Hello! :D As it says in the description, this is my very first story. So please, I do want reviews and I see that some reviewers get really mean and I just ask that you review it politely and not say something like "This is atrocious." or at least if you do say it, say it as nicely as possible, OK? Even after reading the guidlines I'm really not sure how the ratings system works, so I just rated it M for eventual gore and strong language. I hope that's a justifiable reason! I'm only writing this first, very short chapter because I'm not sure if it sucks or not and I want reviewers to decide if I should continue. So, please review! Thanks!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daisy was sick of it all. How could Rosalina get into the games, but not her? Sure, she dominates when playing with Mario and the gang in sports and karting, but that wasn't enough for her. No, she needed something bigger. Something like... the queen of the fighting tournament. She laid on her marigold-colored bed in her castle in Sarasaland. At least five empty beer bottles lay on the ground nearby, and she's on her sixth. The finest brew of beer that coins can buy, of course. Sarasaland was a dry land, but being the princess has benefits. Occasionally, she'd get angry and start punching the wall, and then break into tears. She was sick of being cast aside, and only being invited to do things like drive a kart or play baseball. Why can't she be something important? Such a feisty woman like her would make a great fighter. Rosalina? Pfft. She just sits and stares at stars all day. Daisy goes into the gym in her castle and practices boxing and martial arts, not to mention her daily cardio and strength training. She thought that she was a shoe-in for the tournament, but apparently, she's wrong. Hell, even toad was in the tournament, sort of. I mean, assisting Peach was better than nothing. Deep within that sadness, though, was rage. That rage was mainly aimed at Rosalina. She stole Daisy's shining moment. Daisy's admiration for the watcher of stars went away in a heartbeat after that. She wants revenge. Wiping the tears from her face, she finally decided to get up.

"It's time to stop being a whiny little bitch," said Daisy.

She stumbled over to her orange bedroom door in a drunken rage and opened it and let out a gasp.

"Bowser!" Her eyes narrowed on the koopa king. "Are you here to gloat on how you're all in the fight except me?"

Bowser gave a totally fake sympathetic look to the monarch. "I wouldn't dream of it, dear!" He proceeded to grin while Daisy rolled her eyes.

"In fact," Bowser maliciously grinned, "I'm here to help you!"

"Help me?" Daisy scowled. "How are ya gonna do that?"

Bowser proceeded to pull a familiar object out of a red satchel that the koopa traveling with him was holding. Daisy's eyes opened wide.

"The star rod?! How did you get your hands on that again? I thought it was returned to the star spirits!" The princess exclaimed.

Bowser replied, "Oh, yes it was, but I called King Boo for a little favor. Anyway, do you want the thing? It can getcha what you want..."

Daisy paused for a moment and hesitated. Her consciense was telling her not to, while at the same time the combination of her anger and the alcohol in her head made the rod irresistable.

"Yeah... I'll take it." A sly smile crossed her lips. "With it I'll both be able to fight, and end the life of that bitch Rosalina... and with the power of the stars. Ironic, right?" She giggled.

"Gwahaha, excellent," the spiked king laughed, "there is a catch, though."

"What? I don't care as long as they all suffer... every challenger in that fucking tournament. Except you, I suppose. For once, you're doing something right." The princess smiled again.

Bowser laughed again. "Good. The catch is that the star spirits put some stupid protective magic on the rod. It doesn't work in this world."

Daisy gave an angry frown while crossing her arms. "Well then why the fuck did you get my hopes up? It doesn't work."

"Ah, but you didn't let me finish." Bowser smiled. "Kammy! Get in 'ere!"

A magikoopa dressed in purple entered the room from the window. "Yes, your viciousness?"

Bowser turned to Daisy. "My friend here can help us. She has just recently discovered of a place called the 'dream world.' It's where people go when they sleep. However, we can get a portal to there while we're awake, right Kammy?"

The old koopa replied, "Right, sir!"

Daisy rolled her eyes again. "And this matters because...?"

"You're real thick, aren't y-" Bowser remembered that he was trying to get Daisy on his side, not against him. "Look, in the dream world, the star rod works. You can control things from there!"

"Why would I care about controlling a place that people can go only when they dream?" The princess tilted her head.

"Because, in that world, you can use the rod and make them unable to leave. Then you can do whatever you want to 'em! And did I mention that you can make any pain inflicted upon them in the dream world also happen to their bodies in real life?" Bowser showed a teethy smile.

Daisy's eyes lit up and she smiled with confidence. "Ohhh... I get it now... Just gimme a little bit of time to pack some things!"

Kammy chimed in, "Oh, you don't need to pack, dear. You can just create anything you want with that little rod there!"

"True!" Daisy smiled.

"Now let's go," said Bowser, "and Daisy, when we get there and this plan all comes into action, let ME be the one to deal with Mario."

The princess nodded and they all entered a vortex that Kammy materialized inside of Daisy's bedroom.