Star Kids Origins Chapter 2

Chapter 2: First day of School
(Disclaimer! I owe nothing of Nintendo or any quotes you may recognize!!)

It was Saturday afternoon and I was heading off to the pipe. I jumped down and landed in the Mushroom Kingdom. I saw the castle. A guard was standing at the gate. "Halt," he said, "What business do you have here young man?" I showed him the necklace. "The princess' necklace," he said, "You found it." "May I come in?" I asked. "Please," he said. He hit his spear on the ground and the gate opened and I went in. "Hey," said a young boy, "That kid went right past you. Are you blind?" "Relax Cloud," said the guard, "He has special access." "Oh. Well that's ok then," said Cloud. I went into the courtyard and saw someone looking through a window. "Um…." I said. "Nicholas…." She said. "How do you know my name?" I asked. "I haven't told you your name have I?" she asked as she turned around. It was the girl from yesterday but she was in a dress. "I am Toadstool, Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. I was blushing. I gave her back her necklace.

"I had a dream about a world of darkness and monsters ruled over our world," said Toadstool, "But then from out the shadows a boy appeared holding this necklace. I knew you would be the one." "The one to do what?" I asked. "To save our land," said Toadstool, "The legend tells of a boy who would fall from the pipe and is sent to fight off an evil man behind a cloak carrying a scythe." "That sounds like a scary thing," I said. "It is," said Toadstool, "He terrorizes our world with nightmares and demons and is summoned by….." A man with strange skin appeared in the courtyard. "Greetings princess," he said as he bowed, "I have just met with the chancellor. The plans will proceed as discussed." "Tatanga," said Toadstool, "It is rude to come into the courtyard unannounced, especially when I have a guest." "I only serve to protect this beautiful kingdom," said Tatanga, "And you are the most beautiful thing of all." "Save your flattery and leave my sight," said Toadstool. "As you wish," he said as he left.

"Who was that guy?" I asked. "He was Tatanga, the sorcerer of the Mushroom Kingdom," said Toadstool, "He is said to have some resemblance to Ganondorf, but a little different. But I see in his evil eyes that he is the one who symbolizes the dark clouds." "Oh," I said. "I have told many people but they would not believe me," said Toadstool. "I believe you," I said. "Thank you," said Toadstool as she gave me a hug. "No problem," I said. She spent the next few minutes explaining to me how the Mushroom Kingdom was created and why the legend was so important. "Are you sure you should tell me all this?" I asked. "You believed my tale when many others didn't," said Toadstool, "Which is why I believe in you." I blushed. "But I didn't do anything special," I said. someone appeared behind me. "This is Zea, a Sheik in training," said Toadstool, "And she's my bodyguard that Cloud brought for me." "Princess Toadstool has told me about you boy," said Zea. "She did?" I asked. "Yes," she said, "You were a brave boy to defend her from those strange people." I blushed a lot. "I'll do it," I said. "Do what?" asked Toadstool. "I'll protect you with my life," I said, "No matter what it takes, I'll be there." "Nicholas…." Said Toadstool. "I'll keep the Mushroom Kingdom safe from anyone who could harm it." She smiled. "And I'll make sure nobody gets their hands on this Star Spirit," said Toadstool, "There are 7 others in the world and if we find them we could keep this world safe forever. Be careful ok?" She kissed my cheek and I blushed. "See you later," I said. I headed back home.

Later Toadstool was looking up to the sky. "You're just crazy about that Nicholas Kid," said Cloud. "He's kind of sweet," said Toadstool blushing. "You know, I could try and find out the school he's going to and get you signed up," said Cloud. "You would do that?" asked Toadstool. "Of course," said Cloud. Toadstool hugged him. "Oh thank you!" she said. A few days later me and Isaac were heading up to our new school. "So this is what school is like here," I said. I started heading in. "Remember Isaac," said Johnson, "You need to talk to the teachers about extra credit opportunities. Get your and your brother's GPA up for the college applications." "That's quite a few years away," said Isaac. "Its never too soon to think about your future," said Johnson. "Attention students," said the teacher, "We have new classmates joining us. Isaac and Nicholas Shay." We entered the classroom. "He looks cute," said somebody. "There is one more new student with us today," said the teacher, "Her name is Toadstool and she happens to be a princess."

