A Koopa's Queen

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After a few hours the table was set up by Mama amd Aunt Penny when Gabi saw Mario and Luigi pulled up in the drive way. She went to the door to let them know that dinner is almost ready. Mario and Luigi looked tired and upset about something walking making squishing noises with every step they took on their way to their rooms. Gabi followed them seeing the damp footsteps and went over to Luigi's room. "Whats going on?" Said Gabi seeing the door was left open. "We messed up on a rich lady's house causing a flood." Said Luigi wringing out the water from his socks. He sighed rubbing neck looking at Gabi sitting down next to him. "Everyones got bad days including me." Said Gabi looking at her lap. "I got fired before you and Mario left. I havent told anyone." She says. "What? You worked your butt off. Why did they let you go?" Said Luigi. "The homeless were asking about me and Mrs. O'neal found that i was the one who handed out the food we were throwing out. They were still good." Said Gabi in her defense. "We know that. You didnt do nothing bad. You just wanted to help." Said Luigi. "Come on you three before the food gets cold." Said Papa. "Go. I'll get Mario then tell him." Said Luigi. Gabi smiled and went downstairs taking her seat at the corner near her small cousin. Mario and Luigi came down taking their seats serving themselves once the bowls were being passed. "Mama why mushrooms? I hate them in pasta." Said Mario picking them out one by one. "So that commercial huh?" Said their uncle who looks like Luigi except he had an eighties look. "Seriously boys. You need a real job like your little sister here." Said Papa. "Yeah right. She told Luigi that she got fired today." Said their small cousin. "What?!" Said Mama and Papa. "What have you done to make you lose that job?" Said Grandpapa. "I just feeding the homeless before opening hours and after closing. Thats it." Said Gabi. "What is she gonna do now? Sing the bad jingle of the Mario Brothers plumbing." Said their Uncle laughing. Gabi got up from seat leaving her food untouched going to her room. "If you all excuse me." Said Mario upset as well heading to his room too. He heard Gabi coming of her room putting her jean jacket with the rainbow paint splatters passing him. "Gabi, where you going?" Sais Mario. "I just need some air. I got my phone remember." Said Gabi leaving the house. She got on her bike riding down the block while calling Johnny but before she could turn to the streets one of the manholes exploded in front of her with heavy water flowing out. "Mama Mia." She whispered as more of the manholes blew up down the streets causing some cars to crash. Gabi quickly got out of the streets and called up her brothers but didnt answer. She sent them a text before going through the storm drain to the main sewer lines under ground to find the problem.

She looked around using her flashlight on her phone to see better finding anything to cause that much damage. Her phone goes off answering it on speaker as she kept on looking. "hey where are you?" Said Mario. "In the sewers. I don't think I found anything down here. I'm gonna look further and . . ." She stopped to see a crumbled pile of bricks and gap leading to somewhere not that far from where she was standing. "Gabrielle Francesca Mario answer me now. You're freaking us out for a split second." Said Mario. "Relax. I just found an opening. I think can squeeze myself in. I'll call you back." Said Gabi hanging up. She carefully walked over to the gap getting on her hands and knees crawling on top of the pile pushing her way through to find a huge room full of numerous pipes. Gabi got up dusting her pants and her hands from the dirt before walking around with her flashlight again then spotted a huge green pipe. She didn't know why but felt drawn to it and the second her boot stepped in a strong force pulled her in. Gabi tried to run but it was too late she found sucked all way down the pipe and saw clouds around her with a tube leading straight. She was amazed by the sight and saw a dark cloud with a monsterous face before she pulled again and land on a field of flowers with two lines representing their eyes. Gabi rolled down the hill and crashed into someone making them lay flat on ground. "Are you okay?" Said Gabi groaning in pain after rolling on her side. "I had worse but nothing a red mushroom can help. Need a hand there?" Said A girls voice. Gabi shook her head slowly standing up cracking her back doing that and saw a woman with blonde hair wearing a pink princess dress and gold crown. "Uh who are you and where am I?" Said Gabi. "You're in the mushroom Kingdom and I'm their Princess. Princess Peach and you're . . ."

"Gabrielle Mario but Gabi if you want. How come that green pipe lead me here?" Said Gabi looking for it. "Yeah we got a pipe that appears and disappears that goes in the human realm. We don't know when or where it will show up again." Said Princess Peach. "Great. My brothers are going to freak out." Said Gabi. "I'm sure they'll find you. Let's go to my castle. I never met another human like me here." Said Princess Peach as they walked. Gabi took a step grunted feeling her ankle on fire and sat down. "Looks like you need the mushroom more. I'll run to grab it. It's won't take long okay Gigi." Said Princess Peach before she ran off somewhere. Gabi took off her boot and sock to see the redness and swelling forming. She looked around seeing the castle not far from where she landed and below it was a bunch of mushroom like buildings. "Gigi. Here eat this." Said Princess Peach handing her the small red mushroom. Gigi looked at her then at the mushroom before putting the whole thing in mouth. Her whole lit up for a second and her pain was gone including redness and swelling. "wow. That's some mushroom." Said Gabi standing up. "There's a lot more to learn Gigi. You can live with me in the castle." Said Princess Peach leading the way. "Thanks Peach." Said Gabi following her and looked up at the sky thinking about her brothers. Once they were leaving a small turtle like creature peeked from behind the huge tree and drew then both before flying off with his wings. They took their time reaching a floating dark cloud with the monsterous face entering the mouth seeing more creatures like him but we're different and found the creature he was looking for. "We have a new comer." Said the creature handing the drawing to the creature wearing round glasses and wizard like outfit with a wand. "Is it the mustache one?" Said the creature. "No Kamek. It's a girl. See it yourself." Said the creature. Kamek hummed looking at it then waved him off before going into the dark castle. He went down many halls and arrived to the throne room where a giant turtle with the same face on the cloud looked down to him. "What is it?" Said The monster. "King Bowser. We have a human girl just coming in." Said Kamek. "Who saw her?" Said King Bowser. "Shelton and Princess Peach." Said Kamek. "Get him here now!" Said Bowser standing up from his seat. Kamek nodded and took off leaving the drawing on the floor as Bowser's shadow hovered over it.