'ello again. I am Mario Maniac 17, as you may know. This is my second fanfic. It's called Modgnik Moorhsum Eht, which is "The Mushroom Kingdom" backwards. It's about Mario accidentally going to a parallel universe. I don't own Nintendo or anything like that, although I'd like to. Anyways, enjoy:D

It started out as a normal day in the Mushroom Kingdom for Mario. It was late morning, but already he was bored. Bored, and lonely. Luigi was deeply into his gardening by this time of day, and his other main acquaintance, Princess Peach, had taken a short holiday with most of her loyal subjects, the Toads. She had invited him to come for a few mayhem-free days in the tropics, but he had to back out at the last minute because he had gotten into a pretty heavy fight with a very vicious goomba. Mario had won, but still walked away with a foot injury that had him off his feet for two days and he didn't want to hold Peach up. But, having nothing to do now, Mario just sat there, bored. He anxiously awaited Peach's arrival back to the Kingdom later this afternoon. He decided to get something to read. He hobbled to his bookshelf and attempted to choose one of many books. Mario's foot started to ache, so he leaned against the bookshelf. It gave way slightly, so he checked to see if he had broken it or what. He saw a few cracks, but not like he had just broken it—it was as if it was supposed to come apart there. He noticed that the middle section of the bookshelf had moved, leaving a gap between the sides. Suddenly, from the odd splits in the old woodwork, an eerie light shone. Mario was nearly blinded from the sudden burst of purplish light in the dim room. No longer bored, Mario pushed the middle portion back even further. The opening seemed like some kind of strange porthole. He slipped forward to take a peek inside, but lost his footing and went tumbling into the dark depths of the unknown.

It's short, but it gives you a small preview of my new story. Merry Christmas! Don't expect another chapter too soon; it's Christmas!! And I plan on gaming! Besides, I don't know where to take this story next. Have fun with this lil' portion! XD I'm so evil…