//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Super Paper Scootaloo // by emeraldhuskydragon0 //------------------------------// Twilight time was a time when Scootaloo could go and learn from princess Twilight herself! She learned soooo much stuff, like how to make her scooter go faster, how not to make fireworks, and even what Rainbow Dash’s favorite book series was! Yeah, Daring Do was cool and all, but Rainbow was twenty thousand percent cooler than her! There were also snacks, and a few edibles made by awesome master chef Spike couldn’t hurt! On the other hoof, fireworks did. Scootaloo still didn’t think Twilight got all those scorch marks out of the ceiling... Scootaloo drove her scooter up to the door of the friendship castle. She banged on the door and stood back waiting for the door to open she as bounced on her hooves. A few long seconds later, a magenta glow covered the doorknobs. The doors opened, and Twilight stood there smiling. “Hi, Scootaloo! I was worried you were gonna be late! Come on in!” Twilight said cheerfully. Scootaloo left her scooter and helmet parked in front of the large crystal structure and she bounced in after Twilight. “So, what are we doing today? Ooh! Are we gonna make go-karts? Are we gonna strap fireworks to my scooter!? Ooh ooh! Are we-“ Twilight put a hoof over Scootaloo’s mouth and the two stopped walking. “No... today, I’m gonna teach you how to fly.” At this point in time, Scootaloo’s eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. She let out a gasp that lasted a solid ten second and she squealed in excitement. “Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh I’m gonna fly!? Wow! Twilight! I-“ Suddenly, the door was bucked open! There stood Trixie, her cape flowing in the wind. Her horn was glowing, and she was wearing the Element of magic on her head. “The grrrrrrrreat and powerful Trixie requests assistance! Trixie found the element of magic, and now Trixie’s magic is going nuts! I can’t stop my horn from glowing!” Trixie cried. “Well, one, that is a toy. Two, you just over charged a spell. Just release it on like a rock or a stick or something and you will be fine!” Twilight said. “I-I can’t! My horn is gonna blow up! I just told you I can’t stop it!” Trixie screeched. She ran to Twilight and paced in place. “You are the all mighty alicorn of magic! Do something!” Twilight tapped her chin frantically. “Twilight! Just cancel the spell!” Scootaloo said, frightened. Twilight nods and readies some magic. It was too late though, as there was an explosion. Coughing sounds could be heard and the smoke cleared. Oddly enough, there were only two ponies left in the smoke. “Oh. Ok. That wasn’t so bad.” Trixie said. Twilight on the other hoof, looked around frantically. “W-what kind of spell was that!?” Twilight inquired through gritted teeth. “Oh, you know, I was trying to teleport a letter to Celestia because you do that all the time and I said, hey! I can do that too!” Trixie took a deep breath. “So I readied the teleport to go to Canterlot but it wouldn’t do anything and I must have forgot to grab the letter and I decided to go to you because you know these things and stuff and then I came in here and the magic got too strong and it exploded!” Trixie finished. Twilight’s eyelid twitched. “So, Scootaloo’s in CANTERLOT!? Also where’d you get the tiara?” Twilight shouted. “I don’t know. For both questions.”Trixie shrugged. “Why don’t you ask the first one? You seem to have a VIP pass to Celestia’s mailbox.” “Spike!” Twilight yelled. Her little green companion ran into the room. “Take a letter. Dear Celestia, a magical mishap occurred, and I am lead to believe that a little orange filly with a pink mane named Scootaloo has appeared in Canterlot. Could you find her? Thanks. Signed, princess Twilight Sparkle.” Spike sent the letter and left, and Twilight started pacing. “You have a DRAGON to send your letters!?” Trixie said angrily. “I thought he was just there for comic relief!” Twilight opened her mouth, but as if on cue, a letter burst into existence. Twilight quickly grabbed it in her magic and started reading aloud. “Dear Twilight, no, nopony has teleported into Canterlot recently, but I did sense a burst of magic leaving this universe. I assume it was Pinkie Pie, as she does that often, but it could have been this filly you are