#yoshi lake

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Yoshis Hatch From Eggs

So recently a hypothesis has been going around claiming Yoshies are something they are not, and by extension has led to many people believing Yoshies don't hatch from eggs. So here's several examples of Baby Yoshies hatching from eggs.

The first one is from Super Mario Bros. 4 Super Mario World, in this game you can come across some eggs that hatch into Baby Yoshies. A we see the same thing happen in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe with the Baby Yoshis from that game. This can also been seen in official art depicting this as well.

In Game & Watch Gallery 2's Vermin a Yoshi is protecting 6 Yoshi eggs from the Koopa Troop. These are probably the same eggs that hatch in Yoshi Story. The Green Yoshi is probably the Star Yoshi that hatched at the end of Yoshi's Island DS as well, making the other Yoshies here his friends which he mentioned in SMB4SMW.

In Game & Watch Gallery 2's Chef we see Yoshi lay and egg which hatches into a Baby Yoshi.

There is also the whole Yosu Ko/Yoshi Lake thing.

We see a Baby Yoshi hatch from an egg in Super Mario RPG and live in the nest with other Yoshi eggs.

Finally we see a Mini Yoshi hatch from an egg in Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door. This shows Yoshies also make nests.

So yes, Yoshies do indeed hatch from eggs as.

[yoshis-island420]

Let nostalgia take over today and accidentally made an au with a friend

Toby looks silly as an ottsel lol

[jazzdailyblog]

The Resilience and Genius of Pat Martino: A Jazz Guitar Legend

Introduction: Pat Martino, born Patrick Carmen Azzara eighty years ago today on August 25, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American jazz guitarist whose career and life story are nothing short of extraordinary. Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz, Martino’s journey through the highs and lows of his career is a testament to his resilience, creativity, and…

[salt-volk]

I know you all like to hate on H3LL for pricing a custom at 2 million, but can we talk for a minute about LAK3 who put their custom at ~900K because "To AcCePt LoWeR wOuLd DeVaLuE uSeRs WhO pAiD iN tHiS rAnGe PrEvIoUsLy"?! Okay Lenny Baxter.

[swaggerblonde]

Swagger Blonde Quick Plays Super Mario kart SNES Classic Mini Star Cup 1...

[okamiprincess15]

Whoops went a little nuts with the tags, sorry! Brain saw this and went BRRRRRRRR!

zoran outfits

regional outfits

+ my oc as a hylian c:

[nintendocompositions]

Boo Spooky Symphony II!

(Sorry for double posting but I realized I can't pin a reblogged post!) Rising from the grave after slumbering for 12 years, I've updated and mixed 40 songs into a non-stop mix! This is my original vision for the NintenComp Mixes finally coming to life, I'm so excited to share it with y'all! Download available on my SoundCloud, thanks for listening! Should I revive any other mixes??

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Face Shrine Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Haunty Halls Galaxy Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Pokémon Tower Mario Party 9 - Boo's Horror Castle Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Twilight Town Mario Party 4 - Boo's Haunted Bash Metroid Prime - Frigate Orpheon The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Twilight Super Mario 64 - Haunted House Luigi's Mansion - Talking With Ghosts Yoshi's Story - The End Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Night Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - GBA Boo Lake The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Eagle's Tower Luigi's Mansion - Mansion (Dark Hallway) Super Mario Galaxy - Waltz of the Boos Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Horror Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Creepy Steeple Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Creepy Steeple (Remake) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Ikana Valley Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Lavender Town Super Mario 3D World - Shifty Ghost Mansion Super Paper Mario - World of Nothing Metroid Prime - Lava Caves Animal Crossing - K.K. Dirge The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Light and Shadow Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Twisted Mansion Mario Party 4 - The Boo House The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Dream Shrine Luigi's Mansion 3 - Castle MacFrights: Tension Mario Kart 64 - Banshee Boardwalk Super Mario Odyssey - Bonneton Super Mario RPG - Sunken Ship (Remake) Mario Party 2 - Horror Land Mario Party Superstars - Horror Land (Home Stretch) Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Mochi Mayhem The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Guardian Chase Kirby Air Ride - Dense Fog Today The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Final Hours Animal Crossing: City Folk - Halloween

[moo9395]

My Ghosts headcanons

I've had these sitting in a google doc for ages so I might as well hand them over.

