Prologue
Ahem! The story you are going to be reading is the story of the lost book of prophecies. This prophetic book was a mysterious tome full of stories of future events, a book that not even the power of the Q Continuum can hope to match. Of course, many people have craved this book, wishing to see a glimpse of their supposedly bright futures. But nobody, not even a single soul, who had obtained this amazing book ever found happiness. Why? That cursed book held frightful secrets not meant for mortal eyes. That book came to be known as the Dark Prognosticus, and, after a great war, was sealed away in a place where the winners were sure it would never be found. Millions of years have passed since the war, and our new tale begins. This is a tale of the forgotten book's last owner. The tale you are going to hear about is a tale of love.
It was a quiet day in the Mushroom Kingdom, and all was well. Mario and Luigi were relaxing in their house as the sound of birds chirping echoed through the plains. "Wow, sure is-a peaceful today, huh, Mario?" Luigi asked.
"Yeah." Mario said with a nod.
"Makes a guy feel lucky, having a peaceful day." Luigi replied. "Yup, it's-a reeeal peaceful. Yup, it's so peaceful, it is almost kinda boring. It needs some kind of KERBLOOEY! You know, some kind of shocking event."
Mario put a hand on his chin thoughtfully, before saying something. "Hey, how about we go to-a Peach's Castle?"
"Ooh, at Peach's, maybe? That'd be cool, huh, Mario? Maybe we should visit that Mushroom Castle!" Luigi said, agreeing with Mario's suggestion. "It's been a while, I'm sure the princess will be happy to see us." The Mario brothers got up from their chairs and went to walk outside, only to see a Toad running their way.
"MARIO, LUIGI, HELP!" the Toad said before tripping on himself. "It's shocking. Peach's Castle was raided, and Peach herself was stolen!" he said after he got up and dusted himself.
"What! That's-a ridiculous! Who would do such a thing?" Luigi asked before he and Mario came to a realization.
"Bowser." they both said, thinking that the culprit was the familiar Koopa King himself.
"Alright, well I won't stand for that, again." Mario said.
"We'll have to sneak into his castle and rescue Princess Peach!" Luigi said as Mario nodded, and they both ran in the direction of Bowser's Castle, ignoring anything else that the toad was going to say.
Miles apart, in a volcanic land, lay a giant stone castle. In it, Bowser was conducting his latest scheme. "BWAHAHA! Listen well, my elite minion task force! It's time to initiate my awesome plot to invade the Mushroom Castle! Today is the day that I make my beloved Princess Peach ALL MINE! And if it weren't awesome enough, we'll stomp her little moustache buddies!" Bowser said, electing a cheer throughout his minion force. "Bwa ha ha ha! "We're under attack!" You jokesters are the best!" Bowser said before noticing something odd coming from within the crowd. "Hey! Who are these hairy guys in the back? We SHAVE around here, minions!" Bowser jumped from his perch/throne to see Mario and Luigi as the crowd ran for safety. "Blargh! Mario, and Green 'Stache? How did you get in here?"
"Don't-a play games, Bowser! We know you have her!" Mario said as he and Luigi went into fighting poses. "You were the one who captured-a her! Release Princess Peach and we'll go easy on you!"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Quiet, you big Bowser! We know you kidnapped Princess Peach!" Luigi said. "Now where did you put her?"
"Wait, what? I didn't kidnap her! Well, I was, but we were just about to launch our atta--" Before he could say anything else to the brothers, an all-too familiar voice rang out from... somewhere.
"MARIO! HELP!" Peach's voice said, echoing through the hallways of Bowser's Castle. Just, then, Princess Peach appeared right above them, but a barrier had surrounded her. Just then, the barrier moved over, and a strange being wearing a top hat and cape teleported in.
"BLECK!" the figure said. "Your princess has been taken... by Count Bleck!" he screeched.
"Wait, by who?" Bowser asked, already confused in the situation.
