A cool breeze swept through the Mushroom Kingdom. It was a calm day, a cool day. For Mario, A day that could not be ruined. The grass tickled his back as he lay against a large mushroom. The shade drooped over his face. Lounging back, daydreaming of wondrous dishes of pasta. Pasta. Now there was a food. So saucy, delicious, like the gods had created such a dish for him exclusively. That, and cake. Ah, cake. Another god-like delicacy. Irony, maybe, dictated how such a wondrous and creative world could house such a boring, mundane person. Though, maybe to such a wondrous world he appeared as a magnificent creature. It did not matter. He lay against the mushroom, hat down over his eyes, and his foot rocking back and forth. He began to doze off, sleep overtaking his half-awake state.
He stands in a large arena. Rusted, brown, grated metal makes up the floor, Torches and bombs decorate the edges. Bowser, the great Koopa King, towers before him. This magnificent beast had terrorized the land for years on end. His name struck fear onto all that heard it. All except, of course, Mario. Short, fat, and a largely stereotypical accent, he was the anti-hero. A stream of fire flowed at Mario, who ran back to dodge the flames. Mario ran behind Bowser, grabbing his tail. A couple quick swings and Mario sent him flying across the stage straight for a bomb.

Then he awoke.

Rain had set in now, and the droplets woke Mario from his rest. The storm seemed to arise from nowhere, and Mario made it important to quickly make for the castle. He opened the main door and walked in. The interior was quiet. The mural of a Mushroom Kingdom landscape was plastered on the wall. Mario quietly walked up the stairs and opened the door. The lack of noise made an eerie atmosphere inside, and Mario didn't like it. Mario grabbed the knob to the throne room, and it turned…

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A quiet day in space. A small orange ship makes its way towards a large abandoned cruiser. The shield of the cruiser was still up, and many functions like atmosphere and the gravitation simulator still seemed to be operational. However, life scans turned up negative. It made no sense, considering even an alien infestation would turn up some life readings. Samus lay back in her seat. It was deserving of investigation. Samus slowly docked her ship in an opened loading dock. She got out and began an investigation. She looked at the closing doors. The metal was cut and bent inwards, burned and melted. The dock wasn't opened mechanically, but was blasted. She walked out of the dock, and in to the halls. The door closed behind her and the gravity and atmosphere kicked in. As she walked through the halls the ships history seemed to reveal itself. Burn marks along the walls, broken glass, broken doors and no one to speak of what happened. She walked into a dimly lit room. None of her visors were picking up anything, but beeps and other electronic buzzing could be heard. Then, something struck her on the back of the head, and for a second, a brief flash of light revealed the culprit…

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Wireframes! Thousands of them.

Mario stood in the doorway of the throne room. Peach was nowhere to be seen, however a familiar Koopa was there to show his face. Bowser, however, didn't seem to be the culprit here. The Koopa King stood inches away from Mario, and seemed to be furious. In front of him, standing by the throne was a cloaked man. His face was invisible, except his eyes. Those eyes, red and glowing, cut through the darkness of his hood and struck Mario right in his spine. Everything on him was dressed in black, except his hands. His hands were gloved, pure white. His left hand rested by his side holding a glowing beam sword. His right hand twitched and moved uncontrollably. He stepped towards Mario, his eyes continuing to glow that insidious, evil glow. He spoke in a voice that was calm and relaxing but evil and threatening, "Mario. Yes, Mario. I see you have come in to find shelter from the rain." Mario stood, fearless. His hands clenched by his side. "Where-a is she?" The cloaked man's eyes closed for a second. He chuckled and looked again at Mario. "The Princess…is not of any concern to you." He chuckled again. Bowser spoke now, explaining his presence, "Darn it! I come all the way from my Castle to kidnap her…and you got rid of her?" Mario spoke again, "Where-a is she?" The strange man glared at him. "She is…alive. That I can assure you." He looked at Bowser, then again at Mario. "Let me be frank. I am interested in the ownership of your precious…Mushroom Kingdom." Mario stood himself up, very protective of his kingdom. "The Kingdom is-a not-a for sale!" The cackled and held his hand out towards Mario. "I didn't say I was buying." Small white beams launched from his fingertips. Mario was quick to dodge, and then lunged at the man. Mario kicked the man straight in his stomach, but the stranger hardly flinched. The wireframes lunged at Bowser, who knocked them away with ease. This stranger was powerful, but the wireframes were weak and pitiful. The stranger dropped the sword to his feet, and grabbed Mario by the throat, 'You are a very persistent person. But you have sadly imposed on my plans. I have no time for meaningless skirmishes. Both of you," He threw Mario across the room straight into Bowser, "be gone!" He held his hands out towards the two of them. Large waves bashed into Mario and Bowser, which sent them flying. The stranger watched as the two knocked a hole in the wall and flew off into the distance. He laughed, turned around and walked out the door.