In this chapter, we're going to hear from Bowser the Koopa King. So long that he has the Star Spirits, nobody can stop him. However, Mario is about to learn where one of the Star Spirits is.
Chapter 5: Twink The Star Kid
At Peach's Castle up in the sky, Kammy was heading back to Bowser's castle to give him some important information.
Currently, Bowser was relaxing on Peach's throne.
Bowser smiled in satisfaction.
"Now that I've got the Star Rod, nobody can stop me...not even that moron Mario..." noted Bowser.
It had been a wise move to steal the Star Rod. Now he was invincible!
Still, he did admit that things had gotten a bit boring now that Mario wasn't there to stop him. What was he supposed to do now? Sit on Peach's throne all day and eat drumsticks?
Well, he did enjoy sitting on the throne and eating drumsticks.
However, at that very moment, Kammy showed in. To be honest, he was hoping that she would show up to tell him something interesting.
"We've got some bad news, your majesty! Mario defeated the Goomba King!" bellowed Kammy.
"Huh. You'd think he would have learned his lesson after I sent him flying out that window..." answered Bowser. He was invincible! Why was Mario still fighting against him?
"And to make matters worse he appears to have some friends...one of them is a Goomba...one of them is a young boy...and one of them is a baby!" exclaimed the Magikoopa.
"One of them is a baby?" questioned Bowser.
"Yes, one of them is a baby. A REALLY tough baby. She defeated the Goomba King!" exclaimed Kammy.
"I allowed him to be a king like myself and he lost to a baby?! Well, you did say that he was a tough baby...but I was expecting more from him!" bellowed his royal nastiness.
"I had a feeling that he would fail." agreed the Magikoopa.
"By the way, what did you do to the Star Spirits? I was wondering where you put them after you sealed them away in those playing cards..." questioned the Koopa King.
"Oh, that. I decided to hide them all across the Mushroom Kingdom. I figure it would be much more difficult for Mario and his friends to find them that way." explained Kammy.
"Good idea." nodded Bowser.
"I also arranged for your minions to guard them so that Mario wouldn't be able to get them even if he DID find them...I decided that I would be cautious." answered the Magikoopa.
"Which minions are guarding which Star Spirit?" asked the Koopa King.
"Well, they're each stronger than the Goomba King, I can tell you that!" exclaimed Kammy.
"Which one do you think Mario will try to get first?" inquired Bowser.
"Probably the elderly one...he's the one that sent him to Shooting Star Summit in the first place..." answered the female Magikoopa.
"And where is he?" questioned the Koopa King.
"He's in the Koopa Bros. Fortress, guarded by the Koopa Bros..." stated Kammy.
"The Koopa Bros? Aren't they...rather young?" inquired Bowser. He was under the impression that Kammy would send someone older...like herself.
"Yes, but they have a collaboration technique that they've been working on...they tested it on some Bob-Ombs and they were sent flying...although, I heard that there's been dissent among the various minions working for them." explained the sorceress.
"Tell them that if any minion is causing trouble that they can send them to the dungeon...their fortress does have a dungeon, right?" asked the king. He knew that his castle had a dungeon at least. It's where he had put the Toads when they tried to stand up to him.
However, for some strange reason, he got the feeling that there was still one Toad hiding in Peach's Castle somewhere...but maybe he was just imagining things.
"Anything else you want to tell me?" inquired Bowser.
"Well, I'm worried about the boy...I heard that he has ten sisters...and he's already found one of them. If he manages to find all ten we might have some formidable foes on our hands..." explained Kammy.
"He does? Alright then, tell Kamek to fetch me the Koopalings..." answered the Koopa King. He had a feeling that he had a way to counter Lincoln and his sisters...though admittedly there weren't as many Koopalings as Lincoln had sisters.
A few minutes later...
Inside Bowser's castle, Kamek had gathered together the Koopalings, as Bowser had asked. They were notorious for once wreaking havoc throughout the Mushroom Kingdom by turning the various kings of the lands into many different creatures. They had also once kidnapped Peach during her birthday party because they didn't get invited. Why was the birthday cake big enough to fit them all and Bowser Jr. anyway?
The youngest of the Koopalings was Larry. He had a blue mohawk and had a sky blue shell. He also liked to play tennis. He also cheated whenever he played Mario Party.
The second youngest of the Koopalings was Morton. Despite being younger than most of his siblings, he was quite huge. He also looked somewhat different from the rest of his siblings. He had a black shell.
The third youngest of the Koopalings was Wendy. She was the only female of the group, similar to how Lincoln was the only boy in his family. She had a bow on her head and had a pink shell.
The middle child of the Koopalings was Iggy. He was kind of...crazy. He had glasses on his face, was rather skinny, had a green shell, and had green hair.
The third oldest of the Koopalings was Roy. He wore black sunglasses and was a bully. Also, he had a purple shell. Despite being masculine, both his head and sunglasses were pink.
