Believe it or not, this meteorite isn't Bowser's doing. It would still be best if the heroes destroyed it though. That liquid emerging from it is spawning evil minions! Who strangely enough resemble the creatures from the Mushroom Kingdom.
Whose attacking Toad Town, you ask? Let's just say that they're out of this world...
Chapter 2: Sign Of A Crisis
After saving the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi decided to watch TV.
They enjoyed watching the Mario Kart channel. Who would win this time? They never knew for sure.
"Today's an exciting race! So far Donkey Kong is at 1st place, followed by Toad!" exclaimed the announcer.
Currently, Donkey Kong was racing Toad to the finish line. He'd probably be racing faster if there were bananas at the end of the lap.
"I'm the best!" exclaimed Toad.
For some strange reason, there were also babies racing on the track.
They wondered how their baby counterparts knew how to drive...and how could they could reach the brake pedal with their tiny legs.
However, they wouldn't be able to watch the channel for long. Somebody had something important to say.
"We interrupt this channel for a breaking announcement." said a Toad newscaster.
Mario wondered what was going on. They had saved the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser not long ago. What could it be?
"A strange meteorite has appeared in Toad Town!" exclaimed the Toad.
"Huh?" questioned Luigi.
They could see the meteorite on TV. It was glowing blue. It certainly didn't seem like a normal meteorite.
"What's up with-a that meteorite?" asked the green plumber.
"I'm not sure..." answered Mario.
Upon closer inspection, blue liquid was dripping from it.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of screaming.
It seemed as if Toad Town was being attacked.
Evil creatures were emerging from the meteorite.
"I'm signing off!" exclaimed the Toad newscaster.
With that, he ran away.
They wondered if at first Bowser was responsible.
However, sending meteorites from space didn't really seem his style. He would rather attack the kingdom with doomships and whatnot.
Besides, some of the mysterious creatures emerging from the meteorite happened to resemble Toads. However, they looked much more evil. For one thing, the tops of their heads resembled Poison Mushrooms instead of normal Mushrooms.
Nonetheless, it would be best if they destroyed that meteorite. There was something clearly evil about it.
However, as they headed to Toad Town, they wondered where that meteorite had came from. It didn't look like it had originated from their home planet.
Something strange was going on.
At Speedster T's house...
Happy that he had saved the Mushroom Kingdom, Speedster T decided to relax at his house.
Unsurprisingly, it resembled a blue mushroom.
"Nothing like some relaxation after a long race!" thought Speedster T to himself.
He began to drink some soda from the fridge.
However, he noticed that there was something going on outside.
He could hear people screaming.
"What is going out out there?" asked Speedster T.
Judging from the looks of things, Toad Town was being attacked.
"Again? But I just saved Toad Town..." said the Toad. What was attacking it now?
He decided to run there in order to find out what was going on.
If somebody wanted to invade Toad Town, they were going to have to go through him first.
At the Toad Town tavern...
Alcoholic Koopa was feeling disappointed after Mario and Luigi had defeated Bowser along with their new friend. Once again, Bowser had been defeated and they had lost.
At least Bowser would eventually recover. He always did. No matter how many times he was knocked down, he always got back up.
So, he decided to drown his sorrows at the bar.
The Toads were a bit surprised to see a Koopa Troopa in their town The only people who ever seemed to visit their town aside from the Mario Brothers and the princess were other Toads.
Unfortunately, the tavern was about to be invaded.
At that very moment, several of the Goombas that had been created by the liquid dropping from the meteorite invaded the tavern.
The Toads panicked and began to hide.
The Goombas proceeded to steal all the beer.
"Yes!" cheered one of the Goombas.
"Nooooooooo!" screamed Alcoholic Koopa. What was he going to do without his precious alcoholic beverages?
The Goombas then left the tavern with their ill-gotten whiskey. Perhaps they wanted it for a party?
He decided that he was going to get them back. Nobody robbed the tavern and got away with it!
Immediately, he chased after the Goombas that were responsible.
They didn't seem to be affliated with the Koopa Troop...and yet they seemed rather evil.
Nearby, Mario and Luigi arrived on the scene.
"We need your help!" exclaimed a nearby Toad.
One of the cosmic Goombas approached the Toad.
