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rejectedanimexp · 2 years

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Tea party and Mischief with Rosalina; Introducing the Amazing Lady D and Lil’ P

I so did not mean to make this 8 pages long. All i wanted was to introduce Peasley’s and Daisy’s villian forms to the other characters but ended up with this long chapter about a tea party with Rosalina being a little shit in it XD

Part 4 of the Phantom Thieves AU

A few weeks have passed since the heist and everything seemed to have calmed down. Luigi has finally gotten some decent rest and everyone seemed to have moved on from the attack from Mr. L. Sure, people were a bit uneasy about this new thieving villain, but they were sure Mario could handle it. Besides, he hasn't attacked in weeks. Maybe it was a one time thing? Meanwhile, a group of purple villains have been scheming themselves while everyone else freaked out over the heist. A trio of villains who were tired of waiting and wanted action. They have waited long enough to mess with their “favorite” plumber and so they shall once again.

At King boo’s current Mansion

Antasma stared at the three bright pink and gold crowns with disdain. “Do vee really haff to do this to ourselves to mess vith him?”

Dimentio cackled as he picked his power crown up and replied, “Come on ‘Tasma, it will be fun!”

King Boo sighed, “Besides, as much as it pains me to take on such a form, it’s the only way we are going to be able to get near him today seeing he will be at the Royal tea party all day. And we can't exactly show up as ourselves now can we?”

“No… vee can’t.” Antamsa resigned with a defeated sigh.

Meanwhile with Luigi

Luigi was in an okay mood. Sure, he had slept in a few days and didn’t feel like burning the world to ashes anymore. Nor did he feel like screaming into the void. He was for sure in a better mood than a few weeks ago. But that's the problem. Things were too quiet. Too nice. Nothing bad has happened. No surprise attacks from purple nuisances. No kidnappings from Bowser. It just seems too good to be true. He was going to go stir crazy if something didn't happen. He was craving some sort of rush of excitement or surprise.

Perhaps that was why he accepted Princess Peach’s invitation to the Royal Tea party. Because some twisted part inside of him hoped that something would happen there so he wouldn’t die from boredom. Luigi twisted his hands inside the sleeves of his oversized hoodie as he stretched ahead on the path towards the kingdom. He hated that he had to wear proper attire to this but managed to convince Peach to allow him to wear his hoodie over it on his walk there. So what if he died from the heat? Hoodies are great for hiding from the world around you. Sadly, Daisy and Peasley couldn't make it to the tea party. So he was basically going to be alone with Mario, Peach and other rich aristocrats that were probably snobby assholes who need vibe checks.

So yeah, Luigi was doing okay but not great. Luigi smiled at the two toads guarding the kingdom gate as he entered. The guards didn't really acknowledge him, but that was okay. He was used to it. It didn't really bother him anymore now that he knew to take advantage of it. He softly smiled to himself as he took note of how everyone around him seems to not notice him. Yes, he did indeed have a newfound appreciation for being practically invincible. Luigi slowly made his way up the steps towards the castle doors towards Toadette who seemed to be waiting for others to arrive.

“Hello, Toadette.” Luigi said.

“Oh hello, Luigi. They’re in the tea room on the second floor. Go on up.” she smiled.

Toadette was one of the few toad citizens that actually treated Luigi like a person and not a discounted Mario you’d find on Wish or Ebay. She and Toadsworth seemed to realize that Luigi was his own person and didn't have to be just like Mario to be accepted.

As Luigi entered the Tea Room he noticed 3 things immediately. One, Rosalina was there. Two, looks like Bowsette was making a comeback. And three, were those his villains wearing power crowns?! How did no one realize that four villains managed to sneak their way into the tea party?

“Hey, Luigi!” Rosalina beamed as she flew out of her chair and went to him to hug him.

“Hey. How long have you been on Earth? I thought you had that conference in a sector a few galaxies away?” He asked her as he walked with her toward the giant round table and sat down next to her.

Rosalina laughed, “Nah, I finished that within an hour. General Kroink was very understanding after I explained why one of my lumas accidently crashed his scout ship. We have an alliance now actually. I even got invited to his daughter’s coronation!”

‘That's great! How are the lumas doing anyways? Are they still causing mischief?” Luigi asked with amusement.

“Oh, they are absolute angels. No chaos to be found. Nope. None at all. They totally didn't set a rival’s ship on fire or mess with this one guy's tech making him think his ship was haunted because he stole from me. Nope. My children are absolute angels.” Rosalina said with a mischievous smile.

“That's nice. And I totally wouldn’t support their chaos if they were chaotic because that's so not heroic to do.” Luigi smiled. Then he whispered, “I so want the details on how they messed with that guy’s tech. That sounds amazing!”

“Okay! Now that everyone is here, let's begin the tea party. Rosalina, Luigi. Please take off the hoodies. No hoodies allowed at the tea party.” Peach smiled.

Rosalina and Luig both took their hoodies off with a sigh. So long to confort under a giant hoodie.

“Thank you.” Peach beamed.

Luigi looked at Rosalina and said, “So why did you come anyways? I didn't take you as someone to do social events.”

“I had just arrived to Earth yesterday and ran into Peach. She was pretty insistent I come and meet new people. I had nothing better to do. Besides, Who knows? It might just be interesting.” She then leaned in and whispered, “besides. I'm pretty sure four people here shouldn't really be here. Isn't that Bowser over there?”

Luigi laughed and whispered back, “Yeah, that's correct. I thought I was the only one that noticed. The other three are my villains. I don't know what they are up to yet though. Nor why they are wearing power crowns.”

“Why are you two whispering? I invited you guys here to try to socialize more and get out there.” Peach interrupted them.

“We’re talking about technology and parenting tactics. Boring stuff you know. I doubt you want us to bore you with such trivial things. Sorry. I know it would be rude for us to text on our phones or talk in a language you guys don't know. Besides, maybe we’ll talk to other people later. We’re just catching up. How’s it going anyways? Did anything exciting happen while I was gone? Are Mario and Bowser still chasing after your love?” Rosalina responded, you know, like a liar.

Mario and Bowsette immediately got red in the face while Peach sputtered. Luigi snickered under his hand as he waited for Peach’s response. He was so glad for Rosalina’s choice of misdirection.

“Nothing I can think of. There were a few fights with villains and all. Nothing out of the ordinary. And they are indeed still fighting over me. You know, boys will be boys.” Peach smiled.

“Oh that's good. And you Mario? Did anything unique happen on one of your adventures? Luigi told me about the few times you got trapped in paintings. And about the whole Mr. L fiasco that happened years ago.” Rosalina inquired.

Luigi, who had just gotten him some tea and went to take a sip, sputtered as he choked on it.

“Um… not really?” Mario hesitated as he scratched his head. “Those were not my best moments I’ll admit. But Luigi was there to save the day so everythings fine.”

“That's splendid.” Rosalina resounded as she clasped her hands together. She then glanced at Luigi and patted his back, “You okay there?”

Luigi coughed one more time and sighed. “ I’m fine, just caught off guard by what you said. I did not expect you to ask Mario that.”

“ I do apologize. I do tend to forget that people on Earth don't have the same social etiquette as those in space. If my questions bother you guys please let me know.” Rosalina apologized.

“Oh, no no no. It was fine. I just didn't expect it. That’s all. You didn't bother me at all. “ Luigi spluttered.

“Yeah, no problems were made. You’re fine Rosalina.” Peach reassured.

Bowsette coughed and tried to change the subject. “So, uh, nice weather we're having?”

Luigi covered a laugh as Bowser tried to change the subject to weather which surprisingly worked. Wow. You learn something new everyday.

“Nice redirection there.” Luigi mused to Rosalina.

“Thanks. I didn't like being put in the spotlight like that.” Rosalina responded. “Besides. I doubt you want to talk to anyone here seeing who they all are. Though we should be mindful of what we say in case someone overhears us.”

Rosalina then glanced at the disguised Antasma with a mischief gleam in her eye. Luigi knew immediately what she was about to do.

“Hey, I’m Rosalina. I don't think I’ve had the pleasure of meeting you properly yet?” Rosalina said with uttermost politeness that you would have no idea she was up to something if you didn't see the gleam in her eyes like Luigi did.

“Um.. I … I’m Anastasia?” she replied hesitantly.

“Hello, Anastasia. Which of the lands do you come from?” Rosalina asked.

“Oh, Vere I’m from is so small you vould not know of it.” Anastasia replied nervously.

Rosalia leaned forward on her hand and replied, “Try me.”

“Just a small village in the voods. Nothing special. Vee are in hiding most of the time due to enemies so you vould not know of us due to our secrecy.” Anatasia replied.

Luigi had to admit. That was a good cover story. One that would fool most people instantly. But not Rosalina. Rosalina however seemed to have decided to give Antasma a break because she turned her attention to Dimentio.

“And you? What's your name and where do you come from?” Rosalina asked.

“Oh, I'm Dimenette and this is Boosette. We’re from Anastasia’s home village. Her people took me in after I escaped from an abusive circus in my childhood.” Dimentio replied flawlessly with cheer.

“Oh dear. That sounds awful. I’m glad you escaped them. No one deserved a rough childhood. Isn't that right Luigi?” Rosalina consoled.

“Huh? Um, yeah. Children should be allowed to grow up without stress and negativity.” Luigi sighed with a bit of a bitter undertone.

“Oh… I know in some past versions of the universe your parents were, excuse my french, assholes. Were they bad here too?” Rosalina asked.

“Not really. They just had this constant need to compare me to Mario from the young age of 2. Like a 2 year old can decide who they want to be. Heaven forbid I was more nerdy than a jock. Won the spelling bee? Mario saved a Princess at the age of 6. Fixed a car? So what? Mario defeated a war lord at the age of 10. Graduated top of class? Mario is the Mushroom Kingdom hero. They were not really abusive. Just constantly nagging me to someone I’m not. They were just absent. Though I don't know if that makes it worse or not.” Luigi rambled.

“Yeah… I might not be the best with Earth customs but that's abuse, Luigi.” Rosalia pointed out.

“Either way, It didn't really affect me. Just made me learn that life is full of disappointment and that you can't meet everyone’s expectations for you.” Luigi shrugged.

“Yeah… it didn't affect you. Sure. Where do they live by chance?” Rosalina asked.

“Rosalina… why do you want to know?” Luigi asked hesitantly.

“No reason. I just want to talk. That's all.” Rosalina responded in full mother mode.

“No. You’re not scaring them to death with your motherly ways.” Luigi said.

“Parents like them piss me off. Parents should be there for their kids, not tearing them down! They are the reason you hate socializing and being in public. Let me teach them how to be proper parents!” Rosalina said as she tried to keep her cool.

“Please drop it. I don't want to even think about them right now.” Luigi pleaded.

“Fine.” Rosalina pouted as she sank into her chair and crossed her arms.

An explosion rang outside as cheerful laughter was heard.

“HA HA HA! It is I, Lil’ P.” shouted a male voice.

“And I, the amazing Lady D.” said a female.

“Sidekicks to the wonderful and magnificent Mr. L!” Lil P beamed.

“That sounded like it came from the library!” Peach gasped.

Luigi sat up in his chair at alert. Daisy and Peasley were making their debut now? Oh things were going to get good quickly.

Mario leaped from his seat. “They won't get away with whatever they are planning if I get anything to say about it. Don't worry Princess, I'll deal with them!”

Mario then ran and jumped out the window in the room. Peach ran after him and Bowsette followed suit.

Luigi sipped his tea as the chaos unfolded only for Rosalina to once again catch him off guard.

“Huh, Daisy and Peasley seem to be having fun.” She remarked with an innocent smile.

Luigi choked once again on his tea before wiping his mouth as he side glanced at her with slight irritation.

“What?” She asked with faux innocence.

“Now I know you're doing that on purpose.” Luigi accused.

“ I have no idea what you could possibly mean.” She smiled.

“Uh huh. Sure. You just love tripping me up, huh?” Luigi exasperated.

“It is an enjoyable pastime. But so is teasing Mario and Bowser. I think they just about died when I questioned their silly crush out loud.” She laughed.

“Yeah, that was hilarious. I still can't believe you said that!” Luigi snorted.

“Hey, if I can milk my lack of social etiquette, I will. Just because I'm a nice person doesn't mean I can't be mischievous.” Rosalina points out.

“Yeah, I see that. People get thrown off by your motherly vibe and automatically think you must be nice and calm and collected and all that.” Luigi mused.

“What, do they see me as a motherly Sherlock Holmes?” She scoffed.

“Pretty much. “ Luigi replied.

Rosalina then glanced at the other three in the room and said, “Nice power crowns by the way. 10 out of 10. Fooled the idiots that were in here earlier.”

Luigi burst out laughing. “Damn it, Rosalina.”

“What? Was I supposed to pretend to fall for their disguises like the other 3 idiots did all day? Just because Mario and Peach can't tell when someone is wearing a power crown doesn't mean I have to. Besides, I'm bored.” Rosalina reasoned.

“Oh sure, you’re bored. That's a perfectly logical reason to do that.” Luigi deadpanned.

“I can feel the sarcasm and it's not wanted. Boredom is the perfect excuse to cause a disruption. Why Daisy and Peasley seem to be doing the same to cure their boredom.” Rosalina pointed out.

“Yeah. I agree with that but also, I find ignoring issues is also great. Less stress and a slight less chance for confrontation.” Luigi countered.

“Ignoring problems is boring though.” Rosalina scoffed.

“Perhaps, but sometimes it's best not to let everyone know everytime you see through their ploys or actions. It’s how I get Mario to underestimate me.” Luigi shrugged.

“Fair enough.” Rosalina gave in. “Say, what are those two up to anyways?”

“Who, Peasley and Daisy? Hell if I know. I didn't even know they were going to debut today. Sure made this day less boring though.” Luigi grinned.

“I know! It was way too peaceful today! I am used to chaos in space.” Rosalina whined. “Terribly sorry for poking fun at you guys earlier. I was bored and saw a chance for mischief in the form of poking holes in your fake identities. I also wanted to see how far I could go without Mario or Peach noticing anything weird going on.”

“Mario and Peach wouldn't have caught on if you spelled it out in front of their face.” Luigi interjected. “They still fall for Bowsette every single time.”

“Which made it more fun cause I also get to test how ignorant others are.” Rosalina beamed.

“I doubt Mario would agree with your definition of fun.” Luigi shook his head. “Think I can escape before they get back?”

“And leave me to suffer when the tea party picks back up? I don't think so!” Rosalina chided.

“But Rosalina, I don't think I can take another minute of Mario falling for this Bowsette nonsense. It physically hurts to watch. I can feel my brancells dying.” Luigi whined.

“Hey, if I have to suffer, so do you. Deal with it.” Rosalina scoffed.

“You could leave too.” Luigi offered.

“No. I promised I’d stay and you are not leaving me here to suffer alone.” Rosalina refused.

Luigi sighed in defeat. “Fine.”

Meanwhile with Lil’ P and Lady D

“Haha! You can't catch us! Senpai L is the best therefore we are the best!” Lil P taunted as he and Lady D ran from Mario.

“Sorry dear, but Mister L wont have it if we get caught so get lost!” Lady D said cheerfully.

Mario scoffed and continued after them clearly not learning his lesson from his chase with Mr. L.

“I don't think he’s letting up.” Lil P pouted before tossing a small sphere behind him that Mario recognized.

“Not again!” Mario screamed as it came into contact with him and bound him.

“See you later Red Luigi!” Lil P cheered.

To be continued…

#Mr. L #luigi #mario au #The phantom theives AU #peasley #king boo #antasma #dimentio #rosalina #villain luigi #daisy

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formalmess · 5 years

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For Your Entertainment ~ Chapter One

Summary: Luigi receives a mysterious letter.

Warnings: N/A

A/N: Welcome to the show! This is a dark little horror-esque story I wrote and finished up last year, and since it’s the month of spookiness, what better time than now to post it here? It may be a bit familiar to some people since I’ve published it elsewhere before, but I have changed and polished up some things since it’s publication last year. To the newcomers, welcome! Fair warning in advance though, this story will get darker. Keep an eye out for warnings in the future. But until then and without further ado, enjoy!

“Mail call!” Parakarry’s voice eagerly called out through the morning air.

He flapped his wings before landing, stretching out his arms and wings before reaching into his mailbag. He opened the mailbox outside the manor before him, whistling as he dug through his bag for the mail meant for this house.