I've split them into stuff that 'could take place in canon' and 'modern au' stuff

Robin:

Fluent in multiple languages (kind of canon but whatever)

He has a PhD in astrophysics 

Humphrey:

He gets migraines

He’s a teacher (this is quite popular), Headteacher humphrey is cool as well

Failed his driving test 4 times in a row

Coffee gives Humphrey headaches so he drinks more of it. 

Mary:

She was a girl guide (me coded) (Credit to @kingofthefrogs swapped au for inspo)

Welsh (me coded)

Dyslexic

Kitty:

Can be heard on a spirit box (Credit to kingofthefrogs)

Likes Call the Midwife.

She is a Nurse or Doctor, possibly a paediatrician. Haven’t seen this done yet but I think it could be fun given her fascination with Maddocks’ injury.

She loves iced coffee.

Thomas:

He is scared of dogs (channeling me right now) Dante is a weird exception to this that Fanny often complains about but secretly is proud of.

He can experience temperature as a ghost. (Credit to Ailendolin) He is susceptible to heat stroke and sometimes gets a cold, especially after going in the lake.

He's left handed

He is dyslexic and/or short sighted. Bonus if he refuses to wear glasses. Double bonus if this gives him constant headaches.

Studied abroad in Holland for 2 years and developed a weed addiction, he moved back to the UK to get over it

Coffee gives Thomas headaches so he doesn’t drink it. 

Fanny:

Hypochondriac. 

Incredible at Netball (she's such a netball girlie) she plays wing attack or centre

Captain:

He has reading glasses.

Scared of chickens (Alektorophobia) (Inspired by @upsetslingshot on ao3)

Cap was in army cadets (me coded) and loved it.

Pat:

He's claustrophobic, he was in life and the fact that he died while struggling to breathe has worsened that.

He’s basically blind without his glasses. (like Velma type blind)

Road rage.

Julian:

Has hemophobia (fear of blood)

Julian was in army cadets and hated it.

Multi Character (mostly modern au stuff):

Thomas, Fanny, and Mary love watching Downton Abbey. Thomas is a passionate fan of Edith, Mary likes Sybil, and Fanny is a big fan of Violet Crawley (as she should be).

All autistic (Julian and Robin AuDHD).

Cap, Thomas, Mary, and Julian are cat people

Pat, Robin, and Fanny are dog people

Humphrey and Kitty passionately refuse to pick a side.

Thomas, Cap, Pat, Fanny and Julian are tea people.

Humphrey, Kitty, Mary and Robin are coffee people.

Robin and Humphrey as siblings/ twins.

Thomas and Kitty met in school. Thomas was being picked on and Kitty defended him.

Julian and Robin met in Cambridge Uni, Robin was doing an astrophysics PhD, Julian was doing his classmates a masters in politics.

Cap and Fanny play badminton together.

They have a group football team (more on that later)

Mary and Robin hooked up once (I know its canon but I love when it also happens in modern au's)

Hogwarts houses:

Hufflepuff - Humphrey, Pat, Mary

Gryffindor - Robin, Julian

Ravenclaw - Fanny, Thomas, Kitty

Slytherin - Cap

I'm very willing to elaborate and hear other opinions on this.

Mario Kart mains:

Robin - Bowser

Humphrey - Shy Guy

Mary - Yoshi

Kitty - Daisy

Thomas - Peach

Fanny - Toadette

Captain - Luigi

Pat - Koopa Troopa

Julian - Donkey Kong

The football team (my pride and joy):

Robin - goalkeeper, he once scored from a goal kick

Humphrey - defence, very good at headers (lol) but is frequently injured mainly due to being clumsy

Kitty - defence, she gets very invested in the game and will break knees (while apologising) 

Cap - defence, it took him a while to pick up the sport but he’s thriving, works very well with Humphrey and Kitty

Thomas - surprisingly good left winger, other teams generally see him (being himself) before the game  and write him off as a weaker player - he loves proving them wrong

Fanny - right wing, her and thomas make a weirdly good duo, she's absolutely incredible at penalties 

Pat - central midfielder and the team captain (Cap conceded that maybe Pat was a little bit better than him at football and should take the lead ‘just this once’)

Mary - Striker, really strong with both feet, closes her eyes when she takes a shot but somehow is still usually on target 

Julian - Striker, solid player but is frequently sent off for inappropriate celebrations

I had way too much fun re-reading these.

