Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
One day Mario wakes up, and finds himself alone. As he stood up, he thought to himself "Where, am I? What.happened?" Mario got up slowly, but then he realized he was in a building, and it was dark. He could see the faint outline of broken furniture, on the ground. He tried to find a way out, but he couldn't find a door or anything. "My head aches," Mario groaned. "It's getting hot." Then there was light, he could see. "Fire!" he thought. Panicking he stumbled about looking for a way out. He found the door but it was jammed. A faint beam of light was in the room. It was the moon shining through the window. It was his only chance for escape. "It's now or never," he thought. Right after that, he jumped. Crashing through the window, with pieces of glass flying everywhere. He got scraped on his face by a shard of glass. It was under his eye, a deep cut. Other pieces of glass scraped and tore at his skin. Mario screamed in agony. It seemed like he was falling forever, just waiting to die. Then Mario hit the ground, and everything went black.
Mario awoke, but he felt that all his bones were broken. "Ugh. am I.alive?" He could hear birds chirping, and animals running about. He lay there, on the same spot for several minutes. He felt dead. Mario opened his eyes and saw a figure. But he couldn't make him, she or it out. "Mario! Good to see you!" The figure was talking to Mario. "Get up! You can't just lay there doing nothing!" the voice said again. "You are all cut and bruised! How would such bad things happen to such a good man? Get up!" Mario still didn't know who it was, but he seemed familiar. Mario had trouble standing up, but eventually he got up. His eyes focused and now remembered. "Geno!" Mario said. "It's great to see you! What happened?" Geno started to explain, "A war. The war to end all wars, or so it is said. Bowser, that fiend, went forth to the." but it was not finished. Geno stopped talking. He moaned as he fell to the ground. Standing behind Geno, was a koopa.
"That hit on the head should put him to sleep for a couple of hours,"
the koopa said. Mario started to run towards it, but then he
remembered all his cuts and bruises. "Ahhhh!" Mario screamed as he fell to the ground again. "You're coming with me mushroom scum!" the koopa said.
Mario got roused up and woke up. He was moving. He opened his eyes and he was on a koopa. The koopa was holding on Mario firmly his back. The koopa was running somewhere, running fast. Mario felt a pain in his ankles and wrists. Tight ropes were tied around them, so he couldn't move. The ropes were tied tight, the pain of the ropes was always there. After a couple of hours, day turned to night. The koopa let Mario of his back and dropped him on the ground. "Yah!" Mario yelled. The koopa looked at him, then turned away. "Stupid scum. We're going to make camp here tonight. Then the koopa got on the ground and tucked himself into his shell. "Stupid scum, stupid scum!" Mario thought in his head. "How dare he call me stupid scum!" After that, Mario settled down. He tried to go to sleep, but he couldn't. He tossed and turned but still stayed awake. He was wondering what was happening, and what would happen. He now felt numb; he couldn't feel the pain anymore. He looked around; everything was hard to see because it was night, late in the night. He saw something glint in the moonlight. A blade! Mario crawled forwards, towards the blade. He slit his bonds on his wrists and ankles. He was free! "Stupid scum! Stupid scum! STUPID SCUM!" that thought ran through Mario's mind as he walked towards the koopa. Mario lifted his hand, going to strike. But the koopa popped out of his shell and moved out of the way. "You can't fool me! I always keep one eye open. Now, do you want me to capture you again? Or are you going to put up a fight?" Mario glanced at the koopa. "I choose the second" Mario ran towards him and swung his fist, but he missed and stumbled. The koopa ran forwards and popped into his shell to do a shell attack. Mario jumped over the flying shell, and grabbed it. The koopa popped out again. "Why did you capture me and where were you taking me?" Mario asked. "To, to the king.the king of the koopas," the koopa replied. Mario dropped the koopa on the ground, and started to walk away.
One day Mario wakes up, and finds himself alone. As he stood up, he thought to himself "Where, am I? What.happened?" Mario got up slowly, but then he realized he was in a building, and it was dark. He could see the faint outline of broken furniture, on the ground. He tried to find a way out, but he couldn't find a door or anything. "My head aches," Mario groaned. "It's getting hot." Then there was light, he could see. "Fire!" he thought. Panicking he stumbled about looking for a way out. He found the door but it was jammed. A faint beam of light was in the room. It was the moon shining through the window. It was his only chance for escape. "It's now or never," he thought. Right after that, he jumped. Crashing through the window, with pieces of glass flying everywhere. He got scraped on his face by a shard of glass. It was under his eye, a deep cut. Other pieces of glass scraped and tore at his skin. Mario screamed in agony. It seemed like he was falling forever, just waiting to die. Then Mario hit the ground, and everything went black.
Mario awoke, but he felt that all his bones were broken. "Ugh. am I.alive?" He could hear birds chirping, and animals running about. He lay there, on the same spot for several minutes. He felt dead. Mario opened his eyes and saw a figure. But he couldn't make him, she or it out. "Mario! Good to see you!" The figure was talking to Mario. "Get up! You can't just lay there doing nothing!" the voice said again. "You are all cut and bruised! How would such bad things happen to such a good man? Get up!" Mario still didn't know who it was, but he seemed familiar. Mario had trouble standing up, but eventually he got up. His eyes focused and now remembered. "Geno!" Mario said. "It's great to see you! What happened?" Geno started to explain, "A war. The war to end all wars, or so it is said. Bowser, that fiend, went forth to the." but it was not finished. Geno stopped talking. He moaned as he fell to the ground. Standing behind Geno, was a koopa.
"That hit on the head should put him to sleep for a couple of hours,"
the koopa said. Mario started to run towards it, but then he
remembered all his cuts and bruises. "Ahhhh!" Mario screamed as he fell to the ground again. "You're coming with me mushroom scum!" the koopa said.
Mario got roused up and woke up. He was moving. He opened his eyes and he was on a koopa. The koopa was holding on Mario firmly his back. The koopa was running somewhere, running fast. Mario felt a pain in his ankles and wrists. Tight ropes were tied around them, so he couldn't move. The ropes were tied tight, the pain of the ropes was always there. After a couple of hours, day turned to night. The koopa let Mario of his back and dropped him on the ground. "Yah!" Mario yelled. The koopa looked at him, then turned away. "Stupid scum. We're going to make camp here tonight. Then the koopa got on the ground and tucked himself into his shell. "Stupid scum, stupid scum!" Mario thought in his head. "How dare he call me stupid scum!" After that, Mario settled down. He tried to go to sleep, but he couldn't. He tossed and turned but still stayed awake. He was wondering what was happening, and what would happen. He now felt numb; he couldn't feel the pain anymore. He looked around; everything was hard to see because it was night, late in the night. He saw something glint in the moonlight. A blade! Mario crawled forwards, towards the blade. He slit his bonds on his wrists and ankles. He was free! "Stupid scum! Stupid scum! STUPID SCUM!" that thought ran through Mario's mind as he walked towards the koopa. Mario lifted his hand, going to strike. But the koopa popped out of his shell and moved out of the way. "You can't fool me! I always keep one eye open. Now, do you want me to capture you again? Or are you going to put up a fight?" Mario glanced at the koopa. "I choose the second" Mario ran towards him and swung his fist, but he missed and stumbled. The koopa ran forwards and popped into his shell to do a shell attack. Mario jumped over the flying shell, and grabbed it. The koopa popped out again. "Why did you capture me and where were you taking me?" Mario asked. "To, to the king.the king of the koopas," the koopa replied. Mario dropped the koopa on the ground, and started to walk away.