He craned his neck, turning up to look at the green manor situated just up a small hill, a stone path leading to the front door. The quaint manor was certainly not the most extravagant of living spaces, but it was suitable. There was a well maintained garden gracing the front lawn, flowers of all colors, shapes, and sizes displayed upon the path.

Parakarry wiped the sweat off his brow, readying himself to fly off again when a voice called out.

“Good morning, Parakarry!”

Parakarry stopped, turning.

The owner of the manor appeared, rushing down the stone path to greet the Paratroopa with a smile on his face. The brunette’s hair was messy, his mustache uncombed as visible dark circles became apparent under his bright blue eyes. He had most likely just crawled out of bed.

“Ah, Luigi! Good to see you’re chipper today.” Parakarry grinned, watching as Luigi rushed up to the fence lining the yard, leaning against it.

“How’re you doing today, Parakarry?”

“I’m doing quite well. A bit frazzled, but quite well.”

“A lot of stuff to deliver today, huh?”

“That’s not even the half of it.” Parakarry chuckled. “The post office has been chaos since this morning. Postmaster said there was this little toad girl running around the office asking the rest of the employees about something. She’d been there since we opened. Totally threw him for a loop.”

“Do you know who she was?”

“No idea. The Postmaster thinks she was handing out fliers for something, I don’t know. He was already ordering me to get my tail out here, I didn’t have time to ask.”

“Oh, well, you’re right on schedule, I’d say.” Luigi laughed.

“I’d like to think I’m getting much better at delivering the mail on time.” Parakarry chuckled, slightly embarrassed. “If you happen to find anything in your mail is missing, that’s probably my fault… But, I’ll be sure to drop anything I missed off later, once I finish my route for today.”

“Well, don’t work too hard. Can I get you anything before you head off, Parakarry? I could get you a drink or something…”

“Oh, no. I’m in fine shape. Just have a long day ahead of me. There’s been a lot more letters coming in recently, which I hypothesize has something to do with that get-together the princess has been planning.”

“It’s only a meeting, Parakarry. I don’t think it’s that exciting.” Luigi smiled. “No one’s gonna be sending letters out to their grandparents about some king or prince coming to the Mushroom Kingdom to discuss economics with the princess.”

“Well, Toad Town gets excited over the littlest things, you know. Whether that be royalty figures getting together for, say… a ball, or a meeting, or a conference, or even for... tea time, really!”

“They’re just gonna be talking about trade negotiations and stuff like that. It’s all boring.”

“Oh, right, I’m sorry. I forgot you knew so much about the princess’s business ever since you and that prince got hitched… Your Highness.” Parakarry sneered, bowing playfully. “You’re going to be at the meeting anyway, don’t even know why I brought it up.”

“I’m not really royalty, Parakarry.” Luigi crossed his arms, a faint blush on his face as he turned, exhaling. “I’m just the prince consort.”

“Sureee… whatever you say.” Parakarry shrugged. “Just don’t come crying to me if you ever get kidnapped by Bowser or anything. If his knack for capturing royalty keeps up, that is.”

Luigi chuckled. “Then you’ll have to team up with Mario again to rescue me, I suppose.”

“I guess so.” Parakarry flapped his wings, turning away from Luigi with a hearty laugh. “I really should be on my way, though, friend. I still have so many letters to deliver, and there are so many impatient homeowners out there. A postman’s job is never done, after all!”

“I understand.” Luigi stepped back, smiling. “Be safe out there.”

“Of course!”

And with that, Parakarry flew off. Luigi waved goodbye to him, watching the postman until he disappeared from view into the cloudy sky in the distance.

Luigi stretched before pushing open the fence's wooden gate, retrieving his mail and sifting through it. He yawned, trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes as the sun continued to creep up over the hillside.

The mail mostly consisted of bills and scam letters from Waluigi, but a postcard from Mario made him smile, a warm feeling now in his chest. It was nice to think that his brother still had time to send him things, despite how busy he must be, traveling the world with his newfound cap companion and whatnot.

Luigi walked back into his manor groggily, dropping off the mail on the kitchen counter before walking to the bathroom to freshen up.

His pet, Polterpup, followed him curiously, leaping up against his owner’s legs to try and get his attention. Luigi smiled, laughing and promising the ghostly pup playtime later. He still had something to do today, after all.

Luigi did just enough to appear suitable before heading back out the door, walking down the path towards Toad Town. He had been up since early morning only because he wanted to get to Tayce T.’s kitchen before it got too crowded, and morning was his best bet. He didn’t exactly like being out alone at night, and Grambi forbid some poor soul try to go to the bakery in the afternoon. Luigi cringed at the thought.

All he needed was to pick up some ingredients for a few recipes he'd gotten as gifts from Peach for his birthday. While he was relatively good at cooking, he didn’t know a whole lot about making pastries. That was the princess’s specialty, not his. Luigi usually stuck to making various spaghetti dishes. But, most of the recipes given to him were for cakes, muffins, cupcakes, and the like, so he’d have to get a few ingredients from Tayce T. if he hoped on ever finishing even one of the recipes.

Not that he minded waking up early anyway. Early morning walks were always so beautiful. The creatures were starting to stir, and the sun was just starting to rise. He breathed slowly, taking in all the sights until he made his way into Toad Town.

Toads were congregating outside, walking in and out of stores and talking amongst themselves. Luigi’s presence didn’t faze them, not like if Mario was there. But, Luigi was fine with that. He didn’t like being randomly talked to and swarmed anyway. The toads still waved and said hello as he passed though, Luigi politely greeting them in return.

He eventually made it into Tayce T.’s kitchen, the little cook glancing up at Luigi as he entered. A faint smile graced her face as he walked in. She was already moving to reach into a cupboard to retrieve his items before he could even request anything of her.

”Ah, Luigi, welcome in! I’ve been preparing what you ordered. Just allow me to clarify…” She hummed, putting a bag out on the counter. “You just wanted the cake mix and a honey shroom, right?”

Luigi nodded, handing over the sufficient amount of coins for her as he smiled. “Grazie.”

She took the payment hesitantly, exhaling. “It's always so nice to see such a happy face, Luigi. I take it your morning has been lovely?”

”Yep! Actually, I was planning on making something sweet tonight for my hus-” Luigi paused upon noticing Tayce T.’s sunken features. Her gaze wasn’t focused on Luigi, instead staring forward with dull eyes. She looked… sad. “A-Are you alright, Ms. Tayce?”

”W-What? Oh, yes. My apologies!” Tayce T. flinched and held her hands together, nodding. “I’ve just been thinking about… oh, there was this incident this morning and… I don’t know. I'm sure it'll be alright. I'm fine." She offered a weak smile.

Luigi ventured further. “You’re… sure?”

”Most certainly, Luigi.”

"Do you want to talk-"

”Hey!” Another toad’s voice cut in, Luigi flipping around to make eye contact with a very agitated customer, who was tapping their foot impatiently on the floor. “Some of us also want to buy stuff!”

”O-Oh, I’m sorry, I-”

Tayce T. reached at Luigi’s hand, handing him his bag of ingredients. She smiled. ”Take care, Luigi. I trust I’ll see you again soon?”

"Oh, y-yeah!” Luigi attempted before being curtly shoved aside by the other toad.

Tayce T. looked at the customer disapprovingly before softening her expression, Luigi looking back at her. She glanced away before waving goodbye as Luigi made his way out the door.

Luigi sighed, cradling the bag of ingredients in his arms as he started back toward home. The walk back was peaceful, the young brunette catching small bits of conversation as the toads spoke to one another, talking about the day ahead.

”-and you haven’t seen him at all?”

The fragments of a conversation caught his attention.

He turned a corner, noticing a bright pink figure with her back turned to him, talking to a green-capped, mustached toad with glasses on his face. He was looking over a piece of paper, rubbing at his chin.

”...Nope. Can’t say I have. I wish you the best of luck in finding ‘im though.”

The pink figure stared down at the ground defeatedly as the green toad walked away, only perking her head up when she heard her name called.

”Toadette!”

”Luigi…?”

Luigi approached with a smile on his face, but froze, his breath hitching as Toadette turned to face him. Her expression was pale and positively mortified, clutching staggering amounts of paper in her arms like a vice.

”Toadette, a-are you okay?”

”Have you seen Toad?!”

The question caught him off guard.

”N-No… I haven’t. What’s wrong?”

Toadette wiped at the tears forming in her eyes, whimpering as she tried to compose herself. "T-Toad… Toad, he… I don’t know where he is, Luigi!”

Luigi felt his chest stiffen. “What?”

”A-About a week ago, I went out of the house to go hang out with Birdetta, and I left Toad home alone. When I got back later that night, he wasn’t there. And I-I don’t know where he would’ve gone, because I was only out for a few hours and-d he didn’t tell me he was going anywhere, and he would’ve told me if he did, and he didn’t leave a note or an-anything a-and I-!”

”Hey, hey…” Luigi, despite his own growing anxiety, tried to comfort Toadette. “Slow down.”

”I tried to j-just wait it out to see if he’d come home, but he still isn’t back! I wanted to take matters into my own hands, because I don’t know if h-he ran away, or if he got lost, or worse, but I-I couldn’t stand to just sit there while my brother was still missing, so I-I made these...”

She paused, sniffling and reaching towards the bundle of papers in her arms. She handed one over to Luigi, Luigi’s face noticeably paling as he examined the page.

It was a missing poster, the words alarmingly bolded with a photograph of Toad plastered on it, information lining the bottom.

”I tried getting these hung up all over town, the post office, the club, the boardwalk, the kitchen… b-but… no one has seen h-him so far, and I-I…” Toadette released a sob, nearly falling into Luigi’s arms.

”Toadette…” Luigi tried to reach a hand out to comfort her, but she shrunk back.

“I-I guess I’m probably just o-overreacting… he… he’s old enough to do what he wants… I-I just,” she hiccuped between sobs. “I wish he would’ve told me where he was going! I-I just want him to be okay. B-But, if he doesn’t want to be f-found, then…” She shook her head. ”If he doesn’t turn up s-soon, I’m going to go out and find him myself…! I-I have to know if my brother is okay!”

”Th-That sounds dangerous.” Luigi squeaked out. “I-I can look with you, and I’m sure Peasley wouldn’t object to joining us… You shouldn’t go alone.”

”Hopefully it won’t come to that.” Toadette concluded with a sigh, turning away as she rubbed at her eyes. “Just… keep an eye out for him, please. If you hear from him, let me know.”

”R-Right. Of course.”

Luigi didn’t have time to say anything else before Toadette promptly rushed off, approaching another couple of toads, handing them each the posters. Luigi turned to continue back home, despite now feeling a heavy sensation swelling deep within his chest.

An ominous feeling of dread loomed over him as he walked back to the manor.

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Luigi’s walk back was mostly silent, aside from the occasional heavy sigh or nervous hum.

The thoughts of worry produced by the single haunting image of one of his friends on a missing poster made his stomach twist. He tried to steady his breathing and think rationally as he approached his house, sighing. As he passed the fence gate outside the manor and approached the door up the stone path, however, he paused.

There was an envelope placed on the doorknob, delicately balanced atop it.

Confused, he shifted his holding on the bag of ingredients and picked up the note, flipping it over to see if there was any information on it. All that was printed on the envelope was a picture of a star, colored in a violet ink.

Perhaps Parakarry had left one of his letters in the post office after all.

He pushed open the door, putting the cake mix and honey shroom away before carefully tearing open the mysterious envelope. With cautious fingers, he removed a sheet of paper from within and began to read what was neatly printed upon it.

‘Hello, Luigi.

It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? Far too long, I’d say. How long has it been? It was quite hard to keep track of time down there, I’m afraid.

I’ve been really busy, you see. It’s taken me ever so long to send you this letter.

They tried their hardest, their very hardest, to contain me. And I admire their amusing attempts. But, I’m quite the persistent person, like a spider weaving its web over and over on a rainy day.

To think, life works in mysterious ways. It’s quite funny, really, how our pasts catch up to us.

You and I have plenty in common. You may hate to admit it, but it’s true. You and I are much closer than you’d like to think. Haven’t you felt lonesome without me? I’m apart of you, after all.

May I indulge you in a secret?

You ruined me, Luigi.

Your weakness brought about my downfall. It led me to a horrific afterlife of endless torment. I endured so much suffering. Loneliness and eternal solitude consumed my days.

But, now, I’ve escaped from that treacherous prison known as death. And, as I had plenty of time to ponder, I know exactly what I want now.

I want to see you suffer, just as I had.

I’m going to make your life a living nightmare. All who you know and love, will be guaranteed a long and painful demise at my hands.

You ruined my chance at happiness and I’m only returning the favor.

I want nothing more than to see you break as you are forced to watch your life crumble apart.

I’ve spent so much time preparing for this, you see.

I shan’t spoil the surprise. Not yet. Nor will I reveal my identity. I want you to experience every moment of this spectacle for yourself.

It will be quite a show.

I’ll see you again soon, Luigi. I’m much closer than you’d like to think.

~ ✦ ~’

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Which Mario characters would be, as Watership Down Characters, and vice versa?

You know, I took some time to think about this one today, and I’ve got to admit, for my tastes, I can’t think of a feasible way that this works out. And it’s for a few reasons that kind of get me hung up.

Honestly, I think it comes down to at least four pretty divisive factors that keep them from being compared on an equal scale, and adds a terribly heightened challenge to it all. These would be: gender ratios (A), inconsistent characterizations (B), mismatching personalities ©, and cast prominence (D).

Obviously, it’s a lot to get into, so, I’ll include that in a portion below the cut. If you keep going, I’ll try to properly explain why it’s not just a clear-cut question to answer for this one.

A) First, gender ratios, which can be worked around based solely on personality, but still glares out big time. Watership Down has some female characters on the roster, but they tend to matter little comparatively. Hell, there are multiple characters that started as male that were later swapped to female roles in later adaptations. It’s good, and shows that the role can be played by a character, not a gender. But it’s also a reminder that the original work is dated in its viable female cast. By contrast, Mario has a nice number, and they stand out a lot better, each with unique and distinct roles, personalities, and general flavors that they add. They’re fun and dynamic, a highlight to see.

B) This actually leads into the next point, though, which would be the inconsistent characterizations. Both franchises kind of mess around with how their characters are portrayed and what they do. Sure, you get the basics well enough with the major characters: Hazel’s the brave hero leader, Mario tends to be that too. Fiver’s the timid younger brother, so is Luigi.

But it gets weirder the further down the cast list you go. Bowser’s the big bad guy, but depending on his role as the main villain or not, he can either be sympathized with, or totally evil; he’s maybe just looking for love, or has insatiable desires for conquest. Bigwig is a strong authority figure, but can either be super loyal or a part-time jerk that questions his own leader’s authority. Peach is helpless, or more powerful than she lets on. Hell, Clover took over half of Hyzenthlay’s role in the latest adaptation, and they’re far from the only instance of variable depictions in the series, further depending on the characters that are used. Overall, these changes can make them flexible to develop over time, but it makes them harder to pin down on which role defines them best.

C) And that flexibility also leads to mismatching personalities between the casts of both stories. Because Rosalina first appeared as this quiet, graceful, and yet all powerful entity, we’d picture that side to her, kind of elevating her above the usual human counterparts she’d stand beside, calling into question if she’s even human herself. But she’s later show to have simple joys and pleasures, so she’s not totally detached and above it all. This doesn’t quite equate to any particular character in Watership Down; you could try to make her on par with the Black Rabbit of Inlé, based on powers and ethereal-vibes, but Inlé is too tied with death to be a fair comparison for Rosalina.

Likewise, we have characters from Watership Down known for their stock personality types: Blackberry is the smart one, Strawberry is the big eater, and Hawkbit is the deadpan snarker. None of these particularly hit Mario characters due to their shifts in depictions. Sometimes the big eater is Bowser, sometimes it’s Luigi (yeah). Rosalina seems smart, but Yoshi and Toad have been depicted this way as well. Virtually any one of the Mario cast can fall into sarcasm and dry humor. It’s touch-and-go, but doesn’t give a solid match-up for anyone.

D) Finally, if the mentions above didn’t already make it obvious, then the issue falls to how the casts line up with first themselves, and then one another. The core cast for Mario’s main game franchise tends to fall upon Mario, Peach, Bowser, and typically Luigi to round up the rest, though sometimes he can be left out. Watership Down’s main group would likely be Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and General Woundwart. These are more or less the essential characters to have for there to be a story to tell for the franchises.

