The House that Mario Built

[NicoJoe]

It was dark. Night had fallen hours ago and the moon was high in the sky, surrounded by bright stars. In the distance, about a mile away, the mansion sat against the dark background, sticking out like a sore thumb. It was quite impressive, large and aged. It had seen better days, that was clear, but the remnants of its former glory was still there. The slender hill that the house sat on looked as though it shouldn’t be able to support the wait, but it didn’t seem to be having any trouble with it. Vines were starting to grow up the sides of the building, giving away that the house hadn’t been tended to in a while. That wasn’t surprising, given the current circumstances.

Pit, the young angel, flew across the night sky toward the meeting place of the resistance. His face was that of a warrior as he landed on the stoop of the mansion and knocked.

“Password,” a voice said from the other side of the door. It sounded familiar, an Italian voice. It made Pit recoil at first, but he eased when he remembered who the leader of the resistance was.

“World negative one,” Pit replied with confidence and suddenly the floor beneath him began to move, revealing a large, green pipe. Before he could react, the pipe was sucking him down into it. He traveled through the tube, doing loops and eventually being spit out in a large room with a big rectangular table in the center of it. Around the table, many members of the resistance sat. Pit noticed the Ice Climbers sitting with each other, smacking their hammers on the ground lightly.

Luigi stepped into the room and went to a seat at the front of the table. Everyone nodded at him in recognition and Pit quickly took his seat. They would start once the rest of the resistance arrived.



Alright, everyone in the resistance has to meet at the mansion but everyone else can do whatever.

[Eva]

"Hi, I'm Daisy!"

Princess Daisy set down a glass of mushroom juice in front of Pit with a big smile on her face. She was wheeling a cart, with mushroom wheels, around the table full of various mushroom-themed treats. A voice came from the mushroom-shaped transmitter on her ear. "Unknowns sighted approaching mansion." It was one of the Resistance's Boo soldiers. "Keep your eye on them." Daisy said, her cheerful voice still intact. With a smile still across her face, Daisy walked over to Luigi. "We should get started as soon as possible." she muttered.

[Weremouse]

Captain Olimar, fearful of being late, left his rocket and called a squad of Pikmin out of the Onion about an hour ago. However, during his attempt to get to the meeting place of the resistance, he'd encountered some problems.

First off, he was used to calling out 100 Pikmin, equaling 25 red, 25 blue, 25 yellow, 13 purple and 12 white. A squad that size, however, is difficult to control even for Olimar, and can be chaotic. The first thing all those Pikmin tried to do was scatter, so Olimar had to call them back with his whistle, meanwhile making a huge amount of noise. Realizing that he had too many, he decided to send a few back, but was met with whining from the group. After 15 minutes of arguing with the Pikmin (strange being that they don't speak english) he finally managed to shrink his crowd to the size of 2 red, 2 blue, 2 yellow, 2 purple, and 2 white.

Finally ready to actually set off, he was met with a new problem - Pikmin marching formation. Pikmin automatically sing a marching song when walking in a group, and will start saying "hup two three four" when marching in a line. They aren't really used to being quiet, which is key, as the crew actually has to creep around the Mushroom Palace in order to meet the resistance.

Olimar tried to reason with them: "No marching songs, you hear? We have to be quiet! This is important!"
But the Pikmin simply ignored him. This caused him to consider moving the Rocket and the Onions, but that would take much longer and they were running short on time.

The only plan he had was to run like hell and hope he doesn't encounter a breadbug or something. So they started running at top speed, around the outer wall of the Mushroom Palace, out of the city, and into the fields. After about 20 minutes of running, they finally saw it: Luigi's Mansion.

Olimar walked up to the front steps, marveled by it's size, and knocked on the door. In 10 seconds he was greeted by an Italian accent asking him for the password.
"World Negative One." He replied, trying to keep the shake out of his voice. This whole place gave him the creeps. By that time, the Pikmin had rallied in a circle around him, as if they could tell that a green pipe would appear underneath them.

Falling through caves is one thing, falling through pipes is another. Usually the Pikmin scream at the caves, but this time, Olimar was the one screaming at the twists and turns, the inability to tell where they were going to land, and the- oh. They had landed.

Olimar noticed that the people sitting around the table before him were staring at him. The Pikmin were actually quiet for once. Captain Olimar tried to hide his blush, and took a seat. His Pikmin seemed content with standing around the floor.

[TragicAce]

Mission 004: Retrieve subject Donkey Kong ‘DK’ to the Mushroom Kingdom.