PLEASE USE THEM AND SEND ME THE FICS IM OBSESSED.

[imaginaryari]

"They always rested in the same field"

If you went west past the greenhouses you would find a field of sunflowers that soon made way to a lake. The field was once a tourist attraction for taking scenic pictures and bags of seed. But now it was cut off from tourists since in the words of the locals, the tourists can’t follow directions.

Zhonglin liked to hide there, the tall flowers did a good job of hiding people, hiding secrets. Yoshi always managed to track him down, saying they should get back to work, back to their own fields, back to where people were.

Zhonglin always asked for 10 more minutes to just lie there. Yoshi always obliged, and then joined him.

As much as Zhonglin liked the commune and navigated the laws well enough, the citizens, including his dear friend could be a bit much. Yoshi is, for all his size and appearance, a strict law abiding Solite. He also saw good in people that didn’t deserve it, and gave everyone the benefit of doubt. Yoshi was born and raised on this commune and behaved every part of it. Right now Zhonglin bets Yoshi just thinks Zhonglin is tired or overwhelmed when the truth is always a bit more complicated.

“They’re saying you hurt those tourists.”

Zhonglin continues to lie there eyes closed as if hes taking a nap. He appreciates that Yoshi likes to warn him of what people think of him.

“I didn’t touch them. They were in Vicky’s territory. They were warned.” all truthful statements, because Yoshi craves honesty more than anything.

“There may be a trial.”

Zhonglin stifles a laugh and a “I hope so.” It has been boring around the commune lately. He hopes at the least Vicky enjoyed her meal.

[goqmir]

I heard you mention pooltoyification. Do you have any examples? Im very curious about the pooltoy gender\sexuality stuff I think you talk about (not super familiar with your blog). Are there artists or more written thing? I've not come across nsfw pool stuff i think.

Also hiiiiiiiiii we follow similar people

pooltoyification is like a transformation thing that a surprising number of people (including me!) are into. you know pooltoys-- the plasticky rubber vinyl floaties that people hang out on and in when theyre at the pool or the lake. now really think about them-- maybe one in particular from your childhood-- god, isnt the texture of them wonderful? so smooth, bouncy, so light that you could easily pick a large one up with just one paw but firm, too, inflated to be large and cutely rounded. the way that they shine in the sun, especially when theyre wet; their seams that connect them together, often causing their bodies to adorably crimp at the side; the fact that many of them are transparent, even slightly so, allowing you to see all the way through them; their thin, soft vinyl being broken up by only two things, gorgeous handles built-in to their bodies for people to grab at them, carry them, use them, and their hard plastic nozzle that people often blow directly into. god, don't you just want to be that? soft, shiny, squeaky, with beautiful handles and a silly demeanor and light as a feather but big enough to hug, hold, and ride on? to be seen as a toy, an object, to be inflated or deflated by your friends at will? i know i do. the idea of that is like peak sensory to me, and the sexual objectification it comes with is pretty wonderful too.

in my experience theres a pretty vast amount of pooltoy art and pooltoy artists, i tend to post mine on the "pooltoy" tag on tumblr, but theres plenty especially once you start following the right people. i havent seen as much pooltoy writing or smut, but id love to, i just havent. im sure its out there too.

if this post makes anyone want to be a pooltoy, you should pooltoyify your sona! or make a new pooltoy fursona all your own. its a wonderful practice and has not only made me so happy in general but also is a great way to show your friends how to roleplay/sext with you in fun ways. like whenever i post another pooltoy yoshi fursona art, many of my coolest friends tend to message me about what a cute good little yoshi pooltoy i am. its frankly wonderful. sqrk.

