Chapter two.
It was morning and Theodore led Starry to the castle. "Come on Starry this way!" Theodore said walking through the crowd. Starry who had her hood on, followed Theodore through the town. "Morning Theodore!" one of them greeted. "Morning!" He greeted back. Starry followed Theodore through town and up platforms, passing the floating bricks and up to the clear pipes. "This is it Starry, just through this pipe and we'll be there!" Theodore said, going in and up the clear pipe. Soon he reached the castle grounds and waited for Starry to show up. "That was fun!" Starry said, scaring Theodore. "We should do it again some time. By the way what took you so long?" She asked. "How did you, when did you?" Theodore asked, in shock. "Come on, let's get going!" Starry said, pulling him ahead. Soon they arrived at the palace doors. "Halt!" The guards said, blocking the doors. "Hi Theodore. What brings you to the castle?" one of them asked. "And who is this?" The other asked. "This is a new friend of mine and she needs the Princess's help, it's a matter of life or death!" Theodore said. "A matter of life or death?" Toad said, approaching them. "Toad please, its important that we get in. My new friend needs the princess's help!" Theodore Said. "Hmm!" Toad said, looking at Starry and stared into her rare blue eyes. "Let them through!" Toad ordered, as the guards let them in. "Thank you, Toad!" Theodore said, as they entered the castle.
Meanwhile in the council room alarms went off as the hologram map picked up a strange huge ship slow approaching the Mushroom kingdom. "Princess, come quickly!" Lord Toadworth called. As Princess Peach got up and came down the steps. "What is it Toadworth?" Peach asked. "We detected a strange ship approaching the Mushroom kingdom!" Toadworth replied. Peach looked at the hologram map and stared at the huge ship approaching them. "Call the Mario bros immediately!" Peach said.
At Mario and Luigi's home. Mario and Luigi sit at their table drinking their coffee. "So, who are we going to see today, Luigi?" Mario asked. "Florence, her drain is clogged!" Luigi said, drinking his coffee. Just when there was a knock at the door. "I'll get it!" Luigi said, answering the door. "Oh, hi Billy, what's up?" Luigi asked. "Luigi, the princess needs you and Mario at the castle right away!" Billy said. Mario quickly got up. "We'll be right there!" Mario said, rushing out. Luigi grabbed his Giga bell and followed Mario out the door.
Soon they arrived at the Palace. "Go right in Mario Bros, the Princess is waiting for you in the council room!" one of them said, letting them pass. Soon they entered the council room. "Mario, Luigi, thank the Mushroom you're here!" Peach said. "What is it Princess? What's wrong?" Mario asked. "We have a situation. We've detected a strange huge ship approaching the Kingdom!" Peach said, showing them the ship on the hologram map. "Mama Mia, that's a huge ship. Are they friendly?" Luigi asked. "We're not sure!" Peach said, just when Theodore and Starry finally found their way to the council room. "Excuse us, coming through!" Theodore said, as they made their way to the front of the crowd and saw the Mario Bros were there and knew something was wrong. Starry stared at the Hologram map and frightfully screamed, then hid behind Theodore, which got everyone's attention. "Hey, it's okay Starry. What wrong?" He asked. "That's Ship, its Venetia's!" She said, frightfully. "Theodore, who is this young lady!" Peach asked, approaching them, as Starry came out from behind Theodore. "Your kingdom is in grave danger Princess!" Starry said bringing down her hood revealing her Star hat. Everyone gasped when they saw her hat. "You're, you're not from here?" Peach said. "My name is Starry, I'm a Star toad from the Starlight kingdom, which is now in ruins because of her!" Starry said, pointing to the ship on the hologram map. "Lady Venetia! She said. Peach looked very worried.
Soon Peach, Mario, Luigi, Theodore and Starry were in Peach's tearoom. "So Starry tell me more about Lady Venetia!" Peach asked. "She's a conqueror. She's been going all over the world taking over every kingdom she comes too. When she came to mine, she showed no mercy. Most of my friends escaped, but a lot of them didn't!" Starry told them. "What happened to them? Luigi asked. "Some of them were captured by Venetia's mind-controlled guards, while others were turned to stone by Venetia!" Starry sadly said. "Turned to stone, how awful!" Mario said. "Yes and now she's coming to take your kingdom!" Starry said. "Not to worry, we'll stop this Venetia, won't we bro?" Mario asked, standing up. "You bet we will!" Luigi said, standing up too. "Please be careful Venetia is no pushover, she's dangerous!" Starry said. "Don't worry we'll be careful!" Mario said, as he and Luigi ran off. "Theodore take Starry far away from here!" Peach said. "Yes Princess. Come on Starry!" Theodore said, as he pulled Starry away, she stared at Peach.
Outside Mario and Luigi rushed across the castle ground. They jumped and hit two Question blocks, and each grabbed a Tanooki leaf. After changing, the bros looked at each other and nod then flew towards the edge of town. The toads in town see them flying by. "Hey, it's the Mario bros!" one of them said. "Something must be up!" Another said. Mario and Luigi hovered at the edge of the town. Just as Venetia's ship came out of the clouds and flew towards the Town and Castle. "Here they come Luigi!" Mario said, hovering beside him. Luigi frightfully gulped. When suddenly a huge cannon turned and aimed for them. It fired and missed them by inches. The two of them watched as a giant pod rushed downward and crash landed in the town. Then more pods were fired down. The Toads in the town screamed and ran off, as the pods crash landed. The pods opened up and Venetia's mind-controlled army rushed out with a battle cry, including the guards and soldiers from the Starlight Kingdom. "Mama Mia, quick Luigi alert the town and the Castle of the attack. Tell them to evacuate!" Mario told him. "But what about you, bro?" Luigi asked, still hovering. "Me I'm going to see if I can't stop Venetia!" Mario said, as they flew off.