#i started with green birdo and went from there

[monsteracademy]

the 8 bits

[gachawolfiebloom]

Two Hearts In The City of Love

Chapter 12: Mr Puzzles' Amazing Couples Game Show Fanatic

Cover made by me and Puzzlevision selection is from Smg4. Please do not repost artwork.

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"Hello and welcome ladies and gentlemen! As always, it's your favorite TV host Mr Puzzles here! Now I know our last gameshow didn't quite go according to plan now did it?"

One of the members in the audience asks "Yeah, didn't you flip out and complete destroy the show because you were jealous of that red, fat, Italian guy?"

"NO! *Ahem* No...we just had a little programming malfunction with our games. But fear not! For this new show will feature all new kinds of games that couldn't possibly be ruined. And you wanna know why? MARIO WON'T BE PLAYING! That's right everyone. We've got all your favorite contestants, invited back for a new show I'm calling: Mr Puzzles' Amazing Couples Game Show Fanatic!"

Mr Puzzles clapped his hands and everyone he had trapped, except Mario appeared. Bob got all territorial and asked "UM EXCUSE ME? WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE!?" Mr Puzzles took out a sheet of paper and said "Now let's layout the rules. Each couple will compete in a activity that I have set to test their intelligence (if they even have it ), their physical abilities, and how well they are willing to go for each other."

"What do you mean? We aren't couples." Tari quizzically asked when Mr Puzzles butted in and yelled "YOU ARE NOW!" He clapped his hand and divided 2 partners at each station. Smg3 looked confused as hell until he turned and saw who he was partnered with. "Oi! We're not a couple!" Smg4 did the same as he blushed up a storm and awkwardly avoided looking at Three.

Meggy and Tari also felt awkward when they saw that they were paired up with each other, but neither one was a blushing mess like Four was. Bob stomped his foot down and yelled "I REFUSE TO WORK WITH THIS GREEN BOOGER! I WOULDN'T DATE BOOPKINS IF HE WAS THE LAST FISH ON EARTH! PAIR ME UP WITH BIRDO INSTEAD!"

(Sidenote: I DO NOT SHIP BOB AND BOOPKINS. I JUST SEE THEM AS BEST FRIENDS. NOTHING ELSE.)

Mr Puzzles started to get irritated and nervously laughed. "Don't pay any attention to him folks. I think he's too shy to admit his feelings." The audience let out a couple Awwwww's. Bob was getting really angry and began complaining "HE'S LYING! I'M NOT GAY! I'M STRAIGHT! NOT GAY NOT GAY NOT GAY NOT GAY!" Mr Puzzles put a hand over his mouth and said "One moment please." He whispered "I know you're not gay Bob, but I ran out of contestants and I need a third team. Can't you just roll with it."

As he went back to addressing the audience, Bob kept chanting "NOT GAY NOT GAY NOT GAY-" Mr Puzzles facepalmed and announced "I almost forgot! Whoever scores the most points gets a sPeCiAl pRiZe!" Everyone immediately stopped their belly aching and became incredibly interested. Bob finally shut up and said "ANYTHING FOR MONEY!"

Three swung an arm over Four as he became even more flustered. "Forget what I said. We're the best couple and we're going to crush you all!"

"U-Um...Three can you not?"

Meggy got a serious look on her face and yelled "No way! Me and Tari are the best duo!" Tari thought it was a sweet compliment and didn't even pick up on how Meggy didn't mind letting the audience see them as a couple.

The crowd erupted into excited cheers as Mr Puzzles went back to his happy self. "Alright everyone! First up we have-" He felt a tug on his sleeve as Luigi nervously asked "Uhh...what do I do? I...I don't have a partner." Mr Puzzles noticed that since he didn't cast Mario in this episode so now Luigi didn't have anyone else. "Oh Luigi, you have the most important job of all!" He brought him over to a discount whiteboard and handed him a marker. "You will keep track of scores. Making sure that each team gets the amount of points I say they earn."

"Oh that sounds like fun! I can do that!" Luigi began humming to himself as he made a column for each team. "Wonderful! Now that that's all figured out, we can finally beg-"

"Um can I take a bathroom break! My face feels hot!" Four raised his hand. Mr Puzzles was getting really irritated with all the interruptions, just like his last game show. He turned around with his scary, realistic face and yelled "NO! SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!" Four immediately slumped down in his seat as the audience went silent and Mr Puzzles felt all eyes glued onto him.

"I-I mean...Sorry Smg4, but the show has started already. But don't worry, you'll be an excellent team player. Maybe you'll even win the prize..."

"Now about we start with-"

The sounds of Italian gibberish echoed on stage as Mr Puzzles raised an eyebrow. "Huh...that's strange. But let's cont-"

More gibberish noises that sounded closer as Mr Puzzles angrily said "Whoever that is, please stop so everyone can enjoy the show." The person that was making the annoying sounds didn't stopped. It almost sounded like it came from the audience. Mr Puzzles then froze when he realized something. "Oh crap...I made sure Mario wasn't a contestant, but I never checked to see if he was an audience member!" Sure enough, Mario rushed down from his seat onto stage and said "Oh boy! Oh boy! Mario wants to play games!"

Mr Puzzles virtually tore his eyes out and politely tried getting him to go back to his seat. "Oh sorry Mario, but we have no available contestants for you to partner up with." Mario shook his head and pointed at him. "Mario can play with you TV guy!" Mr Puzzles quickly shot back "No way Mario! The host doesn't play the games and I would never be in a romantic relationship with you!"

"WELL I WOULD NEVER BE IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH BOOPKINS, BUT YOU'RE MAKING ME PLAY!"

"Shut up Bob! And Mario...GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT!" He then asked "Can Mario at least stay up here and watch?"

"NO!"

"Pretty please..."

"No!"

"Pretty please with spaghetti and meatballs on top..."

"Ugh. Fine. But only because we need to get the show started. However, you will not make a sound and you will not move from that spot over there!" He pointed to a far off corner that was almost off stage, but Mario didn't mind. "Yippee!" He hopped over to his spot and hummed to himself, head in hands, excitedly awaiting the first game. "Sorry for the delay folks. Let's get started with our first game."

Trivia Time!

"For this game, you must answer questions of different categories that are randomly selected each turn. The team with the most points wins!" Three moved his hand close to the buzzer, ready for the moment he got the answer. Bob also did the same and Tari looked nervously between their tension. Four had managed to calm down and his competitive spirit was ready to knock his components into the ground.

Mr Puzzles picks up a card from the Entertainment category (no surprise that was the first one) and stars reading "Question 1: In-"

"Oooo can Mario play! Mario is great at guessing games!" Mr Puzzles gave him a cold stare and said "AS I WAS SAYING, In the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S, what was the name of Rachel's colleague that worked at Bloomingdale's in Season 3." Bob and Three buzzed in at the same time when both answered at the same time.

"THE UGLY DUDE."

"Mark Robinson!"

Mr Puzzles made a wincing sound and said "Ohhhh sorry Bob. These answers must be clear and specific so Smg3 gets the point."

"CRAP!" Bob pouted while Three and Four pointed and laughed at him. "You can't beat the true F.R.I.E.N.D.S fan!" He made a flirty look at Four when saying that. Mr Puzzles took out a another card from a different category and said "Question 2: What is-" but was interuppted again when that annoying Italian voice whined "Cooommmeee onnnnn! Let Mario answer this question! He'll be quiettt ifff youuu doooo!"