Toadstool entered the room and she saw me. "Nicholas?" she said with a smile, "IT IS YOU!" she came at me and gave me a big hug. "Looks like Nicholas was telling the truth," said Isaac. We spent the entire day together. We were at the playground playing together. Toadstool saw somebody hiding under a bush. "Is someone there?" she said. A young girl with green hair came out. "Don't be afraid," said Toadstool. "Hi," she said. "Don't worry," said Toadstool, "We can be friends." "Friends?" asked the green hired girl. "Yes," said Toadstool as she held out her hand, "I'm Toadstool." "I'm…. Saria," said Saria as she took her hand. So for the next few days we were spending time together and having fun. I saw a poster and on top of it there were spelling "Rush". I saw 3 people with a guitar, a bass, and a drumset. "Nice poster huh?" asked somebody. I was looking at a guy with glasses. "I'm Sebastian, Max Sebastian," said Max. "I'm Nick," I said. "Nice name," said Max, "Looks like you discovered your first rock and roll poster." "What's that?" I asked. "Only the best type of music," said Max, "Come on, I'll show you the music room."

He took me to a room where there were posters of "Rock Bands". "Wow," I said. "Impressive huh?" he asled. "Yeah," I said. I saw Toadstool looking at some CDs. "I've only seen stuff like this on TV," she said. "You have TVs in your world?" asked Toadstool. "Yeah, our worlds are much alike," said Toadstool, "Only most of our people have mushrooms on their heads." "True," I said. "Aren't you gonna be a musician?" asked Max. "My uncle won't let me," I said, "He thinks it's a waste of time." He scoffed. He found a guitar and gave it to me. "Try this one," he said, "And here's a guitar pick. You play along with me." He played a riff and I played along with him. "That's 'Rock n Roll' by Led Zeppelin," said Toadstool. He played another riff and I played with him. "Let there Be Rock," said Toadstool, "By AC/DC." "You're pretty good," said Max. We were at the playground. Toadstool got on the swing and someone stopped her. "Hey!" she said.

"Looks like you don't know the rules," said the boy, "Cough up some dough, then you get to play." "Let me go!" she said. "Nobody tells Magnesium Kanoski what to do," said Magnseium. "Hey Fart Face!" I said. He turned to me. "What do you want shrimp?" he asked. "Leave my friend alone," I said. He pushed me. "Hey!" I said. I got back up and he pushed me down again. "What are you gonna do shrimp?" he asked. I got mad. "That's it," I said. I stepped on his foot and he screamed in pain. "That's what you get," I said. He tried to punch me and I jumped and did a spinning kick to his face and he fell down. "Let this be a warning," I said, "You mess with her again I'm gonna beat you up so bad your teeth will pop out every time you open your mouth!" I put my fist near his face. He made a run for his money. "Thank you," said Toadstool, "That was really brave." "Can I push you on the swing?" I asked. "Sure," she said. I pushed her and she started laughing. "This is fun," said Toadstool. "Can I tell you something?" I asked. "Sure," said Toadstool. "You're my best friend," I said. She giggled and said, "Nicholas, you're my best friend too."

Later that night I was flipping channels on my TV in my room while Isaac was looking out the window. "Nicholas!" said Johnson. "What, Uncle Johnson?" I asked. "I need to talk to you," he said. "I'm kinda in the middle of something," I said. "Right now!" said Johnson. I went downstairs and saw him mad. "Have you been bullying kids in school?" he asked. "No," I said. "Well how come this little boy's mother came to talk to me." I saw Magnseium with his mother. "You told this little boy you were going to beat him up," said Johnson. "You don't understand," I said, "He's been doing terrible things!" "That's not true," said Magnesium. "No matter what a person says you don't resolve with violence," said Johnson, "And I told you to give up Katate!" "I just wanna make friends," said Magnesium with fake tears, "I don't have any friends in school." "Nicholas you tell that little boy you aren't going to hurt him!" said Johnson. "But you don't know…" I said. "Now young man!" said Johnson. "Will you just let me…" I said. "THIS IS NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION!" he shouted. "I'm not going to hurt you," I told Magnesium. "If I hear one word about you fighting in school it is over for you!" said Johnson. He turned his back and Magnesium flipped me off and taunted me.

