Note before we begin: I'm the same guy who posted "Genesis" on a different site. There's no infringement.
Hello everyone! Welcome to the first chapter of "Super Mario Genesis." This story isn't just based on seasons. Every arc will be featured here. This is the start of the first one. I'll clarify, this isn't a full on origin story, but you'll still get to see all the characters you know and love!
Enough talk from me. On with the content!
Star Carnival
The crowd's roaring, confetti's flying everywhere, and cameras are viewing the whole event.
The event in question? None other than Mario Party! A creature flies towards the screen with a purple tuxedo and a hat with a life of its own. "WELCOME TO THE STAR CARNIVAL!"
He points right at the screen.
"Who am I, you ask? I'm your Master of Catastrophe! MC Ballyhoo, at your service!" he shouts, with that winning smile on his face. "WELCOME...TO MARIO PARTY! Big Top, what messiness do we expect to see in this devious event?!"
The hat itself speaks up. "Backstabs. Betrayals. Deception."
"There's never a dull moment in the game!"
"Yeah, can we get to it?"
Ballyhoo's winning smile starts to crack. "Haha, fans aren't the only ones excited for the festivities! We are too! It keeps me coming back every year!"
While Ballyhoo and Top entertain the cameras, the Star Carnival itself seems MUCH bigger than the last. The party tent is absolutely dwarfing the other four tents. With a closer look...the bright lights of the carnival dim, fog seeps in.
Welcome to Horrorland.
It's not the actual location, but with the power of magic from the production team, they can make it work. There are some good sorcerers in the world, regardless of what others have done.
It's like a stadium times two with everything here! Thousands of roaring fans, special effects, the and Lakitu have infested the tent as well, ready to capture every moment on their top quality cams. Before meeting the contestants, BallyTop fly right in with that mic still in hand.
"Spooky...scary...suspenseful! Those three words sum this land up well! There will be twists, turns, and even parties along the way!" He shouts, as the camera fades to a shot of a abandoned piano with its instruments. "Oh yeah..."
Their cams are directed to a gate, with a gravestone inside. "These gravestones are deadly enough, but THIS one tops it all! If you have 150 coins, you can rob everyone of their star! HA-HA-HA!" Their cams cut back to him, with four silhouettes approaching in the background. "You need all the power you can get to be numero Uno, which is why we brought back four returning players!"
They all come in, one by one. First is a Toad, specifically one with red dots on its head. "Toad's skilled enough to stay in our military. Don't let his size fool you!"
The crowd cheers him on, and he just can't help himself. "I won't let you down, Princess!"
"AHEM. Next up we got a rep from Yoshi's island, it's...drumroll please..." the crowd entertains him as thousands of drums are heard. "Yoshi."
A green dinosaur runs in, beaming as the Yoshi's in the audience pop off. "WE LOVE YOU!" A blue one says, and our green one waves back. "Thanks!" Yoshi's aren't the greatest at speech, but they've been learning.
"Next out...the brother of our last entrant, LUIGI!"
He gets some applause, as that Italian in his classic green-and-blue enters next. He doesn't have a smile at all. One look at the setting around him, and he runs up to the host. "Hey hehe, I know this is supposed to be 'fake', but we can still switch maps right?"
"HA-HA-HA! No."
"O-ok, twenty bucks and we can just go to the giant birthday cake!" His friendly smile doesn't work.
"Listen here Weegee, trauma won't stop the show from going on!" Luigi's face drops and he joins the other two competitors, who do seem to have some sympathy. Toad has some beautiful words for him. "It's ok...every time I feel hopeless, I think of my great purpose in life!"
"My purpose is to get haunted. It doesn't-a matter how much I run.."
The toad frowns, but their green enemy of this session steps in. "Look on the bright side. We can take home some money! I can help my people so much!"
"Yeah, yeah—"
"Blah blah blah, more action, less talk!" Big Top commands.
"The hat just...never mind." Luigi comments, but before he can get an answer Ballyhoo's already back on his gig. "Oh-ho-ho, we've stalled enough for that sweet ad revenue! But finally...the one you've all been waiting for..hero of the Mushroom Kingdom..."
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"MARIO!"
Red caps are thrown in the air likes it's a graduation, as the famous plumber hits the scene, getting barraged by cheers! His reputation is phenomenal in the Mushroom Kingdom, and others.
A Toad rips his shirt off to reveal an M painted on his bare chest. "I LOVE YOU MARIO!"
"YOU'RE THE GREATEST!"
"HAVE MY BABIES!"
What a crowd...
On his way to join the others, Ballyhoo gets in his face. "Mario, you are a true hero! Do you have anything to say before we begin?"