Mr Puzzles was already ready to kick him out when he looked down at the question and said "Ohhh sureeee." Mario cheered and scooted in with Meggy and Tari. "Hello girls! You don't mind if Mario joins your team do you?" Tari gladly replied "Sure!" Meggy quickly stopped her and informed her teammate "Tari, he doesn't know any answers to these questions." Mario gave her an offended look. "Sure Mario does! Just watch!"

"Question 2: What is the square root of 9?"

Mario buzzed in with his nose and yelled "21!" A bzzt sound played as Mr Puzzles made a fake gasp and said "I'm sorry, but that is incorrect. -1 points for team Megari!" Luigi put a negative point on their score and made a gesture over to the girls that he was sorry. Mario stood up and said "WAT! That's bullcrap! Mario totally got the answer right! He has 1000000 IQ!" Meggy hissed "Mario...get down and go back to your seat."

"NO! The mean TV man is being unfair!" He launched towards Mr Puzzles and yelled "This game is rigged! Mario demands vengeance!" He took the rest of the cards and burned them down with a blowtorch. "HAH! Mario wins now! Hehehehehehehe!" He smugly went back to sitting at the corner and was contempt on seeing how Mr Puzzles would hold up the show now. Mr Puzzles got up and saw the cards were now burnt to ash and he started nervously sweating. "N-Not t-to worry audience. I-I always have some spare cards." He took out a piece of paper and scribbly wrote down a question.

"Now this last one should be easy. What is the weather like today?" Tari instantly knew the answer and buzzed in. "I know! It's-" Mr Puzzles quickly turned to the boys and declared "That's right Smg4! It's sunny! Smg4 wins the game!"

"B-But I didn't-"

"NEXT GAME!"

Outstanding Obstacles

Mr Puzzles teleported them all to an insane obstacle course with hoops, pits, and beams. "In order to beat this game, both opponents must safely cross to the other side that is marked with the handy flag." He pointed way across where a tiny checkered flag was waiting in the safe zone. "We have to cross that!?" Tari cried out in fear. A little thing Mr Puzzles forgot to mention was that there was fire, swinging weapons, and many other deadly traps sprinkled along the way. Bob didn't care. He ran towards it, singing "GIVE ME THE MONEY!" and flung himself straight into the middle, where he was pierced by arrows and got a sword stuck in his head. He evaporated as an X appeared on screen and the announcer yelled "DEAD."

Mr Puzzles laughed and said "Oopsie! Looks like Bob is eliminated from the rest of the show! Sorry Boopkins, but you can't play without a teammate so you're disqualified too." He snapped his fingers when Boopkins was right in the middle of a sentence. "Wait...what-" He began evaporating as well as he screamed himself out of existence. "Now for our two remaining teams, good luck!" Meggy and Three lined up against each other, both wanting to prove their athletic skills. Four and Tari were nervous from all the deadly contraptions. When the horn went off, Three and Meggy ran lighting fast through the course while Four and Tari barely ducked out of the way of swinging maces.

"Ooooo can Mario join in!" Mr Puzzles angrily turned around and yelled "NO! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" Mario grumpily crossed his arms, but then got an idea. When Mr Puzzles wasn't looking, he tiptoed past him into the obstacle course.

Tari carefully jumped over a pit when she saw a bazooka firing straight at Four. "Look out!" Four turned and saw the missile hurdling towards him as he shut his eyes and prepared for the worst. Instead the missile just stopped, crying "Ohhhhh nooooo!" and poofed. That was strange. He saw Three and Meggy leaving without them and cried "Oi! You guys know that if we die, you lose right?" Both of them stopped, realizing he had a point.

Tari was dangling over a pit of fire. "I'm coming Tari!" Meggy yelled as she ran over to help her up. "Are you okay?" Tari breathed heavily as Meggy pulled her in for a hug of comfort. "Don't worry. You're safe now." Three saw his chance to go, but saw Four trembling as the weapons were coming by the bucket full. He groaned and went back to grab him. The slight hand touch made him flinch as he stuttered "S-Sorry...did you get hurt?"

"No. I'm okay. Thanks for coming back for me."

Mr Puzzles was sitting back in a chair, munching on popcorn and watching through binoculars. It seemed like the show was going really well with emotion, drama, and suspense, except one contestant didn't belong. "MARIO!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE!" He was running past the two teams, flashing the loser sign at Mr Puzzles when he saw the flag in sight. "YIPPEE! Mario is gonna win!" Mr Puzzles quickly snapped his fingers when he saw Mario was only a few feet from the finish.

He reached his hand out to grab the flag when the floor fell out from over him and he evaporated back to his seat in the corner. The rest of the contestants fell through the floor, but luckily Smg4 was the closest to the finish line. "Wonderful! Smg4 has done it again! Add some more points on the board Luigi!" Four hazily holds his head as he says "I think my brain just committed SUICIDE." The green Italian happily nodded as he added more points to their score, but Mario stole the marker for him and gave himself infinite points.

"HAHA! Mario wins the game now!" Mr Puzzles stole the marker back and yelled "MARIO DOES NOT WIN THE GAME! SMG4 IS SUPPOSED TO WIN! YOU WEREN'T EVEN A CONTESTANT IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

Mario points a finger in his face and says "So you admit it! These games are rigged! Bad TV man is a stinky cheater!" Mr Puzzles looks over and sees that the crowd was starting to boo him. "No no no no! I'm not cheating!" He clenches his fists and storms over to Mario. "I am finishing this show and nobody is going to stop me! Not you! Not anyone!" He takes some chains and locks and tied them around Mario, kicking him into the corner.

"FINAL GAME!"

Truth or Dare

"To play this game, all you have to do is give an honest answer to any question that an audience member asks or whatever they dare you to do. IS THAT ALRIGHT WITH EVERYBODY!" He creaks his head over to Mario and narrows his eyes at him. The Italian looked at him with a glazed look in his eyes. "Okay great! Who would like to ask the first question?" One guy in the back immediately raises his hand. "Yes. What is your question?"

"I dare Smg3 and Smg4 to recreate the 6:50 minute of snow trapped!"

Both boys immediately tense up and their faces become red and hot. "Uhhh...." Mr Puzzles doesn't pay attention to their awkwardness as he claps his hands and a igloo drops down. "Well you heard the audience. Climb in and do your thing!" Four and Three don't say a word, but they slowly begin backing up. Mr Puzzles stops them and throws them in, blocking the entrance with snow. "See you later~"

"Now then, do we have any questions for the girls!" Another audience member raises his hand and asks "What is Meggy and Tari's favorite bonding activity?" Before the girls can answer, them and Mr Puzzles hear a suspicious thud. It starts to speed up as Mr Puzzles swivels his head around to find Mario humping the igloo. "Come on! Come on! Mario wants to see the gays making out! Commmeee onnnnnn!" Mr Puzzles anger goes through the roof as his body turns a bright red and his TV box begins to fume.

