Chapter 1: The Kingdom

Part 1

In the Mushroom Kingdom, which was named after the residents, there were two brothers, who were plumbers by trade, who lived in a small cottage.

The elder brother, Mario, was often seen in blue overalls with a bright red shirt, and is heavy-set. The younger of the two, Luigi, however, while he did wear blue overalls, has a forest green shirt underneath, and was taller and thinner than his older brother; however, he has phasmophobia, which was an issue, since he worked as a ghost-hunter on the side.

Part 2

In that same kingdom, there was a much-beloved ruler named Princess Peach, who was rumored to have unblemished skin the color of pink sand, hair the color of spin gold and daffodils, and blue eyes that showed more wisdom, sadness, and love than any should experience at her age.

Peach had been a military leader since she was twelve, so she had seen death and misery; she still grieves the losses of the men and women that had died in action as a result of her orders. During the Para-Wars, she had made an umbrella that not only was water-proof, but could also be used as a shield and as a gliding device.

Despite her advanced wisdom and kindness, Peach was called a princess because she was too young to be called Queen yet; the burden of leading her country was put on her fragile shoulders when her parents, Andrew and Apricot, vanished in a flash of light, never to be seen in that world again. She was only twelve at the time.

In honor of her parents, the castle was snow white, with gentle accents of ruby and sapphire on the spires and walls. She herself wears a light pink dress with a bullet-proof, collapsible hoop-skirt and puffed sleeves, and has a blue jewel hung about her neck, reminding her of her parents. It had been seven years since, but she can still remember the smell of strawberries, and their laughter.

Her kingdom, while it was the most prosperous at the time, is constantly under attack from the Koopa King, Bowser, who desires to make her his bride.

This desire goes back to when they were in school, when he was an outsider who was bullied by all he knew, even his parents. When he saw her, he thought that she would reject him, and mock him for his shock of lava-red hair and spiked shell, which constantly pierced his backpack; instead, she sat with him, and became his friend.

Bowser fiercely loved her by the time they were in high school, but was too afraid to ask her. By the time, it was too late, for she had already started going out with Mario, the older son of the top plumbing company's superintendent. This sparked a deep jealousy within Bowser, and he swore to win Peach's love and marry her by any means necessary.

The marriage, but not the love, will come sooner then he or anyone in that world could have imagined.