"It's Mario time!"
The crowd pops off from that alone. This crowd is so pro-Mario it isn't even funny.
The hero heads straight for his brother. "I see you're rattled up. Don't panic, they're only fake."
"You told me that before, Mario. Not falling for it again..."
The man in red snickers. "It was just a prank, bro." Despite reminding of the pranks he pulled, he still offers a hand to him. "May the best man win."
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Luigi accepts it, and they shake hands. "Well..here we go again. Mario versus Mario."
The fabled hero looks forward to it. "You can run Luigi but I'LL be the Superstar. Again."
Toad and Yoshi share a look over this rivalry. "They better not have forgotten about us! We're JUST as good as Mario is!"
The dinosaur looks at him with nothing but shame in those eyes. "We haven't even started yet. Don't you think you're being…dramatic?"
"I AM NOT!"
The four participants have levitating dice right above them. That's what the power of magic gets you. They're ready to manhandle their dice to determine placement. Top placement is a favorite to win, while bottom placement just means they'll have a bad time.
The audience isn't the only one making predictions. While Ballyhoo gives them the rundown, there)- a VIP section, with two princesses. A blonde in a pink dress repping the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach herself. Then there's a redhead in an orange one repping her own.
"It's nice of you to join us, Daisy." Peach says with a warm smile. "We don't get to see eachother often, but I'm glad that we at least have this tradition."
"I'd come around more but you're not the only one who's busy all the time. Sarasaland's hard work, you already know how hard it is being the most important person." Daisy admits.
"When you say it like that you sound snobby."
"Nobody else wants to step up and help me lead my people, so I literally am. One assassination and that queendom's in for a decline." She responds, turning to get a good view of the four players. "My money's on your star of your show." She's no stranger to poking fun and her cousin's no different.
Peach brushes it off though. "They are all capable. With how this game is, anyone could win."
Sarasaland's own can't help it. "You definitely want a Mario win."
"I'm unbiased."
"..that sounds like something a biased princess would say."
Back at the game, it's time to see who's rolling what.
Yoshi goes first...and gets a five. Middle of the road.
Toad goes next...and gets a four. In the running for bottom placement.
Mario goes next...and gets a seven! He's got top placement.
In the V.I.P section, Peach claps and her cousin catches it. "Deny it all you want..."
Back at the dude, Luigi is last up...
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"Oh nooo..."
In the VIPs, Peach covers her mouth. "Oh my...another one. He may have the worst luck I've ever seen in this game."
"Again? That has to feel embarrassing."
The fun for everyone's interrupted, but there aren't any shadows covering the people. No. Some of Sarasaland's reps start shouting at the princesses, pointing at them.
As it turns out, it's not AT them, but behind them as the princesses turn around...to see a purple man tip-toeing, a vase in his hand. Why a vase? His face is frozen, realizing that he's just been had. "Herm..."
He looks into Peach's eyes, and pulls a move out in hopes it'll work. A rather seductive one..
"My, princess...your eyes are more beautiful than any Diamond I've ever laid eyes upon."
They charge him and he takes off, his sneak attack made completely useless. He has a long way to go for freedom, as some people in the AUDIENCE start to run after him.
He pants like a dog with how fast he's going. "When I wanted people hounding me this isn't what I meant!"
Back at the field, the players notice the commotion. It's becoming hard for anyone not to when the viewers decide they want to be a part of it.
Toad gets BLASTED by a bigger man with yellow and pink! The other three sidestep his shoulder charge. That man twirls his moustache and it's none other than Wario.
Mario glares at him, clocking what's happened. "I'll take care of him! Luigi, go help the princess!"
"On it..."
He takes off, leaving his brother to take on his fatter, greasier counterpart.
Mario eyes Wario's empty hands. "No Bomb-omb?"
"Wario's tight on money...those dealers won't accept me but after the money is made, that problem will be solved!" Wario shouts, clenching his fists. "I'M-A GONNA WINNNN!"
Yoshi comes at Wario, who neutralizes him with a bellclap! Yikes! Yoshi goes down, and Mario shots off a few fireballs, but Wario dodges and charges...only to get jumped over.
The plumber leaps up, with a fist on fire. "FORWARD AERIAL!"
"WAH!"
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SMACK!
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Wario hits the ground, sliding across the floor of that land. The star of this show grab him by the foot, and goes to swing him around..only to get a kick on the nose. The plumber stumbles back, but trips over a rock and falls on his bum.
His adversary takes advantage and grabs both his feet. All Mario can see is his smile, with sinister intent. "You're-a goin' for a ride, Mario!" He spins around and tosses him at a gravestone! He goes right through it as the rubble follows him to the floor!
