MEMORY

MEMORY, is an original Mario Creepypasta inspired by the infamous malware known as "Mario Forever"
He was created on‎ June ‎18, ‎2023. He was created by @celery_realfood, alongside @cheesy_breader as of now in the current 2024. His creepypasta is mostly known to be "marioforevercase82". MEMORY started out as just a simple Mario EXE, but now has branched into a Horrorbrew, a wonderful Horrorbrew.
==History==
A man that went by the name of Francis J. Miller; a very old man, senior student, has been reported to have been passed out, or most likely have died, in an apartment complex. Police officers conducted that he suffered through a weird "shock" while playing an unlicensed Super Mario game. One of Francis' friends, saw the news and was devastated for the loss of his own friend. He knew he couldn't do anything to bring him back. However, he did wanted to know more. More about that "game" that took his friend's life away for some ungodly reason. Later down the line, he soon discovers the unknown game and decides to play it to discover the truth. Once he opened the game, he soon embraces himself for whatever happens next.
Before that, he was given a chance to pick his character. Mario, or Luigi. The same two-players from the special little game that everyone liked. They chose Mario, and ventured into the unknown.
In the first level, he believed things were all fine and dandy. Until, he came across a weird piece. A piece to what? a puzzle? He didn't know, only to collect it and move on. However, when he collected the piece. It started to play some sort of...video coded into the game. A time when Francis was little. A mirror, showing our protagonist, also young. It plays a scene of them enjoying their lives and laughing together cheerfully. Our protag...is surprised by it. He was confused at first, took some minutes to even process what he saw. 
After a few minutes of processing what happened. He got back up, and ventured forward.
The next level, everything was still normal. However, he noticed a few things. The music was somewhat soft, and enemies looked out of place or in different order.
And yet, he still managed to find another piece. It started doing the same thing as of the last time he collected these types of pieces. It played a scene, where our protagonist and Francis look grown up from the last core memory. They seem to be playing games with each other, a multiplayer-esque one too. 
"Got to say amigo, you and I seem to be interested in combat-type games." He said.
Our protagonist, in the core, chuckled. No words, just a lovely chuckle towards a friend.
"We should do more of this some other day, y'know?" He replied with such joy, "It feels nice getting competitive most of time, for fun of course! Heh heh."
It cuts back to the game again, our protagonist seems very very questionable.
"These...events." He said, thinking to himself. "Most of them I remember them just a few years back. Maybe more than that."
"But I know i'm getting closer. I know Francis is here. I can still save him..." He said worriedly.
The more levels he continued on, he soon realized that everything he was experiencing felt weird...but familiar, in a way he couldn't describe. Along the way, he noticed some enemies looked a bit...glitchy. A Goomba, for example, didn't have its red shoes. They looked stretched, along with blue shoes. He collected more pieces along the way, seeing parts of Francis' great moments in his lifetime. Seeing such joy in his heart...but it felt off. Every scene, always had a static like filter. It was always there. 
That's when our protagonist made a deep...realization. 
He was going through, a representation, of Francis' mind. Searching through core experiences in his life. That's when it hit him. He realized that Francis did die from his horrid epilepsy. But it hit him like a truck, a realization he completely forgot about...
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. A terrible disease that ruins the mental functions of a person's mind. Everything, inside Francis' mind started to shatter. All to pieces of his core memory itself...
...Our protagonist started to feel very, very worried. He now knows what Francis has been going through. A rough time trying to keep himself stable. He now fears that he isn't gonna be able to save him...or even see him, one last time.
But he still felt brave to continue on. He had to get to the bottom of it. He won't quit, until he finds his cherished friend once more.
The more pieces he gathered, he felt like he was getting closer. His computer sadly, still was keeping up with the weird-malware issues that he provided. Suddenly, from the other side of the level. Stood, a blue and red Mario. No-one knew who this character was. He was confused by his looks. The weird blue and red plumber, looked back at the real Mario in front of him, only to slowly move his head toward the screen. He started speaking in a weird, noise that sounded uncommunicative. It sounded almost like a bitcrushed, distorted voice of someone. Suddenly, before he could say anything else. The weird plumber charged at the real Mario. He believed he was an enemy to him, a faker. He soon got control of the game and saved Mario from his death. Only for the weird plumber to talk back at him. It was still voiceless....until...
It started to speak, no-longer noiseless. "You made a horrible idea to come here alone." it said in a old-raspy voice.
The voice hit him immediately, it was Francis. Francis himself, only stuck in a weird vessel. A boss battle commenced. The weird plumber had some sort of static behind him. It only meant it was his Alzheimer's, taking him over even in a virtual world.
He tried, multiple attempts. Every hit counted.
Until, the last hit. The plumber has fallen.
...It fell to the ground. Lifeless.
But before anything else. The pieces, that he collected. It swarmed him. "What is this?" it said confused. The pieces started to form together into one. It started developing into him, like core-parts of his great events have returned.
Francis, finally remembered him...
"...Axel?" he responded, "is that you?"
Axel, our main protagonist, finally restored his cherished, memories. 
"I thank you." he said. "I thought you were someone else."
"I'm glad you know him still Francis" Axel responded.
The plumber looked towards the screen, towards his friend. "It was hard living in a place where I couldn't remember anything." He responded back, "But now I feel...ready, to rest."
"WAIT!" Axel said in a rushed tone.
"...Thank you for everything, Francis." he said, almost shedding a tear. "Without you, I wouldn't be able to have a friend as special as you."
Before anything else, Axel's computer started to brick. 
"I don't want to say goodbye to you...it feels too early t-"
"I'm sorry, amigo." He said interrupting him, "It wasn't your fault, it was mine. I shouldn't have just got into whatever was on the web. Everyone most of the time, never trusts it. I'm deeply sorry."
"But hey! Look on the bright side, you'll be able to finish up and head to college! You can continue my legacy! just...by being you, amigo." He said with encourage.
The computer started to brick more and more. Axel, with tears dripping down his face with a smile knowing he's glad to see him again...only for the last time.
"I'll miss you, Francis" Axel said sobbingly
Francis chuckled, "I'll miss you too, amigo." As the final conversation with a friend to another ended, the computer blue-screened.
Axel was about to meltdown. He didn't want him to go...but it was destiny after all. He was about to put away his now broken-computer...but when he looked back at the blue screen. He saw him. The blue screen changed to an image of the plumber representing Francis, with the words "See you next time, amigo!" underneath.
Axel's frown...started to shape into a smile. A smile that he will always remember his dear, loving friend.
...In the end, he solved the case of what happened that day, spread the news to the officers, to then the news. Axel then continued on with his life, remembering Francis till the day he meets him.
==Abilities/Weaknesses==
===Abilities===
He is able to corrupt things at will. He is also able to mess around with level data inside the game itself. Along the way, he would soon gain the ability to change the enemies to whatever he remembers then of.
===Weaknesses===
In canon, he can't escape the game that his vessel is in. He is forever connected to the game.
==Trivia==
*Memory originally had a face in his first, ever design. However, when his design was being changed. It was decided it would just be a static/inkspot roaming around him.
*He was the first ever Mario EXE that used the core idea of Mario Forever!
*His biggest fan is RAM CD (hello bro if you are reading this)
==Gallery==
File:Pixel Memory.png|Memory in Sprite-Form
File:EXE + Memory Interaction???.png|Cheesy_Breader's EXE and Memory interaction real
File:HIS FIRST EVER DESIGN.png|HIS FIRST EVER DESIGN BRO ITS SO YUCKY
File:Distorted Goomba.png|Distorted Blue Goomba (as what his appereance is in the story)
Category:In Universe
Category:In-Game