A Dark Warrior

Chapter 5: The Appointment

Tears filled down Princess Peach's face as she stared at Toad. "This can't be happening, he can't be gone, Mario can't be dying! I can't- I won't believe it!"

Toad to, almost appeared to be crying, however he wouldn't, not in front of the Princess. "I'm afraid it's true Princess, they found him this morning."

"But Mario is invincible! When the X-Nauts were going to use me as a body for the Shadow Queen he risked everything to save me! It's thanks to him that the world isn't controlled by Smithy and his weapons! It's thanks to him-"

"I know its hard Princess but it's true. Toad Town Doctors are trying there best but even if they nurse him back to health… He won't be able to walk."

More tears sprang down her face, "I don't care, just as long as Mario is alive!" She looked up to the sky as she thought to herself Oh Mario, I hope you're ok!

In the Toad Town Hospital Mario's room was quiet. If you were to drop a pin in it everyone would hear it. Suddenly, however, a creaking noise was heard as the door to his room opened. It closed quietly. Suddenly a bright flash of light appeared. There then stood the looming appearance of Bowser, and the small figure of Kammy.

"You're invisibility cloak worked like a charm, now where is Mario." Bowser said gleefully. He then looked at Kammy to see she had a shocked expression on her face. He reared his head to where she was looking and he to was shocked.

Mario looked dead; his skin looked like it was hanging by a thread. It was almost impossible to see him through all the tubes attached to him. If it wasn't for the heart monitor Bowser would have left right then and there.

Bowser slowly lifted up his hand revealing a knife. Finally after all these years Mario would finally die and this time no one would mess with his plans, no one. He would have liked right then and there to make Mario and the knife one, and yet, something was stopping him.

"This doesn't seem right Kammy." Bowser said as he looked at Mario. "I… can't do it."

"What?" Kammy said as she looked at Bowser in shock. "What did you say?"

"I can't do it, it's not honorable."

"Who cares about honor! You're a Koopa! You're father's motto was 'Win, no matter what the cost!' And now you're going to-" Kammy shrieked

"Don't you ever talk to me like that again!" Bowser growled.

"Ah, it's good to see someone cares about honor." A voice said. Bowser looked to see where the source of the voice came from. He saw that it came from a brown haired man in the corner of the room. He hadn't noticed him till just now.

"Who are you?" Bowser asked.

"I only answer to those who are worthy, you are not." The man said with a grin.

"Just cause I have the sense not to crush Mario doesn't mean I wont put you in a world of hurt."

Bowser ran towards the man. The tall, lanky figure however just grinned and held up his hand. Quickly Bowser's face was right in his hand. Then he started to squeeze.

Pain erupted through Bowser as he let out shrieks of pain. In several minutes the man let go. The Koopa King fell on the floor with a "Thud". Kammy ran to her lord and looked up at the man angrily, in a puff of smoke they vanished.

The man, Stang, walked over to Mario and held up a needle which held a strange yellow chemical in side. The fiend grinned as he inserted it within Mario. "Well Mario, our last game appears to have given you a booboo. So I'm going to make you feel better. Than we can play again very soon."