"Aah!" exclaimed the Toad.
Mario quickly whacked the Goomba with a hammer.
The Goomba was sent flying into one of the houses.
"Whoa!" shouted the Goomba.
As soon as it hit the wall, it splattered into a blue liquid.
Mario wondered what these strange creatures were made of. They greatly resembled the creatures from the Mushroom Kingdom...but apparently they weren't from their planet.
"Thanks, Mario!" shouted the citizen of Toad Town. He always knew that he could count on the Super Mario Brothers.
"Darn it! You plumbers are ruining everything!" screamed one of the Goombas.
A Koopa Troopa spun towards Luigi.
He quickly leapt on his shell.
However, there were stronger foes waiting for them than there were in Bowser's Castle.
For example, they could see a Paragoomba flying in the sky.
There was no point in trying to hammer them.
Suddenly, the Paragoomba dove towards them.
Mario quickly ducked underneath it, and jumped on top of it.
More Paragoombas approached them.
"You're going down, punks!" exclaimed one of the Paragoombas, dive bombing the heroes.
Mario tossed fireballs at the flying enemies, and they fell to the ground.
Also present were Spiky Goombas. Jumping on them would be a bad idea.
Luigi decided to hammer them instead.
"Oof!" exclaimed one of the Spiky Goombas. Unfortunately, they had been so focused on protecting themselves from being stomped that they had forgotten about the Mario Brothers' hammers.
Speedster T arrived on the scene.
"Did you hear about what was happening?" inquired Mario.
"I saw it, actually." explained Speedster T.
"Did you witness Toads panicking and houses being ransacked?" asked Luigi.
Speedster T nodded.
"I thought the Mushroom Kingdom was now at peace, but apparently I thought wrong. Is Bowser attacking the kingdom again?" asked Speedster T. He beat him once, he could do it again.
"I think it's something else." answered Luigi. However, he wasn't quite sure what.
"If Bowser isn't responsible for this, then who is?" questioned the Toad.
"That's what-a we would like to know." answered Mario.
They could see the meteorite nearby.
Perhaps they should try to destroy it. That was where the monsters were originating, after all.
However, it seemed that there were more enemies defending it. It seemed that they didn't want the meteorite to blow up.
As soon as Mario approached the meteorite, a Toad showed up and punched him in the face.
"Oof!" shouted Mario.
"You're no match for the cosmic army, fatso! This town is now OURS!" exclaimed the Toad.
"Cosmic Army?" asked Luigi.
Some of them were also wielding weapons. For example, one of them had a Fire Flower.
He proceeded to launch fireballs at Speedster T.
"Aah!" exclaimed Speedster T, taking care not to be fried.
Fortunately, help arrived...from an unlikely source.
Alcoholic Koopa whacked one of the evil Toads with a bottle of glass.
"Aah!" exclaimed the Toad.
"This is for robbing the Mushroom Tavern, you stinky crustacean!" bellowed the Alcoholic Koopa.
The evil Toad reverted to the liquid that he originated from.
This angered the other evil Toads, who began attacking the Alcoholic Koopa.
Speedster T recognized the alcoholic Koopa.
"I remember you...you were that drunk Koopa from Bowser's Castle..." said Speedster T.
Strangely enough, he seemed to be helping them.
"I guess this really isn't Bowser's doing." noted Mario.
Well, if Alcoholic Koopa wanted to help them, they wouldn't judge. It felt strange working with an enemy of theirs though.
Fortunately, he seemed to be distracting the cosmic Toads from the meteorite.
"Your alcohol-induced stupidity won't save you from us!" bellowed one of the Toads, pummeling the Alcoholic Koopa with his fists.
However, Alcoholic Koopa whacked the Toad with another bottle of beer, sending him into the crowd of Toads.
They were knocked over like bowling pins.
This appeared to be the opportunity that they waiting for.
Mario whacked the meteorite with a hammer.
It began to crack, until eventually it crumbled into pieces.
The evil Toads panicked upon realizing what had happened.
"Nooooo! What have you done?!" screamed one of the evil Toads.
Suddenly, all the baddies that were attacking Toad Town began to evaporate.
Eventually, they all disappeared.
It seemed destroying the meteorite solved the problem.