searching-“ Twilight stopped reading out loud because there was an ink blot on the letter. She continued fretfully. “Twilight, I confirmed it, and I don’t want to alarm you, but Scootaloo has just been teleported out of this universe... and we can’t follow. Don’t panic, I’m coming to help you. Signed, Celestia...” Twilight took a second to reread that, and another to reread that. “Twilight..?” Trixie asked. “Did I just..?” “If what you mean by ‘did I just’ is send a FILLY to CELESTIA KNOWS WHERE and there being highly likely to be VERY DANGEROUS, then yes. Yes you did.” Twilight answers with a hint of insanity. “No, I mean... I, the GRRRRRRRRREAT and POWERFUL TRIXIE, have... successfully pulled off an even larger teleport than you could ever dream of. Hah! Take that, Twilight!” Twilight stares at Trixie wide eyed and angry. She lunged at Trixie with a shout and grabbed her by the shoulders. “TRIXIE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!?” Twilight screamed as she shook the blue unicorn like a rag doll. the toy crown fell off her head and onto the ground. It was so quiet you could hear a feather drop. “No?” Trixie managed to squeak out. “YOU JUST MOST LIKELY KILLED OR TERRIFIED AN INNOCENT FILLY WHO DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO YOU!!! WE WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS EVEN, TO GET HER BACK! AM I CLEAR!?” Twilight screamed loudly. “Loud and.” Trixie whispered, fully terrified at this purple monstrosity. The alicorn jumped off the limp blue ball of fur and started running like all heck had broken loose to the library. Once there, she grabbed lots of books off the shelves and started hunting for answers. Scootaloo couldn’t have gone too far, could she? ——===**===—— Two bros, one in red and one in green, walked out of a house. “M-M-M-MARIO! HELP!” Someone cried. They ran up. They had a white mushroom cap with red spots on their head, and they were frantic. The two bros ran to greet the shroom dude. “T-toad?!” The green bro said. “What? What happened? Why are you so crazy?” He asked. “It’s sh-sh-shocking... Peach found an orange thing... Mushroom castle raided... Princess Peach... STOLEN!” The shroom dude, Toad, cried. “WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?” Cried the green bro. “Why, that’s ridiculous! Who in the world would do such a thing?!” The green bro suddenly had an idea. “Wait a second... yeah... I think I’ve got it! Bro, this must be the work of that guy! That bad guy! He says. The two make eye contact and the red bro gasps. “I won’t stand for this... We’ll have to sneak into his castle and rescue Princess Peach! Let’s go, bro!” The red bro nods and they head off. “We’re counting on you, Mario Bros!” Toad shouts after them. Meanwhile in a stone castle near lava or something... “BWA HA HA! Listen well, my elite minion task force! It’s time to initiate my awesome plot to invade mushroom castle!” Says some spiky turtle dinosaur looking dude to a mob of little brown mushrooms, bipedal turtles, and blue robed mages. “Today is the day I make my beloved Princess Peach ALL MINE! And if that weren’t awesome enough, I’ll also stomp her little mustache buddies!” “YEAH!” The minions cry in unison. “It’s our turn! Bowser! Woo, woo! We’re under attack!” “Bwa ha ha ha ha! ‘We’re under attack!’ You jokers are the best!” Suddenly, Bowser, seemingly the leader, noticed something. “Hey! Who are those hairy guys in the back? We shave around here, minions!” Bowser jumps into the crowd as it parts to reveal the two bros from earlier. “Blargh! Mario! ...and Luigi!? How’d you get in here?” “Oh, well we just walked in the front gate.” Says the red bro. “What? My front gate was open!?” Bowser cried. He starts stomping the ground. “How many times have I told those idiots that if you are the last one in, LOCK THE GATE!” “Quiet, Bowser!” Says the green bro as the two bros take a defensive stance. “We know you kidnapped Princess Peach! Now where’d you put her?!” This surprises Bowser. “Where’d I... wait what? We’re only now about to launch our atta-“ A bloodcurdling scream rang through the air. “MARIO! HELP!” Suddenly, Peach appeared floating above ground in a cube of hexagons, as well as a smaller cage lower to the ground holding a small unconscious orange pegasus. “Princess Peach!?” The green bro said. The two bros and Bowser looked at the floating cages. Suddenly, Peach’s cage moved and a verticals rectangle of space time did a three sixty, revealing a floating cloaked dude with a staff and a top hat! “BLECK!” He cried. “Your princess and orange chicken have been taken... by Count Bleck!” “You... Wait, by WHO?!” Bowser shouts at him angrily. He bows as if addressing an audience and answers. “By me... Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...” he paused for dramatic effect. “Is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimention... is also Count Bleck!” “I’ll tell you who doesn’t make even a lick of sense...” Bowser snarks. “Count Bleck! Enough! Release Princess Peach, right now! I’m on a schedule over here!” Count Bleck shakes his head. “Count Bleck says NEVER! This princess is integral to fulfilling the prophecies... she will be brought to Castle Bleck and used to destroy all worlds... By count Bleck!” Count Bleck declares. “Destroy... all WORLDS?!” Cries the green bro in fear. Mario decides this has been enough and jumps on the cage containing the orange pegasus and uses that momentum to land on Count Bleck, only for a barrier to appear and for the cage containing the pegasus to break. The Pegasus falls to the floor and Mario lands on the ground, confused as to why that did no damage. Suddenly, Bleck flicks Mario with his staff and a small void appears, damaging Mario and rendering him unconscious! “Big bro!” The green bro cries. Count Bleck studies the unconscious Mario and orange pegasus “This man deserves ridicule... so does the chicken... I never needed the chicken anyways... Weaklings cannot face Count Bleck!” Count Bleck observes. “Hey, here’s a thought!” Bowser says. “You calm down and free the princess... OR ELSE!” All the minions step closer aggressively and Bowser takes a fighting stance. “Bleh heh heh heh... your princess shall NOT be returned by Count Bleck.” Bleck says. “In fact, Bowser, evil king of the Koopas, Count Bleck will take you too! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK!” Suddenly, Count Bleck summons a large portal, sucking everyone in except himself, Mario, and the pegasus. The minions cry out uselessly in terror. Count Bleck closes the portal. “BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! Count Bleck’s preparations are now in order! All that remains is for the dimensional void to appear, as foretold in the prophecy...” he pauses, then start laughing maniacally. Suddenly, a black rectangle outline made by a small white cursor surrounds him, and that vertical rectangle of space time three sixties and he is gone. ——===**===—— “.........otaloo....” someone whispers through the darkness. “......Scootaloo........” Scootaloo opens her eyes and stands up. Next to her is a... strange creature with a brown mustache in a red hat and blue overalls. He is wearing white gloves and brown shoes. In front of her is a strange rainbow butterfly that seems like... she is just an outline! “Are you two awake?” The strange red capped dude and Scootaloo look at each other. Scootaloo looks at her hooves, which were paper thin and smooth. She whips around and looks at herself. “I-I’m flat!” Scootaloo says. “That’s... weird...” She looks at the outline butterfly expectantly. “My name is Tippi... I am what is known as a Pixl... A sort of fairy...” she says. “Mario... Scootaloo... I came to find you two..” Scootaloo gasps. “What! Are you evil or something!?” She says aggressively. Mario takes an offensive stance. “I am no enemy... you met Count Bleck... he captured a princess and an evil king... is this not so?” Tippi asked calmly. Mario looks at Tippi in shock, then nods, while Scootaloo is just confused. “I... was unconscious... but I vaguely remember being called a chicken...” Scootaloo answered. “Well, then that means Count Bleck is even now beginning to form The Void... We haven’t much time...” Tippi said. “You must come with me... yes, if your friends are to be saved, you must come...” Suddenly, another cursor appears, and makes a black rectangular outline around the three of them. “Let us go...” The rectangles of space time all three sixty leaving nobody left in the empty castle hall. ——===**===—— The three of them appear on top of a large white tower where a man in a blue cloak and with a long luscious white beard stood waiting for them, while Scootaloo and Mario