Chapter 2! Yay! ^^
This one, not too funny, has some more canon related material than humor. Although, I did my best to force some laughs into it = ).
Chapter 2: A Beach, Brothers, a Couple, and a Few Princesses
It was early in the morning, as Mario stood at the stoop of his home, as he summoned a warp pipe. "You's ready brother?" He asked, looking to his green clad brother.
Luigi looked back at him, both of them carrying a small amount of baggage, "Yes, Brother, let's get-a goin'."
With that, the two of them jumped into the warp pipe, and were on their way.
Once the warp pipe ended, they appeared in front of the Light Spirit's cave, Link having asked the spirit if it was okay. The spirit was gracious and approved, and thus Mario had an area to set up his party: On the long strip of shore just below the flat meadow where a tower rested.
(NOTE: NO THERE IS NOT A SHORE THERE, but I imagine realistically, Lake Hylia would be a good deal bigger, and thus I felt like adding a nice beachfront there)
Mario and Luigi began to take a few steps towards the hanging bridges that would take them to their destination, before a voice rang out over their shoulders.
"Well, you two got here early."
As Mario and Luigi turned to see who said that, they saw the smiling face, long dirty-blond hair, and rural garb of the familiar ranch hand.
"Link! It'sa good-a to see you!" Mario said, smiling, and waving over to his friend.
"I hope you didn't mind that I brought company." Link asked, stepping forward, as behind him, his trusty horse Epona trotted forward, and upon it, the young maiden he'd grown so very attached to.
"Is that-a his princess?" Luigi asked Mario, just teasing Link a little bit.
"Something like that, but he knows he can't call me that." Ilia said, dismounting Epona, who was carrying a fair load of provisions already. "My name's Ilia, nice to meet you." She added, bowing her head slightly to the two plumbers.
"Oh, no need-a to bow to us, we're just your average every day-a plumbers!" Mario said, giving a peace sign, though he was far from ordinary.
"Trust me you're far from ordinary Mario, that's for sure." Link said, chuckling. "Let's get our stuff set up; I heard yesterday you guys dropped off plenty."
…
Mario, Luigi, Link, Ilia and Epona made their way down to the beach below, where Mario had laid out, literally, tons of things one would need for the best barbeque ever.
Loads of food, plenty of drink, tables, umbrellas, a massive tent with widescreen T.V and various videogame systems, speakers and a DJ booth; hell, even a stage slightly off the shoreline for a live performance they had planned for later!
The band was supposed to be very good, very popular in their world, so much so that they were considered their own economy.
Link and Ilia went to work assorting the food, while Mario and Luigi set up the furniture.
However, as they were setting up the tables, and umbrellas, Peach and Daisy had arrived. "Yoo-hoo! Mario, Luigi!" Peach called, from the warp pipe that they had arrived in.
Mario and Luigi waved as the princesses slowly walked over, and the brothers finished the table they were on.
"We ran into one of our guests along the way, so we helped show her here." Daisy said, the two princesses wearing their more sporty attire instead of their dresses. What they wore now was usually what they wore for golf, but they'd probably brought plenty of changes of clothes with the two large cases they'd carried.
From behind them marched the maiden of the stars, Rosalina.
"Rosalina, nice to-a see you!" Mario said, shaking her hand, and tipping his hat.
"Nice to see you and your brother, and it's so much nicer meeting when the world is not in danger." Rosalina said, wearing her usual dress.
"Hey, who are those two over there?" Peach asked, gesturing to Link and Ilia, organizing food and drinks into coolers and other containers.
"Those-a are the two inhabitants of dis' world, Link and-a Ilia." Mario explained.
"Aww, they look so nice, let's go introduce ourselves!" Daisy exclaimed, grabbing the other two princesses, and jogging them over to where the other two are.
"You think-a that there will-a be more of dat as the day goes on?" Luigi asked his brother.
"No doubt, my brother." Mario said, going back to the tables. "Now, help a brother with-a dis, there are plenty of tables left."