"Thank you, Mario! We don't know what we would have done without you!" exclaimed one of the Toads.
Once again, Mario and Luigi felt like celebrating.
However, they couldn't help but shake the feeling that there was going to be more meteorites. They also couldn't shake the feeling that someone had deliberately sent that meteorite there.
As long as they were at large, chances are the Mushroom Kingdom wasn't safe. They probably weren't going to stop with Toad Town.
Now that Luigi thought of it, he seemed to recall one of the evil Toads mentioning that there was a Cosmic Army. Had they only scratched the surface? Something told Luigi that this was only the beginning.
Perhaps they should head to Peach's Castle. If the perpetrator wanted the Mushroom Kingdom, chances are Peach's Castle would be next.
Quickly, Mario and Luigi boarded their karts and began to drive their way towards the castle.
Being the speed devil that he was, Speedster T simply ran there.
"Wait for me, you fat flamingos!" exclaimed Alcoholic Koopa, who attempted to catch up with the trio.
Elsewhere, in the stars above...
At the Comet Observatory, things were rather normal.
Currently, the Lumas were relaxing.
One of the Lumas wanted Rosalina to read them a story.
Unsurprisingly, it involved wishing upon a star.
However, Princess Rosalina realized something bad was happening in the Mushroom Kingdom. She heard that a meteorite had crashed into Toad Town and its residents had been attacked.
It had been attacked by Bowser not too long ago, but that was the norm. The mysterious meteorite? Not so much.
Fortunately, the Mario Brothers had saved the day...but she got the feeling this was only the beginning.
Now that she thought of it, the meteorite she had noticed in outer space the other day looked familiar.
She decided to investigate.
Fortunately, it seemed that while one of the meteorites had landed in Toad Town, it seemed that it had been destroyed by the Mario Brothers.
She noticed that there was another meteorite heading towards Peach's Castle.
She had a feeling who was responsible. They had a negative reputation throughout the galaxy.
Rosalina had to warn the heroes immediately.
Chances are the entire Mushroom Planet could be at stake.
At Peach's Castle...
After arriving at Peach's Castle, Mario quickly made his way to the entrance.
He quickly knocked on Peach's door.
"What is it, Mario? Is Bowser attacking the Mushroom Kingdom again?" asked Peach.
"It's someone else!" exclaimed Mario.
"Someone else?" asked Peach.
"We're-a not sure yet..." answered Luigi.
Now that she thought of it, the Toads residing in her castle seemed rather on edge.
"What is going on?" asked Toadsworth.
Suddenly, another meteorite landed right outside Peach's Castle.
"Oh a-no..." said Mario.
"This isn't good." said Speedster T.
Already, more minions were starting to spawn from it.
And they all had their sights on Peach's Castle.
Meanwhile...
At a dark, scary castle at an equally scary planet, three princesses were plotting the downfall of the Mushroom Planet. They were known as the Cosmic Princesses, and they were feared throughout the galaxy.
Also, they resembled Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina somewhat.
This planet was known as Planet Cosmo. It was similar to Planet Mushroom, but it was far more sinister. It was not cheerful at all.
Also, its residents were typically born from pools of blue liquid. The minions that had attacked Toad Town were made of droplets, so they weren't powerful at all. However, depending on the amount of blue liquid used, the princesses could create something truly fearsome.
In case of their leaders, they were born from a Cosmic Comet. Typically, the most powerful members of the Cosmic Army were born from these. However, Cosmic Comets were very rare. They had been born from a massive Cosmic Comet, so their power was truly extraordinary.
And since they were born from the same Cosmic Comet, they had a strong connection to each other.
They were building an army as they spoke.
In the past, they had conquered several planets. The Mushroom Planet was their latest stop.
Eventually, it would fall, and then it would be theirs. They were rather lucky to find a planet that was so filled with resources.
The three princesses let out an evil laugh simultaneously.
The heroes destroyed the meteorite, but it seems that it was only a sign of what's to come. You think Professor E. Gadd would like to study one of those meteorites? Then again maybe he shouldn't experiment on one.
I figured I would have the cosmic army burst into blue liquid whenever they were destroyed because I didn't want the fanfic to be too violent. It's similar to Super Mario Sunshine now that I think of it.