"THAT'S IT! MARIO IS DISQUALIFIED!" He slaps Mario so hard that the igloo and Three come with him, the three of them crashing into Meggy and Tari. Mr Puzzles stands in shock for a few seconds and says "Well it took some time, but we finally have a winner! Smg4 wins the sPeCiAl pRiZe!" He grabs Four and tells him "Now let's go see what it is!" He used a remote to open a hole in the wall and begins pushing Four towards it.

The rest of them just sat there flabbergasted. "He didn't really win did he Luigi?" Three asked. Luigi stood there, staring at a broken board and shrugged. "I guess...he did?" Mario instantly recovered and saw the two heading into the prize room. "Oh boy! Oh boy! Mario wants to go see the prize!" He sneaks into the secret compartment, unknown to Mr Puzzles.

He excitedly awaited the grand prize, expecting it to be a never-ending spaghetti maker or something. Instead he was met with a dark room that was completely empty. Well...not exactly. Mr Puzzles led Four up to a scary looking machine. "Is...is this the prize?" Four nervously asked. "It sure is! And it's all yours!" He flipped a switch and two giant claws grabbed onto Smg4's arms. "Hey! What the-" They dragged him up as Mr Puzzles snickered.

This wasn't at all what Mario expected. He tried to run back out the door, but it closed on him. Mr Puzzles said in a cold tone "You see, I had to make you win somehow. I needed you."

"W-Why do you n-need me?"

"Oh, for something far important. From now on, you will serve me as my partner."

"WHAT!?"

"Thank you Smg4 for everything."

That was the last thing he said before he pressed a button and a wave of electricity shocked through his body. "AHHHHHHH!!! STOP IT!" Mario couldn't do anything, but watch as his best friend was tortured by Mr Puzzles. His relentless screaming. The increasingly inflicted amounts of pain. What...What exactly did Mr Puzzles want with Smg4? Why was he trying to capture him all this time?

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E̵n̸d̶ ̷o̶f̸ ̴S̴i̴m̶u̶l̵a̸t̴i̶o̸n̸.̸

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Chapter 13: PuzzleVision's Grand Finale

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #261: Kids React to a Bunch of Adults Losing in a Golf Game (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

Mario

Mario: (Runs Around while Crying on screen)

Ness: You know....It kind of baffles me to see Mario act like a sore loser in this...

Lucas: Yeah....and I always thought he would be humble in these kind of sport games.

Ashley: (Shrugged) I guess even heroes can have their moments of poor sportsmanship.

Bowser Jr: (Smirking at Mario's Misery) ('Heh') This is pretty hilarious to me.

Popo: (Rolled his Eyes) Of course you would find something like this funny....

Bowser Jr: Well, no duh! The plumber's our dad's arch enemy. Watching him fail is like watching a cool scene in an action movie. (Smirks) It's always satisfying to watch.

Nana: Right........

Luigi

Luigi: (On the Screen) I'm a loser.....

Bowser Jr: (Smirks) That you are, Green Loser.

Ness: (Glares at Jr.) He's not a loser, Junior.

Nana: Yeah! Luigi's cool!

Toon: Respect the Green Plumber, Yo!

Bowser Jr: Alright fiiiiine....I won't make fun of everyone's (In a mocking manner) precious Green Boi or whatever....

Ness: ('Sigh') Just don't let Daisy hear you insulted Luigi like that, alright?

Meanwhile.....

Daisy: (Immediately Paused her Cuddle Time with Luigi and place her hand on top of her head)

Luigi: (Starting to worry) What's wrong, Daisy?

Daisy: I'm not sure, Sweetie....But I could've sworn I heard a disturbance a second ago.......(Shrugged) Eh. I'm sure it was nothing. Let's get back to cuddling!

Luigi: Okay.

Peach

Peach: (Feeling Dizzy while Fainting on screen)

Ness: You know....this might be the most normal losing reaction we seen so far. Even if see her faint like that is kind of unnecessary.....

Ashley: Well she is the princess. She could only do much when it comes to losing a simple game of golf.....

Daisy

Daisy: (On Screen) Nononono you CLOUT!

Ness: ........Yeah. I could totally see Daisy acting like this in real life.

Rest of the kids: (Agrees to this as well)

Yoshi

Yoshi: (Fell Down from Dizziness while feeling sad on screen)

Nana: (Feels Completely Bad for the green dinosaur) Aww....even when he's sad, he's adorable....

Lucas: (Feels Bad as well) Yeah....I wanna hug him and tell him that it's okay....

Ashley: (Place a hand on Lucas' Shoulder Reassuringly)

Dark Pit: (From a Distance) (Laughing)

Yoshi: (From a Distance) What's so funny?!

Dark Pit: (From a Distance) Your shirt!

Yoshi: (Yells in Frustration From a Distance)

Koopa Troopa

Koopa Troopa: (Hides in his she'll in shame on screen)

Ness: Another Normal Reaction....For the Koopas anyway.....

Diddy: (Turns to Jr.) Did you or any of your family ever hide in your shells before?

Bowser Jr: Nah. We're too proud to hide like cowards.... Except for Morton, but it's whatever.

Donkey Kong

DK: (Throws a Random Barrel and Starts Slamming on the ground in Anger)

Toon: (Eyes Widened) Well.......It looks like someone certainly hates losing.....

Ness: (Turns to Diddy) Does he always act like this when he lose?

Diddy: Yep. But only in sport games, though. I think he got that from Cranky...

Ness: Maybe.....

Diddy Kong

Diddy: (Jumping Around in anger and going Ballistic on screen)

Toon: (Eyes Widened) Wow.....And here I thought DK had a bad temper......

Popo: (Turns to Diddy) What happened there, Diddy?

Nana: Yeah? How were you able to react to losing worse than Donkey Kong?

Diddy: (Starts Blushing) I-I was just going through a faze at the time. (Crosses his arms) And besides, I've matured since then.

Bowser Jr: I doubt that....

Wario

Wario: (Throws a Giant Boulder before rage quitting on screen)

Ashley: (Rolled her eyes) Leave it to Wario to act like a real sore loser in a sports game.

Lucas: Where did he even gets that giant boulder from anyways?

Ashley: Your guess is as good as mines, Lucas.

Suddenly that same boulder was thrown back at Wario's head, instantly making him into a tiny squished version of himself.

Ness: Oooh.... That's gotta leave a huge mark. I'm surprised he even survived from that alone.....

Ashley: (Turns Away while Scoffing) Well that's what he gets for throwing a random boulder like a childish maniac instead of accepting one simple loss like a normal human being....

Lucas: (Turns to Ashley in worry) Ashley, are you okay?

Ashley: (Gently Holds Lucas' hand while giving him a Small Smile) I'm okay, Lucas. I was just rambling is all.

Lucas: Okay..... F-Feel free to come to me if you need someone to talk to, okay?

Ashley: (Smiles Softly) I will. I promise. (Gives Lucas a peck on the cheek) Thank you.

Lucas: (Starts Blushing like Crazy)

Ashley: (Silently Giggles at how adorable her boyfriend is being right now)

Nana: (Gushes on her two friends) Awww~

Bowser Jr: (Rolled his eyes) Oh Barf....

Waluigi

Waluigi: (Starts Dramatically Making a Scene on screen)

Bowser Jr: ('Tch') Drama Queen......

Diddy: I guarantee you that this is exactly how he acted when he didn't get into Smash Bros.....

