The Mushroom Kingdom and Equestria
It was the Summer Sun Set Celebration at Equestria, and everyone was excited , as Twilight was now the new ruler things were going smoothly.
This year's celebration was held in the Crystal Empire and it was very stressful for Princess Cadence luckily her sister in law Twilight was here to help and it just so happened one of Twilight's friends throws parties for a living.
Pinkie Pie was able to set up all the decorations and the party soon began.
With a giggle, the party pony slammed the record on the turntable and blared the music out over the crowd. Several hundred balloons floated out from behind her, eclipsing the brilliant shine of the Moon. What was dark became a rainbow of colors as all the neon lasers came on, reflecting not only from the balloons but also the many crystal-faceted buildings of the Crystal Empire, bathing the ponies in a brilliant rainbow of celebratory cheer.
“Let’s party until the sun comes up!”
From her vantage point on the Crystal Palace’s balcony, Twilight Sparkle smiled. “You’ve outdone yourself, Pinkie,” she said to nobody in particular.
“Going down?” Cadence asked, trotting up to Twilight’s side. Twilight had to look up to meet the pink alicorn’s eyes, though it was impossible to look at Cadence’s soft face and feel intimidated. Even if she was in her golden regalia, as she currently was.
Twilight flapped her wings, glancing at the crowd below. “Probably. I’ll show them my dance moves!”
Cadence put a hoof to her mouth, stifling a giggle. “I very clearly remember a little filly who would do anything to get out of any party.”
“And I remember a mare who didn’t know how to stop partying. Don’t think I didn’t notice how many times Shining was out past midnight.”
Cadence leaned against the railing, as if it would get her closer to the crowd. “Children really are more observant than we give them credit for.”
“Or maybe I’m just ‘catalog everything’ Twilight.” Twilight tapped her chest, pretending to be sheepish.
Cadence rolled her eyes. “I will be joining the festivities, after Shining finishes putting Flurry to bed.”
“You’ll have to keep him from falling asleep.”
“I heard that!” a strong, male voice called. Shining Armor strode to meet them, adjusting his Captain of the Guard uniform with his magic. Twilight noticed that his horn’s aura was already wavering. The poor stallion was already tired and it wasn’t even midnight yet!
“If I was a betting mare, I’d say you don’t make it to morning.” Twilight tapped his chest with her hoof.
Shining forced a grin. “Twily, I’m not some random royal guard.”
“Yes, you’re my brother, and you’re going to fall asleep.” Twilight put on her “lecturing” look and went on. “See, previous experiments have shown that you have a very poor ability to keep yourself awake in a safe environment after twenty-point-three-three hours of solid activity. It is already past that time, and we all kn—”
“All right, all right, we get it,” Shining grumbled.
Twilight shot him a wink. “And now I’ve given you even more motivation to stay awake!”
Cadence’s hoof was doing a very poor job of stifling her giggles. “Perhaps we should head down?”
Shining nodded. Cadence lit her horn, surrounding herself and her husband in a blue aura. One burst of energy later, they were gone, having teleported somewhere into the crowd below. Instinctually, Twilight lit her own horn and started channeling a magenta glow, but she stopped herself. She had wings, she should use them every now and then. Leaning back, she unfolded her feathery appendages to their maximum length, taking a moment to feel the wind blowing through them. With a burst of forward movement, she jumped into the air, gliding out over the festivities.
Twilight then flew over to the rest of her friends, the Mane 5, Starlight, and Spike who were waiting for her.
"Hey Twilight." The seven greeted.
"Hi girls and Spike, so how is the party so far?" Twilight asked.
"It's been going great so far, Pinkie really knows how to throw a party." Starlight complimented the party pony.
"Aw thanks Starlight." Pinkie Pie stated happily.
"I certainly say she has out done herself as well, splendid job Pinkie Pie." Discord admitted walking in the room.
“Discord!” Fluttershy and Spike cheered.
Fluttershy and Spike leaped up, having to fly several feet into the air to give Discord a proper hug. “I didn’t think you were coming!” Fluttershy said happily.
“Well, turns out, I got bored of my usual routines, so here I am, ready to party until the end of time! Or the morning. Whatever comes first.” He picked up a glass and drank it, leaving the punch behind. The punch transformed into a chocolate butterfly that landed on Fluttershy’s snout.
She giggled.
