Now don't let the title confuse you, this will be a Mario x Peach story, through and through
Other parings will be added later on
Bowser's Castle
Research and Development Level
As Bowser is still furious after the disaster on the moon, his scientists have been working hard on new projects to help Bowser, however today he would meet a new project, from the likes never seen before.
"Ah King Bowser, my liege, are you here to see the latest of our projects?" His Head Scientist welcomed.
"What else would I be here for!?" Bowser roared in response.
"Well my lord, I'm pleased to show you our newest project, that is a sure to finally beat Mario and claim the princess!" Then Scientist states, then unveil the large tank filled with liquid, and inside was a surprise to the Koopa King.
"Are you lot think I'm so desperate, you thought of making me a princess!?" He roared in question. It revealed a very attracted woman, with a green shell on her back, a tail and spiked bracelets.
The head Scientist could only chuckle before explaining, "no my liege, this is the weapon that will finally end the Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom! I present: Bowesette!" He began his maniacal laugh only for Bowser to shut him up.
"How is this gonna beat Mario? And allow me claim the Princess?" Bowser asked.
"Simple my liege, after the discovery of the Super Crown and it's properties, my partners began experimenting on various creatures of the Mushroom Kingdom, with the most promising being those annoying Toads and the Boos. But while my partners in the Waifu Cartel, have been using them for their 'trades', I've been focusing on more... reliable purposes" the Head Scientist states, intriguing Bowser.
"Like what?" Bowser asked, until he realised what the Head Scientist meant.
"Assassination, think of it my liege, the pesky plumbers succumbing to the beauty of Bowesette, only to be ride of their lives! I assure you this will help you, not only taking over the Mushroom Kingdom, but the entire worlds and beyond!"
Bowser soon smiled at the idea, of having these attractive assassins taking out his enemies and allowing him full domination of the ground he walks.
"I want more of these made! I will finally be able to claim the Mushroom Kingdom as my own!" Bowser roared in delight, however he was about to get a load of disappointment.
"Sadly my liege, that is gonna happen" one Scientist meeked out, and got a full roar from Bowser.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS NOT GONNA HAPPEN!?" Bowser demanded.
"Sadly sire, Bowesette is the only one the Super Crown work with and it was our last one we have! the supply from the cartel have been destroyed! Apparently someone or something has been attacking the Cartel's locations, and there's only this picture of the attacker" the Scientist pulls out the picture to hand to Bowser. "It's quite dark, but all we know is that it's human and it appears has orange rings on it's arm and shoulder" Bowser looks at the picture of the attacker.
"And my liege, Bowesette still needs more mental programming. We also need to inject her with the the serum to make her obey commands along with going through the testing phases" The Head Scientist states, but Bowser roars and slams his fist onto the table nearby.
"Accelerate the project, I want test results by the end of the day!" Bowser demanded.
"B..bu..but my liege, we don't much research on this, accelerating this could lead to dangerous complications!" The Scientist states but to no avail.
"This project better be ready till the end of the day! Or your heads will pay the price!" Bowser sneered and left the lab, leaving the Scientists in a state of fear as they began the programming process.
However unknown to Bowser, his lack of patience and hasty attitude would soon lead to the biggest disaster to all that lived.
Meanwhile at the Mushroom Kingdom
Princess Peach's Castle - at nightfall
A lot of the Toad servants could tell the atmosphere at the castle was gloomy, and they have felt this being a sad month for their ruler, Princess Peach Toadstool, who has been depressed and upset for weeks, and a lot of them were shocked and sadden as the reason was because of The Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario.
At the end of the last adventure for the two, Princess Peach rarely saw her hero on the return trip, she noticed that Mario was hiding away on the Odyssey slightly confusing her and when they finally came back to the Mushroom Kingdom to a full homecoming party, a few; mainly Luigi, Toadsworth, Toad and Toadette, noticed that Mario was upset and not as cheerful about the return as he and Princess Peach emerged from the Odyssey, however Princess Peach noticed the sad hero and tried to talk her hero, but Mario didn't want to talk to her, shocking her and somewhat breaking her heart. And to add insult to injury, he just went home and refused any kind of reward or praise for his efforts by the Toads, shocking everyone. Everyone just watched in shock as the Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom walked home, and no one was more heartbroken than Princess Peach.
A day after her return, the Princess tried to write to him and sent him an invite to the castle, only to learn that he turned it down, as days turned to weeks with Peach tearfully writing to her hero, only for it to be denied, she broke down into tears and cried.
Toadsworth, the Head Stewart, couldn't believe the state the Princess was in, she was always sad and upset during the day, to which countless events had to be canceled or delayed, and he along with his nephew Toad, could hear her countless cries at night, and seeing her holding a picture of herself and Mario.