From there, have fun figuring out who matters and to what level. You can probably safely include higher profile picks for the major characters of each. Mario tends to favor Yoshi, some form of Toad, and generally a rotating female cast member, plus a sidekick villain or a few. Watership Down gets a way better story including the heroism from Hyzenthlay (or a female character that takes on her role for the story), and the undermining plots of whoever gets to be Woundwart’s second-in-command. That could form your secondary main characters.

But it just keeps going from there, and each character is weighted differently. Toad can be an individual and important, but also can get shafted for another more important Toad (Toadette, Toadsworth), or simply suffice as a species, not an individual. Should he be considered main or minor? Dandelion is usually lorekeeper alongside being the fastest, but both of these roles have been divided and distributed to other rabbits (Bluebell and Blackavar respectively), calling into question his prominence. Kehaar tends to always appear, but he can be written around pretty easily. Similarly, Bowser sometimes relies on the Koopalings, but they can also be missing for something close to a decade without the blink of an eye. Who matters, who doesn’t? It depends on the audience, and their interests.

…

Honestly, I even tried breaking it down for the characters on each level, and I had a list spanning past 20 characters on each side. And I wasn’t even including everyone, but just the characters that I felt were important. Trying to mix and match them was even worse, to the point where it really couldn’t be done on a really fitting level.

Going by canon interpretations for both, I think you’ve got, at best:

Mario = Hazel

Luigi = Fiver

Bowser = General Woundwart

Peach = Hyzenthlay

Yoshi = Bigwig

That’s going by a core cast, with some additions to make sure the major-most of each group gets included. It’s not great either, for several reasons, since Bigwig and Yoshi do not have comparable personalities, but are both strong. Bowser’s also got redeeming qualities to him that actually earn him some sympathy points, whereas Woundwart…well, I think writers have tried, but he’s best as irredeemable and blatantly evil.

Personally, if I were to go maybe one extra level and include Daisy for main cast on the Mario side, I’d fit her to Bigwig, and instead equate Yoshi to Dandelion, as both of the latter two are known for speed, while the former two can be tough, but also caring as well. But I don’t feel that Dandelion and Daisy are as important to their franchises, whereas one could argue a little harder for Yoshi, and Bigwig is easily important to the story.

I even tried going on my fanfic interpretations (of at least the Mario characters) to see if that would line up better, but then that just screws up where the main villain connects. Because, that would instead look like:

Mario/Luigi = Hazel/Fiver

Bowser = Bigwig

Peach? = Hyzenthlay?

??? = General Woundwart

Because, based on how I’ve written them so far, Bowser’s even less of an evil force, and more motivated based on his heart and his people. This makes no one particularly equal to Woundwart. Conversely, Peach is a lot, well…she’s hardened. If one were to go by Hyzenthlay’s depiction in the Netflix miniseries, I’d wager that’s good enough. But this splits who Hyzenthlay is, so the character doesn’t quite feel whole. Oh, and Mario tends to be leader-like, but also has weird powers and visions going on, which helps Luigi step up into his role in his absence, so…they both have shades of Hazel and Fiver’s roles.

Furthermore, I get lost in my own biased interpretations of the fanfic I’m never writing for Watership Down, so that would make going down the rabbit hole a lot more terrifying. Well, for you reading this, anyway; I’d be thrilled to keep it going and gush about personalities in my head for the WD cast, lol.

So, that’s kind of how it goes in my mind. Yes, I’m positive there’s enough flexibility to go down each list and match up characters based on as much as possible for each side of them, or by ignoring some things. Mixing some canons together, you could get:

Mario = Hazel

Luigi = Fiver

Peach = Hyzenthlay

Daisy = Bigwig

Bowser = General Woundwart

Kamek = Vervain/Orchis/Whoever the schemer to Woundwart is

Yoshi = Kehaar

Toad = Pipkin/Bluebell

Toadette = Clover

Wario = Strawberry

Waluigi = Cowslip

Bowser Jr = Campion

Rosalina = Dandelion

Here, not only do these feel weirdly off when you look further into those characters, but it doesn’t really cover them properly, nor does it pick the best from the rosters of each. Yoshi’s kind of the foreign type to the core cast, so he connects well enough with Kehaar. This, however, chooses to ignore his famous speed that aligns him best with Dandelion, which instead relates his storytelling to Rosalina, because both tell stories, but that’s where their similarities end. We also choose to ignore Yoshi’s big appetite, which would connect best to Strawberry, putting the much less important Wario up to that role.

Similarly, this also confuses the interpretations on certain Watership Down characters based on how they’re depicted, and then sort of picks a Mario character that might connect. The easier one is Woundwart’s right hand scheming little twerp, which has been both Vervain and Orchis in the tv series and miniseries respectively. They work in a role similar to Kamek, a dutiful but terrified henchman.

It gets worse, though, when we hit something like Pipkin or Bluebell, as the latter was absent from the tv series, the former from the miniseries, and though both have some childish innocence to them, neither personality ends here for either. Toad, when he’s fleshed out as a standalone character, probably could be seen as innocent and childish, but I doubt he’s alone, and also has roles that elevate his mindset, which doesn’t quite make him on that same level.

Not to mention that some just don’t outright fit (Junior to Campion), but going that far along, that’s about all that works out well enough for characters that can be argued for their prominence.

…

Bottom line would be that, while I totally love both franchises and would like to put them on a equal level for comparisons, it doesn’t do either one justice.

All the same, thank you for the interest and the ask! It was fun thinking it over.

#askecho #art-and-word-dumpsite #character comparison #watership down #super mario bros #long post #mario #luigi #bowser #hazel #fiver #bigwig #peach #woundwart #princess peach #general woundwart #these do not equate #but it was still fun

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starryeyed-char · 7 years

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On Your Marks

More of the YouTuber AU!!! Find this series here on my AO3.

This is more fluff, but don’t worry I have a lot of angsty plans for this, too. Plus, lots of unrelated things coming up are also full of angst. So look forward to that, I guess. Or don’t, depending on how you look at it.

This particular one-shot features Lance, Keith, and Hunk all making an appearance on Pidge’s channel, and the four of them play Mario Kart. As you can probably guess, they all take it pretty seriously. ...hopefully you won’t be confused if you’ve never played the game.

“Hello, fellow nerds, and welcome to Pidge Plays,” Pidge began in a deadpan voice, staring at the camera blankly. “Today we're playing a game from one of the most haunting periods of the human race— Lance's childhood.”

“Wow, what a great way to introduce guests on your channel, Pidge. I could learn a thing or two from you,” Lance said, with obvious false cheer.

“As you guys can see, I have visitors,” they swept their hand at the three other people seated on the couch. “Hunk and Lance's channels will be in the description, but don't check them out because they suck. Keith's not actually a YouTuber, but you guys seemed to want him here, anyway.”

“I only came because Lance said you needed a fourth player,” Keith muttered under his breath.

“If you, for some reason, neglected to read the title to this video, then we're playing Mario Kart!” Hunk finally spoke up, doing jazz hands. Pidge shot him an unimpressed glare.

“I could be continuing my Undertale Let's Play,” they grumbled. “But nooo! If I want to get invited to come bake with Hunk, I have to let you guys come into my house and play Wii!”

“Don't... don't you mean Wii U?”

“Keith, you poor uneducated swine,” Pidge started, earning a snort from Lance. “Yes, there is a Wii U version of Mario Kart. And I, naturally, am a beast at it. But the original Wii version is much better, so that's what we're playing.”

“I like the newer one better,” Keith claimed, sitting back on the couch with his arms crossed.

“Well, you're on my channel now, bitch,” Pidge declared with a grin. “And I'm not gonna let you do whatever the hell you want, unlike loverboy over here.”

Lance pointedly ignored their comment. “He just likes the newer one because we own it, and he's managed to beat me at it, like, once.”

“The Wii U version has underwater races, and parts where you get to fly!” Keith argued. “And more characters!”

“Keith Kogane, Mario Kart elitist,” Pidge said flatly.

“Sorry, Keith, but the original is way better. You'll see,” Hunk started up the game, going through the motions of the menu. “Solo or Team?”

“Keith and I make a pretty good team,” Lance smirked at his boyfriend. “But he never does anything.”

“We're doing solo races, asshats,” Pidge seized the Player One remote from Hunk as they said this, making the settings as hard as they could possibly go.

“I'm better at Battles,” Hunk informed them mournfully, as the character select screen appeared. He almost immediately chose Baby Mario, while Pidge's cursor was on Toad in a heartbeat. The two of them had clearly played this game numerous times before.

Lance stalled in favor of watching Keith with an amused expression.

“This is why we should've played the other one,” Keith grumbled. “The character I like to use isn't even here!”

“What, Shy Guy? With the creepy mask and red cloak?” Lance failed to repress a laugh. “Oh man, what a shame. You could just be Bowser instead. He's angry, and breathes fire. The villain of the story. Definitely gives off a you vibe, don't you think?”

Keith rolled his eyes, and selected a different character. “I'll just be him.”

“What the f—?! But Koopa Troopa is my character, Keith!”

“You don't have to censor yourself on my channel, Lance. I curse all the time,” Pidge assured him, stifling a laugh.

Keith looked like he was trying not to betray his own amusement. “You wanted me to be a turtle, didn't you?”

“Yes, but not my turtle!” Lance exclaimed, exasperated. He eyed the screen again, and sighed dramatically. “Pidge, can't you be Toadette? Toad is my second favorite, and they're basically the same.”

Pidge narrowed their eyes. “Fuck you. I'll be whatever gender mushroom person I want. If they're so similar, why don't you be Toadette?!”

Lance tapped a finger to his chin thoughtfully. “If I'm going to be a girl character, then it's go big or go home,” he decided, moving his cursor over to Rosalina. “Literally.”

“Oh, not Rosalina!” Hunk complained. “The star is so distracting, and not just for you, man!”

“The star is cool,” Lance insisted. “Besides, you guys forced me into this.”

Pidge nodded grudgingly. “As long as you're not Princess Peach. I've had enough of racing against her to last me a life time.”

At Lance's confused look, Hunk elaborated. “Shiro and Allura were here the other week to play this on a live-stream. Allura decided to play as Princess Peach, and she was... unusually good at the game, for a beginner.”

“So who was Shiro, then?” Keith asked curiously.

“Funky Kong,” Pidge supplied. “At least he made an effort to be ironic with his choice.”

Lance scoffed. “Why am I not surprised?”

“Hey, you're using Rosalina,” Pidge pointed out. “Anyway, what races should we do? There are four in a cup, so we all pick one.”

“Koopa Cape,” Lance said immediately. “It's the best one.” Pidge nodded appreciatively, and selected the race.

“So, what're we playing for, anyways?” Hunk asked as he maneuvered around a particularly sharp turn. “Other than just bragging rights?”

“Do we honestly need anything other than bragging rights?” Lance grinned as his character rocketed to the front of the pack.

“I was thinking that whoever loses has to pay for the pizza we get,” Pidge suggested. “Assuming you guys want pizza.”

“Now I wish we had pizza with us, like, right now,” Hunk complained. “But seems fair to me.”

“Are you guys serious?” Keith groaned. He was nearing the back after getting a false start. “That basically guarantees I'll be paying for it!”

“Don't you mean I'll be paying for it?” Lance glared at Keith before fixing his eyes on the screen once again. “This idiot didn't even remember bring his wallet, so I'm going to have to pay for him, as usual. Still love him though, even if he's completely hopeless.”

Keith slumped further into the couch, blushing.

“You two sicken me,” Pidge declared. “But, yeah, sorry Lance you'll probably end up paying. Ooh, hey, second lap!”

They didn't make it very far past the starting line again before Lance had bumped both Keith and Pidge off the side of the cliff, sending their racers into the water below.

“That's cheating!” Keith exclaimed angrily, turning his wheel so forcefully that his newly resurrected turtle drove directly into a wall.

Lance merely shrugged, still in first place. “Hey, don't look at me. You guys are the ones that decided to be small characters, and as a large character, I can easily knock you off the course. Not my problem.”

“How about I just knock you off the couch?” Pidge asked, kicking Lance in the back to send him onto the floor. They were somehow still in third place, even after dying.

“Hey!” Lance protested. “Real life interference is cheating!”

“Why don't you knock Hunk off?” Keith demanded, now managing to race backwards. He was quickly in last place. “He's the one in second, and Baby Mario is a small character, too! If I lose, you'll be the one paying!”

“You're going to lose anyway,” Lance pointed out. “And why would I ever knock Hunk off? I need him there to intercept all the items the computer tries to throw at me.”

“I feel so loved,” Hunk sighed. “Luckily, I keep getting bananas.”

“Intercept this,” Pidge said suddenly, and they all heard the telltale sound-effect of a blue shell taking flight.

“No!” Lance desperately zigzagged around the course, trying to race faster despite his lack of mushrooms, as if he could somehow outrun it. “But I had a lead! How could you do this to me, Pidge?”

Pidge just cackled in response as the winged shell exploded on Lance, giving them just enough time to pass both him and Hunk, winding up in first place. Pidge stood on the couch, holding their Wii remote up high.

“What's next?” Hunk asked, patting Lance on the back, who was still scowling into his bowl of chips.

Keith scanned the names of the races. “Well... Moonview Highway sounds kind of fun?”

“Absolutely not,” Pidge and Lance said at the exact same time.

“Keith hasn't played this version before, and therefore should be stripped of all voting rights,” Lance decided. “Moonview Highway is an abomination.”

“Not as bad as Grumble Volcano, but agreed,” Pidge nodded. “Hunk, you choose the next race.”

“Maple Treeway?”

Lance bolted straight up. “No. Pidge knows all these crazy shortcuts on that one! They'll destroy us all!”

“Too late. We're doing Maple Treeway. This is my channel, and if you don't like it, then go back to your own.”

“Rude,” Lance sniffed, but he picked up his controller and started racing anyways.

“If you think Pidge cheated, tell us in the comments,” Lance stage-whispered to the camera. They were still doing a victory dance around the living room in time with the music from the game. Pidge, of course, had won, with Lance and Hunk coming in second and third, respectively.

“I hate this game,” Keith mumbled. He came in twelfth place. Out of twelve.

“Let's do a Battle, then!” Hunk suggested. “Coin Runners! Lance and I against you two.”

“You're pairing me up with Keith?” Pidge squawked, incredulous. “He'll drag the team down. He won't be able to get a single coin! I'll lose for sure.”

“Hey!”

“You're more than capable of carrying the team, Pidge,” Lance waved a hand dismissively. “I might even go easy on you.” He winked at Keith, who promptly ignored him.

“We're the red team,” Keith decided, and Pidge nodded eagerly.

“That makes us blue, buddy,” Lance grinned at Hunk, and high-fived him. “We got this.”

Lance and Hunk won by a long-shot, as Hunk was much better at Battles than Pidge, and Keith was absolutely hopeless at steering. Pidge turned off the Wii before their victory ceremony, however, to prevent Lance from doing a dance of his own.

“Alright, well, screw my plans for next week,” Pidge decided, pointing in all of their faces. “You three are coming over again, along with Shiro and Allura. I demand a rematch, and we're doing it tournament style. The winner between us will play the two of them. Team Versus racing, and I refuse to team up with Keith.”

Lance dusted off his shoulders with a smirk. “Don't worry, Pidge, we'll—”

“I meant that I want to team up with Hunk,” Pidge interrupted bluntly, giving him a high five as they said so.

Lance clutched his chest. “I'm wounded!” Hunk smiled apologetically.

“Sorry, Lance,” Keith shrugged. “Guess you're stuck with me.”

“I always am,” he huffed, before leaning closer to his boyfriend and speaking in an exaggerated whisper. “Don't worry, Keith, my little sister still owns the game. We'll make sure you're actually somewhat decent at it by next week.”

“Can't wait,” Keith deadpanned, far from thrilled at the prospect of spending the next week racing against Lance's fifteen-year-old sister.

“So we're all in?” Pidge asked excitedly, and the three of them nodded.

“Believe me, I'd never miss a chance to destroy you guys at Mariokart,” Lance laughed, and stood to walk out the door. “Now, let's go get some pizza.”

