The Yoshi Cavalry Unit
By Regulus777
Chapter 2 The Training
Koopz came out of the ranch with two yoshis. "Okay Mario and Luigi, you at least know how to ride yoshis right?" Mario said assuring "Of course we do Koopz!" The brothers jumped on the yoshis and went through an obstacle course easily and skillfully. "Okay I figured as much from the renowned Mario brothers. What weapons will you use you two?" Mario grabbed a super scope and Luigi took a lance.
They then went to the sparing course. "Okay guys this should be interesting. If you get knocked off your yoshi then you are out. It's you 2 against these 4 troopers. The weapons you are using aren't deadly but they can hurt!" Koopz explained. They all sped off at each other. Mario blasted one terrapin and he nearly fell off his steed. A toad jumped at Mario with a blunted lance. Mario sidestepped the charge. The toad was nearly losing his balance and Mario blasted him. The toad fell on his back and he was grabbed by a few troopers and pulled off the course. Luigi got blasted and he slid off his saddle. He held on with his leg and from underneath the yoshi and stuck out his lance. A terrapin came by and his yoshi tripped on it and the terrapin landed face first and his helmet filled with mud. He got up and they left the course aggravated and deprived of their pride. Then the other 2 terrapins ganged Luigi. One shot him and Luigi was ready to fall off and the other terrapin lanced at him. Luigi leaned a bit farther back causing the lancer to miss completely. The Mario turned and saw what was happening. He fired his scope at full power. The terrapin turned but he was too late. He was blasted right off his yoshi and flew right off the sparring course. The last terrapin glared at Mario and fired. Mario skillfully aimed at the giant ball of fake energy heading toward him and fired again at full power. Mario's blast sucked the terrapin's in and was heading in the terrapin's direction. The terrapin attempted to block the blast and put his super scope in front of him and crossed his arms. The ball hit the terrapin and the blast shined blindly. When the light was gone the terrapin was still on his yoshi. He was completely still and pretty bruised up. He fell off his yoshi in pain. All the troopers cheered for Mario and Luigi.
"So you two are as good as they say" Koopz stepped up. "Ha ha ha, unfortunately for you I can't allow you to get away with hurting my soldiers pride." He then picked up a blunted lance and a blunted sword which he put in a sheath. "Mario brothers! Will you accept my challenge?" He cried out. One of the troopers jumped up and yelled "Yea all right Captain! Show them who is still in charge around here!" Another one remarked "This is gonna be good. No one has ever beaten the Captain on the sparring ground.. Or anywhere else for that matter." Mario jumped at a chance to prove himself and replied "Oh yea! I accept your challenge Koopz!" Luigi added "Yea we'll kick your butt just like those other guys!" The brothers jumped back on there yoshis and ran back into the sparring field. Koopz then came onto the field with his light battle armor on. His armor was a very dark black. His helmet also seemed to look like a black hole. Koopz said "Are you two ready???" Mario and Luigi just put there weapons up and nodded. Koopz kicked his yoshi in the sides and he sped off like lightning. Mario fired at him a few times and missed. Luigi prepared to cut off Koopz by blocking his way with his lance. Koopz simply made his yoshi jump over it. Koopz then ran at Mario from behind. Mario saw him coming at the last second and he jumped off his yoshi. The lance of Koopz howled through the air but hit nothing. Then Mario landed back on his yoshi. The troopers watching were going wild from the excitement. Mario had charged up a full shot when he landed back on his yoshi and fired. Koopz being very skilled used a lance thrust to smack the ball of energy back at Mario. Mario not expecting this took a full hit and slid back a few yards. Luckily Mario managed to hold onto his yoshi. Luigi ran at Koopz with full speed. Koopz hurled his lance at Luigi who ended up running right into it. Being as the lance and Luigi were speeding toward each other, the lance smashed on contact with Luigi's body. Luigi grunted and fell off his yoshi. He was then carried off the field by a few troopers where he was bandaged up. Mario was a bit angered by what Koopz had just done and Mario speeded at him charging up his scope. Koopz pulled out his sword which was fairly large, meaning he has a pretty strong arm to be able to lift it the way he does. Mario fired off a few regular shots to try and trick Koopz. Koopz deflected them with his sword and that's when Mario fired his charged shot. Koopz saw it and jumped to the side but he wasn't fast enough. The left side of his body took the powerful hit. Koopz held on with his right arm nearly dropping his sword but he managed to stay on his yoshi. All the troopers gasped at seeing there commander had taken a hit. Mario was charging another attack to finish him but Koopz reacted quickly and ran at Mario and struck him in the head with the sword. Mario fell off his yoshi instantly and some troopers ran over to examine his head. The troopers cheered for there Captain loudly. The Captain of course jumped off his yoshi without looking at his troops and went over to Mario. "I'm sorry Mario you aren't hurt are you?" Mario looked at him rubbing his head "Ow my achin head no itsa not too serious.. Argh.." "Also" Koopz added "You and Luigi have qualified to join us. Congratulations." He walked away rubbing his left shoulder from a bruise Mario inflicted upon him. They all had enough action for one day and decided to come up with a plan to save Peach in the morning.
A/N: Well I'm starting to get alittle more interested in this story I think it's going to get slightly better as I'm putting more thought into it. So it may have started a bit slow and it might get better. But who knows? Only time will tell I suppose..