Other Kids: (Agrees to this As Well)

Birdo

Birdo: (Stomping Around in Distress on Screen)

Toon: (Whispers to Ness) So....is Birdo's really a girl or....

Ness: I have no idea, man......

Bowser

Bowser: (Got on his knees and starts Beating the ground in defeat on screen)

Ness: See? Even your dad is taking losing too seriously, Junior.

Bowser Jr: Yeah....Dad is the type of Koopa who doesn't like losing all that well.....

Lucas: Even to Mario?

Bowser Jr: Especially to Mario.

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr: (Starts Crying like a toddler on screen)

Toon: (Snickering) Wow, Junior. Didn't expect you to cry like that over a little golf game.

Diddy: (Starts Smirking) Wonder where you got THAT from?

Bowser Jr: (Starts Blushing Furiously) Oh shut up! I don't always act like that.

Ludwig: (Walking by) On the contrary, little brother, you always act this way. Even in public.....

Bowser Jr: (Blushes even Harder in anger) No one asked you, Luddy!! (Went back to pouting so more)

Ness: (I think he rest his case on this one.......)

Boo

Boo: (Rolling on the ground in Despair on screen)

Lucas: Does anyone find it weird that this Boo didn't get himself killed under the sunlight?

Bowser Jr: Lucas, they're Boos. They can withstand anything..... Somehow....

Shadow Mario

Shadow Mario: (Trips Down and Just Sat There while Feeling Annoyed on Screen)

Ness: Okay. So this is something I don't get. Junior, If you were in this game as well and you still got that Paint Brush to this day, who was orchestrating as Shadow Mario this entire time?

Bowser Jr: (Shrugged) I'm just as lose as you are, man. The moment the tournament was over, all I saw was E. Gadd's Paint Brush laying on the floor that day.

Toon: Speaking of which....Why did the Professor gave you that Paint Brush in the first place? Wasn't he suppose to be on Mario's side?

Bowser Jr: Honestly.....I have no idea. I don't even think Dad knew at the time he got it for me.

Ness: Hey.....you don't think he's actually been some evil scientist this entire time.....do you?.....

Bowser Jr: ..................Nah. It's probably just a coincidence or something.

Ness: (Felt Unsure about that answer) ......

Petey Piranha

Petey: (Starts Puking out Gop like mud before falling down on screen)

Kids: Ewwwwww!!

Bowser Jr: Oh relax, you babies! It's only mud.........I think.....

Ashley: (Unimpressed) Regardless, it's disgusting. Moving on.

Reaction Over

Ness: Okay so....I think I can speak for everyone when I say that (Turns at Diddy Kong and Bowser Jr) You guys.... take losing wayyy too seriously.

Diddy: Yeah....I won't deny that at least....

Bowser Jr: (Shrugged) We were acting like kids back there....I mean...Me and Diddy ARE kids, so there's some excuse for us....But i don't know what was with those adults during that time. And on a simple Golf game nonetheless....

Ashley: I think it's might be for the best to not think too much of their nonsense for the time being.

Everyone Else: Agreed.

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SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE  Part 1, Chapter 1: Flood the Wedding Lake

THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM…

           All across the Mushroom Kingdom things stop. The toads, goombas, and koopas put aside their chores and head to Princess Peach’s Castle to watch her coronation and her wedding. Peach has insisted that both affairs to happen on the same day, the first for the kingdom. She and Mario have waited long enough, so now that they had their moment of peace it was time for them to make to professor their love under the law.

The coronation happens before the sun is up. There are already hundreds of toads outside the walls of the castle waiting to get a glimpse of the new Queen. Princess Peach joins the cabinet in the Star Room to begin the coronation. There the Chancellor and the Toad Minister, the two leading heads of her cabinet, wait to officiate the process. The Chancellor is a toad with grey spots on his head, he dons a deep purple robe and a golden pendant to acknowledge his title. Toad Minister wears a green mushroom cap with a matching vest, and a gray curly mustache. The room is silent until the door opens, it’s Toadsworth. He is a high adviser to Princess Peach and the closest thing she has to a grandfather.

           “Hi ho, Princess,” Toadsworth greets as he stands beside her. The room is still silent.

           The Princess looks down at him, calmly and happily. “Hi ho.”

           “Right, now that everyone is here,” the Chancellor starts. “It is time for the coronation to begin.” The Chancellor reads scripture from old Mushroom Kingdom texts that make sure Peach rules for the people. She promises to rule justly, peacefully, and courageously. After all the jargon, the coronation closes with the moving of the crown. “King Toadstern, is there anything you’d like to say?”

           In front of the Peach and Toadsworth is Henry Toadstern, the interim King. He holds the crown in his hand, gripping it as tight as he can. “Losing this crown is going to be tough. I struggled with the duties for a while. But more recently I got comfortable with the crown. Although I knew my role was temporary, I hope my impression will be permanent. Your highness, if you need any guidance, know that you have my support.” Toadstern smiles but still grips the crown, the rest of the cabinet looks at Peach for her response.

           “When my father informed me I would be heir to the crown I lost a lot of things. I lost my innocence to the kingdom, my mother and sisters to jealousy, and my father to disease. Like every girl in this position, I rebelled against it. I ran off with a man and became a damsel. But now that I’ve defeated mine and my kingdom’s biggest enemy, I can say that I am ready. And despite all the things I lost with the title of the crown, I am happy to say I gained a friend while I took the time to claim it,” Peach interrupts the ceremony to hug Toadstern. She bows her head and Toadstern holds the crown over her head, then places it on her blonde hair. Peach rises.

           “Well, well,” Toadsworth smiles under his grey mustache. “The Mushroom Kingdom finally has a new Queen.”

Later…

           The day has started and the castle is full of commotion. Toads are running around everywhere. Mario and his brother, Luigi, are hiding from all the chaos. Mario is just beginning to put on his suit for the wedding. His groomsman Luigi and Geno are trying to adjust whatever they can. Peach enters the room, Mario is aghast.

           “Peach!” Mario shouts. “We’re not-uh supposed tuh see each other!”

           “But look at it!” Peach bows her head to show Mario the crown.

           “It’s huge!”

           Luigi enters the room. “Woah Princess you’re gonna have tuh start doing exercises to keep that crown on your head.

           “Luigi, it’s Queen,” Mario says.

           “Ah right, sorry, your highness,” Luigi says nervously.

           “Don’t worry about it Luigi, just call me Peach,” Peach smiles at Mario. They can’t seem to believe it is finally their wedding day. Someone barges in the room.

           “Princess –Queen Toadstool!” It is Toadsworth. “You need to get ready!”

           “Alright,” Peach complies and follows him back to her chambers.

           As Toadsworth walks Peach back to her dressing room she notices all of the decorations. Floral valances are draped around the tall walls of the castle, pink and white roses hang from the ceiling. She looks out the window to see the toadstool flags fly above the towers, and spikes defend the surrounding area. Peach roams the castle to look at all the directions to make sure everything is perfect. The ceremony is being held in the great hall of the castle, with white benches and a pink carpet to complete the theme.

           “Queen Toadstool” Toadsworth stops Peach.

           Queen Peach giggles. “I’m not used to hearing that name.”

           “It’s quite alright your highness, but you can look at the decorations later! We must ge ready!”

