Author's Note: Yep, I thought I'd try a collection of super-short one-shots. I've seen some writers confining their one-shots to one hundred words, so I figured I'd give it a shot-it's perfect for my short attention span. xD All of these one-shots will have to do with the Mario games, and quite a few will probably have characters from the Paper Mario series... I have no idea how many of these mini-oneshots I'll end up posting; I think I'll just keep adding to this collection sporadically.

Disclaimer: All Mario characters belong to Nintendo, not me. This disclaimer will apply to every chapter in this fic.


Bowser stared, jaws agape, at the pink, yellow, and white splattered across his shell front. He raised his eyes to meet those of the princess who glowered several paces away, frosting all over her hand. The entire room of guests watched with bated breath—except for Mario, who gave Princess Peach an appraising glance before stepping forward, hammer in hand.

"Not-a today," said the plumber sternly. Just behind him, Princess Peach reached for her parasol.

I'll never try to kidnap Peach on her birthday again, vowed Bowser silently, gulping and stepping back towards the door.

…I'll get her tomorrow instead.


Author's Note (again): ...Yeah, I couldn't help but think how exasperating the repeated kidnappings must be, so I wrote... this. As always, reviews are appreciated! :D