A lone gunship flew over the deep blue skies and dark green ocean of an uncivilized world. It was a technical marvel of man-made ingenuity; how out of place it was in this wild yet untamed expanse. The lone pilot and owner of the aircraft sat comfortably in the Captain’s chair, passing the time by filing her nails. Blowing away the dust the beautiful blonde woman spotted an island in the far distance. It was time. The system A.I. broke the silence.

“Approaching destination. Estimated time of arrival is ten minutes.” The artificial intelligence spoke in a cool monotone voice which Samus knew all too well. In an attempt to make such a machine more personable, the bounty hunter referred to ‘him’ as Al. While A.I.’s like Al had been servicing spaceships for decades, Al was exceptional compared to modern systems. While Samus herself was considered a talented pilot, she couldn’t hold a candle to the cold preciseness of Al’s calculations. The auto-pilot which she could control remotely through her Power Suit was top notch.

“Al, run through the dossier.”

“Yes Samus.
Use of Deadly Force on target ‘Donkey Kong’ is prohibited.
Specialized tranquilizer rockets equipped and are fully functional.
No reason to assume of target awareness to impeding capture.
Caution: Area of inhabitance ‘Donkey Kong Island’ classified as a Level C Hazard Area. Large number of life readings from possibly hostile wildlife.
A quick ‘snag and bag’, would you agree?”

Samus was in the process of adorning her Power Suit. The red, orange and yellow suit felt like a part of her-the Metroid hunter really did feel a bit naked without it. Through all the monsters she had faced, battles she had won and obstacles she had overcome-it was this suit that kept her alive. It’s snug embrace was safer than that of any mother, warmer then that of any lover. Samus shook her head when she caught herself thinking of such things.

“Quite. I don’t expect an operations time of more than thirty minutes. The Queen and I have a tennis match this afternoon.”

[Tusk]

Link rode fast through down the path that lead to Luigi's mansion. He kept himself cloaked, and thanks to the cover of night, was covered in as blanket of darkness. Epona kept moving swiftly as Link spotted the castle. Any resistance meeting was a danger with Mario always on the look out for anything suspicious. Link had made sure a long time ago he was not followed, yet he could not help but feel like there could be something happening at any moment.
It was not long before he came close to the mansion. Link got off Epona telling his horse to keep going forward. As Epona ran off, Link came toward the mansion and knocked on the door.
"Password?" a heavy italian voice spoke out.
"World Negative One." Link said calmly as the doors opened showing a path to the meeting place.
Link walked as he removed his cloak to show his green Hero's Tunic and hat. He continued until he entered the meeting room and saw everyone who was already there. He sat down quietly as he listened to everything that was going on. So many different people from so many different places were gathered here. It reminded link just how far Mario's reach could go. It was not only Hyrule in danger anymore.

[Gafe]

Boo thought that "World Negative One" was a dumb password. Plain and simple. No Koopa would ever hear him say such silly things. Pfft, please, not even Luigi scared him enough to say "World Negative One" to his face. Big deal, so he had a supreme Vacuum of ghost-busting awesomeness, he'd been there before... it wasn't so bad, actually. He'd rather spend a couple of months in there instead of uttering silly things. It just wasn't his thing.

Besiiiiiiides he didn't need a green tube to suck him down into the meeting room within the mansion. He was a ghost! And a wicked good one at that! Everyone thought that being dead was the only requirement to be a ghost - NO! Those people were fools. One needed the right attitude too.
Laughing at his thoughts, Boo floated down from one of the trees that surrounded the mansion. Tongue spread out and eyes open wide, he vanished into the mossy floor and, by memory, found his way into the room the Resistance was meeting in.
He couldn't help himself. He disappeared and silently floated until he was right behind the Ice Climbers. All at once, rosy tongue popped, teeth glistened, and his trademark giggle was let out. Not to mention his eerie, ghost-cold stubs for hands were touching each of their necks.
The children jumped, obviously scared, and turned around, Nana and Popo hugging each other afraid of what had appeared behind them. Their stares were rich! Boo threw his weightless body to the floor and rolled around, laughing as he did so. One of his eyes watered. He was a wicked good ghost.

[NicoJoe]

Luigi stepped to the head of the table and looked over his resistance. They were a small brood, sure, but their leader knew their potential. He knew the strength of his troops, the courage and heroism they’ve shown. Heck, Link’s list of accomplishments was enough on it’s own.

“Well, thank you all for coming,” he began, adjusting his hat out of nervousness. “I wish we had less of a dire reason for meeting here but we all know our duty. It is true that we have little time to act and I hope…” Someone entering via warp pipe cut off Luigi. He looked over and saw a toadstool, one of his own, enter and run toward him.

