Super Paper Mario
Timpani and Blumiere in their own world.
Rated T for brief nudity.
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Contains spoilers.
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timpani
The ground shook under me violently, though I could not feel it. I hovered next to the pedestal where the Chaos Heart came forth from, and across was my Blumiere. He had changed drastically since I last saw him. The evil spirit from the Dark Prognosticus turned him into the monster of Bleck, not only mentally but physically as well. He looked like he had aged twenty years. His voice was cold, flat, and harsh. His skin, once a light blue that suggested he survived a blizzard, was now a menacing navy. Blumiere's eyes, and his father's as well, had always been red, but they never glowed. And the monocle! It just tied up the whole villain look. But now, as I stared at him through the translucency of the Chaos Heart, I could see through to the man I know and love.
"Are you ready, Timpani?" he whispered, the quakes growing more violent and constant.
"Yes," I answered. "I love you."
"I love you too." He smiled crookedly at me. Oh how I wished that my colorful butterfly face could show emotion!
The world shook one more time, then silence. Did we fail? I peered around worriedly, looking for signs of decay. The white chapel still held its shape.
"Blumiere?! What hap—" I could not finish my question. Immediately, I felt like I was dissolving. While I slowly dissolved, I slipped into unconsciousness. Four Pure Hearts; red, orange, yellow, and white; came out of me. The other four colors came from Blumiere who was also fading away. The eight hearts surrounded the black and pulsing one on the pedestal. The Chaos Heart seemed to absorb them, but it then turned to stone, like the heart that was caught in the destruction of Sammer's Palace.
The last sight I saw before I completely faded was an almost invisible Blumiere desperately mouthing, "I love you, Timpani."
This darkness was not like the scary one back at Castle Bleck. This was a warm, welcoming darkness, like the blanket to hide from ghosts as a child or staring at the sky on a humid summer night, even if you could not see stars. This was the play fort made from blankets, cushions, and chairs. This was the darkness Blumiere emitted, much different from his father's or relatives'. In the calming blackness, I drifted, human again. I felt my burgundy hair and limbs floating around me in the endless abyss. It seemed that I had turned back directly from my Pixl body, so I was bare. There was no up, down, left, or right. Only emptiness. I closed my eyes, listening to the music of silence when someone tapped my arm.
"Timpani?"
My eyes fluttered open at once and I spun around to see him.
"Blumiere!" I flew towards him and embraced his waist. He too returned to his original body, meaning that he was unclad as well. His old middle-aged form was back to his perfect physique in his twenties, along with the black, messy hair that I loved.
He put his arms around my shoulders and pressed his cheek against my hair. "I'm here, Timpani." We stayed in an embrace for a long moment, going nowhere in nowhere. I felt my body press against his, remembering a familiar pressure of a night so long ago. I started to cry since I was so happy and joyful to be with Blumiere, even if it was in a void. Somehow, I knew that this nothingness was not a dead dimension, so I knew we had prevailed in saving everything.
He broke the silence with a whisper. "Do you remember the promise that I made to you? That we would find a place where we could be happy?"
I looked up into his soft crimson eyes. "Yes; why?"
"Would you like to go to that place now?"
I smiled sweetly. "Of course I would. I would go anywhere with you as long as we can be together." I pulled myself up to his face and gave him a small kiss. That's when I saw the first light I had seen in the darkness.
I awoke on a hilltop. There was a gentle breeze that rustled the leaves of a tree to the right of me and the tall, but soft, grass sway around me. The clear blue sky held puffy white clouds of varying sizes and a sun that was neither too bright nor too dim. I sat up, stretched, and yawned like I had been sleeping for ages. It appeared that I was in a small meadow that had some other trees scattered here and there. A brook bubbled behind me and a forest started to the far west. Past the forest was a grand purple mountain with snow peaks.
I stood up and stretched some more. In the tree closest to me, something red caught my eye. Fruit! I was delighted, a smile creeping over my face; when I regained my human body I was famished. The apples were a little out of my reach, so I had to stand on my toes to grab one. Just before I bit it, I remembered the strange apples in the road to Overthere. I decided to be cautious just in case that this apple had a side effect, like turning me into a giant or Sleeping Beauty like Peach even though these apples were normal and round. The apples of Overthere were strangely square and came in a multitude of shades.
