A/N: Hey guys! This is my first fanfic. I told myself I wasn't gonna do this, but I realized that another story I wrote stemmed from the idea of Bowser kidnapping people. So I figured, 'Ah why the hell not?' Anyways, I know that people don't like OCs. But a lot of the girls in game don't make sense for Bowser really, and Bowser's cool and deserves someone so yeah. I tried to make her not Mary Sue! I gave her a diverse personality as opposed to 'Oh hey! I'm real spunky, nothing like an ordinary girl, despite the fact that I'm super hot! But hey, don't worry, I'm still super nice when I should be. And I can sing and cook, and anything else that's attractive to a man, but I can still kick his ass somehow. I also have self-esteem issues.' Yeaaah no. Well, enjoy!

Update: I realized the beginning wasn't very well written, so I edited it a little.

ARC 1: THE PEOPLE WE MEET

Chapter 1: Fawn in the Forest

Fawn

I sat up in my bed and squinted the sleep out of my eyes. My mind was swirling with thoughts, bits and pieces of my dream. Not that I could tell you what I actually dreamed of. I, like most people, dream to much.

I continued to sit there for a while, just thinking, before I finally decided to collect my thoughts.

...Water. Water... faucet. Faucet, shower... Shower. I need to shower.

Picking myself up off the bed, I walked in to my bathroom. I stumbled along in to the tiny shower cubicle, and fumbled with the knobs until hot water came spewing out of the faucet. I leaned back and let it hit my body as I stared absently at the ceiling, thinking about the images in my dreams.

I saw him and her...and that big guy again...

My thoughts were always so broken in the morning. Eventually I remembered to actually wash myself. I took the soap scrubbed myself, and rinsed the soap off. Then I took the shampoo and rinsed out my long black hair that clung to the back of my shoulder blades. I sat in the shower a little bit longer, only half awake, still sort of dreaming, when I vaguely remembered to turn off the water. I turned off the water, wrapped a towel on the rack next to me around my torso, and stepped out. I walked out, dripping wet, in front of my small mirror and stated absently at my reflection.

What am I...doing? What am I supposed to do...?

"Fawn!" I heard a gruff voice call. "Breakfast!"

...Breakfast? Food...breakfast...food...breakfast. Wait... Breakfast!

I shook my head rapidly and called, "Um, sorry! Be right down!" I ran out of my bathroom and in to my room. It was a simple room, all wood with a bed for one, a dresser, a nightstand, and a cabinet for random things. I ran to my dresser and flung a drawer open. I quickly picked out some undergarments and some clothes. I noted briefly that it was a simple brown sleeveless shirt and some brown wool pants, not that I was paying any mind. I quickly threw them on before rushing out the door.

This led me to a hall connected to three rooms, not including my own. I ran to the one leading to the living room and opened it. My living room was not much to behold, just two plush chairs, two wood ones, and a wooden coffee table. I ran past it and in to the kitchen.

My kitchen was also simple, with a wood counter, wood kitchen table made for four, a few cabinets, a wood stove and oven, and a small refrigerator. I quickly took my seat in the chair at one of the heads of the table.

There was a tall (at least for his race), muscular, middle aged toad with brown spots on his cap that was cooking at the stove. He was wearing a brown vest and black pants. When I arrived he turned around to reveal a roguish face, with a black mustache and a scar running along his cheek.

"Morning Fawn," the toad gruffly said.

"Morning Cult," I replied as he placed a plate of eggs and fruit in front of me. Cult took a plate of his own before sitting down opposite to me.

"How'd you sleep?" He asked, beginning to eat.

"Well..." I said, beginning to daydream, once again contemplating my dream

Noticing this, he sighed. "You dreamed of those people again, didn't you?" I looked up and nodded.

He sighed and said, "Look. Just try not to think about it to much. They're probably just characters your mind made up."

"Ok..." I said, somewhat dreamily. I had heard him say this about my dream before, but for whatever reason, I found myself not believing it to much. I felt like the dream had purpose.

"And by that I mean focus."

"Sorry."

"Geez. Twenty bucks says you left your pajamas on the floor again."

I froze up. "Oh...I uh..."