"Princess?" Toadsworth knocks on her door and enters, seeing once again the Princess in a sadden state.
"Oh Toadsworth... no matter what I do, I keep remembering the end of our last adventure, why isn't Mario talking to me?! We always enjoyed our company together but now he won't respond to anything I send him" she cries.
"Oh... Princess... I know it's hard, but do you have any idea why he's avoiding you?" Toadsworth asked.
"The only thing I can think of is maybe my harsh rejection when we were on the moon, but I was overwhelmed by everything that happened and he was acting childish like Bowser, but I don't know what else it could be" she responds, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"But perhaps we don't have the full story Princess, I'll tell you what, what if I try talking to him, on your behalf?" Toadsworth asked, gaining the Princess's attention. "It's one thing to see you in a sadden state, but it's entirely another if it's both you and your hero" he continues, and for the first time in awhile, she smiles despite tears still running down her face.
"Oh... it would mean everything to me! I don't like seeing Me and Mario apart like this!" She hugs her head steward.
With the Princess's mood now slightly improved, Toad and Toadette arrive with cup of tea and her favourite small cake, and the Princess smiles at the two and takes the cup of tea, but she soon looks out her window and continues to think about her hero, Mario.
Meanwhile - at the same time
Mario Bros House
The Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom couldn't sleep, he barely could, no matter what he does. He always remembered his stupid actions on the moon and it made him sick to his stomach that he behaved like his nemesis Bowser.
"How could I be so stupid!?" He spoke to himself, "you had one rule to go by, and you break it like an idiot!" He shouted.
After defeating Bowser and rescuing the Princess, Mario and Bowser got into a childish contest of impressing her, not caring about her feelings and she got overwhelmed and harshly rejected them. But it was only when the reject happen, Mario remembered his one rule when it comes to Princess Peach; Never treat her like an object. Mario felt sick and hated himself for breaking his rule, and it affected him on the trip back to the Mushroom Kingdom. And when they returned he couldn't even show his face to her, as he felt that he didn't deserve to look at her. Despite the Princess trying to talk to him, he couldn't bring himself to do it, and he hated himself more seeing the Princess's heartbreaking look.
Despite the constant letters and invites from the Princess, he kept on remembering everything from the moon and the return, he now believed he no longer he deserved being in her company which was very difficult from him, as he missed spending every spare moment he had with the Princess, her smile, the fun times, absolutely everything.
"Bro... you awake?" Luigi asked entering Mario's room, snapping his bro out of his sadden trance.
Mario soon gets up out of bed and see Luigi bringing in a plate of his favourite dish, Mama Style Lasagna, however Princess Peach also knew how to make it, which made Mario look away in shame.
"Mario... you've been like this for a month, you barley sleep, eat and you haven't smiled in ages, and look at all this unopened mail from the castle? If you think she hates you, then why is she constantly writing to you?" Luigi stated as Mario sat up right.
"Because I broke my rule, Luigi! Ever since my first time rescuing her, I made a promise to never treat her like an object as Bowser does, what do I do after rescuing her this time, I treat her like an object and it only took her rejecting me to understand that!" Mario cried.
"Look Bro... I know... I know before everything happened, you wanted to tell Peach how you truly felt about her, but hiding away and shutting yourself from her and everyone else is not gonna help" Luigi pointed out, "you have to try talking to her, if not her at least Toadsworth, just someone you can unload everything you've bottled up, because it's harming you!" Luigi pleaded.
Mario could only look at his bro then looking out the window, seeing the castle off into the distance, till agreeing to talk to someone.
"Okay I'll try, but I can't talk to her... not yet..." Mario states, till Luigi places a hand on Mario's shoulder.
"That's okay if you need time, but I would recommend at least trying to see her" Luigi stated, and Mario only nodded sadly.
The Next Day
Mario Bros House
The following day, Mario's mindset had slightly improved. With the talk to his bro the previous night and getting his feelings out in the open, it improved things for Mario, however but not by much, so Luigi suggested for Mario to work on their karts while he does the housework.
However as Luigi did the dishes, he hears a knock on the door, it was Toadsworth along with Toad and Toadette, "ah Master Luigi!" Toadsworth greeted while the others smiled and waved.
"Toadsworth! This is a surprise, come in, I'll put the kettle on!" Luigi beamed welcoming them in, but he made sure Mario didn't notice, good for him that focusing on the karts was a good idea.
After a quick while, Luigi allowed the guests feel at home, and brought out the tea for them, "sadly we ran out of snacks, I was meant to go buy some, but with everything that has happened, I was unable to" the green plumber explained, however this allowed Toadsworth to talk about the main reason of his visit.