"...mamamia..."
Meanwhile, Waluigi's making a b-line for the exit as the princesses and other Toads go for him. It's like a man getting chased by an army!
Luigi finds himself in the mob and manages to catch up to them. "Princess!" They don't pay attention so he gets to their side. "How has—"
Daisy uses him like a missile and sends him at Waluigi! His eyes widen as a green missile takes him down! He's got nowhere else to go as he's surrounded by the mob. Peach whips out cuffs from her dress and gets to work.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you in our court of law."
Back at the field, Mario gets tossed through ANOTHER grave, and hits again. He's clutching his back, as the predator of this situation only gets closer. "Wario told you...I'm-a gonna win!"
As it turns out, Ballyhoo and Big Top have been watching the whole time. Instead of intervening...they play it up for the cameras. "The Mushroom's main man Mario is in great peril! The power amen of this absolute criminal has put him in a situation he may not be able to escape!"
"If Wario beats our main star, it's a disgrace to the Star Carnival itself..."
"For once we agree!"
As he closes in, the plumber looks around him for something, anything to use. Oh wait, the piano! He crawls his way over there, grabbing a brown guitar. Wario jumps out from the fog...only to get smacked over the head! He's frozen, not out of fear but out of the massive concussion he just got.
"WOAH!" Ballyhoo shouts. "An incredible strategy from Mario gets him out!"
"This is the violence Mario Party's known for." Top adds on.
Mario sets him on the piano and takes to the air...he comes down with a Goomba Stomp through the piano!
"OH-HO-HO! I think we have our winner, Top!"
"Mmhmm. Wario can't recover from that."
The plumber of the hour crawls out from the rubble. He looks at the carnage he just caused, and yeah, Wario's done for. He's not even moving. The Royal Guard comes running down, looking to reunite him with the partner-in-crime.
Luigi notices the scene and runs to his brother. "Mario! He didn't beat ya too bad did he?"
Mario lets out a chuckle. "He was-a tough this time around. May need a visit with the Doctor. How about you?"
"I tried to help them but got used instead. Isn't the first time, hehe..."
Mario smiles at his remark. "You may need a visit with the therapist."
The Toads do their best to hoist the attacker up, but he collapses onto one of them and they flail around! "Someone help me!"
Helps on the way...just not in their favor. A hissing sound catches their attention. A black bomb with golden legs runs right in. Mario JUMPS at it to lessen the impact!
"LOOK OUT!"
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BOOM!
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Smoke fills the air, as everyone is down. and. out. All except for one Wario, who has to use the last of his strength to even scoot forward. He's got good luck though, as a bike with a black-and-yellow pattern is right in his sights.
"..Crygor...give me strength."
He uses all his might to get on that bike and take off. Unfortunately for him, he didnt get away clean because the Royal Guard goes right for him.
They aren't doing so well. The Wario Bike's leaving the Royal Guard in the dust. There's hundreds being sent out but they still aren't fast enough to catch him. Wario of course, can't help himself when he has a leg up.
"YOU FEDS WON'T CATCH WARIO!"
They don't seem to be anytime soon, but the odds only get worse for them. A small Clown Car is spotted in the distance, and it's baffling to the chased. "What?! His son here of all places? Little boys and girls shouldn't be involved here!"
A giant glob of orange paint wipes out the pursuers!
"..They should be involved more!"
He sees a few Mechakoopas coming his way, and he swerves past them. The pod follows him while those weapons take care of business. A head pops out front the pod with an evil smile.
As he guessed, it's Bowser Junior. "You're welcome!"
"WAHH?!"
The kid pulls out a Bomb-Omb and throws it at the guards left behind. It clicks with Wario. "OH YOU were the one who saved Wario...watch where you're throwin' next time!"
Junior gasps. "I just saved you and you yell at me! At least thank me!"
"I'll do it when you learn to aim!"
"I'm new at this ok? Jeez..." Junior sees that there's a missing piece here. Wario came in with a partner, but now he's not there. "Um...where's your partner?"
"He got caught so now he needs to get bailed out…again."
Lightbulb. "..ok. So you want your partner. We want the princess..how about we just work together?"
Wario tilts his head. "We? You got connections?"
"Yeah!
"Does he pay well?"
"Yeah?'"
"Then I'm in!"
"Follow me!" Despite the disrespect he caught at the start, Junior does what needs to be done. To him, Wario's going to be a big help with that raw muscle.
They travel side by side. Having already fended off the Royal Guard, nobody can stop them from meeting up. Is this actually an alliance that benefits everyone? Or is it going to go awry given who's involved?"
Find out next time, on Super Mario: Genesis!