He chuckled."Just pay more attention, ok?"

"Right."

"Alright, I need you to pick up something at the store, okay? Just some more fruit, we're running out."

"Ok..."

"Got it?"

I decided to give him my full attention. "Got it."

He nodded."Good. Once we finish I'll give you the money."

I nodded and we continued eating. A bit of time passed before I realized I was just picking at an empty place. I looked up at Cult. He smiled and said, "'Bout time you realized."

I walked up to him for the money, when he laughed. "You didn't brush your teeth, did you?"

I cringed before saying, "Uh...no."

He simply smirked.

"Sorry, it's one of those days!" I said.

He laughed."It's always those days with you!"

I sighed, before chuckling a little myself. "Sorry..."

"It's fine. Just hurry, I need to get to work soon. Robin, a few of the other guys, and I are going out on a hunt later today, and I need to prepare."

I nodded and left to my bathroom. I brushed my teeth for a bit before dazing off. I realized I was dazing off, so I hurried up before running to Cult.

He fished out ten coins from his pocket. "Here," he said, handing me the money.

I nodded and said, "Thanks."

"Be safe!" He added as I was walking toward the front door.

"Right!" I called back.

I exited my little cottage and began walking to my destination. I walked along the dirt roads on my way to the store.

I looked around me, seeing the cottages spread out here and there on sides of the dirt road, the trees of the Tanooki Forest looming behind them. Hence the name Forest Village.

Forest Village was a village...in a forest. It was a small village, getting by through hunting and gathering the forest, occasionally selling them to nearby villages. There weren't much more to the structures then simple cabins and vendors. There weren't to many inhabitants living in this small little village.

Speaking of the inhabitants, there were a few of them walking by me on the road. There were people of several different species. Toads, Goombas, Koopas, and Shy Guys. Even a Yoshi family had moved here recently, having nowhere else to go and getting lost in. I, however, am the only human.

"Hello, Fawn!" A Goomba I knew called out to me.

I raised my hand absently in greeting and said, "Good morning," in no particular direction.

I'm a human girl, standing at five-nine, with straight black hair, and a very light tan. As far as I know, there are only three other human girls I've heard about. Peach, Rosalina, and Daisy. I wasn't as pale skinned as Peach and Rosalina, but not quite as tan as Daisy. I could infer this from the pictures I've seen of them, at least.

"Fawn, look out!" A voice called in front of me.

I snapped out of it and quickly side stepped to avoid the owner of the voice, driving by me on his kart. Not many people could afford a kart here, but a few did. Why am I getting sidetracked by something like that now? I need to focus… I decided to check were I was. I was almost at the store.

I hadn't met Daisy, or Rosalina, or even Peach, even though she was the ruler of my kingdom. I've just heard about them. But they've never heard of me.

My adopted father, Cult, believed it was best for me to stay hidden in this village. He didn't want the outside world to know of me, as apparently being human is a big deal. He said that I would be famous, which basically meant everybody would be in my face and bother me. He said I seemed like the kind of girl that wouldn't like that, and I agreed that I didn't want that. All the people who live here are nice and trusting, like family, so they played along and didn't tell anyone outside the village of my existence. Not they ever really talk to many people outside the village. Thus, I was hidden from the world.

I looked up. There was the fruit vendor sitting before my eyes, along with the village gate right beside it. I slowly began to walk toward the vendor.

Am I okay with this though... Do I want to stay here? Stay in this little village...for the rest of my life? Is this what I want?

I couldn't explain it, but recently, there's been something inside me. It's like a stirring. I want to leave this place; I want to see the world. I've never left farther then Tanooki Forest.

Those dreams I've been having...who are those people? Are they real? I feel as though...I need to meet them. But do I want to leave my village? Leave Cult...my people...and deal with 'fame'?

I remembered how scary the outside world is. Sometimes outsiders come by unannounced, but usually I'm hidden on time. But once, a Toad stranger wandered in to the village, lost. I watched him from a distance, frozen. I realized how scared I was of these people I didn't know. Of people outside the village. Maybe I am happy staying here...people in the village have been scary before, but people outside are downright terrifying. How do I deal with them? In what ways are they different?

