Winds Of Change.
Summary: Once again Peach finds herself in the clutches of King Bowser. With Mario unable to locate her, she is forced to make the most of being the evil tyrants prisoner. Main characters - Peach & Bowser. Minor characters - Mario, Bowsers minions & Toad.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters you recognise.
Chapter 1
A low vibrating rumble aroused her from her slumber, groggily Princess Peach sat upright in her bed and rubbed her eyes. Her eyes began to focus and her heart began to pound. As she looked around the room, she began to remember the events of the previous night.
It was very late on in the evening and the stars were just beginning to shine through the few clouds that were scattered across the sky. The heat of the day had barely just began to cool down. It had been far too warm to go to bed so Princess Peach had found herself walking the palace gardens with her faithful friend and aide, Toad.
"Oh Toad, doesn't the garden look beautiful this evening?" She gushed as her eyes flitted between the pink roses and yellow dahlias.
"Beautiful, yes very beautiful," Toad agreed.
The two friends continued their walk in silence, just soaking in the pleasant atmosphere the garden offered. As they walked they were unaware of the giant figure that kept watch from a distance.
Peach and Toad came to a stop at a nearby fountain, the reflection of the stars twinkled in the ripples of the water and Peach felt a welcome rush of calmness.
The figure that had been keeping a watchful eye over the two started to make his move. Slowly creeping his way towards the unsuspecting Princess and Toad he kept his eye on his prize.
As Toad watched the reflections in the water, he noticed a shadow, the shadow began to grow and Toad had an ominous feeling growing in the pit of his stomach.
"Peach..." He whispered nervously. Peach looked at him questioningly and the two of them turned around simultaneously coming face to face with the figure.
A deafening roar followed by a startled cry echoed around the gardens. A giant claw swiped at Toad knocking him to the floor and rendering him unconscious.
Before she had time to make a dash for the castle, Peach felt herself being lifted into the air and flung over the shoulders of her worst enemy.
"Bowser! Put me down this instant!" She cried kicking her legs in frustration.
"Mwhahaha! You're coming with me," Her kicking and shouting was no match for the fearsome tyrant and in no time he had made off with her.
Bowser held her over his shoulders in a tight grip until he deemed it safe to put her down. Somewhere between leaving her majestic white castle and reaching his Doomship she had given up struggling and lay limp in defeat. They boarded the Doomship and were greeted instantly by cheering and hollering from Bowsers minions.
"I have the Princess!" Bowser shouted over the voices of the excited mob. To the delight of his minions he threw Peach on to the ground unceremoniously. She looked up into the faces of hundreds of Koopa Troopas and Goombas, each one excitedly baying for her blood. Terrorised she started to scramble away, but it was no use, there was no where to run.
"Take her to her cell!" Bowser ordered some of his minions, who were more than happy to help.
They reached her cell and dumped her in a pile on the floor slamming the door shut behind her. At the sound of the door locking Peach took a moment to take in her surroundings. She had a bed, a toilet and that was all it contained. With a feeling of sheer hopelessness Peach collapsed on the bed and cried herself to sleep.
As she came to, Peach thought about how dire her situation was. She was kidnapped by her number enemy, Toad had been knocked unconscious and Mario, her beloved hero would have no idea where to look for her. She had to admit, Bowser had played a wonderful hand in this petty game of his. A flying fortress wasn't easy to locate so who knew how long she would be here for?
Moving off the bed, she stomped over to the door and gave the handle a quick try. It was still locked. She could hear voices on the other side, peering through the window in the door, she could see two Koopa Troopa guards. She banged on the door to get their attention, they stopped what they were doing and stared back through the window.
"Ah look who's awake?" Koopa Troopa number one said with a grin. Number two laughed.
"Aww is the itty bitty Pwincess awake?" Number Two said in a mocking tone.
"I... I want to see Bowser," Peach said trying to be brave.
"Well he's busy. Too busy for the likes of you,"
"I want to see Bowser!" She demanded. The two Koopa Troopa's laughed loudly.
"You're just his prisoner,"
"I am the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom! I demand respect!" Peach shouted in frustration. Prisoner or not this was no way to treat a Princess.
"But we're not in the Mushroom Kingdom anymore Princess. Your crown don't mean a thing here," Number One told her matter of factly.
"What?! Where are we?" A panic-stricken Peach asked. Number Two smirked.
"No idea, only King Bowser knows where we're going,"
"Then I demand to see him,"
"Oh no, I don't think so. He'll see you when he's ready, your nothing to him. Nothing,"
Number Two's words rang in her ears long after he had gone. A horrible sickening feeling took hold of her as she realized that if she didn't know where she was what hope had Mario got?
For days Peach sat in her cell alone with no one to interact with. The Koopa Troopa guards said nothing to her even when she tried to engage them in conversation. As for the Koopa King himself? He hadn't stepped one foot near her. All she could do was wait, wait for Bowser to do whatever he had planned with her.
"Oh Mario... please save me,"