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SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE Part 1, Chapter 7: Battle at the Mushroom Kingdom

AT SARASALAND…

A horde of lumas come down from the sky. Maybe fifty of them gather around the waddle dee army in front of the Chai Castle in order to prepare for the Battle at Mushroom Kingdom, or whatever’s left of it. Most of the fighter waddle dees carry warp stars which will send them to the Mushroom Kingdom. The bandana waddle dees will be launched through the sky by the lumas. They sharpen their spears and are ready for battle. The civilians look at the gigantic army and can’t help but be worried. Daisy comes out and speaks to the open forum.

“Hi,” Daisy greets the growing crowd of Sarasaland natives. “I’m sure you’re all wondering, why is there a giant army in the middle of the courtyard? Well…we are going to war.” The crowd gasps and whispers to themselves. “Don’t worry! It’s only King Dedede and his army fighting. Along with the Mario brothers and their friends. None of you have to participate.” The crowd cheers. Daisy can’t help but laugh to herself. “Our friends in the Mushroom Kingdom were overthrown by Bowser.” There are some groans from the audience. “I know right! So King Dedede and I decided to help them recover what they lost.” The doors of the Chai Castle open. “And here they are!”

Mario, Luigi, King Dedede, and Donkey Kong come out. Followed behind them are Peach, Captain Toad, and Toadette. The crowd cheers for the warriors. King Dedede steps to the front of the waddle dee army to address the crowd.

“Thank you! Thank you for the encouragement!” King Dedede boasts. “I’ll be excited to hear that when I come back.” He claims. “I think it’s important to maintain close relationships with your neighbors…” DK scoffs. “And helping the Mario brothers in their fight for their land with be the first step in maintaining a close relationship.” The crowd cheers for Dedede. “From this day on, you will treat them with the same respect that you do to me.” The crowd now cheers for the Mario brothers and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom natives.

Mario can’t help but feel exhilarated. He is ready to get back to his home. Luigi is terrified. He has never fought in a war before! What will he do? How will he defend himself? Luigi will have to figure it out in the moment. Because of this Luigi has prepared himself. He wears a heavy metal helmet, a breast plate, and long black boots. DK is indifferent about fighting in this war. But he convinced himself to go along because of Peach.

King Dedede gets everyone in their positions. He sits on a warp star, the other fighter waddle dees follow him. The lumas turn into super star launchers. Suddenly, King Dedede blasts himself into the air. The fighter waddle dees follow and the bandana waddle dees plunge into the air. Peach, Daisy, and the toads watch as Luigi and Donkey Kong blast into the sky. Mario waits and looks at Peach, she runs up to kiss him. Mario lets her go and blasts through the sky. The queens watch as Mario and the rest of the army get smaller and smaller in the sky until they disappear completely.

IN THE KONGO JUNGLE…

Yoshi, Diddy, and Dixie Kong have been making good use of their time since the others have been gone. Every day they try to race each other up different trees. Today is the deadly fuzzy vine tree. If you touch the fuzzy vines then you will get a gross allergic reaction. Diddy Kong has won the last few races because he has been able to maneuver the trees with his climbing skills. Yoshi feels determined that he will win this time, the vines are everywhere and may prove to be difficult for Diddy.

The three start climbing up the fuzzy vine tree. Diddy and Dixie dodge the gross looking vines and propel themselves higher into the tree. Yoshi is able to make large jumps up the tree due to his great jumping ability. Dixie falls! She tried to avoid the poisonous vines. She clutches onto the bark of the tree that is breaking underneath her fingers and toes. Dixie finds a solid spot in the bark and hoists herself back up. Yoshi continues to jump across different branches. Yoshi can see sunlight under the canopy of trees and…he makes it to the top! He beat Diddy Kong and Dixie!

Shortly after Diddy and Dixie join him on top of the fuzzy vine tree canopy. They see something zoom past them in the sky. It looked like Donkey Kong! They cheer on their dad and the Mario brothers as they see them hurling through the sky. After a moment, they look at each other. DK and the others must be headed to the Mushroom Kingdom. Yoshi, Diddy, and Dixie now race across the canopy to meet them at Peach’s Castle.

AT THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM…

Bowser is sitting on his throne, throwing different obstacles for Lemmy to jump over. He throws a chain chomp at Lemmy, which the little koopa turns into a bouncy ball. Next Bowser spurts a fire ball at Lemmy who turns it into an even bigger fire ball. Bowser inhales deeply and lets out a cloud of flames. Lemmy turns the hot air into confetti. Bowser can’t help but be amused by the talents of his youngest son!

On the top of the castle, Roy and Larry are lounging around. Roy is trying to get a tan while Larry is doing whatever he can to annoy his brother. Larry will step in front of Roy to block his sun or spray Roy with lotion. Being stuck at the Mushroom Kingdom leaves the koopalings bored. Larry stops in his tracks; Roy gets his sun blocked, again!

“Larry quit blocking my…” Roy looks up at what Larry is mesmerized by. They see in the sky King Dedede and his army approaching the castle. “Take cover!” Some of the waddle dees smash into the roof with their warp stars. Their explosion make the roof break underneath them. Roy and Larry scurry to dodge the blast from the warp star and the crumbling roof.

Wendy and Ludwig watch on the ground floor just outside of the castle. Waddle dees are landing in the flooded mud in front of the castle. A large explosion happens right in front of them. It is King Dedede. Wendy and Ludwig scream and run into the castle. As they run into the castle to Bowser they have to dodge the falling pieces of the roof. The koopa troopas and goombas from Bowser’s Kingdom that came along with the clan are running towards the door to fight.

Luigi and Donkey Kong land on top of the rampart. Donkey Kong jumps down to join the action. Luigi gets ready to jump but…ooh, it is just too high! Mario lands next to his brother. Luigi looks at Mario terrified, his metal armor is shaking from fear. Mario smiles and then pushes Luigi off the rampart. Mario follows his brother with a triumphant scream!

Roy hugs one of the pillars on the roof. He climbs up it and then onto the flagpole. Larry can’t seem to dodge the impact from the warp stars. BAM! Larry gets hit. As he lays upside down the roof crumbles underneath him. Larry lands on the ground of the front hallway to the castle. Larry looks up and watches as more of the roof fall on top of him and crushes him.

In the great hall, Wendy and Ludwig enter screaming. “Bowser! King Bowser!”

“Is it the Mario brothers?” Bowser asks calmly.

“Yes! And they brought new friends with them too!” Wendy explains.

“Get ready kids,” Bowser. “This is the moment I’ve been waiting for.” Wendy readies her rings, Ludwig pulls out his magic wand, and Lemmy carries Roy’s cannonball gun. They prepare to defend their new home. “Fight for our home!”

Donkey Kong is joining the fighting waddle dees in knocking the koopa troopas out of the way. There is mud everywhere, making it hard for DK to get a good stance. Suddenly, a ring wizzes by, knocking some of the fighters out. Donkey Kong sees Wendy. The ring comes back to Wendy’s hand. “Give me a kiss, I dare you!” Wendy teases.

On the rooftop Roy is surrounded by bandana waddle dees. Roy rips off the flag pole from the roof and swings it at the waddle dees. His swings knock all of the minions off the roof. Suddenly, Lemmy appears. “Hey big bro, I thought you might be missing this!” Lemmy hands him the cannonball gun.

“Thanks Lemmy, now go help Wendy,” Roy instructs. Lemmy disappears. Roy watches as King Dedede flies on top of the roof. Roy readies the cannon. “Time to show ‘em who’s boss.” Roy shoots the canon, King Dedede destroys it with his hammer. The two stare at each other, they are evenly matched.

Luigi hides behind a group of bandana waddle dees. He watches as they poke at the goombas, hammer bros, and koopa troopas. There are moments when Luigi could’ve stepped in, but the waddle dees seem like they have it under control. Luigi hears something behind him…like a poof. He turns around and sees Ludwig smiling at him with those beady eyes! Luigi slaps Ludwig. Did he really just slap Ludwig?

Ludwig winds up his wand and shoots magic orbs at Luigi! The green machine jumps through the air to dodge the orbs and the waddle dees are caught in the line of fire. The waddle dees notice enemies are coming from both ends and scatter. Luigi runs through the muddy field as fast as he can and as far away from Ludwig as possible.

The doors to the great hall open, it’s Mario. Bowser has been waiting for him as everyone else is fighting. The floor is still flooded, but this time with warmer water that calms Mario. There is a rumble and some dust from the ceiling falls. Bowser gets angrier and steam erupts from his nostrils. Then the water around them starts to steam up. After Bowser has mustered all the energy he can he charges at Mario!

Bowser misses Mario and crashes into the side of the castle. Parts of the roof fall off onto the Koopa King. Bowser blasts a large flamethrower at Mario. The plumber hides behind a piece of roof that blocks the flames. The heat creeps around towards Mario, the roof is now burning! Mario slides with the water, giving him a little bit of protection on both ends, and runs from the flamethrower. Bowser stops. But the water around them is now boiling. Mario can’t stand to be in it anymore. A large part of the roof falls and nearly crushes Mario, he looks up and sees King Dedede and Roy fighting. Mario takes cover from the water on the roof.

On the roof Roy continues to fire cannons at King Dedede, who every time manages to knock them out of the way with his hammer. Roy feels discouraged by the cannonball gun and throws it off the roof. Roy tucks in his shell and charges at King Dedede who jumps out of the way. Roy pulls out his wand and starts to throw magic orbs at Dedede. Roy gets closer to Dedede, but the king smashes his hammer down and another chunk of the roof falls off, this time onto Bowser’s head. In fury, Bowser throws a flamethrower up at the roof. Dedede nearly misses the flames! Roy continues to make King Dedede dance with his magic orbs!

One of Wendy’s rings slices Donkey Kong in the back. He didn’t expect them to fly back so quickly. They must be infused with magic! Wendy sends more and more rings and DK, who flips over them. He twists around the ones that Wendy’s throws at him and ducks at them when they fly back to her. As DK is twisting her grabs hold of one of the rings that are flying back. DK reverts the motion of the ring and sends it towards Wendy! She gets hit by it in the face and then again when it comes back to DK! Wendy glares at DK as he holds her ring and smirks at her. Suddenly, Lemmy appears. Ugh, now Donkey Kong has to deal with the both of them!

Luigi is running. It’s all he knows how to do. He reaches the rampart and can’t go anywhere but up! However, he can’t climb the rampart with all of this gear on him. Luigi throws the metal helmet behind him and it hits Ludwig accidently! Luigi throws off the breast plate and again, it hits Ludwig! Luigi starts to climb, he hears Ludwig climbing after him. The magic orbs fly pass Luigi! One hits him in his butt and gives him a slight boost up the rampart. Luigi refuses to look down, he just keeps climbing. Eventually, he is at the top of the rampart. He looks down and instantly regrets it! He is dizzy and stumbles to the edge behind him.

“Woah now Luigi!” He mutters to himself. Luigi regains balance and starts running across the rampart with Ludwig chasing him. Luigi trips over himself and falls over the edge of the rampart. Ludwig now towers over Luigi.

On the roof, King Dedede is dodging Roy who keeps chasing after him in his shell. He sees Ludwig near the rampart. King Dedede dances around the rooftop to get Roy in the right direction. As Roy speeds to Dedede in his shell, the king winds up his hammer and slugs Roy across the field and straight into Ludwig. The two koopas fall into the Wedding Lake! Dedede watches Luigi climb back on top of the rampart. The king smirks, looks like they weren’t evenly matched after all!

Below, Bowser throws an angry flamethrower at Mario. The plumber just barely jumps over the flames and lands a punch on the Koopa King. Mario lands in the boiling water and gets to safety as quick as he can. Mario takes off his hat and clothes which have become increasingly warm, leaving him with only white polka dot underwear. Mario sees burns on some of his skin from the water.

Donkey Kong is dancing with Wendy and Lemmy’s attacks. He dodges the magical orbs and counters any of the rings that he can grab onto. Wendy and Lemmy are losing stamina but DK can keep dancing! Lemmy get hit one more time with the rings and falls in the mud. Wendy’s guard is down and DK sends another ring at her. Wendy is done with her rings and pulls out her magic wand. She starts throwing orbs at DK and creeps towards Lemmy to give him aid. Suddenly, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Yoshi appear. Diddy and Dixie shoot their banana guns and Yoshi throws his egg at the two koopas. The explosion knocks the two koopas out. DK is overjoyed to see his family! They Kongs hug and celebrate their victory.

King Dedede continues to break the roof on top of Bowser’s head. The Koopa King is furious and breathes out a gargantuan flamethrower in every direction possible. Bowser has been getting hit in every direction, so he thinks that if Bowser is hitting something it is better than it hitting him. But King Dedede notices that the whole castle is beginning to collapse due to Bowser’s flamethrower. He leaps off the roof and away from the castle.

King Dedede joins Luigi, Yoshi, and the Kongs as they watch the castle. Flames erupt from the castle in every direction. They see piece after piece of Peach’s Castle collapse. They watch as each tower collapses due to the heat and damage. Then the main central tower of Queen Peach’s castle collapses and the flames stop. Nothing is left standing of the castle. Dedede and the others run to the castle ruins. The water cools down from a boil but steam still erupts from it. Bowser is bruised, bloodied, and crushed under the ruins of the castle. There is a cough, Mario, who seemed to have avoided some of the damage stands up from the wreckage and walks towards the others. Luigi catches his brother as he collapses in his arms.

“Get the lumas! We need to get to Rosalina,” Luigi says clearly.

MOMENTS LATER AT THE SPACE OBSERVATORY…

Mario lays on a bed in Rosalina’s Office. He is exhausted from the fight, bruised from the ruin, and burned from the flames of Bowser. Rosalina did the best she could to heal his surface wounds, but she is reluctant to see Mario withstand the damage any longer. Luigi, the Toad Council, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy, Dixie, and King Dedede are all gathered around the office. Peach, Daisy, and the Toads just land at the Space Observatory. Peach goes into Rosalina’s Office, Luigi follows.

“Bowser was acting crazy,” Luigi explains. “Spitting flames everywhere and destroying the castle on top of him. Mario got caught in the wreck.”

“He was covered in bruises and burns,” Rosalina says. “I did the best I could to heal whatever I could get to, but…I don’t think he can survive his internal injuries.”

Peach kneels besides Mario and put her arm on his chest. “Can I be alone with him?”

“Sure thing Peach,” Luigi places his hand on Peach’s back for comfort, then takes Rosalina out of the room.

Tears start to swell in Peach’s eyes. She looks at Mario, he fought the hardest he could, he did whatever he could to get the Mushroom Kingdom back. “Mario, in the time being King Adjutant, you created an alliance with King Dedede of Sarasaland and fought till your death to keep the Mushroom Kingdom in our name. I would say, as the Queen of the Mushroom Kingdom, that those actions deem you to rightfully rule the Mushroom Kingdom as King.” Peach places a kiss on his cheek. She gets up and leaves the office knowing now, that she can be the Queen the Mushroom Kingdom deserves.

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Big trouble in Neo Bowser City (TENTATIVE TITLE)

By: C. Mechayoshi Created: 9/28/17, 10/26/17 ,11/12/17, 11/21/17

Summary: Two Mushroom Kingdom ambassadors are sent to Neo Bowser City for a seemingly innocuous bill, but soon discover that everyone has secrets. Everyone. Tentative synopsis.

Author note: Second draft, now in first person.

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Life is a roadway. You might have heard that before, I know I certainly have. We are even told that said road will be full of obstacles, curves, bumps, you may even have to take a detour. Let me share something. I’m no motivational speaker but all of that is true, the only part missing is the fact that sometimes if you fall off of that road called life there’s a hundred foot drop like in Yoshi’s Valley. Speaking of roads...

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The car wiped around another turn and I braced myself. This would be bad enough anyday, but now it was dark and wet outside. If both of my hands weren’t clamping down on the coat hangers for stability, they’d be around a certain drivers throat.

"Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long!" The driver sang along with the radio. I groaned at the red capped Mushroom Retainer next to me. Or at least that used to be his title. "This is a long enough drive, just shut up…Okay fine, I have to ask. What highway is life anyway?" "Toad's Turnpike." “Oh ha ha…” I slumped back in the padded leather seat again as we started going straight uphill with heavy eyes. He had to mention that place? Now I was thinking of Toad’s Turnpike, but mirror mode. At least that nightmarish imagery woke me up slightly. I glanced at him, still nodding away at pop music. I was being driven in a luxury car, tricked out with all kinds of adjustments I was too nervous to pay attention to. The stereo was great though, unfortunately I’d rather enjoy it from the comfort of my bed than here.

“Are we there yet?” I had to ask, as much as it made me sound like a five year old.

