The Primmer - Chapter 4
The Super Mushroom
(Mario, Luigi, etc. are copyright Nintendo. Quinn Mario is copyright Ironfoot.)
(Nightfall)
Quinn awoke on a sandy beach. Sand was in his mouth, his eyes were burning from salt, and his hands were wrinkled like raisons. He slowly got up, with his hands digging into the wet sand. As he stood up, he noticed that the sun had already set, and stars were shining bright above him. His boots were full of sand and gunk, so he decided to sit down on the sand to clean them out. As he did, he watched the various species of fish swim out in the warm ocean waters. Quinn was amazed by their intelligence. The greater part of him thought that the Dolphins would let him drown in the crystal blue waters, but here he was, upon shore and alive. Quinn took off both of his boots and threw them behind him. He was now convinced that he truly was lost, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Considering that the last thing he saw aboard the Onager was the mainland of The Mushroom Kingdom, Quinn was pretty convinced that the Dolphins had brought him to the TMK coastline. Knowing this, Quinn wondered if he should go look for Kinopio, or if he should find a place to sleep. Quinn yawned at the thought. He already made up his mind.
Quinn took off his backpack and dropped it into the wet sand. Using it as a pillow, he laid down and relaxed his head on it. He put his hands behind his head, and thoughtfully gazed at the stars. Quinn knew that this may be one of the last times he could relax like this, so he tried to forget what happened that day, tried to forget that he's actually on a very dangerous mission. The stars above were very hypnotizing, and they held his gaze for quite some time. He wondered if he would ever meet "Jamila Yoshi" ever again. If what she said was right, and that Palunto may indeed try to invite him to an evil land, Quinn decided he'd best be on his guard.
As his green eyes drifted toward the blue ocean waters, his mind was suddenly diverted to his mission of capturing Leon Laviand. Leon Laviand was a clever boy, and very hard to capture. Quinn tried to see the philosophy that Cain Laviand gave him: surprise Leon, capture him, and bring him back to Mars. However, Quinn knew the boy well, and could see no way to capture Leon by the means of surprise. He would have to think logically and strategically to capture Leon, and that would take time and training. He yawned again. Sleep was quickly overtaking him as he listened to the quiet rolling of waves breaking onto the sandy beach. Before sleep overtook him, Quinn thought he saw a flying object in the sky, as small as a white dot, passing over him.
********Wake up.********
Quinn's eyes shot open once he heard the voice echo in his head. It was the same, seductive voice that he heard the night before. He instantly got up, looking around to find the source of the voice. Instead, the chilly dawn wind blew in his face, making his body shiver. A shadow passed over him, and Quinn looked up to see what it was.
A Doomship.
********Run.********
Quinn quickly grabbed his bag, slipped on his shoes, and bolted through the morning mist. What he didn't want was for him to be captured and brought to the Koopa Empire as a slave. He was now certain that he was on the TMK mainland, and it would be a shame to lose the fight now. Reaching the edge of the forest, Quinn took one last look at the Doomship. Portions of the metallic-plated ship were now rotating around to reveal immense cannons, all aimed at Quinn. Quinn gritted his teeth, and darted into the thick overhanging trees of the forest. He stepped on thick leaves, jumped over rotting logs, and avoided the cannonballs that he knew were being fired at him. One of them exploded to his right, and Quinn thrown to his left. He slammed into a great tree, and slipped to the ground. He put his hand to his head as a reaction to his pain. He looked to the right in disgust, seeing the Doomship headed straight for him. Cannonballs exploded in the ground all around him, and great pillars of dirt rose into the air. Trying to regain his strength, Quinn began to stand up, but noticed something growing rather quickly on the ground next to him. It looked like a mushroom. Quinn hastily picked it up, put it in his pocket, and started to run again. He reached a hillside, and started to climb it, with the cannonballs shaking the earth with their explosions. He didn't dare turn back.