“I swear, you two,” Applejack said, rolling her eyes.
“I think it’s cute,” Twilight said.
“...Cute?” Fluttershy said, cocking her head, the implication clearly flying over her head.
“Never mind,” Twilight said, clearing her throat loudly. “So, Discord, how have things been?”
“You saw me last week,” Discord said, turning his wiry beard into noodles and trimming them before throwing them in his mouth. Rainbow Dash gagged.
“I know, but who knows what the Lord of Chaos can get up to in a week?” Twilight retorted.
“The Lord of Chaos,” Discord pointed out.
“Yes, I know, b—”
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH, BLECK!”
The voice rang out with an echo so loud and startling that Vinyl scratched the disc at the turntable, plunging the party into sudden silence.
Twilight got a sinking feeling in her stomach.
Above the crowd, a noxious mass of black outlined in deep purple formed, collecting not in loose wispy tufts like one would expect from a cloud, but cubic, angled shapes that pulsed in and out of existence. It grew in size until it was about twice as large as a normal pony before dissipating, revealing a creature unlike any Twilight had ever seen. It was tall, with a blue and white cape that was wrapped around most of its body. Two hands floated, separate from its chest, so disconnected that Twilight wondered if they were just gloves it was levitating with some kind of invisible magic. A massive red collar sprung from the top of its outfit, framing its head in conjunction with a brilliant red medallion. Its face was the worst of it—there were no pupils in its red eyes, and its skin was little more than swirling darkness that surrounded a jagged maw. As this was a terrifying, dark creature, it was almost comical to see a distinguished white top hat and a monocle on it.
“Your celebration has been interrupted by… Count Bleck!” he said, throwing his hands wide and drawing attention to the crystal scepter he was holding.
Most of the ponies in the crowd backed away instinctually.
Pinkie, as it should be noted, was not most ponies. “So are you here to stop the party or join in? Because we’ve always got room for more!” Pinkie lifted up a beautiful key-lime pie seemingly out of nowhere. “We have amazing desserts!”
Bleck met her eyes with his own wild gaze. “I am afraid it is the former, for there will be few remaining once the prophecy is fulfilled.”
“Ooooh, we know a lot about prophecies and fate!” Pinkie called, smile unwavering. “Just ask Twilight!”
“Uh… hi,” Twilight said, waving cautiously at Count Bleck. “I’m sure we can help you with whatever it is we need. Maybe we can talk in one of the castle halls?”
“You can most definitely help Count Bleck!” he said, throwing his arms wide. “The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus, Count Bleck!”
“Wow, you sure like the sound of your own name!” Pinkie waved at him. “I’m Pinkie Pie! Planner of this party, Pinkie Pie!”
“Pinkie, let’s not antagonize him!” Twilight warned.
“What? I’m just getting into the spirit of things!”
“It would be best to get into the spirit!” the Count said, adjusting his hat. “You are all integral to fulfilling the prophecy! But especially you, Princess.”
“M-me!?” Twilight stammered.
“No. You are inconsequential.” The sheer dismissiveness in his voice took Twilight by surprise.
The crowd parted to reveal Cadence’s position. The pink princess ruffled her wings and fixed Bleck with a defiant glare. “I’m not going anywhere with you until you explain why.”
“It is simple, really! You will all be invited to see the prophecy destroy all worlds, with Count Bleck!”
Twilight’s jaw dropped—she couldn’t even comprehend the scope of what he was saying.
“D-destroy all worlds!?” Applejack shouted. “What… how!?”
“You will see soon enough…” Count Bleck pointed his hands at Cadence and Discord. Instantly, both fell to the ground, completely unconscious. Discord’s chaos magic didn’t even react. “Bleh heh heh heh, bleck!”
Twilight decided that was all she was willing to put up with. She launched into the air, channeling as much magic as she could muster into her horn, surrounding it in three separate layers of arcane power. She used a secondary thread of power to teleport right behind Bleck, unleashing a beam of neon power right into his back.
In response, he raised a shield composed of noxious darkness. Twilight’s attack strained the barrier, but it did not break. “Bleck declares your struggling useless!” Instead of pointing at Twilight and making her pass out, he summoned an orb of dark energy and threw it at her. The twisting vortex drew her in, swirled her around like a washing machine, and rammed her into the ground.