“That’s something I should be asking!” he replied.

Yes, that was an appropriate childish response, but I rolled my eyes anyway. “Come on. You seem to know exactly where we're going. It's like you do this a lot.”

“I do,” he explained, “There's a lot of places that are airship restricted you know.”

“Huh. So that's why I've been stuck with you for four hours when we could have been there in two?”

When I arrived for my usual evening shift at Peach's Castle, the last thing I expected was to be whisked away to who-knows-where as an ambassador and with Toad of all people! Yes, this was that Toad. The famous mushroom retainer that was recently promoted to head Castle Advisor after Mr. Toadsworth’s retirement.

It all happened so fast. I walked in, clocked in with my neat card labeled “Toadette Toadstool”, and was in the office looking over the manager's duty list when a small arm wrapped around mine. Toad dragged me outside where the car was waiting. ‘Let’s go on an adventure,’ he said. Who did he think he was? Captain Toad? I told him I needed to work, I wasn’t top billing like he was and I was saving up for a little something nice.. But then he mentioned this adventure was paid and double. I nodded and he said to quickly pack. I don’t know if it was his excitement amping me up or the hundred thousand coin car parked before me, but I obeyed and now here I was...

“You bet,” he continued. “Oh it has something to do about reducing terrorism I think…” Toad spoke even more nonchalant than usual. I didn't think it possible. He then turned up the windshield wipers as rain started to patter harder on the windshield and roof of the car.

“So yeah. But at least I’ve gotten to drive all of Peach's cars by now. If it weren't for me, they probably rot anyway. Peach still only has a permit, didya know?”

“What?! Now way!” I covered my mouth but giggles escaped regardless. For the first time I started to wonder what other ‘dirt’ Toad had from practically being raised doing castle service. I supposed that was a conversation for another day…

“Anything else you want to know, babe?” he asked with a sly little smirk I could barely make out in the darkness.

I wracked my brain. Being scared for four hours straight must have emptied it, but I came up with something. “Umm, well I packed light. Everything will be taken care of when we get there, right?

Toad waved one hand. “We’ll have a place, food, oh and a bed.”

“That will work I suppose.” I crossed my arms in my seat and stared out the window. I had a bit of a reputation as a cry baby, but nope. Not today. I had to keep up the presence that I wasn’t literally dragged along to an unknown place for exact reasons I didn't know, but that was going to be rough. I hadn’t been this uncertain since that time I got caught cheating the Happy Lucky Lottery. Don’t expect me to bring that up again.

“I mean after all,” he continued, “this isn’t some hit town. It’s Neo Bowser City.”

My heart skipped a beat.

Neo Bowser City. Known as 'that thuggish place we shouldn't visit' around Peach's Castle, 'vacation' by Dark Land residents, and 'the Detroit of the Mushroom Kingdom' by the Mario brothers. I on the other hand, believed that behind the Bowser propaganda was just a large city with large city things, both good and bad. Of course some Bowser factions lived and worked in the area, 85% of it, but how much worse could it be than any other city with a sizable baddie population? Even the Mushroom Kingdom had 30% baddies in this day and age. Yes, I keep up with such statistics as anyone wanting to become a councilor should, but I’m getting carried away.

I wasn’t ‘scared’ of Bowser City, but the reasons we would visit did. Toad mentioned in passing that the Princess had approved of a bill and only needed a physical presence at the signing. But that raised so many questions!

“Earth to Toadette,” he laughed, “you’re spacing out.”

I blinked a few times. “W-what is the bill anyway?” I asked before I could stop myself. Way to show your scared little hands, myself.

“A real important one, babe. And about you know who…”

Their might as well have been a light bulb above my head. A leaned up straight. I was on top. “So it's King Koopa. I knew it. He’s promising no kidnaps for the twentieth time, right?”

He shook his head.

Abort. Abort. Your idea was awful. Cut off that light- no, shatter it. Outwardly I let out a sigh. “Why am I with you then?! I’m not getting it!”

“You’re a manager, right? You wear that fancy pen every day saying so.”

I was well aware business card sized pen I wore. It was pink, matched my attire, and let other castle Toads, younger and older, know who’s boss. Relatively speaking. I was in charge of making sure the castle didn’t blow itself up from evening until everyone’s bedtime. Oddly enough there wasn’t an equivalent job for mornings. I’d heard few people shared the manager role but how that worked I didn't know or really care. Currently my mornings had me swimming in homework for next school season, usually my speciality in math and linguistics.

I glanced back at Toad. His stupid smile told me I’d zoned out again.

“You’re fine babe. It’s easy to drift on the road.”

I yawned. “Got that right. How do you stay so awake? I’m impressed we aren’t in a ditch yet.”

He smiled. “My secret. Now why did I choose you? Well for one, you’re more educated that most of the other Toads, oh and you don’t back down, plus you're hot stuff. I know what you’re about to say, but you can deny that being good looking can make deals do down better. Now I know you don’t know all the details, but you’re going to be a great help. Now you get it, babe?”

I must has silently stared for at least five seconds while his eyes were on the road with that same smirk. Oh, but now I knew… The way he just steered the conversation with as much ease as he did Peach’s car. Toad just naturally had a thing that a few were born with.

Charm. Ugh.

The next thing I remembered was Toad yawning loudly with radio static in the background. Dim lights passed in a blur. We were in a tunnel. I sat up and stretched best I could in the seat belt. Wait, I fell asleep with Toad being the last thing on my mind?! I jolted up in her seat at the thought, catching his attention.

"Yeah, it is getting late and I'm cramping up too," he said raspily. "Wanted to tour around a bit but I guess we'd better buckle down.." I rubbed my eyes. "...Where are we?" That moment we emerged from the tunnel and I was nearly blinded by bright neon lights. The radio came back to life with some kind of Koo$ha Pop song. As we strolled through the city at reduced speed, my eyes were glued to the window like a child in a candy shop. I was never allowed much candy as a child. In fact I had braces, but that’s random isn’t it? I noticed the various shops selling food, domestics, drugs- no not like that, but you’d never know.. Pedestrians lined the streets even at the late hour, and though most were of Koopa species, I spotted a Toad or two in the mix on every block. Then we came up on a hotel skyrise. It took me a few seconds to realize that we had stopped for good.

“Come on, babe. The guy can't park the car with you in it!” Toad teased from outside my window.

I groaned and pushed the door out, bumping him on purpose, but I froze the moment her feet hit the asphalt. “We're staying in a fancy hotel?!”

“No, we're sleeping on the street...Yes, this fancy hotel! It’s the Koopa Tycoon. As if Peach would send us anywhere else! Oh, and yeah we have our own rooms. Don't get those cute lil ponytails in a twist.”

I wanted to slap myself first for asking the stupid question, then Toad for his reply. “I knew that!” It’s was hard to resist pouting but I was supposed to be the mature one here. The SUV sped off behind me and then there was a particularly loud clap of thunder.

Toad jumped. “Better get inside. This sure has been a wet night!”

I took a few steps closer. “Umm, yeah.. This city is geographically positioned to have constant wet seasons.”

Toad held the door open for me. “Well thank you, Professor. Ladies first!”

My annoyed look at his jab disappeared the moment l stepped foot inside. I felt clean glass panels of the Koopa Tycoon were already slightly incongruous with the rundown buildings near by, but the inside well.. It would convince you that you were in Poshley Heights. Our shoes squeaked on the white marble floors encrusted with multicolored gems. I’d done enough spelunking to recognize irregularly shaped topaz, amethyst, emerald, and ruby at the least. Yes, this girl knows her precious stones. Embarrassingly though that analytical side of me got shoved aside instantly at the sight of a malfunctioning indoor fountain. It was a Spike spitting water, but without sufficient water pressure the stream trickled and water flowed off of the round bulbous body and dripped in the pool between its legs. Yes, it looked like it was-

“Huh, who knew the rich liked peeing statues?” Toad asked me. With a straight face.

I laughed, but then I thought. “Wait. That’s not a malfunction?”

He shrugged as we reached the onix desk. No one was there, or in the lobby at all. As Toad rung the bell I glanced upwards seeing all fifty floors and the night sky from the glass roof. There were also comfy looking places to sit at and a bar that was closed. Dem lamps made the lobby a calm and subdued, if not echoey sanctuary isolated from the city life outside. I could get used to this, well except for the statues.

Toad tapped me on the shoulder with a smile. “Stop drooling.”

“Huh?”

“Can I help you?” the yellow shelled, pencil mustache sporting Koopa receptionist asked. He couldn’t came from anywhere other than behind the desk. His eyes were kinda baggy too. Was he sleeping back there?

Toad dug in a briefcase I didn't know he had, and grabbed a folded paper out from it. He laid it neatly on the desk without a word, just smiling and waiting. It was amusing to see how quick the receptionist woke up and whistled.

“T-the ushers should be here any moment, Mr. Toadstool.” The receptionist glued his eyes to a hallway, as if every second the ushers weren’t there meant a time bomb was ticking. I would have expected sweat to drip of of him had the ushers not emerged in ten seconds flat. A Goomba and Shy Guy, both in their neatly pressed hotel uniforms stood straight beside Toad.

“Luggage?” The Goomba grunted. I recognised the Dark Land accent right away. Speaking of which, the receptionist had too. I figured, but it still unnerved me slightly.

“Here.” Toad gave him a backpack and I handed over my bag. The Goomba wasted no time marching away though the Shy Guy lingered.

“And uh it’s normally closed this late but, so, you umm..” the he whispered.

“The hottub? Sounds fun,” Toad said.

“They have that?” I asked. The Sky Guy nodded and I noticed the receptionist suspiciously gone though I heard faint snoring.

“Uh, yeah..sure. Here are the passes your highness.”

Before I knew it, he’d put a red ribbon around my neck and Toad busted a gut.

“Yo. She’s not the princess. We are here for her though.”

“Yes yes. Very, uh, sorry. I will check on the rooms now.. So, like, wait here.”

The odd usher sped off the way the goomba had and I was just there gaping.

“I know, babe. Get used the craziness. Anyway, we’re gonna have the double presidential with the mini bar and junk, or something. I usually pass out on the Lakitu cloud king size beds before I can really relax, but today we have an extra day so we can check stuff out tomorrow.”

“You’ve been here before?”

Toad leaned back casually on the desk. “Thrice. But only as a halfway point to some farther Kingdom. This’ll be the first time I’ve needed to actually do business here, I guess that’s why I got sent here a day early.”

“To acclimate to this hostile environment.”

Toad looked at me funny, then smiled. “Relax sometime! This is a city. We aren’t gonna step on a landmine by mistake.”

“But, why stay here an extra day?”

He gave me a sly smirk. “To have fun!”

And right then the Shy Guy stepped off an elevator.

“It’s all umm, ready. You want to uh, follow me?”

Toad started towards him. “We’re good. I have the card keys in my pocket. Toadette?”

“Where are our rooms?” I asked as I followed him to the elevator. It was clean and sterile with onix floors but also slightly cramped, though having three of them made of for it.

Toad glanced at his card key as the doors closed. “To the 56th.”

I blinked twice. “-But there’s only fifty!”

He smiled at me. “See? Chose you for a reason.”

I put my hand on my hip. “Wait. You had to bring a partner?”

He shrugged. “Peach suggested. I’d choose you anyday over most of the teenagers she’s been hiring lately. No offense to them, they’re still learning, but at least you’ve experience what the Mario life is about.”

I had to agree with that. I didn’t have half the experience as him, but I’d still been though more than enough Mario Karts and Party to know exactly what Mario deals with. I didn’t even want to think about the Captain Toad fiascos. It was odd though. Toad was my age, but I kind of categorized him with them with the teens. Toad had a flippant aura, but now I was starting to see that I maybe I was wrong. I mean, I should have sooner, he was the Castle Advisor now, but it was the way he smoothly handled this day. He was genuinely relaxed and on top of things, from getting us here, to handling the rooming, to knowing what to expect. Yep, I may have been wrong. Toad was no clown after all.

“Babe. Lost you there for a moment.”

Toad and I were in front of our room, 444 apparently, and I must have spaced out while thinking about him AGAIN.

“Do you always drool when you think of me?” He asked as he slipped my card key in my hand.

“No!...Wait how did you-“

He clicked open the door and a fresh blast of air hit my face. “You were staring a hole through me. Not that I blame ya. I am pretty hot.”

Okay, I take that back. He was a clown for sure.

I walked in, too tired to protest. There was a furnished front room with that mini bar thing and two doors leading to bedrooms. Toad was right, the sight of the bed makes you forget everything else. I vaguely remember brushing my teeth and before I know it I was in my room visiting Subcon for a little while.

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062: "I beat you at Mario Kart and now you're banishing me to the couch for the night?” Feysand

(They’re playing Mario Kart Wii, in case of any confusion.)

“Finally!” Feyre yelled. “Finally, I have vanquished you!”

“Vanquished?” Rhys drawled. “That’s a strong word for a game of Mario Kart, darling.”

She ignored him. “Today, after months of hard work, the trainee has surpassed the trainer. We did it, Toadette. You and I did it.” Feyre stood from the couch and kissed the TV screen.

King Boo looked much happier than his player. He had come in third, which wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t as good as Feyre. “I didn’t even beat Amren,” Rhys despaired.

“Bowser is the king,” Amren said, picking her fingernails. “Of course he beat you.”

“Don’t feel too bad, bro,” Cassian clapped him on the shoulder. “I didn’t even get third. Donkey Kong is somewhere in that crowd right now, crying to himself.”

“Donkey Kong,” Mor scoffed from Azriel’s lap. They had sat out this round after Feyre had swore it would be the one she would beat Rhys, instead leaving it to their more competitive companions. “Leave it to you to choose the worst character you can.”

“Oh, like Toadette is any better?” He pulled Nesta back onto his lap, no longer needing the room to play.

“Toad and Toadette always win,” Feyre and Mor chanted in unison.

“As evidenced by me,” Feyre said with a pointed grin at Rhys.

“If you love Toadette so much, maybe you should sleep down here on the couch tonight, to be closer to her.”

“I beat you at Mario Kart and now you’re banishing me to the couch for the night?” Feyre said. “Please, you wouldn’t be able to sleep without me. You like my cuddling skills and the smell of my shampoo too much.”

“My brute is the same way,” Nesta said, half exasperated and half proud.

Cassian quickly pulled his face away from her hair. “No I’m not!”

“Yes you are,” everyone chorused, and Amren cackled.

“I can sleep without you,” Rhys insisted. “And you can sleep with your game.”

Feyre began to talk, but Cassian cut her off. “There’s only one way to settle this. Whichever one of you wins the next course gets to decide sleeping arrangements.”

“What’s the next course?” Feyre asked.

Cassian gave a terrifying grin. “Rainbow Road.”

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#acotar #acotar fanfiction #feyrhys #feyrhys fanfiction #inner circle #mario kart #this was the shortest one i've done but also my favorite one i've done #my family is OBSESSED with mario kart wii we will SCREAM over it #also that toad always wins?#family inside joke #anyway #thank you whoever asked this #!!!#my fic

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SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE Part 1, Chapter 6: Troubled King

AT THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM HOT SPRING…

Unsurprising to everyone, Bowser is lounging on the throne and playing with Lemmy. But this time, Bowser is making Lemmy change the ball while he is on it. Lemmy jumps and turns the bouncy ball into a chain chomp. He rides the ball around and around the great hall. Lemmy then changes it into a large goomba. Lemmy jumps on the goomba and it divides in two. Suddnely, Kamek flies in.

“King Bowser! I’ve just received news!” Kamek shares.

“How is the rebellion coming along?” Bowser asks. “Is Junior showing them who’s boss?”

“Why yes, he is.” Kamek responds. Bowser continues to enjoy Lemmy’s antics.

“Is that all?” Bowser stops playing for a moment. This is the most genuine Bowser has been since moving to the Mushroom Kingdom. His attention is on Kamek.

“Well, I was thinking that the Mushroom Kingdom is first priority. You shouldn’t have to deal with the drama in the old Kingdom.” Kamek starts. “It should be Bowser Jr.’s responsibility to take care of the old kingdom now. Wouldn’t you agree King Bowser?”

“Hmm,” Bowser ponders. “I could have more time with Lemmy. And I could focus on catching Mario…when he comes.”

“It would really teach the boy about running a kingdom.”

“But I would still be in charge!” Bowser claims.

“Of course, my king!” Kamek says. “Junior would be there to make sure things run as smoothly as they do here.”

