Super Mario and the Elements of Harmony

Even though they had many worries on their mind, Twilight and Spike slept soundly throughout the overnight boat ride.  The crashing of the waves was a very soothing sound.  Twilight dreamt about the time when she stopped Discord a few years before.  Spike dreamt again of Rarity giving him ice cream.  All seemed peaceful.

“Get up ya lazy landlubbers, we’re here!”  The sailor pony woke them up while whipping open the door.  It was not the nicest way to wake up.  Twilight and Spike thanked the sailor who got them to their destination safely and on time.

The time was about six in the morning, and the sun was rising from the east.  The two decided that they would start right away in their search for Mario.  The town where they arrived was called Toad Town, which was actually the capital of the Mushroom Kingdom.  They could see a castle in the distance that had a glass window with the picture of a creature they had never seen before.  The creature had white skin and blond hair.

“Remember Spike,” Twilight reminded, “this is a land we have never been to before, and Discord is probably changing reality.  You might see things that will scare you, but you must be brave.”

“It’s okay, Twilight!  I am brave,” responded Spike while puffing out his chest.  Twilight rolled her eyes with a smile.

“Whoa, look at that Twilight!  Discord must have been here.  That turtle has wings… and those mushrooms are talking to each other,” Spike shouted out.

“I know, Spike.  Discord is trying to distract us.  We must ask these creatures where we can find Mario,” Twilight said while looking around.

Twilight found a mushroom-looking creature and asked, “Do you know where I could find a person named Super Mario?”

The creature responded with a really high pitched voice, “Of course!  To get to Mario’s house you have to go into that pipe over there.”  The creature then pointed to a green vertical tube that seemed to just lead into nothing but black.  Spike and Twilight looked at each other with a look of both confusion and surprise, but they had prepared their minds and hearts, knowing that they would experience new things.

“Thank you, sir?” Twilight told the creature as the two went towards the pipe.  She could not tell if the creature was male or female.

As the two looked down into the pipe, they both took a breath and jumped in.  The pipe made a sound that the two had never heard before and it spun them around in circles as it led them towards their destination.  In a few seconds it spit them out onto the land.

“Ohhh...  Twilight, let’s never do that again,” said Spike with his eyes still spinning.  The two had arrived at a house.  “Do you think this is Mario’s house?” asked Spike, without noticing the clear and big letters on top of the door that spelled out the word ‘Mario’.

“I don’t know Spike, do you think it is?” Twilight asked sarcastically after seeing the name above the door.  The two knocked on the door, not knowing who to expect if it opened.

After a few seconds, the door opened, and standing there was a creature that appeared to be of the same species as the picture of the princess.  The differences between this one and the picture of princess were obvious.  This creature had a huge nose and mustache, a red shirt and hat with the letter ‘M’ on it,  blue suspenders with two yellow buttons on it, and brown shoes.  He was standing upright on his two feet, and had hands with white gloves on.

“Hello there, I suppose you are the famous Mario?” asked Twilight.

“It’s-a me, Mario!  I’m about to go on a journey to save-a the princess,” responded the creature, who had a very thick accent that sounded very similar to the ponies from the Equestrian town of Foalence.

“What are you?” asked Spike.

Mario responded while petting Spike on the head, “Silly little dragon.  I’m a human.”

Twilight then said to Mario, “Well hello, Mario.  My name is Twilight Sparkle, and he is my friend Spike.  We are actually on a mission too.  Our princess was captured by a creature named Discord.”

“Discord?  Never heard of him,” responded Mario.  “My-a princess’ name is Peach, and she was captured by a dragon named-a Bowser.  I was told to look for things called the Helements of Armory, or something like that.”

“Oh, you mean the Elements of Harmony?” Twilight responded, “Yes, those are what we are looking for too.  Discord is a god of chaos, and he is playing what he calls a ‘game’.  He told us that he teamed up with Bowser to capture Princess Celestia, and she was being held at Bowser’s castle.  After doing some research, I figured that I would need your help in order to get to her.”

Mario responded, “Let’s-a team up and fight for both of our princesses.”

“It’s a deal,” Twilight said happily while giving Mario a brohoof by lightly punching Mario’s fist.

Just then, Discord appeared out of thin air and said to the three new acquaintances, “Congratulations, Twilight Sparkle, you have passed your first challenge in the game.  You found Super Mario and teamed up with him.  But I must warn you, it will only get harder from here.”  He then disappeared back into the thin air.

“Was that Discord?” asked Mario.

“Yes, that was him.  He will be making our journey very hard.  He already has for us.  We had to come through a green pipe to get here.  We saw talking mushrooms and flying turtles,” Twilight told Mario.

Mario said in response, “Oh no, those are koopas and toads, they are just a few of the many creatures you will come up against.  Some are good, and some are bad.”

Twilight and Spike looked at each other.  “Are you kidding me?” asked Spike sarcastically.  Twilight and Spike shared an embarrassed laugh.

The group of heroes now got a new member.  The three were just about ready to start their quest in searching for Twilight’s friends along with their elements.  But a few questions were still in need of answer:  Where were Twilight’s friends hidden?  Who were guarding them?  Where was Twilight’s element, Magic, hidden?  Will Mario finally get his cake?  These questions would have to be answered throughout the journey.  The next task for the three heroes would be to find where the first pony and element were located.