[toadtowngazette]

Every Country in the Mario Universe (so far)

I wanted to make a "little" compilation of all the different Kingdoms, Lands, and other countries within the Super Mario franchise that have been shown or mentioned, so here is is! This is mainly meant to be an informational post for anyone researching Mario stuff. Only the video game locations will be mentioned, as well as only things canonically within the Mario universe, meaning I will not include crossover material or real life locations, although some of the names of locations may originate from external material, and is only added for clarity. Anyways, here we go!

Countries

In order of introduction:

Metro Kingdom (Donkey Kong) - Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Bros.) - Subcon (Super Mario Bros. 2), Grass Land, Desert Land, Water Land, Giant Land, Sky Land, Ice Land, Pipe Land, Dark Land (Super Mario Bros. 3) - Sarasaland which contains: Birabuto Kingdom, Muda Kingdom, Easton Kingdom, Chai Kingdom (Super Mario Land) - Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2) - Jewelry Land (Yoshi's Safari) - Dinosaur Land (Super Mario World) - Jungle Kingdom (Donkey Kong Country) - Koopa Kingdom (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) - Lethal Lava Land, Shifting Sand Land, Water Land (painting world), Snowman's Land, Tiny People Country/Giant People Country (Super Mario 64) - Nimbus Land (Super Mario RPG) - Sherbet Land (Mario Kart 64) - Banana Fairy Kingdom (Donkey Kong 64) Pirate Land, Western Land, Space Land, Mystery Land, Horror Land, Bowser Land (Mario Party 2) - Dry Dry Kingdom (Paper Mario) - Cheese Land, Snow Land (Mario Kart: Super Circuit) - Cookie Land (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) - Beanbean Kingdom (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) - Waffle Kingdom (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door) -

Banana Kingdom, Orange Kingdom, Watermelon Kingdom, Apple Kingdom, Strawberry Kingdom, Pineapple Kingdom, Lemon Kingdom, Grape Kingdom, Cherry Kingdom, Peach Kingdom, Melon Kingdom, Durian Kingdom, Pear Kingdom, Lychee Kingdom, Chili Pepper Kingdom, Star Fruit Kingdom (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat) - Squirpia, Flora Kingdom, Sammer's Kingdom (Super Paper Mario) Honeyhive Kingdom (Super Mario Galaxy) - Baseball Kingdom (Mario Super Sluggers) - Pi'illo Kingdom (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) - Sprixie Kingdom (Super Mario 3D World) - Item Castle Land (Mario Party: Island Tour) - Sweet Sweet Kingdom (Mario Kart 8) - Cap Kingdom, Cascade Kingdom, Sand Kingdom, Lake Kingdom, Wooded Kingdom, Cloud Kingdom, Lost Kingdom, Snow Kingdom, Seaside Kingdom, Luncheon Kingdom, Ruined Kingdom, Bowser's Kingdom, Moon Kingdom, Dark Side, Darker Side (Super Mario Odyssey) - Kingdom of Bask (Mario Tennis Aces) - Remote Kingdom, Boost Kingdom (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit) - Cat Kingdom (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) - Flower Kingdom (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) - Concordia (Mario & Luigi: Brothership)

I'm pretty sure that's all of them, but if you think I missed any, drop a message in the submissions box!

Notes

Bowser seems to have at least 4 distinct kingdoms in the games: Dark Land, Koopa Kingdom, Bowser Land and Bowser's Kingdom. I will still count these as separate countries since nothing in-game states they are part of the same domain, despite being ruled by the same individual.

Although there are many "king" characters in the Mario series, many are not shown to have their own kingdoms in-game, so none of those were included, as it is merely speculative.

Some locations listed are depicted as small areas within spin-off games (Mario Kart courses and Mario Party boards), and may not be actual countries in-universe. I listed them anyways because it is still technically possible, and the names of these locations in other languages use the terms "country" and "kingdom" as well.

The "Cat Kingdom" is the Korean name of Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury, so that was included as well as "Tiny People Country, Giant People Country" as they are the Chinese name for Tiny Huge Island from Super Mario 64. Additionally, "Water Land" is used as the name of World 3 in Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as the Japanese name of Dire, Dire Docks, and the painting worlds are stated to be separate from the regular world in the Mario series, so I listed both as distinct countries.

