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Chapter 5 : Tricks and Creeps

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Hello everyone! It's been quite a while since I uploaded something and I apologize for that (^^). However I won't be able to do another chapter soon since I've just started my last year of University (so I am and will be quite busy during the following months). I'll try to make another chapter before the end of November and another one before Christmas. Thanks for reading my rambling, now to the chapter...

Characters



King Taboo : He's the ruler of the Moonlight Kingdom and the father of Eerina, Booctave and Boon. Something about him seems off... I mean he's forcing his own daughter to get married and yet... It seems to be the least of its concern.

Princess Eerina : She is one of the oldest child of King Taboo and also the most mysterious one... Tabloids always talk about her brothers or father but I've never read anything about her... Anyway, according to the villagers she is getting married to a strange fellow. These moon-shaped hairpins belonged to her mother.

Prince Booctave : The other oldest child of the royal family. His life is... well... quite eventful. Apparently he is quite popular with the ladies and seems to take advantage of the situation but I don't think he's a bad guy. He doesn't seem to approve of his sister's wedding. His brooch is a memento of his mother, Queen Fantine

Queen Fantine : I can't really say anything about her... All I know is that she disappeared ten years ago, under the most mysterious circumstances. Apparently, she was a skillful magic user and a loving mother... Her daughter is said to be her spitting image.

Mirror Guy : A wicked Shy Guy who has power over mirrors and stained glasses. He tried to kidnap Eerina when she was still a young Boo but was stopped by the queen. A clash between his power and Fantine's magic resulted in sealing both of them in the stained glass of the church...
HP is 70, Attack is 4, Defense is 0.
He can ram into you or send shards at you. After a while, he'll create reflections of himself to confuse you, be cautious.

Prince Boon : He's King Taboo youngest son and quite a troublemaker. One of his hobby consists in driving the castle staff insane. Apparently he's a big fan of yours Mario (that's adorable). His Cataquack Clarinet was given to him by his mother when he was young.
Field Ability : Invisibility
Attacks :
- Solo : Blows in his clarinet and hit one enemy.
- See Ya! : Turns Mario invisible and intangible for the following turn, however Mario cannot attack.
- Scary Face : Tries to scare the enemies, if done correctly they might run away from the fight.
- Painful Score : Plays an eery melody which hurts every enemies.

Note : His attacks (being music-based) ignore the enemies defense level.

Mario Interlude



Back in the town, Priestar is preparing the charm to get them all out of the crystal ball. She offers Mario a Ruby Orb which allow the party to go in and out the city whenever they want.

The team returns to Port Alabast. As usual, Toadsworth greets them with a new letter from Princess Peach

"Everyone,
We've escaped the pirates and are now roaming the sea with Dave. He says the captain has changed and wants to find out how and why. We'll be accompanying him on his trip so don't worry about us.

Please take care,
Peach and Ray"


The group returns to the Tower of the Shine Sprites via the teleporter. Mario places the Red Shine Lens into the corresponding hole, the beacons lits up once more and releases a beam of light which shows the new area : a dark forest known as "Moonlight Kingdom". The beam slowly fades and the beacon turns off... Solenne learns : Power Up. She can boost the party stats for 2-3 turns during battle.

They must find a way to get to this "Moonlight Kingdom". Apparently, a boat at the docks can lead them there however it is currently out of order... The engine is broken and the repairman is nowhere to be found... They go to his workshop to find out the way to it is blocked, the drawbridge leading to the workshop has been raised. They enter the sewer next to them as the path inside seems to connect with the other side and reach the workshop. They find the repairman, an old little mouser, along with Bowser and Fearless B. Apparently, Bowser is making the repairman add some new features onto his Clown Copter. They are angry to see Mario and attack...

MARIO WINS

Bowser tells the team his intel may have found one of the Shine Lenses but won't tell them where it might be. They get up and leave in the Clown Copter. The repairman thanks them for saving him and tells Bowser wanted him to upgrade his ride so that it may go deep underwater. Apparently his castle was too far away and he needed a repairman quickly. Anyway the repairman thanks them again and introduces himself. His name is Mozza and he wants to repay Mario for helping him. The plumber tells him about the ship and the repairman leave for the docks.

Back at the docks the repairs are done and the party can now leave to the "Moonlight Kingdom".

Chapter 5



The Moonlight Kingdom! A dense forest with countless giant trees. There branches intertwine with one another, creating a natural sunproof shield. Right at the entrance of the forest is a little is a small village, with an inn, an item shop and a checkpoint. Most of the inhabitants are Boos. Solenne says she senses the Shine Lenses on the other side of the forest.

