Prologue: The Beginning
One day Mario and Luigi are at their house when the Mailtoad comes.
Mailtoad: MAIL CALL!
Luigi comes out.
Luigi: Where’s the mail?
Mailtoad: Right here!
Mailtoad hands Luigi the mail.
Luigi: Let’s see… Hey, there’s a letter, and it says to read it immediately! HEY MARIO! COME OUT AND LOOK AT THIS!
Mario comes out.
Mario: What is it?
Luigi: I’ll read the letter. It says that we have to collect the Crystal Stars again.
Mario: I thought I did that in Super Paper Mario!
Luigi: No, that was the Pure Hearts.
Mario: Oh, I collected the Crystal Stars in Paper Mario 2… I’ve had so many adventures, I can’t keep track of them!
Luigi: Anyway, any idea where the first one is?
Mario: It’s going to be the Diamond Star, but where it is going to be I am unsure.
Mailtoad: Oh yeah, I forgot to give this to you.
Mailtoad hands Mario a small piece of paper, then leaves.
Mario: It says that the Diamond Star is at Bowser’s Castle.
Luigi: Bowser has it!
Mario: Let’s go get it!
Mario and Luigi go to Bowser’s Castle. Meanwhile…
???: Ha! So they got my letter. I will collect the Crystal Stars and destroy them, then I’ll rule the world!
???2: Um, Master, wouldn’t it have been easier to collect the Crystal Stars first, so that those Marios wouldn’t get in our way?
???: You know that one of you has the power to defeat the Marios. Besides, if they come to my castle, it’ll make this that much more fun.
???2: Yes, but why would they come to the castle?
???: This is why.
??? waves his hands around, and then a Crystal Star appears!
???2: Hey! It’s the Crystal Star!
???: Yes. We have one of the seven Crystal Stars. We have the strongest one!
???2: If they get the Ruby Star, they’ll be a challenge.
???: This is getting boring. Time to search for those Crystal Stars!
???2: Who should we send?
???: Let’s send Shadow Yoshi.
???3: Hey, Shadow Yoshi hear something about Shadow Yoshi?
???: Yes. I want you to go to Bowser’s Castle and try to stop those Marios from getting the Diamond Star.
Shadow Yoshi (previously known as ???3): Shadow Yoshi on his way!
Shadow Yoshi rockets
off to Bowser’s Castle.
Chapter 1: Mario and Luigi's First and Second Battles
Mario and Luigi are on the path to Toad Town.
Luigi: I wonder if Bowser even knows what the Diamond Star is capable of.
Mario: I know. He might be using it to get more power, but that won’t work.
Then two Goombas come.
Goomba 1: Hey! You going to Bowser’s Castle?
Luigi: Yes.
Goomba 2: Too bad! You’ll have to fight us!
Mario: You’re on!
The Goombas rush at the Marios. Luigi jumps up and smacks one in the head with his hammer. Goomba 1 rams right into Mario, but immediately is thrown back, down and out. Mario charges up a fireball and throws it at the first Goomba. The two Goombas are down and out.
Luigi: Wow. Too easy!
The Marios continue on. Eventually they get to Toad Town. They see a bean-like person robbing the Mushroom Bank!
Mario: HEY!
Bean-like Person: Who said that? Any Toad knows that I am too great to be stopped by the likes of- THE MARIO BROTHERS?!
Luigi: Stop robbing the bank!
Bean-like Person: Heh, too bad!
Mario: Popple, stop or else!
Popple (previously known as Bean-like Person): What’re you going to do, tickle me to death?
Luigi: I’m warning you…
Popple: OH YEAH?! BRING IT ON!
Popple charges at Mario. Mario jumps to dodge, but Popple was expecting this and jumps up after Mario, fist-first. Popple hits Mario hard, then does a super attack that sends Mario flying to the ground.
Luigi: You got better!
Popple kicks Luigi to the ground, but Mario tackles Popple. Luigi gets up and shocks Popple with a Thundershock move.
Popple: BLAGDIBLAGDIBLAGDI! Ouch! That really hurt!
Popple gets up and starts throwing coins out of a bag.
Mario: Hey, thanks! I needed those!
Then Popple throws a Poison Mushroom. It hits Luigi and poisons him.
Mario: Luigi!
Popple: Heh!
Mario jumps on Popple, but he throws a Poison Mushroom. Mario catches it and throws it back at Popple, poisoning him.
Popple: NO!
Mario: …
Popple does many attacks, but Mario dodges them all. Then Popple drops.
Mario: Yay for poison!
Luigi wakes up.
Luigi: What happened?
Mario: By poisoning Popple, I beat him!
Luigi: Wow! Great way to use his own trick against him!
Mario and Luigi get the coins and take them back to the Mushroom Bank.
Bank Manager: Wow! Thanks! Here, have this!
Received a Life Shroom!
Luigi: Thanks!
Mario: We’ve got to get going now.
Bank Manager: Thanks, and bye!
The Marios leave the bank and Toad Town to continue on their quest to Bowser’s Castle.