The "Jungle Kingdom" was the name given to Donkey Kong's domain in the Super Mario Bros. Movie. While the film is not canon, I included the name as the term for his region, as Donkey Kong is known as "King of the Jungle" in multiple games.

Credit goes to Nintendo and all affiliated parties, and to the Super Mario Wiki for most of this information.

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Dinosaur Land Location Part 2

So in the previous post I suggested Dinosaur Land and by extension Yoshi's Island was part of the Cascade Kingdom. However, it might actually be part of the Mushroom Kingdom.

So the SMRPG and M&LPIT maps place Yoshi's Island close to the Mushroom Kingdom. While they are composite maps that don't have things in their right placements, it is interesting that both place it not too far way. Someone might suggest the SMB4SMW manual doesn't say it's part of the Mushroom Kingdom, at the same time it doesn't say it isn't part of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Speaking of SMRPG, you can find a place called the Pipe Vault that leads to an underground location leading to Yoshi's Island. But since you get here via Pipe it could be argued you Warp here, so we need something more concrete.

So in the game Mario & Wario a good proportion of the places take place in Yoshi's Island due to the following info. Yosu Ko aka Yoshi Lake is rumored to be the place where Yoshis are born/hatch. This would place it near the location we see in SMRPG Yoshi's Island. Kumotori Yama aka Cloud-Catching Mountain has Super Koopas flying around. Kōri no Dōkutsu aka Ice Cavern has Rexs frozen in ice. Honō no Dōkutsu aka Flame Cavern had SMB4SMW Blaargs. And Pukupuku Kai aka Cheep Cheep Sea has Blurps. All of these are enemies from Dinosaur Land, and are connected to Yoshi's Island. Plus Yoshis are present of course.

Now why is this important? Well the level Barūn Burijji aka Balloon Bridge bridges Dinosaur to Karakara Sabaku aka Dry Dry Desert which is East of the Grasslands. This would mean Dinosaur Land is not part of the Cascade Kingdom but part of the Mushroom Kingdom, particularly in the inland sea to the South of the Grasslands/Desert Land. This would also mean the name of this sea is Cheep Cheep Sea. This would also explain why Yoshies once had range in the Mushroom Kingdom, and some exist on places like Lavalava Island. This also explains species such as Ravens, Crazee Dayzees, Bumpties, and Rexs existing the Mushroom Kingdom and even the Beanbean Kingdom. This also explains the stork passing over Yoshi's Island several times in the Yoshi's Island Games, and why Baby Bowser so easily got to Yoshi's Island in M&LPIT.

Now as for Yoshi's Island, people question if there is 2 Yoshi's Islands or if Yoshi's Island eroded over time. I don't think this is the case, I think what is going on here is we are only seeing what is relevant in Dinosaur Land's levels of Yoshi's Island, and it's actually much bigger. Similar to how we only see portions of Yoshi's Island in SMRPG and M&LPIT. It is also the same Island due to the presence of Yoshi's House in SM2YI.

[prof-ramses]

Dead/Abstracted Performer Headcanons Volume 3/5

Name: Chromeo III (two other performers briefly considered using the name Chromeo at Caine's suggestion, hence the III)

Avatar: A REALLY big legally distinct yoshi/barney. His tail ended with a transparent orb with a few colorful marbles in it. (He would automatically shrink to fit into his room's door)

Personality: Despite the name suggesting otherwise, this guy was the ultimate himbo. Real outdoorsy type too, so he got really grouchy whenever there was an in house adventure. He also frequently broke the carnival rides.

Fun fact: Chromeo was completely unaware as to how much Glumis hated his guts and was hit hard by his abstraction.

Abstraction: He eventually realized most of the other performers dismissed him as an overbearing doofus, as that feeling piled up he eventually just couldn't take it anymore. His abstracted form was actual quite small and really fast, it managed to glitch four people ( Gangle being among them)

Name: Edgallen (a combination of Edgar and Allen, I'm sure you'll figure it out after I describe the avatar)

Avatar: Greenish-off-white glow in the dark skeleton with glitter balls for eyes, moved around by several frog-eyed blobs. He could really glow in the dark.

