King Toadstool, Peach's father, ran up to the ship as soon as it had touched down. As the passengers came out of the ship the King shrieked, "The Bowser Castle is going to attack us." Everyone looked at him with shocked looks, so he explained, "They found our base and have a 'Bowser Cannon' which takes one hour to load up a shot, but one shot has enough power to destroy an entire planet. Our one advantage is that it takes an hour to load up, which would normally not be a draw back for the Bowser Castle because the victim would not know that the attack was coming. But one of our men intercepted a report planning the attack. The cannon has probably already started loading up. We're sending a small squadron of fighter ships into space to destroy the Bowser Castle. We heard that you Luigi, and you too Mario, were good pilots. Will you help us?"
"Of course", said Mario. "I'd be more than happy to help the rebel cause. Besides, I'm looking for a little bit of revenge against the Villain Empire."
"I'm only going if I can take my Centennial Eagle", Luigi responded.
"Fine", said King Toadstool. "Then it is settled. The two of you will depart immediately with the rest of the squadron. Peach please give me the blueprints so I can search for a weakness in the Bowser Castle."
"I have already found it", Peach explained. "On the surface of the Castle is a little opening that leads down to the main control room. It is used for when the workers need to make repairs and they use ladders to get down the hole. It's very tiny and blends in with the surface of the castle. It's barely noticeable and bound to be guarded by enemy spacecrafts. But if you can fly downwards towards the hole, shoot a laser directly into it, and then pull up in time, the Castle will be destroyed. It's nearly impossible to pull off but it's the only way."
"Oh, very, very good", squealed the fat king. "I will go and inform the other pilots right away." He waddled off towards the hangar, followed by Luigi and then Mario.
"Mario", Peach yelled out. Mario turned around and headed back towards Peach. "Good Luck", she said, blushing hysterically.
"Oh, um…, thanks", mumbled Mario as his faced turned redder than his shirt. "Well um… I think I gotta go now." He waved goodbye to Peach and started walking towards the hangar. And no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop thinking about Peach…
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"All right men", came Captain Fox McCloud's voice through the intercom on all of the rebel ships. "We're on a dangerous mission and we're a small fleet because we couldn't afford to send such a large fleet on a secret mission. But we have to hit the small hole just like the King said."
"Roger that", said Mario into his speaker. He was very nervous about this mission because all though it was true that he had flown many times before and was rather good at it, he had never done anything this dangerous before. He already had his finger over the trigger, ready to shoot the laser because the sooner he got out of this ship the better…
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The king hadn't been kidding when he said that they were sending a small fleet. Aside from Mario, Luigi, and Fox there were only three other pilots. They were Fox's friends, Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, and Peppy Hare. He didn't know any of these people very well, aside form Luigi, and this made him even more nervous. The Bowser Castle had moved closer since he had last been in it and it was now rather close to the rebel base and Mario saw it looming in the near distance. It was big, dark, and scary as far as Mario was concerned.
"I'll cover you", yelled Slippy into the intercom. He flew forward just as they reached the Castle. He started firing at the Koopa Ships that were flying and shooting towards the rebels. As Slippy used his various maneuvers to dodge shots while taking out his enemies, the others went in to attempt an attack on the main control room.
Peppy was the first to try and he circled around well above the hole before dive-bombing towards it. He shot lasers through the hole, but none of them seemed to hit the main control room. He pulled up just in the nick of time and started flying just above the surface of the castle.
"You should probably pull up Peppy", Fox said as his voice echoed throughout all of the ships.
"No, I'm fine", responded Peppy as his ship started shaking back and forth and he tried to regain control of the ship.
"PEPPY, PULL UP!!!", Fox screamed, but it was too late. Peppy's ship struck the ground, and all that was seen was a giant fireball as the spacecraft exploded on contact.
"You losers can't do anything right", Falco sighed, "Watch a pro." Then he too attempted to dive bomb the hole, but his lasers missed and he experienced a type of 'turbulence', similar to that of Peppy's when he got near the surface. He pulled up and yelled into the intercom, "It's no hope. The lasers will never hit the room. Besides, when you get too close to the surface the ship goes outta control."
"I took care of all the Koopa Ships", Slippy's voice suddenly interrupted. "I'm coming over to help you guys out." But the fact was that he hadn't defeated all of the Koopa Ships as there was one remaining one. It snuck up behind Slippy and blasted his ship with laser cannons.
