A quiet beach is deserted. No one has been there for a long while. In fact, Mario himself was most likely the first, and the last, visitor to this desolate place. The rhythmic crashing of the waves can be heard as they break against the shoreline, leaving damp depressions in the sand.
Suddenly, a loud explosion breaks the silence. Not far away, it seems that a passenger plane has just hit the water. All seventeen of the passengers speedily escape through the exit hatch and scramble onto the top of their makeshift isle, made of metal though it is.
Sushie: I don’t see what the problem is…
Bow: You idiot! We’ve just crashed!
Sushie: But I like the water.
Goomba: Well the rest of us DON’T!
Iggy: I’m not even supposed to be here! Oooh…
As the seventeen mismatched characters observe their situation and try hard to stay calm, one in particular stands up. He turns around, clears his throat, and announces in his best host’s voice:
Lemmy Koopa, Annoyingly Obnoxious Host: This is the second installment of Survivor, the survival game of Lemmy's Land. Sixteen losers, abandoned in this isolated place with no company other than the cameramen, are competing against each other to win the grand prize: one million coins and a new car. They are divided into two masses: Paper Pack and Mismatch Mass. I am your host, Lemmy Koopa. Whenever a direct comment to the camera is spoken, it will appear with the loser’s name and occupation listed, like my name is right now.
Pidgit: Well, Mister Information, that’s all well and good-
Watt: Especially the bit about the one million coins!
Pidgit: But what are we supposed to do now?
Lemmy: As you may have noticed, the plane is already slowly sinking. According to our estimates, the losers have exactly two minutes before the plane sinks completely and they must swim to shore. Unfortunately, all of the supplies are inside of the plane. They have until it sinks to salvage whatever they can out of the plane for their Mass, starting…
Kooper: What? We’re sinking?!
Lemmy: … Now!
The entire throng stands there for a moment, unsure of what to do despite Lemmy’s warning. They all jump as a grinding crunch is heard.
Cobrat: Everyone, off the plane! It’ll sink faster with all of our weight!
Thinking this wise, those that cannot fly jump off and begin treading water.
Lemmy: Though it was originally scheduled to take place on Choco Island, a fuel shortage caused an emergency landing here on the shore of a beach that borders the Forever Forest. In order to win, the players must adapt to their new environment. They must work together to win challenges, which will take place every three days.
Dino Torch: What’s with him?
Ludwig: He’s gone into host mode, you’ll get used to it.
Cheep Cheep: I’ll dive under!
Sushie: So will I!
Finally seeming to get the message, the rest of the losers begin to hastily dive under and recover what they can. The fliers wait above to help carry the loot to shore. Inside, the bulk of the plane is still dry, so speech is still possible.
Dino Torch: Grab the rice!
Bombette: I found a map!
Spiny: What’s this thing do?
Goomba: Bring it; it could be useful.
Spiny: But what is it?
Goomba: No idea.
Lemmy: 30 more seconds…
Cobrat: Ahh!
Cheep Cheep: I found a knife!
To the surprise of the losers, a large helicopter is spotted in the distance, coming fast. They stop what they’re doing and gaze at it happily.
Dino Torch: Yay, we’re not stranded here after all! We’ll get to go to Choco Island!
Lemmy: What are you all stopping for? This helicopter is for me, not you! It’ll be a long 42 days, so I suggest you grab all that you can, fast!
Watt: Um, mister Lemmy? I don’t like rice.
Lemmy: Too bad! You’ll have to find something else in the forest.
Cobrat begins to carry items from the inside of the plane to the surface for Ludwig and Bombette, who have decided to stay inside of the plane until the last possible moment to gather supplies. The majority of the losers seem to want to do this themselves though, with the possible exception of Spiny (“I can’t swim!”) and Iggy, who remain on the plane’s topside and appear to be doing absolutely nothing.
Iggy: Hey, I am doing something! I’m helping load stuff onto Pidgit’s carpet!
The helicopter hovers over the nearly submerged plane and picks Lemmy up. And not a moment too soon, for it is mere seconds later that the plane becomes entirely submerged and sinks like a rock to the bottom, erasing all hope of further supplies. The losers all make for the shore, struggling to tow what they can with them. The fliers are last to make it, weighed down with their heavy cargo.
Parakarry: This box… is… too… heavy…
Pidgit: Get off of my carpet!
Spiny: No!
Finally all together, the losers collapse on the beach.
Bow: That… was one long float.
Goomba: You never even had to swim!
Bow: Shut up, you.
After standing back up, the losers divide in to their respective masses. They look around, seemingly waiting for something to happen. Nothing does.
Bombette: Wait, here’s the map I found.
Bow: Gimme that! Hmm… it seems to be a map to our campsite.
Lakilester: I say we follow it. No one else seems to be around to show us the way.
Kooper: Right!
After some arguing over which way is the right way to hold the map, then some more over who gets to hold it, the Paper Pack depart in the direction the map leads. The Mismatch Mass stands around in confusion, wondering what to do.
Iggy: We didn’t find a map… How are we gonna find our campsite?
Days 10 - 12, 13 losers left.
Days 13 - 15, 12 losers left.
Days 16 - 18, 11 losers left.
Days 19 - 21. 10 losers left.
Days 22 - 24, 9 losers left.
Days 25 - 27, 8 losers left.
Days 28 - 30, 7 losers left.
Days 31 - 33, 6 losers left.
Days 34 - 36, 5 losers left.
Days 37 - 39, 4 losers left.
Days 40 - 41, 3 losers left.
Day 42, 2 losers left.
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