Suddenly, there was a great cry, and a sphere of energy hit the hill Quinn was climbing. Quinn lost his grip, and started to fall towards the earth. However, he escaped death by grabbing onto one of the many tree vines of the forest. The spheres of energy were all around him now, mixed in with the roaring cannonballs. As Quinn hanged from the vine 30 feet from the ground, he couldn't help but notice the danger that was approaching him. The Doomship were now unloading soldiers, each with their own wands that Quinn saw before with Roy Koopa. One of these soldiers had particularly spiky blue hair. His wand was pointed directly at him, and he had a sly smile across his face. "Larry Koopa of the Koopa Empire hereby orders you under arrest of interfering a Mushroom slave coup. Come down, or you shall be utterly destroyed."
Quinn took out the mushroom from his pocket and examined it. He had heard of the legend many times before, when the Great Mario ate the mushroom and he would grow in size and strength. Would it work now? Quinn shrugged at the thought. Suddenly, Larry Koopa opened fire on him. Not thinking of anything else to do, Quinn ate the mushroom, jumped from the vine, and disappeared into the trees as a sphere of energy narrowly missed him.
Larry Koopa, using a jerky movement with his blue eyes, signaled the soldier beside him to advance further ahead and investigate. The soldier clutched his wand, and moved forward. He looked left and right, as if expecting Quinn Mario to suddenly jump out and attack him. The soldier now paused, as if hearing something rustle in the think and lush forest. Convinced that it was Quinn, the soldier slowly walked over to the source of the sound. He stopped at a rather small tree that was full of vines. He pointed his wand at it and prepared to shoot. "Ulch emedai?" asked the soldier as he turned toward his commander, expecting a response.
But Larry Koopa was gone.
Larry could barely keep on his feet as a gigantic Quinn Mario, about 10 times the size of him, threw rocks, trees, and some of the forest animals in his direction. The Koopa frantically tried to shoot at the overgrown human as he got closer and closer to the edge of the ocean. Quinn simply caught the spheres of energy and tossed them at Larry's soldiers, killing them instantly. Larry could feel his feet in the warm waters of the ocean as he continued to retreat from the might of Quinn. Soon, he was knee deep in the water, and he found it hard to walk. Realizing that Quinn was relentless, he got out his radio and ordered the Doomship to fire every available cannonball at Quinn. The Doomship did just that, and began to hurl all of the cannonballs in the ship's inventory. However, Quinn didn't seem very threatened. Once the first cannonball was shot, Quinn ran towards it, creating massive waves that prevented Larry from reaching the coastline. Quinn then jumped up into the air, catched the cannonball, and threw it at the Doomship's control center. Moments later, a massive explosion erupted from the Control Station, causing the Doomship to swerve left. It slowly descended towards the ocean, hoping for a soft landing on the waters. However, that soft landing would never come. At that moment, Quinn Mario landed in the ocean. The Doomship was then overtaken by a 700- foot wave, and was then swept out to sea. Larry Koopa, right before being taken by the wave himself, looked angrily at Quinn, vowing revenge.
Quinn walked onto the beach. He had returned to his normal size after battling with Larry, and was soaking wet again as a result. A shiver went down his spine, and his whole body then shivered after realizing what had happened. The legend of the mushroom was indeed true. Therefore, the legend of Mario HAD to be true as well. How else could Mario defeat the King of the Koopas? Quinn smiled at the thought, since he knew now that he was the latest descendent of the Great Mario. He gladly walked back into the thick forest, picking up the same mushrooms that had helped him defeat Larry Koopa before.
(2 hours later)
A hill blocked his view, the view he knew to be the city of TMK. Quinn struggled up the rocky face, trying to get a good grip on a rock to continue his climb. He finally grabbed onto the edge of the face, and climbed over it. As he began to stand up, he saw what he's been looking for: The Mushroom Kingdom. The city was bright and massive. It took up an entire peninsula, so finding it would've been that difficult anyway. The city was indeed beautiful. There weren't massive skyscrapers like back home at Mars. Instead, the houses were wide, and were all painted white. The white paint reflected off of the sunlight, making the city glow. The might of the city however, was its massive seaport. The port included trading vessels, privately owned ships, and, most of all, military battlecruisers. In fact, Quinn could see the Onager stationed at one of the hundred's of docks. Knowing this, Quinn began to walk down the hill with the intent of finding not only Kinopio, but Leon Laviand as well.