Chapter 2 The Training
Koopz came out of the ranch with two yoshis. "Okay Mario and Luigi, you at least know how to ride yoshis right?" Mario said assuring "Of course we do Koopz!" The brothers jumped on the yoshis and went through an obstacle course easily and skillfully. "Okay I figured as much from the renowned Mario brothers. What weapons will you use you two?" Mario grabbed a super scope and Luigi took a lance.
They then went to the sparing course. "Okay guys this should be interesting. If you get knocked off your yoshi then you are out. It's you 2 against these 4 troopers. The weapons you are using aren't deadly but they can hurt!" Koopz explained. They all sped off at each other. Mario blasted one terrapin and he nearly fell off his steed. A toad jumped at Mario with a blunted lance. Mario sidestepped the charge. The toad was nearly losing his balance and Mario blasted him. The toad fell on his back and he was grabbed by a few troopers and pulled off the course. Luigi got blasted and he slid off his saddle. He held on with his leg and from underneath the yoshi and stuck out his lance. A terrapin came by and his yoshi tripped on it and the terrapin landed face first and his helmet filled with mud. He got up and they left the course aggravated and deprived of their pride. Then the other 2 terrapins ganged Luigi. One shot him and Luigi was ready to fall off and the other terrapin lanced at him. Luigi leaned a bit farther back causing the lancer to miss completely. The Mario turned and saw what was happening. He fired his scope at full power. The terrapin turned but he was too late. He was blasted right off his yoshi and flew right off the sparring course. The last terrapin glared at Mario and fired. Mario skillfully aimed at the giant ball of fake energy heading toward him and fired again at full power. Mario's blast sucked the terrapin's in and was heading in the terrapin's direction. The terrapin attempted to block the blast and put his super scope in front of him and crossed his arms. The ball hit the terrapin and the blast shined blindly. When the light was gone the terrapin was still on his yoshi. He was completely still and pretty bruised up. He fell off his yoshi in pain. All the troopers cheered for Mario and Luigi.
"So you two are as good as they say" Koopz stepped up. "Ha ha ha, unfortunately for you I can't allow you to get away with hurting my soldiers pride." He then picked up a blunted lance and a blunted sword which he put in a sheath. "Mario brothers! Will you accept my challenge?" He cried out. One of the troopers jumped up and yelled "Yea all right Captain! Show them who is still in charge around here!" Another one remarked "This is gonna be good. No one has ever beaten the Captain on the sparring ground.. Or anywhere else for that matter." Mario jumped at a chance to prove himself and replied "Oh yea! I accept your challenge Koopz!" Luigi added "Yea we'll kick your butt just like those other guys!" The brothers jumped back on there yoshis and ran back into the sparring field. Koopz then came onto the field with his light battle armor on. His armor was a very dark black. His helmet also seemed to look like a black hole. Koopz said "Are you two ready???" Mario and Luigi just put there weapons up and nodded. Koopz kicked his yoshi in the sides and he sped off like lightning. Mario fired at him a few times and missed. Luigi prepared to cut off Koopz by blocking his way with his lance. Koopz simply made his yoshi jump over it. Koopz then ran at Mario from behind. Mario saw him coming at the last second and he jumped off his yoshi. The lance of Koopz howled through the air but hit nothing. Then Mario landed back on his yoshi. The troopers watching were going wild from the excitement. Mario had charged up a full shot when he landed back on his yoshi and fired. Koopz being very skilled used a lance thrust to smack the ball of energy back at Mario. Mario not expecting this took a full hit and slid back a few yards. Luckily Mario managed to hold onto his yoshi. Luigi ran at Koopz with full speed. Koopz hurled his lance at Luigi who ended up running right into it. Being as the lance and Luigi were speeding toward each other, the lance smashed on contact with Luigi's body. Luigi grunted and fell off his yoshi. He was then carried off the field by a few troopers where he was bandaged up. Mario was a bit angered by what Koopz had just done and Mario speeded at him charging up his scope. Koopz pulled out his sword which was fairly large, meaning he has a pretty strong arm to be able to lift it the way he does. Mario fired off a few regular shots to try and trick Koopz. Koopz deflected them with his sword and that's when Mario fired his charged shot. Koopz saw it and jumped to the side but he wasn't fast enough. The left side of his body took the powerful hit. Koopz held on with his right arm nearly dropping his sword but he managed to stay on his yoshi. All the troopers gasped at seeing there commander had taken a hit. Mario was charging another attack to finish him but Koopz reacted quickly and ran at Mario and struck him in the head with the sword. Mario fell off his yoshi instantly and some troopers ran over to examine his head. The troopers cheered for there Captain loudly. The Captain of course jumped off his yoshi without looking at his troops and went over to Mario. "I'm sorry Mario you aren't hurt are you?" Mario looked at him rubbing his head "Ow my achin head no itsa not too serious.. Argh.." "Also" Koopz added "You and Luigi have qualified to join us. Congratulations." He walked away rubbing his left shoulder from a bruise Mario inflicted upon him. They all had enough action for one day and decided to come up with a plan to save Peach in the morning.
A/N: Well I'm starting to get alittle more interested in this story I think it's going to get slightly better as I'm putting more thought into it. So it may have started a bit slow and it might get better. But who knows? Only time will tell I suppose..