“I’m sorry, Luigi,” he said, catching his breath,” but we have a big problem. Samus Aran’s ship has been seen floating over Donkey Kong Island. Samus has been shone to be working with Mario and Donkey Kong is an obvious target. I think we need to take action.”

Luigi wasted no time thinking and turned back to the resistance. “You heard the toad. Let’s go.” And with that, Luigi shot up the warp pipe and into to his boat. Quickly, and with his alliance behind him, they approached DK Island.

[Tusk]

Link wasted little time as he got up and made sure he was ready. He never met Samus, but knew she was much more advanced with technology and weaponry than he was. However The master's Sword had yet to fail him. He looked at the resistance with a serious look on his face before he ran and jumped up a warp pipe. He landed on Luigi's boat with the rest of the resistance as they sped toward DK Island.
"Luigi," Link said in a thoughtful tone. "What is the plan? Do we know where Donkey Kong is?"
Though Link knew most of the planning was done on the spot, It did not hurt to have some Idea of what they would do. Knowing Donkey Kong's location would be a good start.

[Eva]

"I will find him."

A woman in a skintight ninja getup said, appearing behind Link without warning. "If there is even a tiny trace of Donkey Kong here, I will be able to track him down. Smell alone should be enough." The woman then thought for a moment. "We should split up. Someone should draw Samus's attention and keep her busy while I track the ape. "What if Samus isn't alone?" Daisy asked, taking a seat next to Luigi. "Link and Pit will come with me. They can keep up." the woman added. Daisy giggled. "Me too, then, Sheik. I'm sure four heads are better than three. Right, Weegee?"

[TragicAce]

Samus had only touched ground two minutes ago and yet she had already seen more wildlife then she had for years put together. Crocodile-human hybrids, armadillos, beavers and half a hundred species of giant insects made their home in a noisy harmony beneath the jungle canopy. With all the tree cover finding a location to dock her ship was impossible; she had to jump from a good height while it hovered well above her position waiting for orders.

And she was not a welcomed guest. Several hostiles were approaching her position, five large reptiles starting to encircle the lone bounty hunter. While Miss Aran wished to avoid unnecessary casualties, she would not let anything impede her to her objective. The one on her rightside looked weakest-likely an injured leg at youth caused it to grow into a slight limp. The crocodile-men were uneasy and waited for her to make the first move. “Big mistake.”

In a dash that looked like an orange flash of lightning Samus had connected her elbow with the croc-man’s jaw, dislocating it as he flew several meters into the air. Roars came from behind her and Samus took no time in making good her escape. With the powersuit she could reach speeds well over a human’s limit, but that did her little good in a crowded and foreign jungle. The echos of hurried footsteps threatened to overtake her as she fought against the trees for a path.

A break of good luck came to her as a lightning struck tree revealed a treetop series of structures and bridges. It fell to reason that such structures required the intelligence of the monkeys that inhabited this area, and that was her most likely route to Donkey Kong. But by now she had an acre of critters after her…well, she wasn’t planning use them, but they left her little alternative. Spreading her feet and crouched, Samus’s suit imprinted well into the soil as she prepped her next move. She needed to time this just right.

“Screw attack!” A giant ball of light, a hulking leap, and a good number of metallic spheres littered the air. The creatures of the jungle all seemed for the moment dazed at the bounty hunter’s inhuman maneuver. Landing solidly on the monkey-made treetop structure, Samus began counting down from three. And then the ground exploded. The smell of burned flesh permeated into a dark mist. She felt the all-too-common twang of regret on her shoulders. With a shrug Aran carried on her way.

“They’re just animals.”

[Vale]

The Wolfen moved quickly, Wolf was dispatched from the Mushroom Kingdom with utmost Haste. Expected, but it wasn't the place for the Mercenary to complain about specifications of a job, and this one was no different from the others.

Years had passed since the Lylat System, since Andross, since the invasion, and Wolf's true mission has always evaded him--but no longer. Under the power of Mario, he would have his revenge. He would murder Fox with his own hands. If it meant suppressing this resistance would get him closer to Fox----he'd do it for free.

"Wolf O'Donnell. You are to assist Samus Aran on the capture of Donkey Kong. Do not fail. Succeed, and you will be one step closer to Fox McCloud." The words were engraved into Wolf's memory. And he would not forget them. He would not fail.

Estimated Time of Arrival, 20 minutes. The Wolfen's AI system was doing it's job as well.

Hopefully the 'Lady' Aran wouldn't take all of his fun away.