Twilight knew she was more durable than most ponies. That sort of attack shouldn’t have done any more than disorient her. But something about the darkness stuck to her, making her feel heavy, almost immobile. However, she still had hope. “G-girls, we need t—”
"Fight back, bleck you all don't stand a chance against Count Bleck."
He opened his cape, revealing a swirling tumult of stars within rather than a body. From within these stars erupted a portal of darkness larger than the courtyard the party was held in. With a rumble, the vortex became a vacuum, that sucked every pony, griffon, dragon, and everyone else to it, drawing their panicked screams to an abrupt end as they passed the event horizon. Pinkie tried to run, but her hooves couldn’t gain traction in midair. Fluttershy clung to Discord as his limp form was lifted up. Rarity was the only one who tried to attack Bleck directly, but a simple wave of his hand deflected her into the portal with ease.
Twilight, however, remained heavy—stuck on the ground.
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH!”
He and the portal vanished, leaving a nearly empty courtyard. Most of the neon lights were still active, shining upon what should have been thousands of ponies, instead finding only the weak form of a single purple alicorn.
Twilight was alone, and all of her friends had been taken from her.
She was too weak to move. She wasn’t so weak that she couldn’t weep.
At The Mushroom Kingdom
The Mario Bros. woke up to another day of peace, it's been three months since their adventure at Rogueport.
"Say bro, I know this peace is nice and all but man, it also gets boring from time to time" Luigi sighed. Then, he came up with an idea "Let's visit Princess Peach!" he happily exclaimed.
"That's a good idea!" Mario approved the idea.
The two left the house locked and started their tracks when a Toad ran to them. He told them the princess was kidnapped.
Instead of being shocked they face-palmed as they knew who did this. "There goes our peace streak" Mario sighed. The brothers quickly left their house and Toad from behind whispered "We're counting on you… Mario… and Luigi"…
At Bowser's castle
Mario and Luigi approached Bowser's castle with caution when they saw the door open. The duo blinked in disbelief but seized the opportunity to storm it. They immediately reached to the Koopa King in his throne room.
"Grr! You stupid minions! I told you to always LOCK THE GATE!" Bowser yelled. He then came to a realization, he didn't kidnapped Peach, and he just finished his training. Mario and Luigi didn't believe him until something unexpected happened.
Peach appeared inside a crystal box, and by his side a blue-colored man in a white tuxedo appeared as well.
"BLECK! Your princess has been taken by… Count Bleck! The chosen executioner of the Dark Prognosticus!" the man yelled.
Mario, Luigi and Bowser looked at him with shock, "I don't know or care what's going on, but release her!" Bowser demanded, "I planned on taking her today after a while!" Mario and Luigi glared at the king for that.
"Never! She'll be integral to my plans of destroying all world." Count Bleck declared.
"Destroy all WORLDS?!" Luigi widened his eyes. Mario shook his head and jumped on the Count, only for him to be grabbed by the latter and thrown into the ground.
The count then conjured a black hole, which made Mario get knocked out. "Bro!" Luigi cried, "Weaklings like the four of you cannot face Count Bleck" the blue man coldly said.
"You better free her… OR ELSE?!" Bowser summoned his troops. The count just laughed "Your princess shall never be returned. In fact, King Bowser, I also need… YOU!" he conjured a bigger black hole this time and it swallowed everyone but Mario.
"Count Bleck's preparations are now in order! Now is time to visit the other world and show them the face of annihilation" Bleck laughed and disappeared.
"Come back… give back Peach, Luigi and Bowser… don't hurt any of my friends the Nations…" Mario lost consciousness…
1 hour later
"Mario…" a soft voice called for him, it belonged to a rainbow-colored butterfly-like creature. The hero got up and looked at the being "Who are you?" he asked.
My name is Tippi… I'm known as a Pixl, a sort of Fairy… I came to find you…" Tippi explained. Mario got into a fighting stance, expecting a battle to start like in his past adventure.
"I am no enemy… You met Count Bleck… and captured a Princess, an Evil King and your Brother… is this not so?" she asked. Mario chilled out and nodded.
Then that means the count is now beginning to from the Void… We haven't much time, you must come with me" she then warped Mario and herself out of the castle…
At a mysterious platform
Mario and Tippi appeared, a wizard was already waiting for them there. "Oh ho! Back so soon, Tippi" asked the wizard. Mario stared at him and dropped his jaw. "Wait, you're… Merlon?!" asked the plumber.