"Hey Fawn. Need to buy something?" The Goomba at the stand asked. I realized I was at the vendor. I nodded, and gave him money. I picked out some apples and bananas, then put them in a bag he gave me.

"Come again!" He said, smiling. I began to walk away when I heard something that made me freeze. I heard two karts driving and a voice, one I didn't know. I knew everyone's voice here.

How do I not know?

I stopped and turned slowly toward the direction of the voice. It was coming from the forest. The village was built in a clearing in the forest, with a rock wall surrounding it. The village gate was an opening in the wall, the only way in and out if the forest. I stepped toward the gate, straining my ears in an attempt to make out what the voice was saying. I could tell other villagers were too.

"...lost, Mario?" The voice, feminine sounding, said.

"I'm not-a lost-a," Another unfamiliar, masculine voice said, with a strange sounding tone. I assumed this was the Mario the other voice was referring to. "I'm just-a not used-a to this-a forest."

Wait...Mario? As in, the Mario? Isn't he the hero of the kingdom, always saving Peach? I heard he has a strange accent, but... it can't be him…

"I'm sorry for dragging you along, I was just curious about this village..." The feminine voice replied. Could that be...Peach?

"It's-a alright, don't-a worry! You're a good-a ruler for-a thinking about-a the lesser known villages."

"Oh look Mario, what's that?"

"It-a looks like-a we found the entance-a!"

Are...are they coming?

Sure enough, I heard the karts coming closer. I was frozen, the thought of moving or running didn't even cross my mind. A few seconds later, a man and a woman drove up to the gate. They looked just like the pictures of Mario and Peach I've seen.

"Oh wow Mario," the woman I'm assuming is Peach said, looking around at the people and cottages. "It's so pretty! Just like the forest!"

"Yes-a it is, my princess," Mario said.

Pretty soon the villagers staring at them snapped out of their stupor and rushed to greet them. Not that I did, I was still petrified.

"Oh, Princess Peach! Mario!" "What honor do we have you here for?" "How can I help you?" I heard them chime.

"Oh it's fine, please all of you, don't be so humble," Peach said sweetly. "I should be apologizing. I've overlooked this village tremendously, and I wanted to explore it. I wanted to become acquainted with the people, this village is a part of my kingdom too. Will you accept me, although I'm very late?"

Although she has rarely come here, the villagers still respected her. "Of course!" "The honor is ours!" "What a fair princess!"

Mario nodded and smiled slyly at Peach. "That she is."

Peach blushed and looked away. A Toad piped up and asked, "Would you like a tour of the village, princess, Mario?"

She smiled and replied, "Yes I would, thank you." Mario also replied, "Sounds-a fun!"

A few of them nodded and began to walk forward, a few others still hovering around Peach and Mario, trying to talk to them. It was then that Peach looked away from the people, and saw me. Her eyes widened and she stopped in her tracks. Mario followed her eyesight and had the same reaction. I realized I was spotted, and now I became very anxious. I was like a deer in the headlights. Or...a fawn, I suppose.

"Is...that a..." Peach started.

"Mama mia!" Mario exclaimed. "It's a human!"

The villagers realized what they were staring at, and froze. They knew what this meant as well as I did. A normal sized Koopa with a red shell named Robin suddenly ran out of the crowd towards me.

"Oh uh..." Robin stuttered toward the duo once he reached me. "Sorry, but we've got to go! Enjoy the tour my princess, and Mario." With that he grabbed my hand and began to run. Still feeling numb, I simply paced after him, noting somewhere in my mind that it was probably the best choice. I dropped my fruits and followed him.

"W-wait!" I heard Peach call. But we were gone by then.

As we ran, Robin turned to me. "Are you okay?" He asked me sympathetically.

I was staring off in to the distance. What are they going to do? How do I talk to them? What do I do? I could only nod distantly.

He turned back ahead, knowing how I am, especially in situations like this. "Let's go back to Cult's."

I nodded again as we continued running. We stopped in front of my house. Robin led me to the front door and knocked. We waited a bit until Cult answered the door.