The guards at the checkpoint recognize Mario and tell him he can pass... If he can beat them. Apparently the monsters in the forest have grown stronger and they have to test the skills of everyone who wants to go across the forest. After the fight, the Boo Guards allow the team to pass but tell them to be on their guard and to go straightforward to reach the village of "Boormingham".

In the forest, everything is dark and silent... The enemies there are Fuzzies, Pirahna Plants, Piders, Hyper Goombas, etc. The team follow the path and eventually reach "Boormingham".

The town is made entirely out wood except for the castle and the church wich are made out of stones. They go around the village asking about the Shine Lens but no one seem to know what they're talking about. Finally, Solenne suggests they go see the king.

In the castle, everyone seems to be in a hurry, the servants are running around franctically. They ask a guard what is going on and he explains King Taboo's daughter, Eerina is getting married and they need to prepare the wedding as well as the reception. He adds no one had ever seen her suitor before but apparently, the princess wasn't fond of him at all. Then they ask for an audience with the king. The guard directs them to the throne room.

In the throne room is an imposing and fearsome boo wearing a golden crown with red jewels. By his side are a young female Boo and two young male Boos. The smallest is staring at Mario with large eyes. The king greets Mario and introduces him to his children : Eerina, Booctave and Boon. He asks them how he could help him, Solenne introduces herself and tells their story to the king.

He seems quite shocked by the story but says nothing had been reported to him. The younger Boos seems to disagree and the small one, Boon, starts talking. He says something about a purple beam of light crashing into the ... Boon is stopped by his father who asks Mario not to listen to his son's nonsense. He tells the group he'll inform them if anything is discovered and invites them to stay in the castle. Then he asks a guard to show Mario the way to the guest rooms.

Once inside their room, Solenne suggests the group take a quick nap since everyone seems to be a little tired. Everyone is fast asleep when suddenly a loud knock wake them up. Boon and Booctave enter the room. They apologize for their father's strange behavior and ask Mario a favor : to help them stop the wedding!

The group is shocked by their request but they explain their reason : some days ago, a purple beam of light crashed into the church. Their father went to investigate and blocked the entrance to the building. When he came back to the castle, he seemed troubled. He summoned his three children to the throne room and announced Eerina was getting married, just like that. It was so sudden... When they asked their father what was going on, he simply answered there are things a princess must do for her kingdom's sake. Some time later, her suitor showed up at the castle. He looked like a normal Shy Guy but something was about him was... unnaturel... If Eerina was to get married to... THAT, it was certainly NOT for the sake of the kingdom.

That's why they had to stop the wedding from happening. They accepts, Booctave thanks them all and says he'll go investigate Castle and asks Boon to take Mario to the "Secret Passage" which leads from the Castle to the Church.

BOON JOINS THE PARTY

The team must reach the entrance of the "Secret Passage" (in the library) without beeing caught by the Boos in the corridors of the Castle. Fortunately if spotted, Boon can turn Mario invisible. Once they reach the library, Boon activate the mechanism and the group enters.

In the tunnel, various enemies : Swoopers, Fuzzies, ... To get through the tunnels, they need to ignite torches on the wall to light their way. They come out of a small mausoleum, right in the Church courtyard. A door next to them allowed them to enter...

Inside the church, there are several stained-glass some creepier than others. The largest one is located behind the altar and doesn't represent anything... It looks like a purple flower on a green background... There's something hovering above the altar... the Shine Lens.

They jump to reach it but are stopped by a strange fellow. A Shy Guy garbed in red and blue and wearing a... Phanto Mask ? He introduces himself as Mirror Guy they Princess' husband-to-be and commends the group for making it this far. Boon states is sister won't be marrying a clown and that he'll stop the wedding from happening. Mirror Guy laughs at the naïveté of the young Boo and the fight begins.

Note : There's now way to win the fight, Mirror Guy is protected by a barrier.

The party faints and wakes up in jail. Booctave is laying next to them unconscious... On the other side of the jail is King Taboo. He doesn't say anything, instead he stares at his sons... He seems sad. He then tells Mario he's sorry that his children got him involved in all of this and that he'll free them all after the wedding.

Booctave wakes up. He says he was taking Eerina somewhere safe when they were stopped by the guard and the king. He fought while Eerina ran away but got bested... And his sister was brought back to the castle... Now the wedding was about to start and no one could stop it...

Mario notices a crack in the wall... BOMB TIME !!!