"It's been a while, Mario" Merlon replied, "As you said, Merlon, his characteristics match with the description of the first Hero of Light".
"The First Hero of Light? What is going on?" Mario was confused.
"First of all, let me welcome you to my true home, the town of Flipside. You came far from your dimension, this town has the trait of being a place existing BETWEEN dimensions! After your team was disbanded, I decided to come back to my home and get ready to face the impending destruction coming from Count Bleck. How does that make sense? Please look up to the sky" Merlon explained.
Mario saw upwards and stared at a small black hole "A void in the very dimensional fabric of space, such strange phenomenon" the wizard added. "And in the end, it will swallow all worlds, dimensions, including yours and the nations'. This was created by our enemy Count Bleck, who wields the tome known as the Dark Prognosticus" the sorcerer said.
"A fair princess, a fiery, evil king. The union of these will call forth the Chaos Heart, consumer of all dimensions. And the heart will ravage the skies, creating the void" said Tippi.
"Yes, the passage Tippi said is from the Light Prognosticus, it also said this: "Naught can stop the destruction once the void has been formed, unless the one protected by the dark power is defeated. The twelve heroes with the power of the eight Pure Hearts will rise to this task" quoted Merlon.
The bearded one took out a red, heart-shaped thing of energy. "This is one of the Pure Hearts, you are surely the first of twelve heroes spoken of in the pages of our Prognosticus" Merlon mused.
Mario deduced what he had to do, he accepted the task. Merlon thanked him and requested him to go with Tippi to recruit the second hero. "The second hero is a female known as the Princess Of Friendship" Merlon adds.
The Italian nodded and he warped with Tippi out of Flipside, "Where are we going" asked Mario, "To Equestria" the fairy responded.
Mario and Twilight walked through the grassland fields in this dimension as they battled enemies in the field. They were alive but they would not be trying anything anytime soon.
Mario and Twilight then began talking about their home lives.
“So Twilight what is Equestria like?” Mario asked as the two were walking.
“Well it’s a place full of ponies, like earth ponies, pegasi, unicorns, and alicorns where it is ruled by me, originally two princesses known as Celestia and Luna ruled over it but they retired.” Twilight admitted with some reluctance.
“Oh and they passed over their responsibilities to you?” Mario asked.
“Yes, I was nervous at first but with me and my friends we can rise to the task.” Twilight exclaimed happily before frowning “At least if they’re still alive.” She added solemnly.
“If it helps I miss my friends too, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, heck even Bowser is my friend at times.” Mario comforted patting her on the back.
“Thanks maybe we can be friends.” Twilight suggested.
Mario smiles at the idea and says “I would love that, so friends?”
“Friends.” Twilight nodded.
“Mario.” A voice shouted out.
A figure then came running over Mario recognized him well it was one of his friends.
“Yoshi.” Mario said happily.
“Mario this place is weird a bunch of Goombas worshiping this Count Bleck guy tried to attack me earlier but luckily I stopped them.” Yoshi explained panting.
“Well I’m glad you made it out okay, would you like to join me and Twilight on this quest?” Mario asked happily.
“Sure I’d love to join.” Yoshi said with eagerness.
Yoshi has joined the gang.
Twilight, Mario, and Yoshi then made it to Bestovius’ house and used Tippi’s ability to find a secret door to his room.
“Who dares enter this room?” Bestovius bellows scaring Yoshi a bit.
“Bestovius this is Mario, Twilight, and Yoshi the heroes of the Light Prognosticus.” Tippi explains kindly.
“Oh they are why didn’t you say so? So as the prophecy says I will show you the ability to flip dimensions for a small fee of 10,000 coins.” Bestovius says happily.
Twilight then seethed with rage and flew up to Bestovius.
“10,000 coins, this an outrage. You do realize if you don’t show us this ability all the worlds will be destroyed including you, you’d really make us pay you to do something to save the worlds.” Twilight shouted in anger which Mario and Yoshi were shocked at.
“Or I could teach you for free.” Bestovius said meekly.
“Yeah that’s what I thought.” Twilight spoke angrily.
After that Bestovius gave Mario and the gang the ability to flip dimensions and they were also able to give it to anyone they wanted.
The three then used their abilities to make it to the star block and head to the next part of their quest.