           Toadsworth takes Peach to her dressing room where maids are there to help her get ready. The maids are waiting there setting up makeup, the dress, and anything else she needs before the wedding commences. However, Toadsworth sends the maids out so it is just him and her in the room. He sits Peach down and cranks up the chair so he is eye level with her. Toadsworth holds the makeup in his hand with a brush and starts to paint away.

           “Toadsworth!” Peach smiles. “I didn’t know you could do makeup!”

           “You’d be surprised the things I would do for you,” Toadsworth continues away on Peach’s face. “How are you feeling?”

           “I’m worried,” Peach admits.

           “About what? Mario?”

           “No of course not. Mario is the least of my worries.”

           “Then what?”  

           “I’m worried about the kingdom.” Toadsworth stops but Peach continues to speak. “All this time I’ve been gone I’ve just been a damsel. They think I’m a damsel. A damsel that isn’t fit to lead. I’ve wasted years getting captured by apes and overweight turtles. There needed to be an interim King because I couldn’t even defend myself! It’s embarrassing!”

           “Then prove them wrong.”

           Peach scoffs, “Don’t make it sound so easy Toadsworth.”

           “It should be!” Toadsworth protests. “Bowser is gone, there is no more threat to the Mushroom Kingdom besides your insecurity.”

           “Hmm,” Peach is quiet. “Why do you always know what to say?”

           “I’m your grandfather, that’s what I’m here for Princess –er –um, I mean Queen.”

           After Toadsworth finishes Peach’s makeup and hair, the door to the dressing room barges open. There Peach’s three sisters, Pinkie, Pearl, and Plum run into the room. All three sisters have blonde hair like Peach. Pinkie is tiny and small, but the prettiest out of the three sisters. Pearl is tall and skinny, with big lips and heavy features. Plum is short and fat, her hair only went to her shoulders and her dress seems just as short. They pour sand from odd places and smell of sweat.

           “Where have you been?” Toadsworth shouts.

           “It’s a long way from the Dry Dry Dessert,” Plum spits, some of which lands on Toadsworth’s face.

           “Farther then the Wet Wet Tongue,” Toadsworth says while wiping the spit off his face. Toadsworth brings the maids back to finish getting the rest of the girls ready.

Before the wedding…

        ��  As the day goes on guests starst to arrive, Princess Daisy of Sarasaland is one of the first of many. She is joined by Rosalina, the guardian of the cosmos and one of the Lumas she looks after. Yoshi and Birdo come together and meet with the Kongs: Donkey, Diddy, and Dixie. They find their seats in the first few aisles. Cappy and Pauline joined the ceremony as well. The rest of the great hall is filled by toads, toadettes, goombas, koopas, and boos.

           The ceremony begins, Mario stands waiting at the head of the great hall with Luigi and Geno as his groomsmen. Pinkie, Pearl, and Plum awkwardly walk down the great hall across from Mario. Suddenly, the shuffling of feet spread through the great hall but you don’t see anyone get up, except the humans. Queen Toadstool, for the last time is covered in white. She graces down the aisle and meets Mario’s hand. The Toad Minister walks them through their vows, then Mario pulls back the vail.

           “Did Toadsworth do your makeup?” Mario asks.

           “Yes! Yes he did!” Peach laughs.

           “It looks great, Peach.”

           “And you may kiss the Queen,” The Toad Minister watches as Mario kisses her into a dip. The great hall echoes with cheer. In the courtyard, all the toads that camped out cheer as well. Mario takes her down the aisle and they begin the celebration!

After the wedding…

           All around the gardens of the castle are tables and games for everyone to play. Toadsworth, Chancellor, and Toad Minister oversee everything like the old toads they are. Peach is overjoyed to see Daisy and Rosalina. Pauline and Cappy lead the band. As dinner gets closer everyone starts to get settled in their seats. During this time, Peach’s sisters say goodbye, they claim they have to be back to the Dry Dry Desert as soon as possible. Peach thought they cared but it is apparent that they don’t. Daisy and Rosalina fill their seats at the wedding table so Peach doesn’t continue to be upset.

           Dinner is supposed to start, however, Luigi is supposed to make his speech but he is nowhere to be found. Peach sends Daisy to find him. It doesn’t take long for Daisy to find Luigi, she knows all of his hiding spots. She finds him in the bathroom on the third floor near the ballroom. Daisy knocks on the door.

           “Just hurry up! I gotta go too,” Daisy jokes. She hears fumbling, then flushing, then the running of water. Luigi comes out looking like he usually does: nervous. “Do you want me to stand with you while you give the speech? I could introduce you!”

           “Yeah-uh that would be good,” Luigi and Daisy start walking. “–Don’t you have to go to the bathroom?”

           “Not anymore.” Daisy smiles. They head back to the tents where people are patiently waiting for their dinner. Everyone is silent. Dead silent. Daisy grabs the microphone.

           “Hi everyone!” Daisy boasts. “Dinner is gonna take a little bit, I think the chef dropped his mushroom top in the soup. So now we’ll be having creamy mushroom soup instead of creamy bisque.” Silence still. “Anyways, the best man and brother of the groom would like to make a speech, Luigi!”

           Luigi takes the mic but can barely hold onto it. “H-hi.” He opens his crumbled paper, wipes the sweat off his brow and prepares himself. “My brother is –a –a hero in my eyes. He has –uh saved me, countless times. As well as the Princess. I mean Queen. H –he has also –uh. He has also helped me learn –a –about politics –and –and people and love. He has shown me love. And I –I hope you see how –how much of a hero he is too, Peach.” Luigi sits down next to Mario who hugs him and kisses him. Toadsworth gets up on a stool so he can be seen and is handed the mic.

           “Thank you Luigi. Now, this evening I’ve heard Peach correct people hundreds of times. Normally I would say you know, ‘Peach you can’t do that, it is rude’ but I realized the reason she was correcting people is because they kept calling her princess. Peach’s title isn’t princess, it’s Queen. Now, mistaking a regale’s title can banish you from the premises, however, we have gallons of mushroom soup that someone needs to eat. So we will wait till after everyone eats the mushroom soup to banish them.

“Did you know that no one has ever had their coronation and wedding on the same day, no one! In the entire Mushroom Kingdom history. Queen Peach managed to implement two essential ceremonies into one day. Now, I know she may have been absent for a while, however, planning two royal ceremonies in the same day is the hardest thing she will have to do as Queen. So for anyone that doubts her, know that. And to Mario, know that Princess Peach may have been your damsel to save but she is the Queen now. Congratulations to the both of you. Now let’s eat!”

           The food is finally released to the masses, now the celebration can really begin. Rosalina’s lumas make a light show in the sky for everyone to view and enjoy. Some of them come over to the wedding table.

           “Oh Daisy!” Rosalina calls Daisy’s attention. “I think that it’s time we have a friend in Sarasaland.” Rosalina brings over a orange colored Luma and gives it to Daisy. “It can communicate with any of the Lumas. So you can reach me, or Peach at any time, whenever you want.”

           “Thank you!” Daisy jumps up and down. She takes her Luma to meet Luigi so she can bring him to the dance floor.

Rosalina inches closer to Peach. “So how come Mario isn’t King? You’re the Queen and he married you. Shouldn’t that make him King?”