The second oldest of the Koopalings was Lemmy. Though he was technically the second-oldest of the Koopalings, he was rather small and also rather playful. He had an orange shell and had rainbow-colored hair.
The oldest of the Koopalings was Ludwig. He liked to consider himself the leader of the Koopalings, though the other Koopalings weren't so sure about that. He had a dark blue shell as well as dark blue hair.
"So, why did you gather us all here?" asked Ludwig.
"Yeah! I want to play!" exclaimed Lemmy.
"You're all here because Bowser Koopa wants you to deal with Mario and his friends. His new friend comes from a large family...but of course, so do you. That's where YOU come in." answered Kamek.
"What do you want from us?" asked Roy.
"Oh, it's rather simple. One of you is going to help the Koopa Bros at their fortress to make sure that Mario and his friends don't get their hands on the first Star Spirit. Any volunteers?" asked Kamek.
"I can't go out there! My makeup will run!" exclaimed Wendy.
"Nope. I don't think so." said Morton.
"I heard that there are Bob-Ombs at the fortress...I love the way that they explode! But I think I'll pass..." answered Iggy.
Kamek sighed. This might be harder than he thought.
However, he then noticed something.
"Wait a minute! Larry, I haven't heard from you! Do you have something to say?" asked Kamek.
"You want me to help the Koopa Bros? I'd love to!" exclaimed Larry.
"Alright then. Why don't you go take a Clown Car and head to Koopa Bros. Fortress?" inquired the blue Magikoopa.
"Way ahead of you!" shouted the youngest of the Koopalings.
Immediately, he boarded a Clown Car.
"Koopa Bros. Fortress, here I come!" bellowed Larry.
"You know, this isn't the first time Larry's gotten to be the first of us to battle the Marios..." noted Ludwig.
"I know, right! He's been the first of us to battle Mario no less than three times!" shouted Lemmy.
"You think he'll beat Mario this time?" asked Iggy.
"To be honest, part of me is itching to fight Mario myself..." answered Roy, putting his fists together.
A few minutes later...
"So? Have any of the Koopalings volunteered?" asked Bowser.
"As a matter of fact, they have. Larry's volunteered to assist the Koopa Bros." explained Kamek.
"Good. I'm going to message the guardians to ensure that everything is going according to plan." answered the Koopa King.
Immediately, he pulled his Star Rod.
Shortly afterwards, avatars of the different guardians were summoned.
"Yes, your highness?" asked Red Ninjakoopa.
"How is everything going? Are the Star Spirits right where we want them?" inquired Bowser.
Red Ninjakoopa nodded.
"There's no way that Mario's finding my Star Spirit..." assured Tutankoopa.
"He can't get my Star Spirit! I'm invincible!" bellowed Tubba Blubba.
"My entire Shy Guy army is guarding my Star Spirit! He's not getting it!" exclaimed General Guy.
"My Star Spirit is inside an active volcano! I'd like to see Mario try to get it." said Lava Piranha.
"My Star Spirit is high in the clouds! Mario can't fly! How will he get it?" questioned Huff N' Puff.
"My Star Spirit is inside my castle...he'll freeze before he can even get to me." remarked Crystal King.
"Good. Make sure that it stays that way." ordered Bowser.
He waved his Star Rod once more, and the avatars disappeared.
"Since everything is going fine, I think I'll visit Princess Peach! I'm sure that she'll appreciate my company!" exclaimed the Koopa King.
Immediately, he went to go visit Princess Peach.
Meanwhile...
"Ugh, where am I?" questioned Clyde.
Curious, he discovered that for some strange reason he wasn't at Lincoln's house anymore.
As it turned out, he was now in some sort of castle.
"Um, am I dreaming?" inquired the bespectacled boy.
He then remembered that Lisa's device had swallowed him. She needed to take better control of her inventions.
"Oh, that's right." recalled Clyde. Where exactly was he?
He then noticed that this castle seemed...familiar. Like he had seen it in a video game.
"Wait a minute! Lisa's invention put me inside a Mario game! That's rather cool...and yet, the Mario world can also be dangerous...just look at King Boo!" exclaimed Clyde.
Suddenly, at that very moment, Bowser Jr. showed up.
"Speaking of danger...aah!" screamed the boy.
"Who are you? Why haven't my dad's minions captured you yet?" questioned the son of Bowser.
Fortunately for Clyde, he had not run into Bowser, but merely his son. Even so, Bowser Jr. was not the type of person that you would want to meet in the Mario World. After all, he was a villain and a member of the Koopa Troop.
"No matter! I think I'll make you my slave!" exclaimed Bowser Jr.
"Oh no!" bellowed Clyde.
Shortly afterwards, Clyde was forced to scrub Bowser Jr's clown copter.
"Hurry up already! This is my prized possession!" bellowed Bowser Jr.
"I'm hurrying up already!" exclaimed Clyde.