Personality: Tired guy ( matching his scratchy voice) with a cynical sense of humor and interest in classically spooky stuff. He would due his best to help Ragatha in adjusting new humans (He was the second person to appear after her, the first one will come next time).

Fun fact: He convinced Caine to create a "creepy" fun house, Caine took it down after Edgallen abstracted to not repeat the mistake he made with Barridge's situation. Bonus: The fun house idea was based on the grey building north of the lake in this concept art:

Abstraction: A combination of Caine neglecting his interests, even after creating the fun house there were very few adventures in it, and good-old fashioned existential dread. He did a lot of damage since he was on his way to the fun house to avoid a repeat adventure, glitched Kaufmo and Zooble. His was the last abstraction before Kaufmo's.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 4

Volume 5

[squidhominid]

List of included Nintendo Alarmo alarms

Super Mario Odyssey

Chain Chomp at Fossil Falls

Meeting Peach in the Mushroom Kingdom

Spinning Athletics as Yoshi

Speaking with the Bubblaine Sphynx

Exploring Lake Lamode

Hammer Bros. on Mount Volbono

The New Donk City Festival

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Awakening to Adventure

Bokoblin Battle

Stasis Trial

Searching for Korok Seeds

Great Fairy Fountain

Stone Talus Battle

Learning to Become the Wind

Pikmin 4

Collecting Treasure

Rushing the Bulborb!

Facing the Fiery Blowhog

Breaking through the Electric Gate

Saving the Drowning Pikmin

Protecting the Lumiknoll

Dancing under Groovy Long Legs

Splatoon 3

Clickbait by C-Side

Sandy Side Up by Front Roe

Aquasonic by H2Whoa

Slopping Spree by Chirpy Chips

Fins in the Air by Deep Cut

Salmon Run

Story Mode: the Final Battle

Ring Fit Adventure

Meadow Run, then Air Blast!

First Fit Battle!

Fierce Fight in the Treasury!

River Rowing on a Raft!

Final Battle against the Four Masters!

A Snowy, Soaring Valley!

Nighttime Battle Gym!

All games have a 'Shuffle Daily' option that picks a scene at random, and the entire list has a 'Shuffle Daily' option that picks a scene from any game at random.

[salt-volk]

Can Lak3 stop listing things for insane prices so other people not listing their monthlies stop using their pricing as a reference in trades. I know they are a rich player and thus probably super out of touch with how much a regular player earn per day but 900kp for a 400 turnips hatching item with bundle discount and currently in shop is just ridiculous.

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[sketchedboba]

"A Green Queen" AU

Chapter VII

TW: minor self-harm

Mario yawned and turned over in the car seat, he groaned and blocked the small ray of sun peaking through the bushel. "Mm..."

He blinked his eyes open, looking up at the canopy. As he pushed himself up a nice misty breeze brushed past his face. He wiped his it a bit and froze when he noticed Daisy stretched out against his yoshi.

A sigh of relief left his lips when he heard her snoring and he got out of the seat to stretch. He tiptoed over to the yoshi and took out a few fruit slices he'd packed. His yoshi opened his eyes slightly and glanced back at Mario.

Mario gestured to him to stay silent and motioned to the start of a path leading down from the edge. The yoshi huffed and closed his eyes again, not really wanting to move. Mario took this as a sign for him to go fill up his water cantine and headed back to the edge of the cliff.

He started to hike down the steep pathway and kept a hand on the sediment walls while skidding down slowly. As he made his way down the color of the soil changed and its richness was clear as he reached the gorgeous lake at the bottom of the waterfall.

The crisp, clear blue water rippling from the falls made him breathe in awe. The mist and light peek of the sun's rays reflecting off of it made him smile slightly.

'Wow... If only Luigi could see this..'

He lowered himself towards the edge of the large body of water and rolled up his sleeves. When he opened the cantine and dipped it into the cool water, it began to fill it up as the netted filter at the nozzle caught some small pebbles in it.