“How is Junior beating the rebellion?” Bowser asks.

“He has beaten their armies, King Bowser, now he is just needs your approval to deal with the survivors.”

“I give him my approval.”

“Great!” Kamek pulls out a long contract. “Now just sign the bottom of this paper and don’t pay attention to any of the words on this top part here, King Bowser.”

Bowser signs the contract. Suddenly it disappears and Kamek flies off on his broomstick. Bowser continues to watch Lemmy bounce around. Now there are about twenty little goombas around the great hall. Poof! Lemmy turns them into little balls. He glides on some of them and they combine into one large ball. Bowser claps at his youngest son’s magic skills!

IN THE CHAI KINGDOM COLISEUM…

Sarasaland has a popular coliseum in the Chai Kingdom that is home to many festivals and celebrations. Today, King Dedede has turned the coliseum into a fighting pit. This makes Daisy uneasy. The people of Sarasaland are peaceful and kind, much like those in the Mushroom Kingdom. They won’t enjoy fighting pits.

Daisy and King Dedede sit in the royal booth; which are the closest seats to the coliseum floor. Mario and Peach are also welcomed into the royal booth. Luigi tries to get in, but the waddle dee’s don’t let him. It is for royals only! Luigi tries to get his brothers attention, or even Daisy. But they are too preoccupied with the different beasts that are coming out.

Luigi can only find a seat at the highest point in the coliseum. He watches from the top as they bring out a beast that looks strangely familiar to him. In the royal booth, Peach stands up in shock. Entering the coliseum is Donkey Kong, who will have to fight three other beasts stuck in the coliseum.

“Mario!” Peach calls her husband. “That’s Donkey Kong.”

“King Dedede! That is our friend!” Mario claims. “What is he doing in the fighting pits?”

“Ahh, he will be fine!” King Dedede reassures. “My money is on him!”

In the fighting pits with Donkey Kong are Bugzzy, Bonkers, and Bandana Waddle Dee. If anyone, DK knows that the big purple Bonkers will be the most difficult to defeat. It is moments before the battle is to begin and the crowd is quiet. A horn blows and the four opponents run at each other!

Bugzzy is using the air to its advantage. None of the other fighters can fly, so it has a unique advantage. Bonkers throws his hammer at DK which he stops with his hands. The two are testing their strengths. Can Bonkers push DK’s hands down or can DK knock the hammer away? Bandana Waddle Dee huddles in and starts to stab DK with his spear. It hurts DK’s leg so he kicks the little monster out of the way. Bonkers uses this distraction to throw DK off balance, who is now on the coliseum floor.

The crowd cheers! Daisy is shocked. She watches as the people of Sarasaland are living for the coliseum fight. Daisy looks over at Peach, it is madness! King Dedede is very into the fight. Mario clenches his fist at the sight of Donkey Kong struggling.

Bonkers slams his hammer down towards DK, who manages to roll over and dodge it. DK, who is now on his feet is ready for Bonkers. Bugzzy comes flying in and distracts Bonkers. DK sees Bandana Dee charging him, spear first. DK dodges the spear attack and grabs Bandana Dee. The little monster is tossed into the sky. DK winds up a fist and punches the Bandana Dee out of the coliseum! The crowd goes wild. DK looks over and sees Bonkers slamming Bugzzy with his hammer. Time to join the action.

MEANWHILE IN THE CHAI CASTLE…

Captain Toad and Toadette are navigating around the castle to see if there are any is passages to navigate. Daisy gave them a map of the Chai Castle with all the different hallways and passages on it. Now it’s time to see if any of them still work. Toad and Toadette are in the fourth floor bathrooms. There should be a secret tunnel that will lead them to a secret south exit of the castle.

“Ahh, here we are!” Captain Toad presents. “The fourth floor bathrooms.”

“It’s beautiful!” Toadette drools a little. The bathroom is a big square room made out of yellow brick. In the center is the Sarasaland pyramid emblem. On the west and east walls are five carved out places for people to go to the bathroom. Above each place is a carved figure of a sun goddess, who holds a scepter in one hand. What makes the bathroom beautiful is the large stain glass window of the same sun goddess. The sun shines through and makes the bathroom light up.

“Now, if the directions Daisy gave us were correct, we need to go to the third shoot on the east wall.” Captain Toad instructs. Toadette goes to the opposite wall. “Toadette.”

“Yes Captain,” she responds.

“I said the east wall.”

“This is the east wall,” Toadette points to the wall she stands next to. Captain Toad checks his compass. He walks to Toadette, who is at the real east wall.

“The third shoot on the east wall and pull the scepter of the goddess down to her side,” Captain Toad reads. They look up at the goddess’ scepter which is clearly out of reach. Toad looks at his partner.

“No way!” Toadette say. “I’m getting on top!” Toadette hoists herself on top of Captain Toad’s mushroom head. Suddenly, a waddle dee walks into the bathroom, it stares at them confused.

“H-h-hi!” Captain Toad stutters. “Nothing to see here just…trying to take a dump.” The waddle dee leaves. “Alright, let’s pull that scepter Toadette.”

Toadette pulls the scepter of the sun goddess and suddenly the emblem in the middle of the bathroom starts to shake. Toadette gets down from Captain Toad’s head and they watch the emblem move. Underneath it is a spiral staircase that leads to the exit of the Chai Castle. Now that they have discovered it, they put the scepter back in its place and watch as the emblem appears back to normal.

WHILE AT THE CHAI COLISEUM…

Donkey Kong and Bonkers have defeated Bugzzy. Now, the two beats glare at each other. They wait. The crowd is still. Peach covers her face with her hands. King Dedede’s eyes are wide. The two beats runs towards each other.

Bonkers swings his hammer and DK jumps over Bonkers. Now, DK is facing Bonker’s back which gives him an opening. DK thrusts his fists. Bonkers drops his hammer. DK takes the hammer and breaks it. Now it is just fists against fists. Bonkers hits DK in the face, and then again. DK returns with harder and stronger punches. Bonkers swings at DK again but misses. DK hits Bonkers in the face. The purple monkey spins, and spins, and spins, until he flops onto the ground. The rest of the fighters are knock unconscious. DK wins the first ever fighters ring in the Chai Coliseum!

The crowd goes wild at DK’s victory. The monkey collapses from exhaustion. Peach and Daisy rush out of the royal booth and into the fighting pit to console DK. Luigi runs down to the royal booth.

“Mario!” Luigi shouts. “Is he okay?”

As Peach and Daisy console DK he becomes conscious and smiles. He gets up and raises his fist in the air. The crowd roars in excitement and pride! The fighting ring concludes and the people of Sarasaland go back to their homes.

Mario and the rest are back at the Chai Castle. Donkey Kong was brought by a group of waddle dees and is sleeping on Luigi’s floor.

“What were you thinking?” Daisy hisses. “Donkey Kong was their friend and you put them in the middle of a fighting pit!”

“The monkey won! Didn’t he?” King Dedede protests.

“That monkey’s name is Donkey Kong and he is exhausted!” Daisy is pissed. “The people of Sarasaland have never enjoyed violence! I am closing the fighting pits.”

“The people of Sarasaland disagree.” Dedede argues. “They loved it. Did you hear them? They were cheering him on like he was a king!”

“He is a king,” Daisy claims.

“The people love it. I won a bet.” Dedede says. “I’m not closing the fighting pits.” Daisy knows she can’t win this argument, she stammers off. Peach follows her. All that is left is Mario and King Dedede. “Now, let’s get to the real reason why you are here.”

“I uhh…” Mario hesitates. “I don’t-,”

“My waddle dees overheard your Queen and mine speaking.” King Dedede admits. “The real reason you are here is because you have nowhere else to go.”

“Y-yes.”

“I’ll help you!” King Dedede admits. “But next time I want you to be honest with me.” King Dedede walks away to his chambers. Before he closes the door he says “We’ll work out a plan of attack, soon enough, don’t worry. Get some sleep. You’ll have your kingdom back in no time.”

King Dedede closes his chamber doors and Mario looks astonished. Had the king just promised to help him get his kingdom back?

AT BOWSER’S KINGDOM…

The fighting has stopped throughout the kingdom. There are no more bombs exploding, the chaos has died, and no more soldiers are getting killed. Bowser Jr., Morton, King Boo, Tass, and Birdo are all meeting in the great hall of Bowser’s Castle, which is still in ruins. Kamek flies into the great hall.

POOF!

It was actually Iggy the whole time. He hands Bowser Jr. the contract. “Here it is Junior, signed and everything!” Iggy claims. Junior takes a closer look at it and sees his father’s signature. He passes it around so the others can see. King Boo, Tass, and Birdo all examine it and are relieved. Bowser Jr. starts to cry.

“What’s the matter, Junior?” Morton asks.

“I’m so glad papa signed it!” Bowser Jr. cries tears of joys. Everyone else smiles at the new ruler of Bowser’s Kingdom.

“Congratulations to the new king!” King Boo screeches. Everyone else cheers. The doctrine that Bowser signed was really a forfeit of power to the next of kin. Bowser can be preoccupied with Peach’s Castle as much as he’d like. Bowser Jr. now gets to make his father proud and follow in his footsteps. Though, Junior doesn’t know how his dad would’ve liked this decision. Junior may not be following exactly in his father’s footsteps, but he is still eager to keep the Koopa legacy thriving.

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Unused Mario and Bowser: Frenemies Forever 27

Unused Mario and Bowser 27

Chapter 27

Author note: Would have been in the place of what is actually Chapter 26. Mario, instead of Kylie would have done some recapping and reflection before the race which is part of the actual story’s Chapter 26: More Karting With Bowser (The End?). I thought about it for a while and eventually the whole thing was done over with more emphasis on Kylie and her ‘detectives, spies, and plumbers’ tieing any loose ends. This version, while introspective just went on too slow. Enjoy!

8.00 am.

Mario slung his arm on the clock to end it’s torturous alarm. What day was it, he thought? Oh yeah, the of the next Mario Kart... He finally leaned up, feeling like an invisible weight was pushing him back in bed, and his covers became ever more inviting all over again. It had been an exhausting week after finding the cure, and now it had caught up to the seasoned hero. He gently sunk back down, on the verge of visiting Subcon again….

...Someone tall and slender crept through the bedroom door, holding a bowl of some steaming hot substance. With the other hand, he flicked on the light switch without hesitation. “Hey bro, you're up?!”

Mario yawned as he squinted to see his younger brother. Luigi was fully dressed and smirking for some reason. “Say, I didn't get hit by the Mushroom Bus last night, did I?” Mario mumbled.

“Umm...no? That’s what you get for staying up all night with Peach!”

Mario jolted up. “Luigi?! We were in a MEETING!”

Luigi flushed. “Did I say otherwise, bro? Either way, I got a good night's rest and you didn’t!”

Mario hopped out of bed. “Please, don’t act like I wanted to only get one measly hour of sleep. Besides, you didn’t come home with me and last I heard, you were with Boo. What’s with that, little brother?”

Luigi dashed out of the room. “Not telling!’

Mario sat back down on the edge of the bed. “You win this time, Weegee…”

Rejuvenated by….whatever that was, Mario did his habitual morning stretches. Passing by the kitchen to go the the bathroom, he noticed Luigi at the table and the enticing smell of apple flavored oatmeal. Weird, he thought. Luigi said they were out of the oatmeal yesterday, or maybe he said that to keep him from eating it all, as Luigi often did when he didn’t want Mario eating up food in the house before their ‘shopping day’. “You got me again…” Mario mused.

Luigi looked up. “Huh?”

“Nothing…”

Next it was time for shower, shave, fix breakfast. Just for himself, rather. Mario found it weird not be the first person up, but in all fairness it had been a busier week for him than Luigi. After delivering the cure to the Toadley Clinic, things progressed even faster than the two days before. The cure was rushed to Mushroom Kingdom Hospital East by Dr. Toadley’s associates and by the next morning, everyone had the cure. Toad and Daisy recovered just fine despite being the worse cases and they were back in their respective castles two days later. Toad was lively as usual, but when no one heard from Daisy, it was assumed she was making a quiet recovery, especially since calls to her phone went straight to voicemail. Imagine their surprise when they found out that she’d been practicing non stop for the next tennis game. Her weary but relieved father spilled the beans once Peach got her own father to check up on the neighboring Sarasland. A direct quote from her was, “The next time I face Mario and Bowser, they’re going down!!” Reportedly, even Bowser shuddered at the thought.

Back on a serious note, Peach allowed Bowser make a new “message” briefly explaining that he was NOT the cause of the Mushroom Flu but that he was definitely still their number one nightmare and would be definitely be ruling the kingdom in the next decade or so. The general public were not surprised.

Other than that, Mario had to spend long meetings with Peach other officials discussing legal matters, criminal activity, and ways to prevent such a thing from happening again in the oft used castle courtroom. Larry Koopa was an unexpected (to Mario) guest, representing Bowser’s household as the public face of Koopa relations. Mario could definitely sympathize with him, as they were both kind of hanging around for arbitrary reasons. Larry’s cool and casual attitude didn't stop him from being helpful however. Since he was one of the few ranking members of Bowser’s Castle who never came under complete control of Z, he had a lot to reveal, though never enough to satisfy everyone. Everyone knew the culprit was Zoo Diddley, but since he’d disappeared it seemed that parts of the conspiracy would never be revealed, not that every local paper and news station didn't try to decode it anyway.

Mario also had to survive countless interviews once details of his adventure were leaked. Before long, the public had heard it all, even parts of his adventure that didn’t happen in public eye!

Maio finally set down at the kitchen table with a plate of bacon and eggs in hand as he dwelled on something. Wasn’t there someone at the hospital who telepathically communicated with Z? What if they just hired him?

Luigi got up and placed his empty bowl in the sink. “I have an uh...appointment. I’ll meet you at the track bro!”

Mario squinted at the tiny digital clock on the microwave. “But the race isn't until-” Luigi was off before Mario could say another word.

Now alone, Mario checked his cellphone to see a text message from the Koopa King himself, dated that morning..

“You’ll be dead meat at the race, plumber!!! (Followed by a ridiculous amount of ‘evil’ emojis such as skulls, devils, fire, and... clowns?)” Mario smiled weakly, the threat bringing back a warm sense of familiarity. Going through his contacts, he caught an idea. After a moment Peach answered the phone, and the two spoke for a while, sounding equally groggy.

“Yes. That's a great idea!” Peach spoke, livening up. “I'll tell him, and please come over this morning. Some people would like to speak to you before the race today.”

“Oh sure... Princess,” Mario answered. He just hoped he wasn't going to get rushed by reporters for the twentieth time that week.

………………….

At 10 am, Mario pulled up to Peach’s Castle on his Mach Bike. The entire area was quiet, no yard workers even in site. Alagold was yet again on the front porch with the Nintendo DS playing teenaged ‘guard’ not far behind.

“Hey buddy,” Mario greeted slyly, “are they gone?”

Alagold shrugged as he approached the motored bike. “Who?”

“Eh, nevermind. Guess I was paranoid over nothing. Who wanted to see me?”

“Oh that...Nobody!” Alagold chuckled. “Peach just wanted to get you over here for another cake. I can’t believe you fell for it!...”

Once inside, Mario saw that his yellow capped friend was right and everything was normal inside Peach’s prestigious abode. His boots squeaked on the shiny floors and there was no dust on any of her decor, opposite of the dilapidated appearance from a week ago. Mario followed an enticing smell to the dining room were yet another cake awaited him on the long table. This one had white icing with light blue details, but Mario noticed something interesting. One might even say unusual. Something Peach would never do...

Bake a normal sized cake!

“Teehee, Mario! Over here!!” Peach called from behind it.

“This cake talks again,” Mario replied teasingly, even though he could clearly see her.

“Mario! Get over here!” she replied in kind.

Mario stopped in his tracks as he had an epiphany. Why recreate that morning?

Peach frowned. “What’s wrong, Mario? We have a busy week and now my presence palls you?”

“Of course not! I haven't rested well lately and then you call me here and do...this…” Mario sat down next to her.

“The cake? You know how often I bake my cakes,” Peach said with a hint of self awareness. Her radio started buzzing but she ignored it.

“But why a normal cake?”

Peach neatly cut herself a slice, revealing the chocolate inside with white cream filling. “I can't bake a petite version of my world famous, hand made cakes?”

“No…” Mario crossed his arms. “Besides, didn't you admit to following an old recipe?”