"Hey Fawn...where's the fruit?" He looked over to Robin and frowned. "Robin? What are you doing here? The hunt doesn't start for a bit."

Robin sighed and said, "We have a problem." He looked at me sympathetically. He knew me well indeed, and knew how I was feeling. "Fawn, why don't you relax? I'll explain what happened to Cult."

I nodded and weakly said, "O-ok...thank you..." before making my way to one of the chairs in the living room. Cult and Robin sat in two others and began to talk, but I didn't listen.

How could I freeze up like that? It was crazy...it was even worse than with the first stranger. Something about them being so foreign, the same as me, and unknown, but powerful, with the ability to change everything, it got to me. I...what do-

I felt a firm hand on my shoulder. I snapped my head up to see Cult, looking at me sympathetically. "I'm sorry that that happened."

"I...I'm sorry," I replied. "I just froze up...I forgot to run, or even say something. I-"

He shushed me and hugged me, patting my back. Although he only stood at five feet, I was sitting, so I could still be pulled in to his chest. "It's okay," he soothed. "No one could've expected this. You have a tough time with new people, especially since you've been here all your life. It's not your fault."

I exhaled on to his chest and began to relax. I truly did have a strong social anxiety, which could be expected of me in my position. I have been isolated in this village for around sixteen years.

"Th-thank you," I said, forcing myself to focus. "What do we do now?"

He sighed and said "To be honest, I don't know."

I sighed and began to think. I thought about the possibility of telling them to leave and forget me, and see if they'd comply. But then, a part of me considered going with them somewhere. I noticed that I actually grew a little excited.

Do I...want to?

Robin looked like he was about to suggest something when there was a knock at the door.

I grew a little fearful. Cult and Robin looked at me, almost as if asking me if it was okay to answer. I composed myself before nodding. Cult nodded back and opened the door. Standing there was, as I dreaded, Mario and Peach.

Peach stood there, looking unsure, before smiling and saying, "Hello, mister."

Cult inclined his head in respect and said, "Hello, princess." He turned to Mario and did the same. "Hello Mario. It's good to meet you both."

Mario nodded and said, "You-a too."

We all stood there awkwardly until Mario said, "We wanted to talk-a to-a that girl-a. We asked the people, and-a they seemed hesitant at first-a, but-a they eventually seemed-a to decide it-a was the best-a choice, and-a they pointed us here."

Peach uneasily added, "Sorry that we're being so intrusive..."

Robin shook his head, saying, "No, I'm very sorry we were so rude. It's just that we..."

"We've always decided to keep Fawn a secret until now," Cult finished for him.

"How come?" Peach inquired.

"Because of something like this happening," he said, bluntly.

"Oh...I see. Why? If you don't mind me asking."

"Because, she's a..." Cult stopped to consider his words. "A bit stage fright. We figured she'd be happy with a peaceful life, and she agreed. We weren't sure if the world would let her live like that if it knew she existed."

Peach frowned and said, "I suppose you're right...I'm sorry, I didn't consider that."

I felt bad that she felt bad. I decided I needed to focus and stop cowering. "I...I'm sorry." I squeaked out.

Peach turned to me and smiled. "It's okay, dear! I'm sorry I stressed you out like that."

I nodded and looked down. Suddenly I drew the courage to speak. "What happens now...?"

Peach hummed and said, "Well...I was going to take you back to the castle and talk to you. But if you don't want to...that's fine. I truly think that you could be an important person, but I won't interfere."

"What would-a you like-a?" Mario asked me.

Cult turned to me, with a look of inquiry on his face. He knew about my recent thoughts, my desire to leave. "What would you like?"

I stared at the ground. What do I want...what do I want...those people...the world...my home...I...

"I..." I began. I shut my eyes and squeaked, "I want to go with you!"

Peach's face lit up. "Oh that's great dear! What's your name?"

"F-Fawn..."

"What a pretty name!" Mario exclaimed. "Alright, let's-a go!"

Peach shook her head and said, "Actually Mario...let's give these kind people some time to really think about it," Peach said, taking Mario's hand.

"What-a? But-a she..."

"We'll wait outside," she said sweetly before hurrying out with Mario.