"I've been hit… I'm not gonna make it", were Slippy's last words as his ship went spiraling out of control. The engine burst into flames and within a second the whole ship exploded, just like Peppy's had.
"Damn it", yelled Fox, "I'm losing too many men. We have to get out of here now." As he was speaking, Luigi's Centennial Eagle swooped down and blasted at the remaining Koopa Ship. The ship was just barely nicked and it went spiraling out into space. But it was lost, not destroyed. And as the ship went tumbling into space, Mario got a glimpse of the pilot. It was none other than the mysterious man who had struck down Toad.
The sight of this man and that fact that he had struck again, this time against Slippy, fueled Mario's hatred for the Villain Empire. He would not give up now. As Fox and the crew began to retreat he screamed, "Not yet. Just give me a try." He sent his ship plummeting towards the hole, letting his hatred and anger control him, and fired at the control room down below. He missed and pulled up just in time.
"Do not let your anger fuel your actions", Toad's voice suddenly said. "You are destined to be a Superstar one day. Only the Villains let their anger speak. Control your emotions and give it one more try." And although Mario was quite creeped out by the fact that he was hearing dead people, he did in fact give it one more try. He watched as the lasers traveled down the hole and flames suddenly erupted out of it. He pulled up and flew away from the Castle along with the rest of the squadron as fast as possible. As he looked back he saw the Bowser Castle slowly crumbling and new that the most important Villain troops and officers were being destroyed with the Castle. All except the man who killed Toad and somehow managed to survive Luigi's blasts and escape into space…
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When they returned back to the base again Mario finally received the warm welcome that we had been long awaiting.
All of the rebels in the base swarmed around the four surviving pilots and lifted them into the air. King Toadstool stood in the back with Princess Peach, both of whom were positively beaming. The heroes were then set down at a table and a great feast was had in their name. Link came over and congratulated them and sat down to eat with them.
After the feast, an award ceremony was held, and Luigi and Mario walked up to the king's throne to receive their Medals Of Honor. King Toadstool and Princess Peach awaited them, each with one medal in hand. The king placed the medal around Luigi's neck, while the Princess placed the medal on Mario. As she did so she smiled and winked at Mario. Mario blushed again and hid his face so that the Princess would not be able to see him blushing. As he turned around to face the cheering crowd he noticed Ness and Kirby waving to him. He smiled at them and remembered when he had first met them. It had not been that long ago, but yet it seemed like a lifetime. And although they had been through a lot he knew that there was still more to come…
"Of course", said Mario. "I'd be more than happy to help the rebel cause. Besides, I'm looking for a little bit of revenge against the Villain Empire."
"I'm only going if I can take my Centennial Eagle", Luigi responded.
"Fine", said King Toadstool. "Then it is settled. The two of you will depart immediately with the rest of the squadron. Peach please give me the blueprints so I can search for a weakness in the Bowser Castle."
"I have already found it", Peach explained. "On the surface of the Castle is a little opening that leads down to the main control room. It is used for when the workers need to make repairs and they use ladders to get down the hole. It's very tiny and blends in with the surface of the castle. It's barely noticeable and bound to be guarded by enemy spacecrafts. But if you can fly downwards towards the hole, shoot a laser directly into it, and then pull up in time, the Castle will be destroyed. It's nearly impossible to pull off but it's the only way."
"Oh, very, very good", squealed the fat king. "I will go and inform the other pilots right away." He waddled off towards the hangar, followed by Luigi and then Mario.
"Mario", Peach yelled out. Mario turned around and headed back towards Peach. "Good Luck", she said, blushing hysterically.
"Oh, um…, thanks", mumbled Mario as his faced turned redder than his shirt. "Well um… I think I gotta go now." He waved goodbye to Peach and started walking towards the hangar. And no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop thinking about Peach…
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"All right men", came Captain Fox McCloud's voice through the intercom on all of the rebel ships. "We're on a dangerous mission and we're a small fleet because we couldn't afford to send such a large fleet on a secret mission. But we have to hit the small hole just like the King said."