Boon says he wants to talk with his father one last time and ask you to go to his father's room. After avoiding/facing Boo Guards, the party reaches the King Taboo's bedroom... But the king isn't in. They wonder where he could be...

Suddenly, a woman voice starts talking to them. She says Taboo and Mirror Guy have decided to bring the ceremony forward and that Eerina was already taken to the Church... Boon and Booctave tells Mario that the voice sounds familiar. Solenne adds she thinks the voice is coming from that "weird mirror". They stare into it but see nothing except their reflection... Suddenly something appears in the glass : a Boo women, with a golden crown and a ponytail... She looks like an older version of Eerina.

Booctave and Boon seem baffled : "M...M...Mother...". The Boo smiles at her sons and apologize for not being there. When they were younger (not long after Boon was born) someone tried to kidnap Eerina for a ransom. It was none other than Mirror Guy. The queen felt his evil aura and managed to reach her daughter's bed before Mirror Guy. He ran away but she followed him inside the church. They fought using spells until... Her own magic and Mirror Guy's unique ability clashed and sealed them both inside the stained glass...

Inside, Mirror Guy's hatred for Fantine grew. He didn't want money anymore, he wanted to make her suffer... By making her only daughter his... They remained trapped until that object crashed into the Church and broke the seal. She adds it held an "evil power". They both escaped but Mirror Guy recovered faster. He used his power to trap the Queen inside the mirror and had the King surrender their daughter to him... In exchange for Fantine's freedom. He even gave King Taboo's the mirror she was locked to fake a "goodwill act" and for another reason... She adds he has no intention to free her... Once he marries Eerina he plans to take the King and the princes out and become the new ruler of the Moonlight Kingdom.

Solenne asks the Queen what she means by "evil power" but suddenly, trumpets can resound around town... The wedding is starting. Fantine says there's no more time to talk and asks Mario to take her to the Church.

The party enters the Church along with Booctave and the mirror. Eerina is at the altar sobbing while Mirror Guy seems to be enjoying his time. The approach the altar and jumps in the way, Booctave gives the mirror to his father. Mirror Guy laughs and says there's nothing they can do, that his barrier is impenetrable...

Suddenly, Mirror Guy's barrier shatters and explodes. Fantine explains as long as she will be around, Mirror Guy wouldn't be able to create another barrier. Now is the time to attack.

BOSS FIGHT : MIRROR GUY

After the fight, the evil Shy Guy disappear. Fantine's mirror shatters and bursts into hundreds of shards... The Queen is free. The King rejoices to see his wife, Boon, Booctave and Eerina are happy that the wedding has been crashed.
Fantine's commends the group for their courage and asks them to take the Shine Lens away.

YOU GOT A SHINE LENS !!!

END OF CHAPTER.

Peach Interlude



Peach's group is now exploring the jungle and finally reach the mysterious ruins Dave was looking for. They enter them and are face to face with a giant door with something engraved in it and with sliding panels (the bane of my childhood :D) right in the middle of the door. The minigame there consists in sliding the panels so that they recreate an image.

Once done, the door opens and... there's another door behind it... and another door behind (basically three doors with slightly harder puzzles each time).

Behind the three doors is a huge mural depicting a Tower which looked like the Tower of the Shine Sprites... However it is also different... It is located in a raging see and dark clouds are carved around it. What's more, the color seems off... Instead of being white or light blue, the tower appears purple... That may be due to the passing of time. Anyway, upon seeing the mural Ray has another flash and starts to talk funny... It seems to be the continuation of the story they read in Coldfang diary.

"As the darkness spread, nature became more instable. Raging oceans and dark skies were only the beginning... The earth cracked and cities crumbled... Many lives were lost in the process. With these dark times, violence arise and simple people had to become warriors to survive. The Revered Ones coming from the sky found a small glade where the land-dwellers lived in peace. A mysterious power seemed to be keeping the darkness at bay. The village was protected by 9 stones which pure power neutralized evil. Where were these stones coming from, no one knew... Some said they were born from the souls of the innocent who disappeared during the wars... Seeking peace yet unable to reach it when alive, in death they gathered to preserve it. However, words about the glade had spread and the war was on its way. Knowing their fate was sealed, the villagers offered the stones to the Revered Ones and asked them to save the world. They remained in the glade when the warriors arrived... Ready to accept their fate."

Paper Mario, Mario, Magiblots, Shine Sprites (c) Nintendo
Art and OC (c) Me
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Still the best chapter you wrote. Only 6 and 10 give any rivalry.