[NicoJoe]

Luigi was about to address his fellow freedom fighters, but the sound of an explosion and smoke rising from the jungle drew his attention. He knew what kind of weaponry Samus carried so he put two and two together and turned the boat toward the smoke. As they approached, the distinct smell of death filled Luigi’s nostrils and the flames warmed his face. Docking the boat, the group disembarked and booked it toward the wreckage. Bodies were strewn all about and the flames were engulfing the canopy.

Out of the corner of his eye, Pit saws an orange figure disappear around the corner of the monkey’s tree homes. Quickly, Pit flew up into the air, pointing to Link and the strange women in the ninja clothes. “Come with me!” he called to them as he began his flight toward the speeding, orange silhouette.

Luigi turned to the rest of them and instructed them to put out the fire while he grabbed Daisy and went off to find Donkey Kong. He knew Donkey Kong well, they had had their differences but now that Mario had gone rogue, Luigi had begun to share the ape’s hatred for his brother. Kong hadn’t joined the resistance, saying he wanted to remain neutral, but Mario clearly had some sort of plan for him and Luigi could not allow his plan to succeed.

Being King of the jungle, Donkey Kong surely knew that his people, as well as his own life, were in danger. The prideful beast would not sit idly by as they were attacked. Luigi looked toward the trees, searching on vines for evidence of the monkey and it eventually paid off. There, high above the ground, Donkey Kong hung by his feet, helping a smaller monkey untangle his foot so that he could escape the danger.

“Kong!” Luigi shouted to him, “Samus is coming for you. We have to get you to safety!”

[Vale]

"I can't let you do that Luigi."

The ever feared voice of Wolf O'Donnell was heard, his Wolfen hovering above the forest.

"Samus. It seems I've arrived just in time. Dispose of those weaklings. Burn the forest." Wolf's face appeared, delivering his quick instant message to the female hunter. A digital transfer, but the orders were delivered.

Dropping a Landcruiser, Wolf stood atop the massive cannon of his technological wonder.
"The King offers no pardon for traitors. You will die for your crimes, cur!" He addressed Luigi. "Donkey Kong, if you wish to save this forest and your people. Swear fealty to King Mario. Serve and be set free, rebel and be put down." Wolf's voice echoed, his Landcruiser's cannon beginning to charge the first volley as the Wolfen above began to cloak and hide---at hand, but out of danger for the time.

"What say you Kong? Will you damn your people and their very way of life?"

[Tusk]

Link looked at the cannon with anger eched in his face.
" Hiding behind a big gun while threatening to destroy a forest? Coward! "
He looked at Donkey Kong, an ape who loved his land and would do anything to protect it. However Link would not let Donkey Kong's Jungle be destroyed if he chose the right path. No one deserved to be a slave and that was what was offered to Kong. Link had to act fast. He looked at the Landcruiser for any weakness. He soon found it. The cannon was charging. A major explosion would cause it major damage or even destruction. Link quickly hid behind Donkey Kong as he combined a bomb with an arrow, a useful technique he learned from a bomb maker in Kakariko Village. Donkey Kong looked at Link with a curious look, but once the hissing sound began, he smiled.

Link moved away from Donkey Kong as aimed his bow and launched it right into the barrel of the landcruiser Cannon. Link put away his bow and took out his master sword and ducked as a deafening explosion echoed. If it worked, then the cannon would be done, If not, he was prepaired to attack the landcruiser head on.
" No one deserves slavery, " Ganondorf's sickening smile flashed in his head. " We have the right to live in peace. Mario once brought that peace, but now he is destroying our lands because he became corrupt with power. I will not allow another home be destroyed."
Link stood tall as his eyes opened with determination. The Tri-force symbol glowing on his hand. As the smoke cleared, he was ready to attack.
" We will stop you! "

[Vale]

Wolf flash sprinted off of the Landcruiser and the shrapnel which fired off, embedding various small animals and plants all around Wolf and the Resistance.

"Look at what lengths these 'rebels' fight to. We haven't destroyed your forest." He spoke, his voice being present out of the smoke lifting out of the smoldering crater in the center of the forest.

Destruction, much like Venom before the Kingdom came through. It sickened Wolf, but frankly, it fueled his anger against these do-gooders.
"Look around you Donkey Kong. Those who claim to fight for freedom are they who cast the first stone! It is they who bring destruction! Not Mario. Link himself cares little for your forest, gaze upon the destruction he hath already brought." Wolf spoke, pulling out one of his Plasma Pistols, firing a few shots towards the Hylian Hero.

"Your Jungle Kingdom is at risk to these punks. Join with the winning side, join us Donkey Kong. And together we can bring peace once more!"

Funny, how everyone on all sides of a war are thought to be right.