look around uneasily. “Oh ho! Well, well, well.. back so soon, Tippi?” He asks the rainbow butterf- sorry, Pixl. “And who might these be? Red shirt, blue overalls, and a nice mustache... while on the other hand, orange fur, pink mane, strange mark... Tippi, you have truly out done yourself...” “They match the description of two of the heroes from the Light Prognosticus perfectly...” Tippi answers. “Hold up! I have some questions! Why am I here even!? I’m nothing special, you should get Rainbow Dash for that! What is that thing in the sky, and who were those people, and who even are you!? Better question, where the hay am I!?” Scootaloo sits down. “Oh dear... this wasn’t what I was expecting at all... so sorry Scootaloo... This is Mario and Scootaloo, Merlon.” Tippi said. “Well, to answer some of your questions, I am Merlon, and this is the town of Flipside. You have come far from the Mushroom Kingdom and Equus of your dimention. Of course, our fair Flipside is in no dimension, in fact, it is BETWEEN dimensions! I read old dusty papers to see the future and stuff!” “If you know about stuff, what is that thing in the sky?” Scootaloo asks. “You want to know about the end of all worlds? That gathering darkness... it is the void, a rip in the very fabric of space! So strange... in the end, it will destroy all existence... everything... This thing was made by Count Bleck, who has the Dark Prognosticus.” “Wait... he’s the dude who called me a chicken!” “Yes... ‘The heroes with the power of the eight Pure Hearts will rise to save the day.’ So it is written in the Light Prognosticus.” Merlon says. Suddenly, a glowing, floating red heart flies forth from his hands. “This is one of eight Pure Hearts. You two are clearly the heroes in the book. Only you can defeat Count Bleck and save all worlds! Mario! Scootaloo! Take this and save all worlds from destruction!” Mario nods. “I will, even though I’m pretty sure you’ve got the wrong pony...” Scootaloo says. “Excellent! You truly are the heroes from the book of legend! Ahem. Mario! Scootaloo! Our brave heroes! Take... This!” Merlon throws the Pure Heart at the two. *You got a Pure Heart!* Suddenly, a fanfare plays like it was choreographed to go with this moment. In the background, a pink hoof and an eagle claw grab a blue changeling with a trumpet and pulls them offscreen. “Now, great heroes, your first task awaits. You must place it in the heart pillar in this town. Tippi will lead you there. Return when you finish!” Scootaloo nods and runs with Mario after the prismatic butterf- AHEM Pixl. “I know a shortcut.” Tippi says. She flies off the edge of the tower. She then flies back up. “Err... you can fly... can you not?” She asks Scootaloo. “No... I can’t fly... YET! I can sorta hover, does that count?” Scootaloo answers. However, before more words could be said, Mario leaps off the tower! “WAHOOOOooooo!” He cries as he descends. Scootaloo looks at Tippi and jumps off the tower, buzzing her wings. She glides slowly down and Tippi follows. They land in front of Mario laying on the ground in front of a white pillar with a heart shaped hole in it. Mario jumps up and dusts himself off, then gives the bu- Pixl and pegasus a thumbs up. “Here we are, the heart pillar. Put the Pure Heart into the hole...” Tippi says. They do so and all of a sudden, blinding rings of light appear all around. The rings then disperse suddenly as they had appeared. “Well done... now let’s return to Merlon.” MARIO and Scootaloo nod and start heading forward. *one search for the elevators later and now on the tower* “Ah, the three of you return! Look! A door has appeared! This ‘dimensional door’ was made to lead the heroes to another Pure Heart.” “So... we collect all the collectibles, then what?” Scootaloo asks. “Wow, this seems a lot like one of Button Mash’s video games!” “Once you finish collecting all the Pure Hearts, you go to Bleck Castle and beat him and save the worlds I guess...” Tippi suggests. “I have an item to help you in your journey.” Merlon says. He tosses a small badge of a red pipe at Mario. “It will allow you to return to Flipside whenever you need. And now, off you go.” “Well, we better hurry then! See yah, old man!” Scootaloo says as she jumps through the door. Mario runs in after her and before leaving, Tippi nods at Merlon, then she follows through after them.