"Roger that", said Mario into his speaker. He was very nervous about this mission because all though it was true that he had flown many times before and was rather good at it, he had never done anything this dangerous before. He already had his finger over the trigger, ready to shoot the laser because the sooner he got out of this ship the better…
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The king hadn't been kidding when he said that they were sending a small fleet. Aside from Mario, Luigi, and Fox there were only three other pilots. They were Fox's friends, Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, and Peppy Hare. He didn't know any of these people very well, aside form Luigi, and this made him even more nervous. The Bowser Castle had moved closer since he had last been in it and it was now rather close to the rebel base and Mario saw it looming in the near distance. It was big, dark, and scary as far as Mario was concerned.
"I'll cover you", yelled Slippy into the intercom. He flew forward just as they reached the Castle. He started firing at the Koopa Ships that were flying and shooting towards the rebels. As Slippy used his various maneuvers to dodge shots while taking out his enemies, the others went in to attempt an attack on the main control room.
Peppy was the first to try and he circled around well above the hole before dive-bombing towards it. He shot lasers through the hole, but none of them seemed to hit the main control room. He pulled up just in the nick of time and started flying just above the surface of the castle.
"You should probably pull up Peppy", Fox said as his voice echoed throughout all of the ships.
"No, I'm fine", responded Peppy as his ship started shaking back and forth and he tried to regain control of the ship.
"PEPPY, PULL UP!!!", Fox screamed, but it was too late. Peppy's ship struck the ground, and all that was seen was a giant fireball as the spacecraft exploded on contact.
"You losers can't do anything right", Falco sighed, "Watch a pro." Then he too attempted to dive bomb the hole, but his lasers missed and he experienced a type of 'turbulence', similar to that of Peppy's when he got near the surface. He pulled up and yelled into the intercom, "It's no hope. The lasers will never hit the room. Besides, when you get too close to the surface the ship goes outta control."
"I took care of all the Koopa Ships", Slippy's voice suddenly interrupted. "I'm coming over to help you guys out." But the fact was that he hadn't defeated all of the Koopa Ships as there was one remaining one. It snuck up behind Slippy and blasted his ship with laser cannons.
"I've been hit… I'm not gonna make it", were Slippy's last words as his ship went spiraling out of control. The engine burst into flames and within a second the whole ship exploded, just like Peppy's had.
"Damn it", yelled Fox, "I'm losing too many men. We have to get out of here now." As he was speaking, Luigi's Centennial Eagle swooped down and blasted at the remaining Koopa Ship. The ship was just barely nicked and it went spiraling out into space. But it was lost, not destroyed. And as the ship went tumbling into space, Mario got a glimpse of the pilot. It was none other than the mysterious man who had struck down Toad.
The sight of this man and that fact that he had struck again, this time against Slippy, fueled Mario's hatred for the Villain Empire. He would not give up now. As Fox and the crew began to retreat he screamed, "Not yet. Just give me a try." He sent his ship plummeting towards the hole, letting his hatred and anger control him, and fired at the control room down below. He missed and pulled up just in time.
"Do not let your anger fuel your actions", Toad's voice suddenly said. "You are destined to be a Superstar one day. Only the Villains let their anger speak. Control your emotions and give it one more try." And although Mario was quite creeped out by the fact that he was hearing dead people, he did in fact give it one more try. He watched as the lasers traveled down the hole and flames suddenly erupted out of it. He pulled up and flew away from the Castle along with the rest of the squadron as fast as possible. As he looked back he saw the Bowser Castle slowly crumbling and new that the most important Villain troops and officers were being destroyed with the Castle. All except the man who killed Toad and somehow managed to survive Luigi's blasts and escape into space…
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When they returned back to the base again Mario finally received the warm welcome that we had been long awaiting.
All of the rebels in the base swarmed around the four surviving pilots and lifted them into the air. King Toadstool stood in the back with Princess Peach, both of whom were positively beaming. The heroes were then set down at a table and a great feast was had in their name. Link came over and congratulated them and sat down to eat with them.
After the feast, an award ceremony was held, and Luigi and Mario walked up to the king's throne to receive their Medals Of Honor. King Toadstool and Princess Peach awaited them, each with one medal in hand. The king placed the medal around Luigi's neck, while the Princess placed the medal on Mario. As she did so she smiled and winked at Mario. Mario blushed again and hid his face so that the Princess would not be able to see him blushing. As he turned around to face the cheering crowd he noticed Ness and Kirby waving to him. He smiled at them and remembered when he had first met them. It had not been that long ago, but yet it seemed like a lifetime. And although they had been through a lot he knew that there was still more to come…