Peach swept her hair back and glanced away, as if a plan of hers had been foiled by whatever Mario said. “Okay fine. I didn't have time for a giant one. I do have to prepare for the race after all..”

“Now that I believe,” Mario chuckled, finally grabbing a slice for himself. “Don't ever get job where you have or lie, like a used kart salesman. Or a buffet waitress...”

Peach rolled her eyes. “Same for you, Mario… Wait, waitresses lie?”

Mario swallowed another mouthful of cake. “Mm hmm, or the buffet ones at least. They'll say I've been through the buffet line five times when I know it's only been four!”

Peach giggled before covering her mouth in a discreet princess like fashion. Mario was tickled by her prissy ways and joined her, their laughter echoing in the room before the doors abruptly swung open.

A green capped Toad in a dark blue business suit got pushed in with Buckenberry and Toadette close behind. Buckenberry looked normal but Toadette was dressed up in a burgundy colored dress suit. They followed the green Toad, who strolled casually closer to Peach and Mario, even idly swinging his small briefcase as he took in the sights of the castle dining room.

“Princess, you didn't answer your radio! This is the guy that just marched right in here!” Buckenberry barked.

Toadette nodded, trying to keep up in her matching burgundy high heels she clearly had little experience with. “Yeah, and he claims to be ‘important’!”

“This is Mr. Mitch Toadstool, who helped chase Z from the hospital a week ago. Don’t you remember, dears?” Peach reminded them gently.

“Rrrright...” Mario droned. “Well what’s he doing here?”

“It was your idea, silly! He’s going to be one of our new guiance counselors since he can detect extrasensory disturbances! Oh, and I just love his Mushroom Enquirer magazine!”

“Yeah, what the Princess said,” Mitch finally spoke, his voice deeper and raspier than what one would expect from a Toad.

Mario gave the dapper gentleman a once over again. He could understand the swooning, or was that jealousy, from everyone? “Oh yeah. Pleased to have you at the castle. Emery told me all about uh, whatever happened on the roof. Welcome aboard.” Mario got up and held out his hand.

Mitch shook it firmly. “Thanks, hotshot. I’ll root for you at the race, from the comfort of my jacuzzi that is. You have that here, right?”

“No!” Buckenberry answered.

Mitch helped himself to a slice of cake that was pre cut on a plate. Behind it was a plaque labeled “Toadsworth”. “Fine fine. Say, great cake you got here!”

“Hey that slice is reserved for-”

Peach cut Toadette off. “Thank you, tee hee! And maybe we should add a jacuzzi, hmm…”

Toadette and Buckenberry’s jaws dropped to the ground.

Mario picked up his own slice to go, seeing how this was about it get ugly. “See you later guys.” Mario left the dining room, no one even noticing his departure. As he was leaving, he saw Toad waiting around near the entrance wearing a red fancy looking tie.

“There you are!” greeted Toad.

“Hey. You’re racing too, right?”

Toad nodded. “And I’m coming with you because we need to talk,” Toad said in a more serious manner.

The smile dropped from Mario’s face. “Uh, okay..”

Toad lightly punched his shoulder. “Lighten up, I don’t mean like that. I just want to get caught up a on a few things. Like, we've barely even spoke in the past week!”

“Okay, but I was heading to the Kart garage.”

“Well you wouldn't mind giving an old pal a lift, right?”

Mario smiled. “Fine, but next time I’m charging! By the way, what’s with that tie?”

Toad rubbed the silky dress accessory between his fingers as they left the castle. “This stupid thing? Mr. Toadsworth convinced Peach to change some policies and so now castle advisors and management have to ‘dress up’.” He unloosened it from his neck and instead tied it around his head like a bandana. “But screw that! We’re off duty during a Mario Kart, right? Oh, neat. You brought the Mach Bike!” Toad ran up to the parked bike, leaving behind Mario on the bridge over the moat. By the time Mario had reached it, Toad was already in the passenger side cart making playful engine noises.

“What would we do without ya, Toad?”

……….

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Unused Mario and Bowser: Frenemies Forever 14

Unused Mario and Bowser 14

Mario and Bowser: Frenemies Forever

Night of the restless Mario characters (Chapter 14)

Originally Created: 4/5/17 -4/8

Disclaimer: Mario and co. Belong to NIIIIINNNNTTTEEENNNDDOOO (Woohoo!)

Author note: Can events ever stop happening all in one day? Well they will after this chapter. The main part of this was written in one day, rest was editing and etc. etc. you get the point. ^_^

Author note: Chapter 14 as it was originally written. The final version has a date two days later than the one here so do the math. I go over slightly in my overview for this chapter the changes I made and why I made them but now you can see exactly what I mean. I don’t think my final version is the best either, but I do think it was better than this. Enjoy.

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The streets of Toad Town were quiet. Shops were closed and the town's residence slept peacefully at home. The few citizens that were adventurous however tended to flock to one place, Club 64. A nice and friendly little restaurant/cafe in the day, nightclub and bar at night.

Jelectro Bond's silver Aston Mushroom pulled by. Kylie Koopa's face was practically glued to the window, she could hardly contain her excitement. Bond pulled into the crowded parking space. Kylie even recognized a few license plates of past trouble makers she'd had encounters with on the job. A B Dasher kart that belonged to a venomous Pokey she'd exposed for conspiracy to gameover? A Barrel Train that belonged to a mentally unstable Shy Guy who was convinced his life was a video game? A Power Flower kart that belonged to a con-artist Princess Daisy impersonator? Someone's oversized Koopa King kart that seemed strangely familiar?

"Is everything okay?" Bond asked, cutting off the ignition.

"Uh, sure..." she replied.

"Do not worry. This is safe, despite the occasional seedy customer."

Kylie was impressed, he'd noticed the cars too? "Well this sure is a different place at night! "Shame I'm not dressed for the special occasion!"

"You are stunning as you are, mon ami. Take my hand." Bond gave her his hand. Kylie's heart raced. She's never thought she'd meet a true gentleman in a two in a half foot Noki! She gladly took it and they walked from the parking lot hand in hand. Booming bass could be heard through the walls. The neon lights, including a now vintage Nintendo 64 sign, were displayed in the glass window, which had its shutters down to block any view inside. Despite the uncharacteristically rowdy aura that surrounded the club at this hour, this was still the relatively safe Toad Town, so they went inside with no harassment from bouncers or security.

Suddenly an unmarked white van screeched to a stop straight in front of the door.

"Think they'll let us park here?"

The rest of the MKDCU agents groaned at Jimmy. His past attempts at illegally parking too close to buildings to save a walk (though he always argued it was for everyone's benefit) always turned out badly.

"You imbecile, haven't you learned anything? We just got towed for this today!" Dick snapped.

"Just get out, Richard. Wiggs, you too!"

"Whata 'bout us?" Parabilly asked.

"You and Sebastian get to stay and watch Toad and Daisy! We gots to get them at the Toadley Clinic in another hour, or we will loose our commission. By the way, they are awfully quiet now…"

"Patients have went into a unconscious state. Do we exit now or later?" Wiggs asked.

"Now! Are...are those flashing blue lights back there? Uh oh!"

Dick and Wiggletron were pushed out of the van forcibly. The van sped towards the parking lot right as a Mushroom Police car passed by.

"Gotta love Jimmy, eh?" Dick said sarcastically.

Meanwhile at Peach's Castle

"Oh Mario! I'm so glad you're here," Princess Peach exclaimed the moment Mario entered the room. Toadette came in as well, holding his hand.

"I'll uh...leave you guys alone now," Toadette said ackwardly. She slowly backed up and closed the door.

"I'm so sorry Princess," Mario apologized, looking towards the ground.

"It's Peach, remember? But anyway, what happened??" Peach asked impatiently.

"Daisy and Toad are still in the 'care' or should I say, clutches of the MKD-whatever.." Peach gasped and instinctively clutched her hands together. Mario told her about the crazy events that happened at the hospital. Peach was on the edge of her seat.

"This is terrible! But Mario, that part isn't your fault!"

"I know, but everything else is...I'm sorry that I've been so wrapped up trying to be Bowser's friend that I've pushed you all away. I'm sorry that I've came up with plans without you guys. I'm sorry that I've broken my promises. And I'm sorry to.....Luigi!" Mario suddenly remembered something. "Princess, I mean Peach, I have to get home."

"Fine Mario. But...at least tell me something first." Peach got from her seat up to approach Mario. "Is it real?"

Mario scratched his head, "Is what real?"

"You and Bowser?" Mario continued to look confused.

"Umm. Yes? Why, Prin- Peach?"

"I don't know. Just...are you sure Bowser can be trusted?" Mario was silent for a moment.

"Yes," Mario said determinedly, "Bowser isn't the nicest guy in the world, but he knows to not cross the line. Bowser has never tried to hurt us outside of our games has he?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Listen Mario, I believe and trust you, but you can't expect everyone else to. If this information spreads…"

"I know, I know. People will always judge others, but you can't please everyone either. The only thing you can really worry about is making things right with your friends and family, that's why I have to get home to my brother. I'll talk to you tomorrow, Princess. Good night." Mario turned away.

"It's Peach!" Peach called out, "And one more thing!" Mario turned around. "Where do you think those agent people are taking Daisy and Toad?"

Mario shrugged. "I'd check out the Toadley Clinic tomorrow for a start. Hopefully though, we can plan something out tomorrow. Together, I mean!"

Peach smiled until she thought of something. "Yes, it would be nice to have some team work for once, but what about Bowser?"

"Oh about that...We can always meet outside somewhere to not scare anyone. Either way, we'll think of something. I won't even bother to call him tonight. He has enough worries with the kind of people that live at his castle!" Mario and Peach laughed.

"Okay Mario, so long," Peach said, giving Mario a hug.

"So long...Peach."

As Mario left, Peach felt a lot better about the whole situation. Yes, despite the dire circumstances she knew Mario could accomplish anything with the help of others.

Club 64

The Dance music was loud, dancers danced (or stumbled around) on the dance floor, and the more subdued customers sat at the tables, eating and drinking.

Emery sat that the bar, watching the late night Japanese game shows on the TV screens. She sipped on her Strange Fruit Juice. After work, she had sped to there in her prized (and unpopular among her peers) Koopa King Kart. Across the room, she spotted someone she could swear she'd seen before. A sunglasses wearing Noki? Also, was that her friend Kylie Koopa? She watched them seat themselves towards the back and order something.

Feeling brave and curious, Emery got up to set down in an empty bench directly behind them, carefully escaping their notice. Since when did Kylie have a boyfriend? They were definitely into each other, holding hands and what not! Wasn't she married to the job, like she insisted when Emery had tried to hook her up with a cute Doctor she knew? No matter, Emery would finally get to snoop on the master snooper!

Dick and Wiggletron entered the club and went straight for the bar.

"Hmm. Wonder what they serve at night like this? I've never been the clubbing type," Dick yelled over the music.

"I just want a cup of ice actually," Wiggletron said wearily.

"What's with you?" Dick asked genuinely.

"I am not well. I did not want James to know of my condition."

"Why not?!? He is not really really our boss."

"Correct. We must however communicate respectfully to him regardless."

"Well aren't you an sweet angel? I'll call the fool out any time."

"Yes," Wiggs said mischievously, "But look at where you are now!"

Dick looked back in annoyance and confusion. "Wiggs, what is with you? Seriously!"

Wiggs pointed. "I will be honest with you. You are my friend, correct?"

"Uh...sure...You ARE the only person in the world I don't hate right now.."

"Do you wonder why James tolerates your rambunctious and unpleasant attitude?"

"Because he'd better??" Dick huffed.

"Because he's going to fire you when when we drop off our patients. He will do so before the commission as a final 'screw you' so to speak. He explained this to us all before we picked you up for the mission." As Wiggs explained this typical monotone, Dick's eyes were popping out of his head in anger.

"WHAT?!" He screamed, louder than the dance music. Everyone nearby stared at the Mega Goomba and Wiggler like they were freaks. Wiggs continued.

"It was the plan all along, Richard. He wanted to work with you no longer. He hates you actually, as does the rest. Please calm down."

"That mouser!! I knew he was taking my insults a little too well. He just couldn't wait to get rid of me! And the rest agreed? I knew they were idiots but...hey! Did YOU agree???"

Wiggs chuckled slightly. "Of course not! You know I have affection for you."

"Oh, okay. Wait what???"

"What would you two like?" the morbidly polite bartender, who had been listening to the whole asked.

"Ice only," Wiggs said.

"The strongest thing you got!" Dick ordered." I'm as good and fired and I needed this money! Why did we ever let Jimmy handle the commissions?? What am I gonna do??"

The bartender sat down a cup of ice and some Root Beer. Dick chugged the whole root beer and Wiggs looked on amusingly.

"Let me join you," Wiggs said vaguely.

"*hic* Join WHAT?"

"I knew the Morse code from the BooTracker you suddenly acquired. Your secret is safe with me. By the way, James is here."

Jimmy M. walked up to the agents in his usual pompous way.

"What are you twos havin? What?" Jimmy noticed Dick's hateful look. "What's gotten into you?"

Dick breathed deeply, as if holding himself back from doing something. "I quit," he said simply.

Jimmy gasped. "What? Why?"

"Besides...I found a better agency! Yeah!"

Jimmy gave him strange look. "Better than the MKDCU?"

"Yes. Why do we call ourselves that way? None of us are even from the Mushroom Kingdom."

"I'm...telling boss bout this!" Jimmy shot back in a slightly whiny way.

"Tell him. Tell your rich Mole Mafia daddy! And tell him that you were gonna fire me anyway!"

"What?!?"

"I told him." Wiggletron admitted.

Jimmy crossed his arms. "Both of you twos are fired then! Yeah, who's boss now?"

Wiggletron sat continently, as if he expected this. Dick got up from his seat and approached Jimmy, towering over the Monty Mole. "You'll never be the boss of anything, you coward. You care more about following arbitrary protocols then getting work done. Do you even know what's going on right under your furry little nose?"

"Back off you! You think that I? Ugh, whatever! You twos planned this didn't ya? Enjoy your adventure together!" Jimmy turned around. "MKDCU, out!" He announced to himself as he scurried out of the door.

"HAHAHA...wait. Did he just say that??? And you're fired too now?"

"It appears so. So unfortunate. I could have really used that five dollars."

"FIVE DOLLARS??? That was our commission money? I earned more money scrubbing pipes during the summer. What a waste!"

"Who is your agency now?" Wiggs suddenly asked.

"Hm. Well I guess it's now this Bond pipsqueak and annoying reporter girl. In fact, I think I see them in the back. You should join me and we can maybe get some money out of them for helping them out."

"You would like my assistance?"

"Well what else are you going to do? You still live with your parents back on Yoshi's Island, right? Besides, I don't hate ya, like I said before. Pals?"

Wiggs responded by unexpectedly patting him on the back. This knocked to the breath out of Dick slightly.

"Sorry. What information do they possess?"

Dick quickly explained Bond and Kylie's hypothesis to Wiggs. He suddenly sat up and grabbed his cup of ice. "Let us go."

At the Mario bros. House

"Got you!" Luigi said excitingly to Boo.

"Have mercy, Weegee. It's not like I have fingers!" Boo and Luigi were playing Smash Bros 4 on the WiiU. Mario entered, surprised at the house. Candy wrappers and soda cans were on the floor and games were strolled everyone. Boo and Luigi were on the floor playing video games.

"Hello Luigi..and Boo?" Mario greeted.

"Hey bro!" Luigi perked up, giving him a hug. "Sorry I got carried away this late at night. Wow! 1 a.m already?" The younger brother looked around embarrassingly.

"Er, it's okay Luigi. You seem happy tonight!"

"Because he's beat me every time in Smash Bros," Boo said. "I have the species disadvantage here!"

Luigi pretended to be annoyed. "Yeah but you can do all sorts of cool stuff we can't. I think that makes up for not having fingers!"

"I'd better go. As much as I love nighttime, I know it's important for you humans to sleep," Boo said, heading for the door.

Luigi yawned. "Yeah I guess so. Talk to you later, Boo. You can call me on my own cell phone by the way."

Luigi winked and Boo did so back. Mario was confused at this, but let it go. This wasn't the atmosphere he thought he'd come home to so he wasn't going to complain. Still, he had to get something off of his chest.

