Brighton: Queen Sunstar does not own the Mario bros, just the story unfolding below, Solance, Belmoth, and Lunella. Fate is from Mario Party Seven. You will find him at the top of the mountain, in the board that resembles China.
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Chapter Eight: A Force to be Reckoned With
"Finally…" Wario wheezed as he pulled himself up into Nimbus Land. Suddenly, Sergeant Flutter shot by. Wario managed to get away from the edge of the opening as the Sergeant flew by. He flew straight into the castle.
"What is his problem?" Waluigi asked.
"Lets-a go find out." Mario led the way into the castle.
They walked through the halls and into the throne room.
"Koopalin is under heavy attack! Its Belmoth!" Sergeant Flutter was screaming.
"We will help you out! Koopalin should not stand alone against our common foe!" King Nimbus looked up to see the brothers. His son, Mallow, saw Mario and ran to him.
"Mario! I missed you!" He cried, running up to his friend.
"Mallow, have you gotten taller since the last time I saw you?" Mario teased his friend.
"Mario!" Mallow said.
"Mario! Nice to see you again! Who are they?" King Nimbus asked.
"These are my brothers, Waluigi, Wario, and Luigi." Mario introduced everyone.
"Mallow, good to see you to. I was Geno, when we first met." Waluigi said.
"No way!" Mallow cried, running over to him.
"We have urgent matters to tend to. Mallow, go raise the army, and the Air force. We need to provide aid to Koopalin." King Nimbus said.
"Yes, dad." Mallow ran off.
"King Nimbus, do you know of the shadow keys?" Mario asked, hiding his accent once again.
"I do, in fact. I have one right here." The king turned to a chest sitting beside him, "Prince Peasley called ahead to give me a heads up." He opened the chest and removed the key. He handed it to Mario. Luigi suddenly yelped and pulled the Sunstone out from under his shirt. It was glowing brightly.
"Luigi?" Sergeant Flutter asked, concerned.
"I am okay. The Sunstone flared up." Luigi said.
"Luigi, you are glowing." Wario spoke up.
Luigi looked down at himself. He was glowing brightly, much like the Sunstone was.
"What in the world is happening to me?" He asked.
"You are changing!" Mario cried.
"I am?" Luigi felt his body lighten, as if he had just lost half of his body weight. His clothes were replaced by an orange and red robe, and his head became sun shaped. The glow died down.
"Your Grace." King Nimbus bowed his head.
"Luigi, you just became a sun." Waluigi said.
"Brighton called me Brightsun, and said I am the heir to the throne of Skyland. I think this means that I am to lead Skyland into battle." Luigi said, "King Nimbus, there is no need to be royal around me."
"Brightsun, You need to gather the Skyland army and go to Koopalins aid!" Sergeant Flutter said.
"I can't lead Skyland. I have to finish up the quest with my brothers, first." Brightsun said.
"I am afraid you can't do that. You have to lead Skyland into battle." King Nimbus said.
"You are right. I am scared. I don't even know the first thing about leading a country. I can't do it." Brightsun said.
"If it is so hard to decide, pick your brothers! We need your lightening powers!" Mario cried out.
Brightsun closed his eyes, thinking. He wondered which path to take, stay with family, or lead Skyland? He realized he knew the answer to that.
"I have decided. King Nimbus is right. Skyland needs a leader. I choose to lead Skyland. Right now, with the Dark One attacking Koopalin, all countries need to stand as one. It is the only way we will defeat the Dark One, and his armies. I will rejoin you guys later on, after I find away to defeat the Dark One." Brightsun decided. He looked to each of his brothers faces, one with its traditional scowl, one shocked in disbelief, and one saddened.
"But Weegee, we need you to…" Mario's voice trailed off.
"I know, but I have to go lead a country. Cheer up. Its not like I am leaving forever. I will rejoin you later on down the road." Brightsun said.
"King Nimbus, do you know where the other shadow keys are?" Waluigi asked, changing the subject.
"Two were known, and I think there is one in Forever Forest." King Nimbus said.
"Thanks. Bros, we go to Forever Forest." Waluigi said.
"I am off to Skyland." Brightsun flamed out, Brighton style. He let the flames guide him to the sky. The flames died out, and he was standing before Clockwork Castle.
"This is it." he entered the castle.
Meanwhile, Mario led the way back down the beanstalk. He looked at the map.
"We have to travel through stardust fields to get to Mushroom Kingdom, and then go north through Mushroom way to my house, and Forever Forest is west of there. It will be three days before we get there." Mario said.
"Too bad we can't warp there." Wario said.
"Wario, you are a genius. I just remembered that there is a warp pipe, and it is right over here." Mario parted the bush, to reveal a weed choked blue gray warp pipe.
"Does that thing still work?" Wario asked.
"It should." Mario said, clearing the weeds from the top of the pipe. He went first. Waluigi was nest, and Wario was last. The pipe was old, and there was a reason why it was no longer in use. The pipe spat Mario out at Forever Forest, Waluigi landed in Mushroom Way, and Wario hit the lake in Rose Way, causing the lake to flood nearby areas. Both Wario and Waluigi arrived at the conclusion that they were not in Forever Forest rather quickly. Mario realized that Wario and Waluigi were not with him.
"I knew the pipe was old and all, but it should still be working. Maybe they are stuck somewhere in it." Mario thought.
Meanwhile in Koopalin…
"Fall back!" Bowser ordered. Once again, the army dropped back a few feet. Bowser knew his troops couldn't hold out much longer. Then he heard a familiar war cry.
"It's the Kongs! And the Yoshies!" Kamick screamed, "They have come to our aid!"
"Koopalin, you look like you guys could use the help!" Donkey Kong called to Bowser.
"You guys love us!" Bowser cried. The Kongs and yoshies split, and entered the ragging battle. Slowly, but surely, the tide was starting to turn. From the east, Beanbean and Mushroom Kingdom charged forward. From the north, Nimbus Land and Skyland surged forward. All seven armies had Belmoth surrounded.
"Surrender now! Belmoth!" Prince Peasley challenged.
"Never!" Belmoth rose into the sky, were Brightsun and Brightstar were waiting.
"How about now?" Brightstar looked like Brighton. He was Brightons younger brother, and worked as Brightons back up sun.
"Never!" Belmoth charged at the two suns.
"Celestial thunder rage!" Brightsun led the attack.
"Celestial fireballs ignite!" Brightstar was right behind him. Both attacks merged mid-flight, and crashed into the evil star. Belmoth screamed, and retreated with his army.
"Go back to your brothers, Brightsun. I will deal with Skyland." Brightstar said.
"I can't, not yet anyway." Brightsun said.
"You are right. Go lead Skyland. They need you right now." Brightstar returned to his post in the sky.
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Queen Sunstar: that is it for chapter eight. Next chapter, Reunion, focuses solely on the three missing brothers and watches as they fight their own worst fears as they each find a shadow Key.
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