A/N: I am so sorry for not updating earlier. It may be hard to believe that I have a life outside of but I do. It's okay though I tried. Well, here's to hoping the story is a good one! Or at least this chapter!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the Sorceresses of Destruction and Antonia. And anything that might seem unfamiliar to all.
Chapter 5: The Lost Desert Temple
It took a day and a half to reach Antonia. Mario, Wario, and Waluigi were exhausted when they reached the kingdom they had been looking for. The train only took them to the boundaries of the Mushroom Kingdom, so they had to walk most of the way. It was nighttime when they reached the main city. Of course, Wario always had money, so they checked into a run down motel for the night. They wanted to begin their search early the next morning, when they could see what the citizens knew about a temple in the desert.
The next morning, they woke up bright and early. Well, Mario and Waluigi did.
Mario shook Wario, who muttered, "Get lost!". He shook harder.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you…" began Waluigi, but Mario ignored him and shook Wario even more. Waluigi sighed and went to get a cup filled with water.
"Wario! Wake up!" said Mario, frustrated. Wario just yawned, farted, and rolled over in reply. Mario wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Gross!"
"I warned you," said Waluigi, walking in the room. He threw the water over Wario, who immediately sat up and started cursing. After about half an hour, the trio sat down and started to discuss their plans.
"All right, here's the plan," said Mario. "We're going to split up and ask people if they know anything about the temple that might help us. Anything at all. We'll meet here at noon for lunch, then we set off for the temple, whether we have information or not."
"Sounds like a good plan to me," said Wario, shrugging.
But Waluigi disagreed. "Why don't we just leave now?"
"Because we're gonna need all the information we can get," said Wario, rolling his eyes. "Otherwise, we might overlook something important. Besides, a specific piece of information may save our lives." Mario and Waluigi stared, causing Wario to sigh in exasperation. "It's obvious! Every treasure hunter knows that rule!" Mario and Waluigi still stared at him in awe, and Wario gave up.
"Anyway, let's go! We're wasting time!" And without further ado, the Mario Brother and the Wicked Brothers ran opposite ways.
Mario went running and asked many people about the temple in the center of the desert. He always got the same answer; "Temple? What temple? There is no temple in the desert." Wario and Waluigi weren't fairing any better.
Mario was about to give up and go to the motel when he heard someone whisper, "Are you looking for the temple in the desert?" Mario stopped in his tracks and turned to face a dark cloaked figure. He couldn't make out any of the features of the cloaked figure, but could tell that it was probably a man, and that he was tall. And this man also sent shivers down his spine.
"I know where to find it. Yet the only reason someone would wish to go there is if they were seeking the Legendary Sorceresses of Destruction."
"That is why I'm going there. What can you tell me about them?"
"The most that I know is that they have been sealed away for a long time. And that the sorceress that is sealed in the Desert Temple is Cassandra the Catastrophic. She's the most temperamental of the Sorceresses, so I have heard. Be careful of her. Just remember... Cassandra is extremely vain. Also, the Temple can be found in the center of the desert. But you need a magic stone for it to reveal itself."
"How do you know all of this?"
"We shall meet again!" the dark figure turned and disappeared into the shadows.
"Wait!" Mario called, but the figure had already disappeared. Feeling a little creeped out, Mario went to meet with Wario and Waluigi.
"Any luck?" asked Wario grumpily. He and Waluigi had both been unsuccessful when trying to find information.
"Well, I found out a few things," said Mario unsurely. "I'm not so sure I trust the source though. A strange person in a cloak told me."
"Well, suspicious information is better than no information right?" said Waluigi shrugging.
"I guess so..." said Mario, still unsure.
"Come on! Let's go have some lunch!" said Wario. The other two agreed, and they went and bolted down a quick lunch. Then they packed and set off for the desert of Antonia.
"Where exactly is this temple!" demanded Wario half an hour later while they were searching for the temple. The heat was making him sweat, he was hungry, and he was getting very irritated.
"The person said it was in the center of the desert, and that our magic stone would reveal it," replied Mario, who was fairing no better than Wario.
"And how did he know about our stone?"
"They didn't. All the person said was that a magic stone would reveal it. I assumed it would be ours."
"You can't assume anything in treasure hunting! That's rule number one!" said Wario, looking scandalized.
"Well unless you'd rather go looking for another stone…"
"WOAH!" yelled Waluigi surprised, interrupting their argument. Mario and Wario turned and saw why.
A temple had risen out of the sand in front of them. How they could have missed this, no one knows. It will forever be a mystery.
"Well, I think we found the temple," said Mario quietly.
"No kidding," said Wario in awe.
The three men walked up its grand staircase and entered the Temple of Cassandra the Catastrophic.
Sorry it's such a short chapter. But I'm not one for writing long chapters. You know the drill. Review, and no flaming.