This chapter was written in May of 2014, only needed a few edits.
By the way, check out this author called Matt1251. He writes great stories, in most of them Toad is the main character.
One day, Mario and Toad were tending to Peach's garden out behind her castle, picking out dozens of cream-colored mushrooms among the sprouting vegetables and tossing them into large baskets nearby.
"Hey, Mario, why does Peach want all these mushrooms?" Toad asked. "I mean, it's a bit unsettling to me to see them being… used like this..."
"I don't know, and I don't care," Mario snapped as he lay down on a patch of grass. "Hey, can you finish this up by yourself?" Mario yawned as he rested his head on a nearby pumpkin.
Before Toad could respond, Mario fell asleep. The sentient mushroom let out a sigh as he continued to pick mushrooms. A few moments later, he found a mushroom with a purple cap.
"Hey, what's with this mushroom? It almost looks like a power-up…"
"WHAT?!" Mario snapped awake and ran over to Toad, swiping the strange mushroom out of his hand. "It might actually be a power-up… or just a poisonous mushroom," the red-clad plumber wondered out loud. "Oh, well. I'm gonna eat it!"
"Mario, don't!" Toad warned. The advice was given in vain, however, as Mario had already eaten the piece of fungus in one bite.
"Hmm… Didn't taste too bad. Nothing seems to be happening, though."
"Boy, that was a close call," said a relieved Toad. "I mean, it could've killed you, Mario. Mario?"
Mario had gone silent as his mouth started to froth. He fell face-first into the ground, twitching every few seconds. Toad could do nothing but just stare at his poisoned friend.
"Aw, man! Now I have to do all the work!"