To be continued.
The Super Mushroom
(Mario, Luigi, etc. are copyright Nintendo. Quinn Mario is copyright Ironfoot.)
(Nightfall)
Quinn awoke on a sandy beach. Sand was in his mouth, his eyes were burning from salt, and his hands were wrinkled like raisons. He slowly got up, with his hands digging into the wet sand. As he stood up, he noticed that the sun had already set, and stars were shining bright above him. His boots were full of sand and gunk, so he decided to sit down on the sand to clean them out. As he did, he watched the various species of fish swim out in the warm ocean waters. Quinn was amazed by their intelligence. The greater part of him thought that the Dolphins would let him drown in the crystal blue waters, but here he was, upon shore and alive. Quinn took off both of his boots and threw them behind him. He was now convinced that he truly was lost, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Considering that the last thing he saw aboard the Onager was the mainland of The Mushroom Kingdom, Quinn was pretty convinced that the Dolphins had brought him to the TMK coastline. Knowing this, Quinn wondered if he should go look for Kinopio, or if he should find a place to sleep. Quinn yawned at the thought. He already made up his mind.
Quinn took off his backpack and dropped it into the wet sand. Using it as a pillow, he laid down and relaxed his head on it. He put his hands behind his head, and thoughtfully gazed at the stars. Quinn knew that this may be one of the last times he could relax like this, so he tried to forget what happened that day, tried to forget that he's actually on a very dangerous mission. The stars above were very hypnotizing, and they held his gaze for quite some time. He wondered if he would ever meet "Jamila Yoshi" ever again. If what she said was right, and that Palunto may indeed try to invite him to an evil land, Quinn decided he'd best be on his guard.
As his green eyes drifted toward the blue ocean waters, his mind was suddenly diverted to his mission of capturing Leon Laviand. Leon Laviand was a clever boy, and very hard to capture. Quinn tried to see the philosophy that Cain Laviand gave him: surprise Leon, capture him, and bring him back to Mars. However, Quinn knew the boy well, and could see no way to capture Leon by the means of surprise. He would have to think logically and strategically to capture Leon, and that would take time and training. He yawned again. Sleep was quickly overtaking him as he listened to the quiet rolling of waves breaking onto the sandy beach. Before sleep overtook him, Quinn thought he saw a flying object in the sky, as small as a white dot, passing over him.
********Wake up.********
Quinn's eyes shot open once he heard the voice echo in his head. It was the same, seductive voice that he heard the night before. He instantly got up, looking around to find the source of the voice. Instead, the chilly dawn wind blew in his face, making his body shiver. A shadow passed over him, and Quinn looked up to see what it was.
A Doomship.
********Run.********
Quinn quickly grabbed his bag, slipped on his shoes, and bolted through the morning mist. What he didn't want was for him to be captured and brought to the Koopa Empire as a slave. He was now certain that he was on the TMK mainland, and it would be a shame to lose the fight now. Reaching the edge of the forest, Quinn took one last look at the Doomship. Portions of the metallic-plated ship were now rotating around to reveal immense cannons, all aimed at Quinn. Quinn gritted his teeth, and darted into the thick overhanging trees of the forest. He stepped on thick leaves, jumped over rotting logs, and avoided the cannonballs that he knew were being fired at him. One of them exploded to his right, and Quinn thrown to his left. He slammed into a great tree, and slipped to the ground. He put his hand to his head as a reaction to his pain. He looked to the right in disgust, seeing the Doomship headed straight for him. Cannonballs exploded in the ground all around him, and great pillars of dirt rose into the air. Trying to regain his strength, Quinn began to stand up, but noticed something growing rather quickly on the ground next to him. It looked like a mushroom. Quinn hastily picked it up, put it in his pocket, and started to run again. He reached a hillside, and started to climb it, with the cannonballs shaking the earth with their explosions. He didn't dare turn back.
