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Falco: Relax peeps. They're tears of JOY, not sorrow.
Game Watch: Well, this is chapter…ummm…10!
Wow, I'm on chapter 10. Awesome!
Falco: Allow me to disclaim! RF doesn't own us or the settings, but she does own our own unique personalities and such.
Right! Game Watch, Falco, on the count of three. One…two…THREE!
Game Watch & Falco: GO CHAPTER 10!
Dr. Mario smiled. "Shall we stop here?" he asked.
"I don't see why not," Roy said. Kirby looked around.
"Ummm…where are we?" he asked.
"This is Goomba village," Roy said. "It's small, but…"
"As long as we're out of Hyrule, I can think straight," Kirby said.
There were only two houses: a toad house for travelers, and the house of the Goomba family. The five walked up to the house to see the Mushroom Kingdom's hero Mario talking with a goomba boy, who wore a blue hat. They turned and spotted Roy.
"Roy! Good timing!" Mario said. He turned to Kirby, Marth, and Pichu. "These are the exiled ones?"
"Yes," Roy said.
"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom. We have arranged rooms for you guys to stay in, at least, until Zelda tells her father a thing or two." Mario said, shocking the three.
"Huh? Does that mean—" Kirby started to ask. Mario nodded.
"We would know because Link had decided to stop by. He said he headed to the Brinstar Kingdom to look for excitement, but found nothing. He then headed here, and found out what happened to Zelda."
"He should've stayed," Marth said coolly. "After all, it wouldn't have mattered anyway."
"So we can finally relax?" Pichu asked. Mario nodded. "Thank the goddesses…"
"Toad Town isn't too far from here. If we leave now, we should be able to make it to the castle before noon," Mario said. The goomba boy frowned.
"You're leaving?" he asked. Mario nodded. "You'll come back soon, right?"
"Of course Goombario," the hero said. "Just let me make sure these guys are all set. They've been through a lot." Goombario nodded, and Mario led the way.
"Welcome to Toad Town!" Rocky said. He once again stood by the pipe to the Mario household; music was once again coming out from the green pipe. Mario smiled.
"How's the band holding out?" Mario asked the toad. Marth reached for his belt and took out a red and white ball and tossed it to the ground. Rocky gasped when it opened. The ball mysteriously returned to the ex-body guard's belt, and Jigglypuff was where it once was, waking up.
"Hello. We is at Mushroom Kingdom?" she asked.
"Wow! It talks!" Rocky said. Pichu smiled.
"I talk too!" he said, jumping up and down.
Kirby coughed, but one could hear the word prankster hidden in the cough. Pichu, too busy jumping, did not.
"Sorry about that," the puffball said, gently tapping his stomach with his arm. "Came out of nowhere."
"Well, as much as I want to stay and hear about the band, I guess I gotta get these guys settled in."
"Are they living here?" Rocky asked.
"Temporary," Mario said. "I guess you'll have to tell me about the band later. See you around. Tell my brother I'm back, and I got them with me!"
"Yes sir!" Rocky said, jumping into the pipe. The seven headed to the castle.
"It's hard to believe that you get along so well with the people, Mario," Marth said.
"Why say that?" Mario asked.
"Link is evil!" Kirby, Pichu, and Jigglypuff cried.
"Guess all those rumors were true, then," Mario said. "Anyway, the castle awaits."
They entered the castle and headed to the throne room. The Chancellor was there, as was Peach. The travelers, minus the pokemon, kneeled.
"Mario, Roy, Dr. Mario, welcome back," the Chancellor said. "And to our newcomers, welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom."
"After hearing of what happened from Roy and Dr. Mario," Peach said. "We decided that not only what the king of Hyrule did was unfair, but we knew that Zelda would insist on you returning to your homeland."
"Yup!" Pichu said. Peach giggled.
"I heard a lot about you, Pichu," she said. "And I see Zelda was right, you are just too cute!"
"We have arranged everything for you. We hope you can finally relax and await the return of the princesses. It seems the V.A. is once again on a clone streak. But there will be a meeting on that later. I suggest you go and visit the town."
"I shall show you around," Dr. Mario said. Dr. Mario led the exiled out into the town. Mario excused himself and headed to his home. Roy hung back, it was now or never.
"Umm…sire," Roy said. The Chancellor turned to him.
"How may I help you, Roy?" he asked.
"Ummm…I was hoping that…I…you know…could be Peach's bodyguard…" he said.
Peach had just left the throne room when she heard Roy's request. She kept a hand on the door, and listened. Upon hearing her father's answer, she smiled, and retired to her room.
"But of course, we shall plan all at the meeting. I suggest you go to your friends."
"Thank you sire." With that, Roy left.
Luigi: Mario made his first appearance!
Marth: I still find that a little hard to believe.
Luigi: See? I told you we would be helpful!
Marth: Good thing I didn't bet on it…review!