           “In the Mushroom Kingdom there are certain rules for the royal family. If you aren’t the heir of the crown then you have to go through a certain set of trials to be welcomed into the nobility. So in Mario’s case, after he marries me he has to affirm a governmental policy, law, act, or treaty and it has to be approved by my cabinet. And secondly he has to pay debt to me, like give me a child or restore my reputation –anything like that.”

           “So in order to qualify as King he needs to pay dues to you and the kingdom.”

           “Right, to prove his loyalty. His title would be King Adjutant, just because I have rank over him.” There is a pop in the sky.

           “Ooh, it looks like the light show is getting interested, let’s go watch,” Rosalina takes Peach and Mario to watch the Lumas in the sky dance about. Colors flash around and swirl in different motions that mesmerize everyone watching.

           Shortly after the light show people start to leave. Mario says goodbye to Geno, Pauline, and Cappy. Most of the other guests leave as well. It starts to get cold so Peach takes the party inside. After they enjoy a few glasses of wine, Daisy starts to get tired and calls for a carriage to take her and her Luma home. Yoshi, Birdo, and the Kongs don’t stay long after that either. Rosalina waits till it’s pitch black outside, this way the Lumas and the moon can illuminate a clear path to the Space Observatory. Mario, Peach, and Luigi talked for a while before they all started falling asleep.

Later that night…

           Suddenly, a big rumble shook the ground around the castle. Mario gets dressed and heads to the balcony, expecting to see Bowser return with a bigger and hotter air ship. He is surprised to see water pouring out from over the shrubbery rampart. It pours from the east and south sides, though in that direction are villages of the Mushroom Kingdom. The rampart is surprisingly strong enough not to collapse but doesn’t stop the flow of constant water. Peach joins Mario outside of the balcony to watch as the moat overflows, the lawn becomes oversaturated and the land is flooding.

           “Your highness,” Toadsworth runs in, stops and notices that Peach and Mario are already aware of the disaster. “Meet us downstairs.”

           Mario and Peach meet Luigi and the cabinet at the second story main stairwell. They notice that the first two steps leaving the first story are underwater. Peach looks over to Luigi, he still has his sleeping cap on and his overalls are backwards. Luigi’s eyes roll to the back of his head, he leans backwards, then forwards then, SPLASH! Into the water.

           “Well he’s awake now!” Toadsworth comments. “We do we suppose we do?”

           “Huh! What kind of question is that?” Toadstern asks.

           “Mushroom Kingdom has never had a crop die, a serious drought, or a copious amount of water in its entire existence. Apparently today is the day where all the records are broken!”  

           “We need to get a group of toads to start building a barrier,” Toad Minister commands. “Mario we’ll need your help with that.”

           “What about the dungeons? There’s people in there!” Toadstern asks.

           “We need to make sure the drainage system is still intact too,” Toad Minister adds.    

           “What about the damage control on the first floor, what if people are trapped somewhere?” Toadstern wonders.

           “QUIET!” Toadsworth shouts. “We need time to think.”

           “No –uh, you don’t,” Luigi mutters.

           “What did you just say to me boy?” Toadsworth asks in disbelief.

           “Grandpa,” Peach tames Toadsworth.

           “Woah! Luigi and I can handle this,” Mario starts. “Peach and the cabinet will go to the Toadstool Manor. Luigi and I will take care of the flood, we’re plumbers!”

           “And how exactly do you plan to fix the flooding issue?” Chancellor asks.

           “Let me handle that Chancellor,” Mario says.

           “You heard him, pack a bag.” Peach says. The cabinet leaves unhappy with the situation but complying anyway. “Mario, I do hope you know what you’re doing.” Peach leaves Mario and Luigi to deal with the flooding.

           “So Mario, what are we gonna do about the flooding?” Luigi asks.

           “Gee Luigi, I have no idea,” Mario admits.

Moments later…

           Two carriages are waiting outside the castle. Peach holds her dress up to see the water up to her calves. Peach, her Luma, and Toadstool get into the first carriage then the rest of the cabinet get in the other. The Toadstool Manor is all the way down the north road leading out of Peach’s Castle. It’s quite smaller from the castle but is a wonderful summer home that Toadsworth often lives in to get away from the castle.

“This is quite odd Peach…” Toadsworth has been trying to wrap his head around this situation. The Mario brothers ran them out of the castle almost instantly. Toadsworth needs to discuss this with someone. As he has said before the Mushroom Kingdom has never suffered.

“I don’t want to talk about this,” Peach quashes. She hasn’t been given the time to think. No one has. She needs to sit inside her head for a while. “Luma, contact Rosalina and let her know what happened.” This may be the most important decision she makes. In a crisis like this they need support from outside people. Rosalina doesn’t have room for the entirety of the Mushroom Kingdom but she does have resources and more importantly guidance. She will gladly be a hand in the storm. If there is anything that the Mushroom Kingdom needs it is a helping hand. Peach considers reaching out to Donkey Kong and Yoshi. She doesn’t see any of the cabinet going so, she’ll have to –they stop.

One of the drivers opens the door. “Your highness, it seems as though the road has suffered some damage.”

“Well can we move through it?”

“We can, but I’m not sure how it will be as we continue.”

“Let’s carry on. Let me know if anything else happens.” The door closes and Peach is left to her thoughts. Peach will check in with Mario when they get settled into the mansion. They continue on as Mario and Luigi try to fix the problem at the castle.

Across the water…

           Across the Wedding Lake (named after the day it was created on), Birdo is dripping from the waves that just attacked her. She looks below as the villages of the Mushroom Kingdom are now destroyed. She shakes her head, refusing to think about all of her friends that are under water. The waves seem to come from nowhere! The Mushroom Kingdom had never faced any sort of disaster like this before.

           As she is flying she sees something red in the water. Birdo floats down to see a kid in a red boat with a dragon-like face. She thinks she saw the head move. Birdo stares at it intensely. It must not have. She circles around to the boy who is dressed in green. She hears someone murmur, it must be the boy. Birdo hears it again. She catches the jaw of the dragon moves and circles around to look at it. Is she imagining things? Birdo did enjoy herself at the wedding, maybe she should just move on. Birdo reaches out her claw to touch the dragon. It bites her!

           “Link! Link! Wake up!” The dragon boat shouts. The boy, Link, wakes up and slashes his sword around. Birdo backs off. Link then pulls out a baton and swirls it around the air. The breeze starts to pick up, Link mounts a sail, then they get carried by the breeze and drift away from Birdo.

           Birdo continues on her journey. She needs to make it back to Bowser’s Castle without anyone noticing. She sneaks in the way she normally does, avoiding all of the Hammer bros. guards and spotlights. She perches herself on the great hall window where she sees Kamek stirring a big cauldron. The koopalings are watching Kamek intensely.

           “Hey Birdo!” Bowser Jr. shouts. “Where’ve you been?”

           “Looking at the flood that happened between here and the Mushroom Kingdom,” Birdo answers.

           “Well look at this instead,” Larry, one of the koopalings chirps.

           “What are you guys doing?”

           “Ludwig and Kamek perfecting a potion to bring Bowser back! Hopefully to finish Mario this one last time,” Bowser Jr. explains.