"That apple's safe. Don't worry, Timpani. It's pretty good too," Blumiere said as he approached me from behind. He also sounded drowsy. His assurance made me feel safe about the fruit, so I ate it. It was juicy and delicious and non-fatal, just like he said. I turned around on my heels to meet his face, munching the apple. Once I saw him, I stopped chewing and raised my eyebrows in surprise.
"How did you get your clothes?" I asked. He was in the outfit he used when he snuck away from his father's castle to my parents' small mansion with his regal clothes and cape hung on his arm. My family was not of the wealthiest, but we were richer than most folk. I much preferred this to the cape and top hat he donned when acting like a prince.
"I'm not sure where they came from. I woke up next to you on the hill, but you were still sleeping. I decided to walk around. I ate an apple and I found my cape, hat, and clothing by the stream. I also found two of your dresses." I hadn't noticed that his other arm was behind his back. He brought it out and in the hand was his large white hat and slung on Blumiere's forearm were my two favorite dresses and hair clips.
I finished my apple and dropped the core, letting it return to the earth. "My things! Thanks for bringing them for me." He seemed to be glad that I was pleased in finding my material possessions with a grin as his expression. I took my dresses and clips from his arm, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and stepped into the light blue one that matched his skin tone. I pulled the halter neck strap over my head and smoothed out the dress. The light skirt of the summer dress danced in the wind and so did my wild hair. I pinned it down with my crystal butterfly hair clips that reminded me of my times as a Pixl. The rainbows the small prisms made took me back to my most recent escapades.
"Let me take your things." He took the second dress and extra clips and stored them and his clothes in a natural hole in the apple tree. "You look beautiful," he praised as he put his arms around me. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply, his face fully relaxed and at rest. The difference was so great of what I had seen at the chapel.
"I can say the same for you." We both chuckled and I sighed. "I've missed you, Blumiere."
"Of course, so have I. You can't believe what I went through when I thought I lost you."
"Like wanting to destroy everything that reminded you of me?" I accused, pouting.
"I… I let my dark side get a hold of me then. I can't help it, being the heir to the Tribe of Darkness. But know that in my darkest hour, I still loved you Timpani. I gave into my nature, but it was because I loved you. I will always love you, no matter the obstacles, even though there are no obstacles in this paradise. I have always loved you, even when I was that demon of Bleck. I still thought of you and regretted everything I might have done to hurt of upset you. I even almost sacrificed myself for you. I love you, Lady Timpani, and that is a fact."
"Oh Blumiere…" I stared into his vermillion eyes. Oddly, they still glowed, but now they glowed with love and passion. The ruby-colored irises melted and smoldered and simply caught me. I would have exchanged his vow of affection if I wasn't so hypnotized by his eyes. "I love you too," I barely choked out, still dazzled beyond comprehension.
He kissed me, lips warm and soft despite what his skin suggested. His arms held me by the waist and pulled my body closer to his while my arms were tied around his neck, drawing his tall head closer to mine. When we released each other, he took his cape and top hat from the tree, put them on, and held me again around my shoulders. We walked down the hill into the meadow, preparing ourselves for an eternity together.
Author Note: Hello and thanks for reading! This is pretty much my first fanfiction (I had one with a single chapter, but I abandoned it) and I hope I can get some reviews. I'm sorry if you think my writing skills are under par. I just finished playing Super Paper Mario recently and I just love all those star-crossed-lovers stories so I got engrossed with Timpani x Blumiere (and Edward x Bella, if any Twilight or New Moon fans are reading this). The point of view will alternate from Timpani and Blumiere. Be prepared for some OC (since I think I couldn't force myself to work with only 2 characters in a Garden of Eden sort of place) later on. I created the setting from the scene after the credits with the silhouette of Blumiere and Timpani on a hill with a tree and they walk down from it. Don't worry; the entire story won't be all this romantic stuff that would make some sick to the stomach. Read and enjoy and look out for more chapters!
-Tea Bag's Hex