Ah, the Mushroom kingdom. A rather lovely place, peaceful even. Its population consisted of the ever friendly Toads, and their benevolent ruler. The Toads may have been getting ready for something, judging by the hustle and bustle being a little more than usual, and they seemed pretty happy today. They normally were, but, it seemed more than normal today. Perhaps a festival, or a party of some sort was happening they were making preparations for.

But, the current peace just wasn't meant last, was it? Of course not. And that was evident in the way the sky darkened, like a shadow looming over the kingdom, which-let's be real,it kinda was. Just in the sky, above the castle, was an airship all too familiar to the population as a whole. And they didn't hesitate to scatter the moment the ship was in sight.

Some Toads locked themselves in their own home, others took shelter within the castle, afraid of the attack that might follow suit, or the minions that would be storming their little home soon. Some worried it'd be both. They could only hope Mario was gonna be able to win this time, like he had every other. But that meant one toad has to go get him from his home if he was sleeping, or doing something else that didn't have him outside. And their discussion within the castle was just that. Which Toad was gonna go get him before it got too chaotic?

All the residents are worried, and everyone here know one thing-Bowser won't leave until he has what he wants. Unless he's taken down first, of course. But it isn't as if the Toads can do that. They're uh...not exactly the sort that fight. Not often, anyway. And they wouldn't win against someone like Bowser.