Suddenly, there was a great cry, and a sphere of energy hit the hill Quinn was climbing. Quinn lost his grip, and started to fall towards the earth. However, he escaped death by grabbing onto one of the many tree vines of the forest. The spheres of energy were all around him now, mixed in with the roaring cannonballs. As Quinn hanged from the vine 30 feet from the ground, he couldn't help but notice the danger that was approaching him. The Doomship were now unloading soldiers, each with their own wands that Quinn saw before with Roy Koopa. One of these soldiers had particularly spiky blue hair. His wand was pointed directly at him, and he had a sly smile across his face. "Larry Koopa of the Koopa Empire hereby orders you under arrest of interfering a Mushroom slave coup. Come down, or you shall be utterly destroyed."
Quinn took out the mushroom from his pocket and examined it. He had heard of the legend many times before, when the Great Mario ate the mushroom and he would grow in size and strength. Would it work now? Quinn shrugged at the thought. Suddenly, Larry Koopa opened fire on him. Not thinking of anything else to do, Quinn ate the mushroom, jumped from the vine, and disappeared into the trees as a sphere of energy narrowly missed him.
Larry Koopa, using a jerky movement with his blue eyes, signaled the soldier beside him to advance further ahead and investigate. The soldier clutched his wand, and moved forward. He looked left and right, as if expecting Quinn Mario to suddenly jump out and attack him. The soldier now paused, as if hearing something rustle in the think and lush forest. Convinced that it was Quinn, the soldier slowly walked over to the source of the sound. He stopped at a rather small tree that was full of vines. He pointed his wand at it and prepared to shoot. "Ulch emedai?" asked the soldier as he turned toward his commander, expecting a response.
But Larry Koopa was gone.
Larry could barely keep on his feet as a gigantic Quinn Mario, about 10 times the size of him, threw rocks, trees, and some of the forest animals in his direction. The Koopa frantically tried to shoot at the overgrown human as he got closer and closer to the edge of the ocean. Quinn simply caught the spheres of energy and tossed them at Larry's soldiers, killing them instantly. Larry could feel his feet in the warm waters of the ocean as he continued to retreat from the might of Quinn. Soon, he was knee deep in the water, and he found it hard to walk. Realizing that Quinn was relentless, he got out his radio and ordered the Doomship to fire every available cannonball at Quinn. The Doomship did just that, and began to hurl all of the cannonballs in the ship's inventory. However, Quinn didn't seem very threatened. Once the first cannonball was shot, Quinn ran towards it, creating massive waves that prevented Larry from reaching the coastline. Quinn then jumped up into the air, catched the cannonball, and threw it at the Doomship's control center. Moments later, a massive explosion erupted from the Control Station, causing the Doomship to swerve left. It slowly descended towards the ocean, hoping for a soft landing on the waters. However, that soft landing would never come. At that moment, Quinn Mario landed in the ocean. The Doomship was then overtaken by a 700- foot wave, and was then swept out to sea. Larry Koopa, right before being taken by the wave himself, looked angrily at Quinn, vowing revenge.
Quinn walked onto the beach. He had returned to his normal size after battling with Larry, and was soaking wet again as a result. A shiver went down his spine, and his whole body then shivered after realizing what had happened. The legend of the mushroom was indeed true. Therefore, the legend of Mario HAD to be true as well. How else could Mario defeat the King of the Koopas? Quinn smiled at the thought, since he knew now that he was the latest descendent of the Great Mario. He gladly walked back into the thick forest, picking up the same mushrooms that had helped him defeat Larry Koopa before.
(2 hours later)
A hill blocked his view, the view he knew to be the city of TMK. Quinn struggled up the rocky face, trying to get a good grip on a rock to continue his climb. He finally grabbed onto the edge of the face, and climbed over it. As he began to stand up, he saw what he's been looking for: The Mushroom Kingdom. The city was bright and massive. It took up an entire peninsula, so finding it would've been that difficult anyway. The city was indeed beautiful. There weren't massive skyscrapers like back home at Mars. Instead, the houses were wide, and were all painted white. The white paint reflected off of the sunlight, making the city glow. The might of the city however, was its massive seaport. The port included trading vessels, privately owned ships, and, most of all, military battlecruisers. In fact, Quinn could see the Onager stationed at one of the hundred's of docks. Knowing this, Quinn began to walk down the hill with the intent of finding not only Kinopio, but Leon Laviand as well.
To be continued.