           Kamek and Ludwig are almost done with the potion. He winds up the wand and blasts a magic spell into the bubbling cauldron. The potion starts to change color from a light green to a dark red. It is clear that the potion has turned to lava. The koopalings cheer as this transformation is happening. Kamek can see Birdo’s face beginning to worry. Suddenly, a tender claw reaches out and grabs the edge of the cauldron.

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SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE Part 1, Chapter 5: Hot tea in the Chai Kingdom

IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF SARASALAND…

Mario and the others approach the first kingdom, Birabuto. Princess Daisy resides in the Chai Kingdom which is in the center of Sarasaland. It is easy to get through Birabuto because all of the guards know Mario and the others. The way Sarasaland is constructed is in the middle is the Chai kingdom. Then on the south side is Birabuto Kingdom, then to the northwest is Muda, and to the northeast is Easton.

As they approach the entryway to the Birabuto Kingdom they don’t see any guards. Typically, they are stationed at the front archway. Luigi looks at the tall pillars of the archway, he peers into the eyes of the sphynx statue. He can’t help but fear that there is something wrong. The earthquake must’ve changed Sarasaland in some way like it did with everything else. As they continue along, the kingdom remains oddly silent. The desert wind whispers in their ears.

pfft!

Luigi turns around thinking he heard something. It seemed like a scoff of dirt. The others continue to walk so Luigi feels pressure to do so. As the building draw nearer and the wind increases the kingdom becomes more deserted. At the edge of Birabuto the buildings are lost. Many are collapsed or falling apart as the wind pushes them. Luigi is nervous. There is more places for people to hide, if they were watching them.

“Where is everybody?” Luigi asks.

“Must’ve been damage from the shift,” Mario adds.  

While walking through the sandy streets, the wreckage becomes overpowering. Captain Toad and Toadette unpack their gear for climbing equipment. Now the group has to navigate around the clutter of demolished buildings and asbestos. Donkey Kong maneuvers through the buildings to get a vantage point. It is desert and ruin until the Chai Kingdom.

The wind picks up because of all the buildings and slows the group down. They hear something rumbling nearby. A collapsing building is within eyesight. Donkey Kong manages to scoop Toad and Toadette before he hides in a building. Mario grabs Peach and hides behind a piece of rubble. Luigi and the lumas rush for cover. A wave of sand breathes through the air from the crumble of the large building. Mario and Peach start coughing from the dust. They dust doesn’t stop and neither does their cough. Mario begins to get flustered, how will he get proper air? He starts to reach for whatever air he can get.

It isn’t long until the dust settles and they can breathe properly again. They regroup in the open space of Birabuto. They are all exhausted from travel and want nothing but to rest. The Chai Kingdom can be walked to before the sun sets so there is no point of resting now. Soon enough they will get to the Sarasaland capital.

“Can we have a moment for lunch?” Peach protests. Truthfully, everyone is glad she said it. No one was going to admit it themselves. DK unpacked all the food from his gear. Peach struggled to eat the canned food but by now she had grown comfortable to it. Donkey Kong was used to eating bananas but found a new found love for canned food as well. He would jump from excitement and then lick the can clean.

Lunch made the group feel a bit better. They welcomed any energy they could muster. Scaling the buildings would be a difficult and tedious task. As they began traveling to the edge of Birabuto, Luigi couldn’t help but worry. Mario had grown used to ignoring his brother’s qualms about things.

ARRG!

Donkey Kong’s screech could be heard throughout the open desert. Luigi and the other’s look behind them to see Donkey Kong being ambushed. Mario couldn’t identify what was attacking DK. Mario rushes to help DK but notices the sharp end of a spear pointing at him from a distance. He stops to see more and more of the same creatures holding spears. Hundreds of tan pear-shaped warriors surround them. The horde of enemies start to escort the group to the Chai Kingdom.

LATER AT THE CHAI KINGDOM…

The horde has reached the entrance of the Chai Kingdom. The gate is a large tall mass with the Sarasaland pyramid emblem. The roof is bamboo with gold statues of sphynx. Just by the sound Mario can tell that it is nothing like what remained of Birabuto. The big gates open to a booming city where other tan pears walk through the streets. The buildings are just a bit shorter than the gate but share the same stylistic qualities. The streets are narrow and the buildings only separate by blocks. As the horde walks along the streets the world stops. The Sarasaland civilians move out of the way as the horde moves throughout the city.

The capital building towers before them. It is protected by steel walls and spikes. But despite this it is decorated with more golden sphynx and a gold trim. As they enter it Mario peers around to his friends. Donkey Kong is angry, Luigi is terrified, and Peach is helpless. Mario is comforted by the lumas.

The horde brings them into the great hall of the Chai capital. Daisy’s emblem, which used to decorate the walls is now gone. At the head of the hall a fat duck dressed in jewels sits on the regal chair. The horde opens up for the king to speak to Mario.

“I see you’ve gotten to know my weedle dee army!” the king boasts. “Now who are you?”

“The King and Queen of the Mushroom Kingdom” Mario answers.

“Is this true my Queen?” the King references Daisy, who up until now quietly sat next to the king.

“Yes, they are my friends,” Daisy says quietly. Luigi is in shock, he had never known Daisy to be quiet.

“Well then a friend of my Queen is a friend of mine! I am King Dedede.” The king lends out a hand to Mario.

“QUEEEENN?” Luigi is shocked.

“Look, I’m sorry for the fuss, let’s have some tea. But before we do that…get this beast out of here,” Dedede points to Donkey Kong. DK fights against all of the weedle dees. Mario urges him not to, but Donkey Kong ignores him. King Dedede leads the rest of the group into a room off the great hall. “Don’t worry, my weedle dee army will make sure he is safe.”

King Dedede leads the group into a hallway with tall ceilings. The walls are a dark brown color, but it is decorated with commemorative paintings of Sarasaland’s history. The painting has a gold frame that matches the carpets and the ceiling trim. On the ceiling again, is an intricate portrait of a Sarasaland legend. Dedede opens one of the iron doors, which is also decorated with gold imperial trellis.

Inside is another room with high ceilings. The walls are a velvet green with the same gold trim. Instead of paintings there are mirrors around to give the room a less empty feel. King Dedede leads everyone to a side door, Daisy grabs Peach’s arm to stop her. Only Dedede and Mario go into the room. The door closes behind them.

“Daisy, what’s happened?” Peach whispers.

Daisy looks at the waddle dee guard at the door. “Leave us.” The guard closes the door behind it. As the door latches Daisy’s mood changes completely, she is furious. “I don’t know what happened?” Daisy claims. “I was coming back from your wedding and there was an earthquake. We were just on the outskirts of Sarasaland when I saw Birabuto get destroyed. When we got into town this King Dedede was already here. The people had already accepted him, they thought I died!”

“So did we!” Peach says. “What happened to your luma?”

“When we were traveling through Birabuto is passed away.”

“I’m sorry Daisy,” Peach touches Daisy’s arm, she pulls it away.

“This guy is a weirdo!”

“So…then this dodo guy married you?” Luigi asks, looking like a beaten puppy.

“Yeah did you see his army? I didn’t have a choice!” Daisy is pacing. “Who knows what he is capable of!”

“We will sort something out, we have a plan,” Peach claims.

“This better be some good plan!”

