Ludwig's Doomship, orbiting the Palace of Power, VideoLand.

It was a dreary day for some in the galaxy, several days for some, and a couple of weeks for others.  It was one of those rains that did not seem to go away.  No one dared to go out without proper protection against the rain.  It was just the sort of day in which a villain would be scheming to gain control of the galaxy.  And one devious villain, among the most devious of them all, was!

            For on the Koopa Doomship that was Flagship of the Koopa Fleet (whose cloaking device, rendering the ship completely invisible to sensors, was engaged), the evil Prince Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa and his associates were planning to conquer the galaxy.  The ship was high above the Palace of Power.  "We must find a way," said Ludwig, "to get out of the way the N-Team and those stupid Mario Brothers, not to mention that goody-goody bunch of cousins of ours and Perry Mason and his pals."

            "Yes," said MotherBrain, "but how?"

            "That is why," said Ludwig, "I want some suggestions for a plan . . . a plan able to rip their hides to shreds!"  For a moment, tense silence filled the room except for the sound of the Doomship's air system periodically.  Suddenly, a dastardly smile came upon King Bowser Koopa's lips.

            "Hmm!" said Bowser.  "I have an idea!"

            "Well, do not keep me in suspense," said Ludwig.  "Tell us."

            "Hee, hee!" Bowser laughed.  He grabbed Eggplant Wizard by the neck.  "You!  Show me on the monitor an overview of this entire galaxy, low-life scum!"

            Barely able to breathe, Eggplant Wizard said, "Yes, King Bowser Koopa."  Bowser let him go.  Eggplant Wizard turned on the monitor and had it show an overview of the whole Milky Way Galaxy.

            "Wait, Dad," said Larry.  "I have something that may help."  Larry opened a compartment beneath the monitor and drew out a platform upon which was a computer mouse.  "A mouse and a pad for that mouse."

            "A mouse?" said Bowser.  "Just what I needed!  What does it do in this program?"

            "It's easy, Dad," explained Ludwig.  "Just use the pointer on the screen to coincide where the mouse is, move the mouse to move the pointer to the desired destination, and click the left button.  A mark is made where you click and the sector name is shown.  Many marks can be made.  To erase the marks, point at them and click the right button."

            Bowser began, "Thank you, son.  Now, here we are in VideoLand,. . ."  Bowser clicked where VideoLand was and 'VIDEOLAND' was displayed on the screen.  ". . .and here is the Mushroom World."  Bowser clicked where the Mushroom World was and 'MUSHROOM WORLD' was displayed on the screen below 'VIDEOLAND.'  Bowser erased these marks.  "We could bring warps to these points that I'm clicking."  Bowser clicked where Limbo and third-Earth were in the galaxy.  The points were displayed in the wording below 'MUSHROOM WORLD.'

            Ludwig could hardly suppress his obviously great amount of laughter.  "Excellent!  Hee, hee, hee!  What an evil idea!  Ho, ho, ho!  It will be only a matter of time before the galaxy is destroyed by evil forces!  Ha, ha, ha!  Wait a minute.  While we bring these points together, why not bring the world on which Saint Canard exists into the picture as well?"  Bowser clicked the said area.  It was right between Limbo and the Mushroom World.

            "Good idea!" remarked Bowser.  "Then, Quacker Jack can play-out the N-Team, Liquidator can flood them, Bushroot can plant them, and Mega Volt can give them the shock of their lives!  Ha, ha, ha!"

            "Right!  Now, let's quit yakking," said Ludwig, "and start the warping.  We have work to do!  And let me know if that darned cloaking device gives us any more problems!  It's bad enough that we can't fire the plasma-blasters while it's engaged."