He wanted to see his brother once, just to make sure he was ok. Even if he got caught, maybe his imprisonment would show Luigi how terrible that monster truly was.

Bowser grinned as he pushed the large doors open. Kamek was about to introduce him as he teleported in, but was hit by the door.

Luigi winced at the inflicted pain and stood up to go check if the MagiKoopa was ok. Spotty following behind him, closely.

"Are you ok?", He asked.

Kamek nodded, "I-I'll be ok, your majesty! Please continue to enjoy your meal.". He croaked, giving a good stretch to his back as he was helped up.

Bowser grumbled at the lack of acknowledgement of his presence, before he took another look at Luigi. He was wearing his attire from his first night in the ship except his hair was a mess. He could help but feel uneasy from remembering what happened that night, but shook it from his mind.

He apologized, and all he had to do was play nice for a while until Luigi forgave him.

The large koopa then turned his attention to the Prince who was simply smiling at them from the far end of the long table.

"It's nice of you to join us, King Koopa.", he grinned. He shifted his eyes towards Luigi. "Your husband has been telling me about his little coronation, or moreso the lack of one"

Bowser scowled in response, "I just overslept.. and that's none of your business. When it happens, it happens."

Luigi could sense his disdain, but didn't feel comfortable chiming in without being acknowledged. He was aware of not officially being the Queen, so didn't fuss about any ceremonies.

Then he remembered the turmoil that awaited them in the Darklands. The many, MANY troops in Bowser's army that were waiting for some kind of answer as to why he was their Queen. He felt sick.

It gave him an unpleasant chill thinking about it.

"Oh c'mon..", the Prince remarked slyly. "You remember my coronation, a grand gala. Everyone invited in peace for the night. Speaking of which, I heard the Kongs are one hosting the Peace Flair Ball this century."

Bowser rolled his eyes and Luigi over to Kamek for an answer. Kamek walked over and whispered, "Kingdoms come together in peace for 24 hours to dance and convene at a large ball. It's a simple reunion for old friends or allies. If you want my opinion, I'd say it'll be great for you to meet more of your subjects! Maybe steal a dance with the King?"

He nudged Luigi's arm a bit, being careful not to hit the bandages.

The King rubbed his chin as he sat down at the table, "My kingdom will not be attending..."

Prince Khufo's smile gradually faded, "Yours?". His gaze turned towards Luigi, confused, "And the Queen's, right?"

Luigi flinched as he sat back down in his seat across from Bowser. The King Koopa gave a low growl once he heard it out loud. Kamek had constantly planted it in him that he was sharing HIS kingdom with the plumber, despite knowing his intentions were to make Luigi his prisoner.

"He's...."

"It's a bit more complicated than that, your highness.", Luigi chimmed in. "Like you said, I haven't had my... Coronation yet. S-so.."

Khufo blinked, trying to piece together the weird tension floating around the two. "Well, no matter. We can just finish breakfast and head to my balcony to talk more!"

Bowser grunted, "Couldn't we go somewhere where there are less eyes watching?"

"It's quite safe upstairs!", the Prince insisted. "You said yesterday you wanted to get this whole ordeal over with, right?"

Bowser sighed, "Yes but-"

"Then that's what we're doing, right Queen Koopa?"

Bowser grumbled, bearing his teeth as gazed down at Luigi. Both waited for an answer.

Luigi flinched as he was suddenly the focus again, "I-It wouldn't hurt, plus we would get out of here sooner!"

Khufo cheered, "Splendid! Finish eating you two!"

A plate floated over and landed onto the mat in front of Bowser. He huffed down at it then towards Luigi whose hand was shaking trying to lift the spoon up to his lips.

'Red stained lips'

Bowser shook his head then extended his claw, gesturing for Luigi to give him the spoon. The tiny man looked confused, but hesitantly gave it to him. Bowser scooped up a spoonful and lifted it towards Luigi's lips.

Luigi opened his mouth, letting out a small breath before placing his mouth around the spoon and drinking the soup. A bit dripped down to his chin from slightly missing.

Bowser cleared his throat, "T-Try using the other hand."