…
Along the beach, Link and Ilia were placing the food in correct containers so people wouldn't whine and complain later, and so nothing went bad.
Truth be told, it was kind of nice. Link and Ilia had admitted their feelings for each other a long while fair while ago, and knew full heartedly what they felt was true. In situations where most couples would be embarrassed, they were calm, cool and collected.
Link couldn't help but hear a rushing of sand and clothing, which distracted him from his one on one time with his darling damsel. He looked over to see three young women running towards him.
He was praying… Dear god… not fangirls.
Ilia noticed as well, but, thinking logically, figured they were party guests, and seeing how early they arrived, Mario's personal guests.
"Hey there!" One in orange attire, a sleeveless shirt, and short shorts said. With a girl dressed in similar pink clothing, and a slightly older woman with a light blue dress. "You two are Link and Ilia right?"
"Yeah, I'm Ilia, that's Link." Ilia said, smiling, Link letting out a sigh that it was not a group of voracious fan girls… the horror stories he could tell you.
"Nice to meet you both, I'm Daisy." The active, and energetic one in orange said, smiling. Her wavy chestnut hair blowing in the breeze; in the distance, Luigi was staring.
"I'm Peach, nice to meet you both." Peach said, lowering her head, semi-bowing. Remembering her hospitality and using her inner kindness… which she usually always did.
"I'm Rosalina, a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Rosalina said, smiling.
"Nice to meet you three," Link said, sitting back in the sand, "Where are you three from?"
"I'm the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom."
"I'm from Sarasaland, but currently staying in the Mushroom Kingdom."
"I make my home in the Gateway Galaxy."
"Sounds like you come from a colorful world." Ilia said, giving a slight giggle.
"Tell me, where do you come from?" Peach asked, sitting down in front of the two, and the other two Mushroom Kingdomers did the same.
"I'm from Ordon, and so is she." Link said, placing some drinks in a cooler specified for alcohol. If Captian Falcon would be here, they'd need enough Beer to not only fill Lake Hylia, but the surrounding basin.
"Oh, so, you're the Princess of Ordon, right?" Daisy asked, curious.
Ilia turned a bright red after Daisy said that, looking up at her. "N-no… not really…"
"She's the mayor's daughter." Link said, letting out a couple laughs. Ilia was certainly NOT a princess, she was an active member of the village, and was not a very girly-girl.
"Link! Err, yeah, my dad's the mayor, but I'm far from a princess." Ilia said, still blushing, slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but looks are deceiving." Daisy said, giggling a bit, "But in all honesty, you are blessed with your looks."
"th-thanks." Ilia said, still blushing, but now it was from the flattery of the Princesses.
"I know! When we get back to the kingdom, I'll send you some of my old dresses!" Daisy said, beaming, "don't worry, I'm not a girly girl either, I have a record for the most paparazzi punched unconscious back in Sarasaland."
"Oh, thank you, I'm honored Princess Daisy." Ilia said, bowing her head.
"Please, just call me Daisy." She said, showing a bright smile.
"I'd offer you some of mine, but they're all pink and you probably wouldn't like that." Peach said, letting a smirk escape her.
"One time her father got her a pink shirt, and I could hear her scolding him from my house on the outskirts of the village." Link said, laughing a bit more as he recalled the memory.
"Oh, just wait and see what I'll do to you." Ilia said, poking Link's chest. Needless to say, this instilled him with the fear of god.
"Oooh, you'd better watch out, she's going to get you." Daisy teased, as the princesses began to laugh.
"Mario probably needs our help, we've been relaxing enough as it is." Princess Peach said, slowly rising.
"You're right, let's go." Rosalina said, who was standing the whole time. "It was nice meeting you both."
"Awww… alright, I'll see you two love birds later!" Daisy said, jogging to catch up with the other two women.
"…are we really that obvious?" Ilia asked Link, who was back to sorting.
"Yeah, sadly," he said, teasing, looking over at her, "Oh well, I don't care."
Needless to say, she smiled back.