“Hey Daisy, here if what we know,” Captain Toad starts. “Apparently, there was some sort of cosmic event, a big shift happened. The Mushroom Kingdom is flooded, the Kongo Jungle is cut in half, nearly everything is the world has been replaced by something else.”

“And King Dedede might be part of that something else,” Daisy suggests.

“Right,” Captain Toad confirms.

“That’s why you’re all here, the Mushroom Kingodm flooded?” Daisy asks.

“All that is left is us and the few stuck on the Space Observatory,” Peach describes.

“Queen Daisy, we’re gonna need you to talk to King dodo and get some information on him,” Captain Toad insists. “Can ya do that?”

“Of course.”

In the room next door Mario and King Dedede are a distance from each other but talk sternly. Dedede has his arms crossed behind him. He is skeptical. Mario feels as intimidated as ever while Dedede peers at him.

“So why are you here King Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom?” King Dedede slithers.

“We decided to come visit our dear friend Princess Daisy,” Mario says.

“That’s Queen Daisy, we’re married…remember,” Dedede says with a smirk.

“Well we wanted to visit her and uh, we were surprised to see you!” Mario says.

“Yes, I happened to stumble on this place by accident!” King Dedede says. “My army and I were traveling across the desert when we heard a rumbling and saw Sarasaland crumbling in front of us. We went to investigate and helped out around here.”

“Really?”

“Yes, when I got here my wife was gone,” King Dedede describes. “The rest of the kingdom thought she died. Then she returned all bloody and bruised.”

“Hmm, and then you married her?” Mario is surprised.

“Yes, I felt like I had to!” Dedede claims.

“I understand,” Mario says. “Thank you for helping out around here.”

“Sure thing!” King Dedede says. “And stay here as long as you’d like!” King Dedede has his arm around Mario’s shoulder. They walk together to greet the others. King Dedede shows everyone to their rooms so they can get settled, then invites them to dinner.

MEANWHILE AT BOWSER’S KINGDOM…

Birdo is on top of the south east mountains overlooking the kingdom. She watches as an airship lands in the main courtyard of the castle. She looks around at the other destruction and fire that was caused by the rebellion. Birdo is sad to see her home in shambles. She turns away from the destruction and continues on her path. She has a nap sack full of supplies for her adventure. But she can’t seem to leave her home. Birdo turns back around and flies to the castle.

At Bowser’s Castle, Bowser Jr., Iggy, and Morton arrive. They see warriors fighting each other, explosions destroying homes, and people running from the chaos. The castle is in shambles. Parts of the roof are missing and some of the strong iron walls are falling apart. The big green spiked doors have fallen off their hinges and lay in the courtyard. The koopalings walk inside of the castle to the great hall.

“Yoo! This place is off the wall Junior!” Iggy says as he pounces on some of the rubble.

“Iggy! Calm down,” Morton growls. “Junior, we gonna go out there and fight?”

“No,” Bowser Jr. says. “I’m gonna let them come to us!”

“Bowser Jr.!” King Boo cackles. Iggy snaps and gets his wand ready. “Where’s your father?”

“He sent me to handle this,” Junior responds. King Boo appears from the shadows with Tass by his side. “Who’s that with you?”

“I am Tass, King Boo’s lieutenant.” Tass introduces.

“Hello boys!” Birdo calls from the front entrance. “I’m Birdo in case you were wondering.”

“Birdo!” Tass is surprised. “I thought you were leaving the kingdom!”

“No,” Birdo claims. “I’m here to fight for my home.”

“Ahhh, NOW you want to be loyal to your kingdom! Perfect timing,” Iggy taunts.

“Quiet Iggy,” Morton growls. “Junior wants to settle this.”

“Then settle this Junior!” Birdo calls.

“Pull back your troops, King Boo!” Junior demands.

King Boo laughs. “It won’t be that easy Junior! We have demands as well!”

“Let’s here ‘em!” Junior says.

“We want you to rule Bowser’s Kingdom,” King Boo states. Birdo, Morton, and Iggy are shocked at this remark. “The Koopa King has his priorities elsewhere. And we wouldn’t like to see this place turn into ash. Someone should rule Bowser’s Kingdom with their full attention!” King Boo waits for Junior to say something…nothing. “And if you won’t, I WILL!”

Junior thinks for a moment. Iggy and Morton stare at him for a response. King Boo is fearless. Tass is eager to see what Junior says. Birdo is shocked at the whole instance. Bombs and screams can be heard from outside the castle. “I will pull back my troops.”

“And so will I,” King Boo responds.

“But I will need to talk to papa before anything can be official,” Bowser Jr. warns. “Morton, Iggy call off the troops.”

“But Junior!” Iggy protests.

“Iggy!” Junior yells. “Call off the troops!”

AT TEA TIME IN THE CHAI CAPTIAL…

The candles dimly light the tall dining room. The floors are a dark gray stone that reflects every light that hits its surface. The Chai Kingdom signature gold trim outlines the room. The mural on the walls is of a ginormous feast; the nobility zealous over perfectly cooked ham and warm bread. Daisy sits on the right side of the King Dedede at the head of the table. She sits uncomfortably. Her hair is curled into an unnatural loaf and her dress can take the space of two chairs if it wants.

Mario and the others enter the dining room, they try to rush towards Daisy but Peach tells them to back off. Mario sits across from Daisy. Luigi wants to sit next to Daisy but Peach takes the spot instead. Captain Toad and Toadette sit next to Peach. Luigi tries to look at Daisy in the eyes but she stares at the ground instead. He can feel how angry she is by her silence.  

“Hello everyone!” King Dedede boasts. “I’m glad you all could join me for tea.” Dedede sits down at the head of the table and claps his hands twice. Waddle Dee’s come pouring from the tall golden doors with massive servings of different tea. “Our chef has prepared different teas and platters for everyone!”

The waddle dee’s take the lids off of the plates to reveal interesting dishes that the Mario brothers weren’t familiar with. A pungent odor crept into Luigi’s nostrils and almost made him hurl. “First we’ll start with some pickled cappy, bark from the Whispy Woods, steamed blowfish, the beak of emp, and some kracko.” Dedede passes around the servings of the food. Captain Toad forces the pickled cappy in her mouth and washes it down with tea, the others watch in disgust. “Drink up!”

Everyone barely makes it through tea time with Dedede. Afterwards, Daisy is in her chambers because she insists on sleeping in a different room from her new king. She looks out into the balcony. There is a knock on her door. It is Luigi!

“Daisy,” Luigi mutters. Daisy turns around from the balcony. “How are ya doing?”

“I’m worried Luigi,” Daisy admits. “Peach told me that Bowser has taken over the castle! That big turtle never gives up!”

“Yeah,” Luigi seems sad. “I think Mario is going to talk to Dedede tomorrow.”

Daisy laughs. “I preferred it when you called him dodo.”

“I got this for you, before we left the Mushroom Kingdom,” Luigi hands Daisy a picture of them, Mario, and Peach on the wedding day.

“Oh Luigi!” Daisy hugs Luigi. “I love it!” She kisses him on the cheek. Luigi’s face turns bright red.

“Well uh…I should be going!” Luigi quickly scatters towards the door but before he could sneak out-

“Luigi,” Daisy calls. “Thank you.”

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