"Actually, Master Luigi, this is the reason why I've come to visit" He began, putting his tea cup on the table, "I'm sure you know, Princess Peach has been... shall I say..."
"Depressed, she has been like that, ever since she and Mario came back from their last adventure" Toadette states as she finished her tea, but it got Luigi thinking.
"Has she?" Luigi asked, as he turns to a picture of Peach and Mario on the wall, "Well Mario has been the same" this revelation surprised the three Toads.
"Mario is depressed?" Toad asked in shock, but his uncle calmed him down.
"Can you please explain? It'll be good to know both sides of this entire thing" Toadsworth asked.
"Well, from what Mario has told me; is that during their last adventure, he and Bowser got into a childish contest to impress Peach, however when she rejected both of them, Mario states that he broke his one rule" Luigi explained.
"His one rule?" Toadette asked.
"To never treat Peach like an object like Bowser does" Luigi responds, with Toad and Toadsworth gasping in surprise while Toadette had her hands to her mouth and tears developing, "and when Mario realised what he did, he felt so ashamed of his actions and why he's been turning down every invite she sent".
Toad was the only one able to respond to Luigi, "but why would he turn down every invite, she even wrote especially just for him to come to the castle for a personal chat and tea" the young Toad pointed out.
"That's just it, not only he felt sick and ashamed of everything he did, he also feels that he no longer deserves to see her" Luigi replied, and Toadette just cried after hearing the entire situation.
Toadsworth was shocked about it, now knowing the full story of the sadness in Princess Peach and Mario, "But that's preposterous! He has done our kingdom a great service time and time again, even you Master Luigi have done the same! He has earned every minute spending time with her and even more" he states.
"But I guess for Mario, what he did on the moon undid everything, I even tried suggesting to Mario to talk to her or even you, but he's still skeptical about this" Luigi responds.
"When regardless, we can't leave Mario or Peach like this, we have to get them to talk to each other again" Toadette explained.
"But how are you gonna get them to talk?" Luigi asked.
"Well the Spring Formal Party is next week, perhaps he can be there!" She states.
"But he turned down every invite for everything else Toadette! How will it work this time?" Toad asked.
"It's simple since it's a big function, and if we invite you Luigi, you can convince him to come!" Toadette beamed, and Luigi gave it a thought and believed it could actually work.
"This could actually work! And I'm willing to help!" Luigi responded with a smile.
"Well all we need to do is talk to Mario and tell him about the Formal Party" she beams.
Toadsworth smiled in agreement, "well then Master Luigi, any idea where Master Mario is?" He asked.
"He's in the garage, working on our karts" and with the four of them get up and walk to the garage.
Meanwhile in the garage, Mario continue to work on his and Luigi's karts, until the garage door opens, revealing Luigi, and the Toads. This surprised Mario majorly as he didn't expect the Mushroom Kingdom's Head Stewart to be at his home, especially after everything that happened.
"Ah, Master Mario! Been awhile it's been" Toadsworth greeted, but Mario felt nervous.
"It's okay Mario, they came here to see what's wrong, as like you the Princess isn't doing so well" Luigi explained, surprising Mario.
"What do you mean, she's not doing well?" Mario asked, Toad and Toadette could only look at each other while Toadsworth sighs.
"Well, Master Mario... ever since your return with the Princess, she's been in a state of sadness about you not seeing her" Toadsworth explained, "but since talking to Luigi about what happened, we understand why you turned down the invites she sent".
"We don't want you to feel bad about this Mario, but what we truly want is for you and the Princess to be happy" Toadette stated, "which is why we want to invite you and Luigi to the Spring Formal Party"
Mario was surprised, he didn't know what to say nor think, he still felt unsure about everything.
"Please Mario! I would mean a lot to us, especially Peach" Luigi stated, "and I'm sure, she'd be pleased to see you after so long" He added.
Mario looked at the image of her and himself, and took a breath, "Alright, I'll attend" which put smiles on everyone.
"OH! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" Toadette exclaimed in happiness.
Mario and Luigi could only chuckle at her emotional moment, Toadsworth and Toad nodded in agreement.
"Very well then, Master Mario, Master Luigi, we'll see you two at the event in a week's time, I'll be sure to inform the Princess! And thank you for saying yes, Master Mario. I know for a fact, she'll be pleased" Toadsworth states, and Mario only nodded.
Soon the three Toads depart from the Bros home, leaving them to prepare their formal suits, however Luigi noticed that Mario began writing something, and in away like his life depended on it, however Luigi thought it was something Mario was going to say to the Princess, but for Mario it was something, a lot more than that.
Something he wished he did a long time ago.
