakitu throws a few spiny balls at the flames. Then one of them manages to hit Annie in the chest and she falls to the ground.
Her power up is stopped and Annie changes back to normal. The Lakitu is about to throw another Spiny at Annie before Toadette jumps and smacks the bad guy away. She goes and helps Annie to her feet.
"You okay?" Toadette asks Annie.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Annie replied. She then notices her flame powers are gone, "The Fire Flower. It's gone."
"Well, Annie. All power ups have a weakness. If you get hit with brute force, you lose your power up." Toadette explains.
Leo approaches Annie and the group continues on.
Meanwhile, not far and in the skies, a large bird flies through before seeing the group. He looks at Leo before though an idea. He squawks before flying off to catch its prey.
Elsewhere in Bowser's kingdom, Quincy, June, Peach, and Rocket, who is now human, sit in the tower.
"I cannot believe that Big Jet would something like this to Rocket." Quincy said.
"Rocket, do you remember us?" June asks.
"Uhh.. who are you?" Rocket asks.
"I'm Quincy and that's June. And this is Princess Peach." Quincy said.
Rocket looks at the two children and the princess.
"So, you're Quincy, June, and Princess Peach." He said to them who nodded, "What do you do?"
"I like instruments mostly the trumpet." Quincy said before taking out his trumpet to play. He play at least a few notes before...
"Hey! No music instruments!" A Koopa Guard shouted.
With that the guard leaves.
"That's rude." Peach said.
"You're telling me." Rocket said before turning to June, "What do you do, June?"
"Me? I love to dance." June replied. With that, she starts dancing around which admires both Peach and Rocket. From the cell door, one of the guards sees June doing her performance.
"She's magnificent. His majesty shall be thrill about this." He said before leaving the prison.
Rocket then looks at June and starts to remember something.
(Flashback)
At the Glass Slipper Ball, June had placed on the glass slipper on her feet. Then a large crown floats and its placed on Rocket. When the music plays, Rocket asks June for a dance.
"Why yes, Rocket. I would love to dance." She replied and the two dance.
(Flashback ends)
"I remember you when you ask me for a dance at the ball." Rocket said.
"You do remember." Quincy said.
"Yes. But not everything. And you, Quincy. You did save me and my team when we're stranded out at sea." Rocket said.
"We're getting somewhere." Peach said.
As the group chatters, the gaurd reach to Junior who tells him about June's dance. He gets excited and starts to make plans for him to dance with June.
Back with the heroes, the sun starts to take a toll of them. The heat is getting intense.
"How much further?" Annie asked as she is being helped by her brother.
"Halfway there." Mario said
screech*
The group startled at the sound.
"What was that?" Toad asks.
"Klepto." Mario replied
All of a sudden, diving from the sun, was the large Condor bird, Klepto.
"Run!" Luigi shouted.
The group scatters as Klepto reaches out its claws to snatch someone. He goes for Toad and Toadette who jump over a large rock. It then sees Leo and Annie who are running in a different direction.
Annie is running when she trips and lands on the ground. Leo turns to sees her sister.
"Annie!" He shouted before rushing towards her. Mario and Luigi turn to see Klepto charging at Leo and Annie.
"Come on, Luigi!" He shouted.
Leo helps his sister up before seeing Klepto. Then to Annie's horror, Leo stands in front of her and spreads his arm out.
"Leo!" She shouted.
Klepto reaches out and grabs Leo. He gets lifted up in the air.
"LEO!!" The group shouted.
"Annie, keep going! You have to rescue the others!" Leo shouted.
"No, Leo! I'm not leaving you!" Annie shouted.
"Just go!" Leo shouted as he gets taken away.
"Leo!!"
Annie watches as Leo and Klepto dissappear over the horizon.
"No. I'm not leaving my brother."
Annie said with determination.
"We got to keep going." Luigi said.
"Not without my brother!" Annie argued, "I will save him and you guys can't stop me!"
The group looks at Annie. She has never confronted someone before until now. Annie is willing to save Leo.
"You're right, Annie. We can't do this without Leo." Luigi said.
"Mario, where do you think Klepto is heading?" Annie asks the red plumber.
"I know where he's heading..."
The scene changes where Klepto flies through a sandstorm with Leo underneath. When they pass through they arrived at an ancient structure surrounded by quicksand and Tox Boxes.
"The Pyramid..." Mario said.
Will write more soon...