The creature merely had a hand go to his hat and adjust it before bowing. "By me, Count Bleck! The chosen executor and wielder of the Dark Prognosticus... is Count Bleck. The fine fellow prohecized to come to the world... is Count Bleck."
"I'll tell you who doesn't make even a little sense, Count Bleck!" Bowser retorted. "Enough, release Peach right now. We are on a very tight schedule here, so go back to your little dimension and annoy someone else!" he added.
"Count Bleck says never! She is a needed part to fulfill the prophecy of the Dark Prognosticus." Count Bleck replied before thinking about something. Must be a backwater area. So many people confuse the two words these days. He then looked at them. "She will be brought to Castle Bleck and used to destroy all worlds... by Count Bleck." A simultaneous and quite large series of gasps rang out in the area. Mario went to jump on him, but was blocked by a similar barrier that had appeared around the count. He merely laughed before wacking his staff on Mario to knock him out. "Weakings like you are not fit to fight Count Bleck."
"Hey! Here's a thought..." Bowser replied in anger. "You calm down and free her, or else!"
"Bleh heh heh heh heh heh heh! Your princess shall not returned... by Count Bleck. In fact, Bowser, Count Bleck will be taking you, too!" he said before opening cape to reveal a vortex, laughing as he opened a hole in space-time that sucked everyone in, including Bowser himself. "Bleh heh heh heh! Count Bleck's preparations are now in order! All that remains now is the Quantum Void to appear and a few worlds to merge, as fortold in the prophecy. Bleh heh heh heh! BLECK!" And with that, Count Bleck went back to his castle, ready to start preparing.
Darkness. All Peach could see was darkness. "What happened to me? What is this place?" She was feeling a bit drowsy and it was hard to wake up, but eventually, she lost the battle, failing to open her eyes. Suddenly, there was a laugh.
"Bleh heh heh heh heh… Oh, you are awake, Princess." a familiar voice said. Peach's eyes managed to get open to see that caped being from earlier. She saw something red below him, and darted down to see Bowser in a wedding tux, and then looked to herself to see she was in a wedding gown. With a loud gasp, she looked around to see herself in something that appeared to be a wedding alter. She heard people screaming Bowser's name, and hastily looked to see Bowser's minions cheering him on. "Welcome to your wedding."
"Um, Count, yeah, kay, the preparations are complete." a blue-skinned woman said, floating in an area beside Bleck.
"Bleh heh heh. Then we shall begin, with Count Bleck!" the count said as he looked upon the crowd. Bells began ringing with the cheering that echoed through the chapel. "We are gathered here today, by Count Bleck, to see the marriage of the happy soon-to-be couple. Bowser: the ferocious and fearsome King of the Koopas, do you accept Peach to be your lawfully wedded wife until the day you die?" the Count asked.
Of course, he was too happy to say no. "Bwah ha ha! Are you kidding me, the answer is YES!" Bowser said.
Then, Count Bleck turned to Peach. "Peach: noble and pure of heart, princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, do you accept this powerful king to be your lawfully wedded husband until the day you die?"
Now, Peach wanted something from this whole thing. "Now, wait just a second! You will explain to me what is going on and what is happening now!" she said, already angry at what was happening.
Count Bleck could only laugh at her. "Bleh heh heh heh heh heh heh! This is your wedding, Princess. Haven't you forgotten about everything? Isn't it that obvious?"
"Why in the world would I be marrying BOWSER, of all people!?" Peach yelled, but Bowser wasn't caring a bit.
"Bwah hah hah! No gripes from this side of the altar, Bleck, old boy! I don't get the details, nor do I care! You have put a lot of heart uniting our worlds today! Just relax, we'll get married, we'll be in love, Junior will have a mother, our kingdoms will be united, and it'll be awesome! Finally!" Bowser said.
Just before Peach was about to say no, a red energy hit her. "Yeah, I know what you'll say to the count. No need to be rude to him, kay." Nastasia said. "So, um, yeah, Peach, I'm gonna need you to answer my count now, kay. Do you, Peach: kind and noble princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, take Bowser to be your lawfully wedded wife for the rest of eternity?"