Luigi nodded taking the spoon back bashfully, his face flushed as he used his left hand to eat.

Prince Khufo pretended not to notice the two and called his servant over, "Coals, did the King and Queen spend the night together?"

"No, your highness. The King slept in his ship."

"Interesting..", he sighed. He sat up and stretched. "I'm going to head there first. Kamek could come with Coals and I just so he can show you two to the balcony."

Bowser nodded. Kamek checked in with him once more and Bowser muttered something to him before the three exited.

Luigi watched them go, noticing a grin on the Prince's face before he slipped out the door.

Bowser's tail was wagging slightly, he finally got to be alone with him yet didn't know entirely why he was happy about that. "How was your rest?"

The Queen was shocked by his sudden interest, but saw the anticipation in the koopa's eyes.

"It was good, T-They bed was nice and soft. I also looked around at the design on the walls and the delicate strokes on the paintings were pretty. H-How was um.. a night on the ship?", He fidgeted.

Bowser blinked at the question and felt his face heat up, "Well, it was...decent. Not much changing. Uhm... I dreamt about the Princess!"

Luigi looked up at him disgustingly confused. He wasn't sure where this conversation was leading to, and didn't want to find out either. But Bowser was lost in reminiscing the dream.

"Her hair was like strands of gold, yet so delicate. Her lips were red like my flaming heart", he gushed.

"Red?", Luigi asked.

"I-I said pink! She had soft pink lips!"

"Uhm... Ok? G-Good to know."

Bowser left out a small sigh of relief, glad he convinced him otherwise. "Then we shared a passionate kiss. I'm telling you Greenie, it was magical..", He lied.

"Right... A little weird, but glad you- uh, enjoyed your night.", He replied. Luigi glanced over and did a double take once he saw Bowser picking at his food.

"Hum- I mean, Greenie. Do you think..."

Luigi tilted his head then blinked once he realized, "N-No! I'm not saying your crush is a bad thing, j-just not the best topic over breakfast? Maybe? But what do I know?! M-Mario and I usually share everything, so I guess it's ok, but we don't share those kinds of- what I mean is that it's fine! I'm fine with it!"

Bowser closed his eyes, "Will you shut up? I'm not talking about....-". He stopped seeing Luigi slump a bit. "I didn't mean to say that.. I was just trying to ask if... You think it's weird that I like humans."

'Humans? Plural...?'

Luigi thought for a moment and saw the large Koopa's scales were tinted with a fiery red, nearly glowing. His eyes stared down at the ground beside him, almost as if he were ashamed of himself.

"No.", he squeaked.

Bowser flinched from the response. "Right, O-Of course not! It's love!"

"Yeah..", Luigi said weakly.

Bowser's tail halted hearing that pain in his voice, it started to gnaw at him. Despite feeling relief from Luigi's acceptance, he still couldn't tell him about what he dreamt or what he did once he woke up from it.

"I'm done.", Luigi said getting up from the table. "You should probably finish up."

"I'll finish it when I want to!", He snapped.

Luigi stepped back, "Sorry..."

'One step forward, two steps back. Why do you keep trying with this monster? He's nothing but trouble.'

'I shouldn't boss him around..'

'Oh please, he'd kill you if you let your guard down. Remember, you're the Princess's stand in puppet. Don't get cocky.'

'But I just want to help'

'He doesn't want it. He doesn't want you. Why do you keep burdening everyone with your fuck-'

"Greenie!"

Luigi snapped back, "Huh?". He felt a sting of pain in his right arm, unaware that he was applying pressure to the indent, a small trickle of blood seeped through the bandages. "I-I.."

Kamek teleported in, "Your majesties, the Prince has set up everything and... Your majesty! Sire, what did you do?!"

"I-It wasn't-"

"He got out of line, I just reminded him of his place."

Kamek furrowed his brows, "He's recovering! Please, sire. Have mercy on him! Your majesty, we need to change those. Come along!"

He took Luigi's other wrist and began pulling him along. The Queen looked back at Bowser confused, "But.."

Bowser shook his head and mouthed 'No.'.

Luigi nodded and headed out the room with Kamek.

'What did I tell you? A damned burden.'