Cult turned to me and asked, "Is this really what you want?" I nodded. He smiled and said, "I'm glad."

"You are?" I asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course! I don't want to keep you trapped here, I kept you because you weren't ready for the world. But you've grown up to be a pretty woman, and smart too! I'm happy to see you spread your wings."

Robin nodded and said, "Me too, the whole village will be delighted for you!"

I nodded, but then I grew antsy. "What about the fame?"

Cult waved his hand and said, "I prepared for this. I've got a shy guy costume in the storage closet, it's big enough to disguise you. We can hide you in that until we get to the castle, no one will tell you're human. We can convince them to go along with this, they're nice people."

"Okay...you can come right?"

"Count on it."

At that he left to the closet. Shortly after, he came out with a thick, brown shy guy robe and mask. I put them on quickly over my clothes. They were the largest size, yet they still exposed my lower legs and squeezed my chest slightly.

Robin seemed to notice the tightness of the robes on my chest and said, "The pains of being human..." For that, Cult slapped him on the back of the head, for whatever reason. He turned to me and said, "One more thing Fawn."

"Yes?"

"I know how you can get…" He said, growing serious. "You need to pay attention. You're a smart girl, and that'll come in handy out there."

I blushed and nodded. I knew how terrible I was with attentiveness. It was like most things couldn't occupy my mind. It was always searching for things to do, thinking of things helpful, to profound, and to downright ridiculous and pointless. It was rare that I fully occupied myself. "Sorry…"

He nodded we walked out to see Peach and Mario standing there still. Cult explained the conditions, to which Peach nodded and said, "That's completely understandable, I'll keep it a secret for now. The public would get rather irritating, I agree. We also have room for one on both our karts, so this works. It's very nice of you to care so much about her."

Cult nodded and thanked her, and we all walked to the gate. People eyed us as we walked by, and followed us, wanting answers. It felt like the longest walk ever.

Do I really want this?

Before I knew it, Peach tapped on my shoulder. I looked up and saw her pointing to the back of the kart. I hesitantly got in it, as I watched Cult climb in to the back of Mario's.

All the people were in a crowd at the gate, no doubt expecting an explanation.

"Well,' Peach called out. "I'm sorry, I know I promised to visit your village. But I have some...urgent matter to attend to with this girl. I believe she is very important, and I need to talk to her back at the castle. I'm so sorry, I'll come again another day!"

Is this what I want? An image of the people in my dreams appeared. A man with black hair and brown eyes...A woman with amber eyes...a dragon... I felt the stirring rise within me.

Peach turned to us. "Anything you two would like to say?"

Cult grinned and addressed the crowd. "Hold down the fort, we'll be back soon!"

Peach turned to me. "Fawn? How about you?"

"I...I..." I croaked. These people are my people...my family...my friends. I need to say something! I ripped the mask off my face and revealed my slightly rounded face, and stared out with my bright hazel eyes, almost amber. I shut my eyes and yelled out to the crowd. "I'm leaving! I want to see the world! Thank you for your care!"

I waited with my eyes shut until I heard an applause. Everyone was clapping for me. I looked up and smiled greatly, for one of the rare moments in my life, really feeling in the moment.

Peach smiled and nodded to Mario. They revved up their engines, and we began to move. Putting my mask back on, I faced the world.

I faced the outside world and all the challenges it had for me. I had no idea what it was like, but I knew I was ready.

And although I didn't know it at the time, it had my purpose ready for me too.

Hey. Long chapter, I know. But I'm in to long chapters, usually, and I'm trying to introduce her in a detailed, but not overly involving way, as super involved OCs can get annoying. It ended up long. Her personality didn't get to show TO much since she's busy freaking out, but I think you kinda see it. Speaking of, you should see more of it next chapter. Speaking of, Bowser will be introduced! Sorry it took him so long. Well review if you can, it'd be supportive, and if you don't like it, please don't flame, make a critique. Alright thanks!

Update: Ugh! Tbh I hate this chapter. Even after editing it, it still feels so crappy and rushed. Whatever...I'm allowed a few bad chapters lol. Well, favorite, follow, or review!