I went at him and started beating up on him. Johnson pulled me off and smacked me in the face. "What the hell is wrong with you boy?!" he said. "He taunted me!" I said. "I did not," said Magnesium. "Nicholas, I did not sign you up for school to get into fights!" said Johnson, "No video games for 3 weeks!" "Goddamn it!" I said, "Will you just listen to me you fat-ass!" He smacked me again. "Nicholas its one thing to threaten to beat up a little boy!" said Johnson, "And its another to use offensive language in this house. So now you're punished with no ice cream for a month!" "Aw come on!" I said. I knocked something from his desk. "5 extra weeks of no video games for breaking that glass!" said Johnson. I went upstairs to my room and slammed the door. "2 more weeks of no ice cream for your attitude!" said Johnson. I shouted the f word. Toadstool overheard everything. She went down the pipe. "If only I could help him," she said. Later my parents came up to my room. "Nicholas, I'm sorry about your uncle's behavior," said my mom, "You're always a good boy. I forced him to take off his grounding." "I'm gonna buy you ice cream on the way home tomorrow," said my dad, "Good for you standing up for that little girl. I'm proud of you." If anyone could be trusted it was my parents. They knew I was a good boy.

I heard someone cry for help. I went out the house and saw a bus about to fall off. "I better do something," I said. I ran super fast to where the bus was. It was close to falling off the bridge. I grabbed it by the back. "Don't you….." I said. I pulled it back up with all my strength. A lot of people were watching me. The bus escaped my grip and fell. I jumped down and caught it and realized I was floating. "How am I doing this?" I asked myself, "Doesn't matter." I pulled the bus back up and put it to safety. The kids and other passengers got out safely. "What kind of kid are you?" asked someone. "One of a kind," I said. They all cheered as I ran off. The next morning I was outside while my parents were watching the news. There was a story about what I did. "My brother was on there," said someone, "He saw what that boy did." "What the hell did that boy do?" asked Johnson. My dad came to where I was. "Son," he said, "We've talked about this. You need to keep this part of you a secret." "But those people were about to be hurt," I said, "What was I supposed to do? Let them die?"

"YES!" said Johnson as he came out, "You were supposed to sit there and do nothing!" "That's not right!" I said, "Moses didn't stand by when his people were being treated horrible by all those slave holders." "How dare you even dream of using those powers to 'help' people!" said Johnson, "Nobody would want to be friends with a mutant like you." "I'm not a mutant!" I said. "What did I tell you about raising your voice at me!" he shouted. "Johnson…." Said my dad. "Keep your mouth shut!" said Johnson. I pushed him. "I don't care who you are!" I said, "You don't talk to my dad like that!" "That's it!" he said. He pushed me on the table. He took off his belt and started beating me. "YOU. WILL. NOT. BACK. SASS. ME. LIKE. THAT!" he said with every beat. I was screaming in pain. My mom was watching. "That's enough Johnson," she said with tears in her eyes, "That's enough." "Next time you think twice about talking to me like that," said Johnson, "Get out of that dream cloud and realize we're trying like hell to repair your life."

"Or ruin it, like the life you ruined back in New York," I said. "He has a point," said my dad. "And you know what sad part is?" I asked, "Its that I had this gift and I couldn't even use it." "So your super powers are a gift," he said. "You're damn right it's a gift," I said, "And if your weren't so short sighted, you'd let me go back there to prove I can do something." He slapped me and I fell down. My cheek was bleeding. "Well if you weren't so short sighted, you'd be grateful for the life that you have," he said as he walked away. "Grateful my ass," I said. I went back to my room.