"Um, gah, no, huh? I...… I...…….." Peach was just stammering, thinking about what to say. Whatever Nastasia put in her was invading her mind, but there was one word that came from her mouth. "Y.... y.... y...….. yes..." she stammered. Bowser was shocked to see what was happening to Peach, and looked around to look for the source of a rumbling sound, and then looked to the altar to see a white glow coming from it. Peach snapped out and looked at it. "What did you do?" she asked.
"Bleh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh!"
Meanwhile, in the Enterprise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was busy dealing with Q, when all of the sudden, the ground began to shake despite not being on the ground, and Q began to look around in fear as a purple vortex began opening up in the background. "No! No! No, no, no, no!" Q said as he looked at the vortex in panic. The crew of the Enterprise looked in shock to see what was happening.
"What is it, another one of your tricks?" Picard asked angrily.
"It's not one of my tricks, honest!" Q said, putting his arms up defensively before pacing around. How could someone as powerful as Q be panicking about... anything? "I thought the Dark Prognosticus was supposed to be sealed, it is supposed to be sealed."
Count Bleck was busy laughing, knowing that his master plan was working. "At last, at long last!" A glowing white heart began emerging from the altar, going into a kadieoscope of colors as it began pulsing black energy as it floated towards the direction of the Count. "The Chaos Heart has emerged, as fortold in the Dark Prognosticus, the destruction and-"
"HALT!" a familiar voice called out. Everybody looked to see Luigi jump up to the altar.
"Huh, and just do you think you are?" Bleck said as he looked upon the green plumber.
"Oh-a no! I don't give my name to-a scoundrels easily. Watch as Luigi punishes you for your badness!" Luigi announced before jumping towards the Chaos Heart. "And now here is-a where I rescue the Princess!" he said, landing perfectly behind her, but before he could rescue her, the ground began to shake.
Suddenly, the Chaos Heart began reacting. "This is not what I planned!" Bowser said as he grabbed Peach! "Let's get out of this place! Bolt! Bolt!" he yelled as he and his minions ran away with an unconscious Peach in tow.
"Heh, tough." Count Bleck said as Luigi fled as well. With three flashes of light, everything went white.
Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle was busy reading her book. It's been twenty-one hours after the Cozy Glow incident, she and Spike needed some time to rest. She read from her favorite book in her bed, with Spike sleeping nearby. Suddenly, the ground began shaking. "Gah! What now?" she asked herself as she darted straight up, causing Spike to yelp and fall down on the floor. He got up hazily and walked straight to where Twilight was. It was almost a DAY since Cozy Glow pulled her stunt and now something is once again assaulting Equestria.
Three flashes of light came forth, and both attempted to cover their eyes, but to no avail. "Twilight? Do you have any idea about what is happening?" Spike said as they went to the window, seeing a purple vortex open. The sun and moon began to revolve around it before breaking into pieces and being sucked in.
"No!" Twilight yelled as the sun broke apart. "I don't know..." she said before a final flash of light came. She and Spike hugged each other tightly, waiting for death to fall upon them as they fell unconscious.
The Chaos Heart was floating midair when Count Bleck, Nastasia, and a strange book teleported in. "Um, yeah, so are you alright, Count?" Nastasia asked.
"Heh, fools all. Acts like this will only bring you pain, from Count Bleck!" Bleck said. "The Chaos Heart is secure, but now we have a ragtag group on the loose in our castle! They now lack use..."
"Um, so, yeah, this means you can turn to a new page, huh, Count?" Nastasia asked.
Count Bleck spread his cape, revealing something that resembled the night sky. "Already, the mouth of the darkness is opened and it will eventually consume everything and merge and destroy all worlds as foretold in the prophecy!" Bleck said as the heart floated into him. He folded his cape back, and with three flashes of light, the screen became black.