"Good! I think I'll go play with my Princess Peach plushie now..." said the son of the Koopa King.
Immediately, Bowser Jr left to go play with his plushie.
"He has a Princess Peach plushie? How odd." questioned the boy.
Quickly, he set to work on polishing Bowser Jr's Clown Copter. On the lighter side, it wasn't nearly as big as Bowser's Clown Car.
Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be a star floating outside. But since when did stars have faces on them? And since when they were actually shaped like stars?
"Hello?" asked Clyde.
"Excuse me? Do you need help with something?" questioned Twink.
"What can you help with me with?" asked the boy. He was hoping that he wouldn't have to be Bowser Jr's slave for the rest of his life.
"I can grant wishes since I'm a Star Kid." explained the Star Kid.
"Can you wish me and Lincoln back home then?" inquired the boy.
"Where is your home?" asked Twink.
"All the way on the other side of the TV screen." explained Clyde.
"I...can't grant that, sorry. You'll need the Star Spirits for that...and the Star Rod." answered Twink.
"Can I have the Star Rod then? Whatever that is?" inquired the boy.
"Sorry, I can't just waltz in and grab the Star Rod out of Bowser's hands. He's too strong for me." explained the Star Kid.
"Dang it! I guess we should go visit Princess Peach then..." answered Clyde. Maybe she would know what to do.
Twink nodded. He had always wanted to meet the princess.
A few minutes later...
"I cannot believe that Mario lost to Bowser! Who's going to save the kingdom now?" questioned Princess Peach.
And to make matters worse, Bowser could now grant whatever wishes that he wanted. Fortunately, he seemed content for the time being...but only Bowser himself knew what he was going to wish for next.
Speaking of Bowser, he himself was waltzing in.
"Bowser! What do you want?" asked Princess Peach.
"What do you think, Princess Peach? I finally managed to sort out Mario once and for all...well, maybe not. Apparently he managed to get back on his feet after that walloping I gave him...maybe he's just a glutton for punishment. But not even he can stop me now!" exclaimed Bowser.
"Mario's alright?" inquired the princess.
"Not from lack of trying, princess. But guess what? Without the seven Star Spirits, he's powerless to stop me! My minions have scattered them throughout the Mushroom Kingdom and there's nothing that he can do about it! Gwahahahahaha!" laughed Bowser.
"Mario's going to stop you! He always does!" shouted Peach.
"Stop me? When I can grant all the wishes that I desire? Fat chance! Anyways, let me know if you want any wishes, will you, princess? Just make sure that they're wishes that I would like...you got that?" asked the Koopa King.
Immediately, Bowser left the room.
"I sure hope that Mario can handle all this..." remarked the princess. If what Bowser said was true, Mario had quite an adventure ahead of him.
Then again, it seemed like every day Mario was going on an adventure. He simply loved the thrill of adventure, especially when he rescued the princess like he always did.
However, Peach couldn't help but feel worried. Bowser had an ace in the hole that he didn't have before this time. Mario would have his hands full trying to get around it.
"I wonder if I can help him somehow..." questioned Peach.
At that very moment, Clyde and Twink suddenly revealed themselves from a nearby potted plant.
"What the-who are you?" asked the princess.
Clyde immediately noticed that Princess Peach looked a lot like Lori...and incidentally her sister Leni. He wondered sometimes why he wasn't attracted to Leni as well as Lori. Then again, Leni kept forgetting what his name was. So maybe that had something to do with it.
"I'm...Clyde." said Clyde slowly.
"My name is Twink! Can we help you with anything? Of course, since I'm a Star Kid I can only grant small wishes...we usually save the big wishes for the Star Spirits..." explained Twink.
"Pleased to meet you too. Can you give Mario this? It will allow him to use action commands..." questioned Peach.
"Um, what are action commands?" asked Clyde.
"Mario can use them to potentially increase the strength of his attacks." explained the princess.
"OK." answered the boy.
"That seems reasonable." nodded Twink.
Immediately, he grabbed onto the Shooting Star and began to fly away.
Suddenly, Clyde noticed that there was a treasure chest nearby.
He decided to open it.
As it turned out, there was another Shooting Star inside as well.
"Can you deliver this to Lincoln?" asked Clyde.
Twink stopped in his tracks.
"Another request? The more the merrier I suppose. Granting wishes makes me stronger!" exclaimed Twink.
Immediately, Twink grabbed onto both Shooting Stars and flew away once more.
"I sure hope that Lincoln can survive this..." thought Clyde.
"I hope Mario will be OK..." thought Peach.
She could only hope.
Well, it looks like Mario's going to visit his star spirit hunt pretty soon. However, the first Star Spirit is guarded by the Koopa Brothers and Larry...you think that he's ready to handle him?
And yes, neither Mario or Lincoln appeared in this chapter, even though they're the stars of the show. Funny how that works, eh? Then again, this was kind of a villains episode...
See you later!