As soon as Boo left, he turned to Luigi. "Bro. I have to apologize...again. I-"

"I know. You got so wrapped up in trying to be a fair and good friend to Bowser that you forgot about us for a moment. You promise to keep your promises from now on and not be a 'tuna head' so much." Luigi said matter of factly.

"Umm...Yeah. That's exactly what I was going to say. Wait, you guys think I'm a 'tuna head'?"

"Yeah sometimes you are, but it's okay bro. I know you area only human. It was about time Mr. Perfect screwed up."

"Who's that?" Mario asked.

"You?"

"Oh? People really see me as that way?"

Luigi looked at Mario funny, but then realized that he was genuinely surprised. "Of course they do! You aren't just the hero, you are their savior, local celebrity, leader...well you get the point."

Mario sighed. "You know, I love to help everyone, but that can come with a lot of pressure too. It's a lot to manage at times..." Mario then explained the day's earlier events to him. Luigi went pale at the mention of Toad and Daisy's attack. "And so you see, I just got so carried away in the situation. But it WILL change now. We will all meet up tomorrow and discuss how we should do things together."

"Discuss what? Isn't this out of our hands, now?"

"It's whatever you want to discuss."

"Huh?"

"You are the leader now!" Mario explained warmly.

"Me??"

"Yes. All I've done is mess up. I am a tuna head I suppose. You are just as passionate about our friends and you have patience and delicacy that this situation needs. My biggest mistake was to think that we needed brawn to handle this but look at where we are now! I know you can do this, bro. I believe in you." Mario put his hand on Luigi's shoulder.

"But...what will everyone?-"

"They will accept you as the leader for now, I'll make sure of it. Now we'd better settle down if we want to be any good for tomorrow. This mess can be cleaned later." Mario went into the washroom as Luigi stood speechless.

He was prepared to forgive Mario and be content with that but not for Mario to elect him leader of their little mission. Where to start? Would this mean that Mario would take orders from him now? What about Bowser and the rest? Luigi didn't know what was happening, but he was eager to find out how this would turn out.

At Peach's Castle

After leaving Mario and the Princess, Toadette got ready to head home. Since this was school season, she was staying on campus at Mushroom College instead of the castle. There was one thing, she hadn't seen Buckenberry since her arrival! She checked his post inside the castle but he wasn't there. She asked other staff but they hadn't seen him either. She knew something was wrong, Buckenberry only disappeared like this when he was in one of his "moods". And by disappear, she meant he went to set on the lake shore to brood. Sure enough, she spotted him outside staring into his reflection in the water.

"There you are! What's up?" Toadette greeted.

Buckenberry jumped. "Toadette?"

"Um, who else? Anyway, why are you upset now? There hasn't been a New Super Mario Bros game in forever, you know. Get over it!" she teased.

Buckenberry continued to look in the water. "Do you know something?"

"What?" Toadette sat beside him.

"It's about Toad Toadstool."

Toadette shifted uncomfortably. When she and Toad went out, Buckenberry rarely if ever interacted with them. After their breakup though, Buckenberry randomly asked Toadette out and she said yes for the fun of it.

They hit it off to her surprise. He was less bombastic for starters and Toadette appreciated being with someone who wasn't a celebrity. She also liked how Buckenberry was kind of mysterious. He showed up out of nowhere as castle employee, and then immediately volunteered to help the Mario bros. on a dangerous mission. He was brave, educated, and hardworking, but he had one problem.…

"What about him? He's in horrible shape! Haven't you heard about them being taken by some special agents?"

"I know that!" Buckenberry snapped. Toadette frowned.

"Well excuse me! I sort of care when people I know and love are sick!"

"Do some of those people talk to Larry Koopa on Facebook?! Everyone's favorite castle advisor! The guy that hangs around our dear Princess everyday!"

Toadette's stomach turned as Peach's revelation about Mario and Bowser came to mind. "Umm. He does?"

"Yes! I can't believe it. I told Mr. Toadsworth and he didn't want to do anything about it."

"Well, what do you want him to do?"

"Throw the rotten fungus out of the castle! He talks to Koopalings!"

"And what exactly is wrong about that, huh?!" She asked defensively.

"What's wrong with that? Bowser and his associates are our enemies! Do I need to explain this?"

"Maybe so, but they might not be that bad in real life. There's forces out there more evil than Bowser, you know!"

"Are you defending him?!?" They were now screaming at each other, attracting curious looks from the night gardeners.

"Lots of people may converse with the Koopa Klan occasionally. It doesn't mean it's wrong or evil. Heck, even your idol Mario talks to Bowser!!!" Toadette immediately covered her mouth. Buckenberry's eyes went wide in shock. "Listen, you can't tell anyone I said that! Everyone will freak-they won't understand! Please!"

Her boyfriend then did something unexpected. He broke down and started to cry! Buckenberry, affectionately nicknamed "Cool Blue" by Mario for his stoic and cold demeanor, was cried hysterically.

"I'm...so sorry..." he sobbed, "I just get so jealous sometimes! I can't help it. No matter what I do, it's never good enough!"

Toadette put her arm around him. "Tell me! What do you mean?"

"He gets the credit for everything! I did my very best, risking my life in a way hardly any Toad has ever and I get nothing! Why can't I be the hero for once???"

Toadette shook her head. "What does it matter?? Toad works very hard here. Haven't you seen how things are running with him gone? No one is organized, dust is piling up, and everyone in despair. Would you really be selfish enough to want him gone, because YOU don't like his friends?"

Buckenberry stood silently as he wiped away his tears. Toadette took a deep breath and blurted out, "You know what? I talk to a Bowser minion too! Wendy O. Koopa and I share beauty tips on Instagram sometimes. It's no big deal, we don't talk much but still. I guess that makes me a hypocrite too for judging Mario at first.."

"Y-you did?" he stammered.

"Yeah, I did. I was just sure Bowser must have some evil motives behind it, but the Princess seemed to really believe in Mario. We both know that the Princess has the purest heart in all of the kingdom so she can believe in that a friendship like that can be real, I do to! Think about it. We both love the Princess right?"

"Yes. I would die for the Princess! Why would you ask me that?" Buckenberry asked pointedly.

"Because we need to band together instead of tearing each other apart. It's not about getting a statue made or New-Mushroom Peace Prize, it's doing what's right. THAT'S how you can do a real service…"

They stood for a moment, then Toadette spoke up. "Well I'm going to the dorms. You take care of yourself, okay?" She left, leaving Buckenberry alone at the lake shore.

Club 64

"Wow oh wow! This place is smoking!" Kylie exclaimed. Bond smiled in response. She took another bite of her Koopasta. Since they were in the back, the music was less loud and the place more subdued in general. They talked and ate, though Bond was unusually quiet. But in a hot way! Dick and Wiggletron approached the table to Kylie's surprise.

"Richard! I was wondering when you'd join us," Bond greeted cordially, "And I see Agent Wiggletron Berry of Yoshi's Island is accompanying you. I'm so glad you both knew Morse code."

"Greetings to you, Jelectro Bond," Wiggs said. His voice was flat as ever but he smiled genuinely enough to make Kylie feel at ease with the tall stranger.

Dick didn't bother with a greeting. "We ain't stupid, you know. Now don't give me trouble, I just got fired. Wiggs too!"

Bonds eyebrow raised. "Hm? That is unfortunate! Sit, will you? And tell us what is new."

"Sure shorty!" Dick sat next to Bond, accidentally squishing him against the wall, and then recited the earlier events involving Toad and Daisy, including the fact that Mario and Bowser were there. Kylie pushed her plate aside and wrote the details in her notebook, somehow keeping up with Dick's mildly incoherent and rambly recount.

"What IS the MKDCU exactly? How'd you get into this bucket of Cheep Cheeps?" Kylie asked, too excited to notice that Bond had disappeared.

"I can answer your inquiry," Wiggs said. "We were formally the MKDCU. Independent heath experts that band together in times of crisis for a commission fee. We work according to strict protocols and our exact skills vary. We come from all over and we are the best agents in our lands. Someone from MK hospital called us in, but I am uncertain as to why. James may have that information."

Kylie studiously recorded this info in her notebook too, then her pen died. "Dang, my special glittery pen!"

"Take this," Bond said, handing her a silver expensive looking fountain pen.

"Where were you just now?"

"Being suffocated to death. Richard, please continue."

"Yeah, so as I was saying, 'James' is Jimmy M., the lazy Monty Mole. He was kind of our leader, but really he's just the son of the actual boss. Ya know, dirty sneaks from Donut Plains. What does the have to do with stopping Bowser anyway?!? Hey, where is Bond now?"

"Over here. Where were they taking Mario's friends?" Bond had crawled under the table to Kylie and Wiggletron's side and sat in between the two. Kylie had never been this close to Bond before and was distracted by his cologne. Wow, it smelled expensive!

"It's Demented by Dimentio," Wiggs whispered to her. Kylie game him a weird look.

"How do you keep disappearing? Anyway, the Toadley Clinic," Dick answered. "Then once there was a diagnosis, some special hospital in Special World. Why?"

"Oh this is not good..." Bond said disappointedly.

On the row behind them, Emery couldn't believe what she'd heard. Toadley Clinic? She'd volunteered there and the place was cray cray. They only dealt with the worse of the worse, first of all. Secondly, if Mario's friends were going there, they might get sent off to they maximum severity hospital in Special World. Legend says, patients never leave! She have to do something now! She peeked over the bench seat.

"Emery??" Kylie called out. "Guys, this is my friend. She works at the hospital and she's a crafty one to!"

"I am disappointed in my self," Bond admitted, "You were snooping in on us and I only noticed now.

Someone's wonderful smile must have distracted me!" Kylie flushed.

"Thank you," Wiggs said, grinning.

"I meant...never mind. You are Emery Toadstool of MK East, right?"

"Yes! And...uh I can- I mean...What were y'all talking about?" Emery had been listening at first, but after a moment she had gotten bored spent most of the time playing on her phone . She only had perked up again when she had heard Toadley Clinic being mentioned.

"Emery, do you want to do your country a service?" Bond asked with sudden seriousness.

Emery shrugged. "Sure?"

"Country? Isn't this about Mario?" Dick asked.

Bond dodged the question. "If what I think is about to happen happens, we might have big trouble tomorrow, mes amies…"

"I'm not gettin it, Bond. What do you know that we don't?" Kylie asked with some impatience. Bond motioned for everyone to get up. He lead them to the back stage kind of area where bands would play. At this time it was empty, save a giant fish tank filled with exotic and colorful Cheep Cheeps.

"Everything is as is confidential from this point onward, understood?"

Everyone nodded. Wiggs raised his hand. "Does this mean you consider me to be an assistant in your operation?"

"Of course?" Bond replied curiously.

"Thank you!! It means so much to be accepted by a wonderful Noki such as yourself!" Wiggs affectionately patted Bond on the back, which sent the Noki flying into the fish tank. Water splashed on the floor and Dick laughed hysterically as Wiggs and Kylie frantically ran to his aid. Emery only rolled her eyes unimpressively. This was the least weird thing that had happened all day. No one in the club seemed to notice the commotion either.

Once he was (fished) out, he immediately continued, "These are the facts: Toad and Daisy's coma walking proves that is is Mushroom Flu; we know this had to have originated from Bowser, specifically his castle laboratory; we know they would have had to have been deliberately targeted; we know that all other cases of the T-virus are less severe for an unknown reason; we know Bowser, or someone in his household would have a motive; we do not know how this was introduced. And worse still, all of the has occurred in one day."

Everyone was silent as if taking his statements in. Or maybe cause Bond was soaking wet, his sunglasses were crooked and he and acted as if he wasn't just smacked like Daisy smacked Bowser in Mario Party 3. Wiggs raised his hand.

"Umm, yes?" Bond asked hesitantly.

"You said that Bowser or someone in his household would have a motive, correct? Why would Bowser work with Mario to interfere with the MKDCU? Would he not want Mario's friends taken away?"

"I was getting to that. Yes, my secondary points. These are not yet clear in my head: who exactly called the MKDCU? It is clear that them coming was part of the plan. I would not at all imply that the MKDCU themselves are in on it, but it is obvious now that it was meant to be. Because of the complications that arose from that, Toad and Daisy are now ultimately inaccessible and are in danger of being permanently that way. How does the crazed Koopa Doctor and Nurse Nass T. come into play? Surely they didn't call-"

"Nass T?? My mom??" Emery blurted out.

"Oh yeah! She is your mom. I forget that," Kylie said. "Are you saying she's involved, Bond?"

"Yes. And I say that without a doubt. That is why I ask again, are you willing to fully cooperate?" Bond looked expectantly to Emery.

Emery thought for a moment. Her mom didn't have the best reputation and their family was in debt. If some kind of reward was involved in all of this, she would have to admit that her mom getting involved in the conspiracy was exactly what she'd do.

As if Bond could read her mind, he added, "Listen mon ami, I also know for certain tat she isn't at the head of this. I just want you to find out about all of the circumstances of the victims tomorrow at work. You don't have to turn anyone in or mention anything to anyone else. Here." He handed her a soaking wet BooTracker. "Its water proof, don't worry. Just let me know what you find, okay?"

Emery slowly nodded. She could do that at least, right? And now all of this serious business was making her tired. Emery swept back her black hair. "I'm gonna go, guys," she said.

"Very well. Au revoir!" Bond said, his genially somewhat forced now.

"Stay safe," Kylie said, feeling uneasy about the whole situation again. Wiggs waved. After she left Bond signaled their attention.

"As for the rest of us, well. We will put our infiltration plan on hold." Bond said, seeming mildly spaced out.

"What??"

"Because of this. When the official word of Mushroom Flu gets out tomorrow morning, all Underwhere will break loose. I just can't say what our next move should be.."

"We can tell Mario at least?" Kylie said.

"He will find out."

"How do you know so much??" Dick asked, annoyed of Bond's vagueness.

Bond suddenly slipped past them, away from the back area. He threw some coins on their table for a tip, not bothering to count. "So long gentlemen. We will talk more tomorrow. Let's get you home, Kylie."

"Huh?" Kylie questioned but followed. She grabbed his still soaking wet arm and they left in a hurry.

"That Bond is..!"

"Sauve. Mysterious. Slightly omniscient. A perpetual sunglasses wearer. Handsome?" Wiggs answered. Dick looked at him funny.

"Okay...How dare they bail on us? We don't have a ride...or a place to sleep tonight! Hey...we didn't even discuss our commission!"

Wiggs looked to him and smiled. "Regardless I am extremely glad to be part of his operation. I even forgot about my headache! As for a place to reside, I have provisions for that!"

"Huh?"

"My friend, T. Yoshisaur Muchakoopa lives near here. I am surprised he did not recognize me earlier."

"You mean Yoshi? I know what you and that Bond guy have in common. Y'all are too dang formal!"

Wiggs laughed loudly though no one was joking. "Affirmative, friend!" Wiggs put his hand on Dick's back, but thankfully no one flew anywhere this time.

Later

"What was that about, Bond??" Kylie finally asked as Bond pulled up to her apartment. She lived in a meager complex off of Pleasant Path. Since this was somewhat rural, there were no street lights aside from the high beams of Bond's Aston Mushroom. "We were out of there quicker than a Speedy Comet!"

"You can call me Jelectro. And I didn't want them to know." Bond said apprehensively.

"But why? How do you know so much? Are you that good of a spy?"

Bond seemed disturbed about something. "Don't share this info with others, mon ami, but…"

"What?" Kylie was finally starting to feel creeped out.

"Not all of my spy skills are spy skills. You see, have premonitions," he said simply, "I always have. Sometimes it does not work if I am distracted or caught off guard, as you saw before."

In Kylie's mind, he might as well have told her that he was Santa Claus. His exotic charm on her had worn off. What was he, part Magikoopa? "Oookay. And so you just 'know' something is going to go down tomorrow?"

"Yes. It hit me while we were setting down, what I saw...was bad... What is wrong, mon ami, what are you-?"

Kylie jumped out of the his car, leaving the door open. "I didn't become a reporter and journalist to deal with tomfoolery. What is this? Boo Hunters? How did you really get this info? How did you even know where I lived?"

"I just knew. You have to listen!"

"So you ain't really a spy, just a Magikoopa like freak? You aren't really from Spy Land are you?" she asked accusingly.

"Yes I am! I trained at the Super Spy Headquarters and everything. It's just that, as long as I remember, I have had dreams and visions and..I am adopted you know!" Bond blurted out.

Kylie shook her head and shut the door. She walked to her apartment without looking back.

To be continued.

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