Surprise! This is what I wanted to work on after finishing "So Cold". Yes, another tragedy, but this will go down a different route than "So Cold." I also plan for this fanfic to be shorter, like around 4 or 5 chapters.

This was inspired by EchoEternal's wonderful Mario fanfics and how this author makes wonderful fanfics that are true to the tone of the games. My fanfic will be a bit darker but it won't have loads of profanity like most Mario fanfiction.

In truth, one of my favorite topics to write about is Mario. It's a nice challenge since the characters need to be fleshed out a bit. Then again, the characters from Sonic the Hedgehog are harder for me to write and they have more personality, but the biggest problem is inconsistent character development. I do hope to make a Sonic fanfic someday despite not being much of a Sonic fan though.

And I want to make a warning that there will be romance in this fanfic, but I personality left out which pairings will be in here in the description because this fanfic isn't meant to be a simple shipping fanfic with an indirect sign saying, "If you like this pairing read this!". With that being said, please read this fanfic with an open mind. On with the disclaimer!

Disclaimer: Mario belongs to Nintendo, woe is I.


Mario paced around the castle in frustration nearly cursing under his breath even though he preferred not to. He faced too many fowl mouths in Brooklyn but he was in the more civil Mushroom Kingdom now, or so he thought. He was losing his temper with how Bowser is practically stalked Princess Peach. But coronation was near, the toads and other inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom wanted their face princess to become queen now. But lately the princess hasn't spoken much, Mario wondered if she was in shock due to kidnappings.

She locked herself away in her room for awhile, Mario knocked on her bedroom door. It was 5 minutes but she didn't open up yet, Mario started to sweat. Then she opened up, and Mario's body temperature only rose. She was obviously troubled but she still looked adorable. Small round cheeks and aquamarine eyes with blonde hair that looked a bit messy now that Mario thought about it.

Mario released the heat from his chest but tugging his shirt collar. "Hey Princess, I don't want you to run the Kingdom by yourself so…"

Mario was tripping over his own words.

"Yes?" Princess Peach said ever so sweetly.

"I have," Mario paused. "We have been holding this off…" Mario made another abrupt stop.

Princess Peach let go of the door knob and stared Mario straight in the eye,

"I want to become your king, and banish Bowser from the Mushroom Kingdom forever, and from you." Mario finished, clutching his signature red hat in nervousness.

Princess Peach said nothing, her blank expression became a shocked one, but she didn't look happy in the slightest. Mario had his eyes closed, he didn't notice her reaction at all. But he heard footsteps that sounded like they came from high heels. He opened his eyes and turned to see the princess walked away from him. But when she saw his confused face she ran away. Mario was speechless, he couldn't bring himself to move.

Princess Peach ran for the throne room but she gasped in fright a bit as she saw Luigi and Daisy there.

"Peachy, are you alright?" Daisy asked with worry in her eyes.

Princess Peach breathed, Daisy walked closer to her but Peach took a few steps backward.

Mario finally caught up with her. "Princess!" He cried.

Mario paused, he tried to remain calm but he feared the worse. "Are, are you alright?"

Princess Peach gritted her teeth and held her head in her hands. "…No." She uttered out.

"But why?!" Mario asked, he was starting to get emotional.

Luigi took a step closer. "You can tell us." Luigi was just as worried as the others, but he was also confused. This was unlike her.

"Please say something, even if it's just a word." Daisy said, becoming desperate.

"I'll answer for my crippled princess!" said a dark voice.

The voice sent chills down the spines of Mario, Luigi, and Daisy, Peach was still frozen.

Through the balcony they heard the familiar sound of the koopa clown kart, and the familiar breathing of a certain beast they've come to loathe with all their hearts.

Outside they saw King Bowser, Mario almost saw all red out of frustration of the pitiful king that would never back down. Luigi trembled a bit but took a step forward and readied himself to help his older brother take down this demon, Bowser did not stir though.

"It's time you learned the truth, plumber." Bowser said.

Mario growled slightly. "I think you should face the truth!" Mario ran and clenched his fist, twirling it around for a tornado punch, but before Mario could attack a canon popped out in front of Bowser like magic, it was aimed for Mario.

Daisy gasped but Mario managed to stop, however Bowser wasn't prepared to fire a shot.

Bowser's lips curled up. "The truth is, you have stolen my princess from me! Countless times!"

"You're lying!" Luigi cried.

Mario and Daisy's faces were full of anger but they ignored Peach, who was trying her hardest to hold back tears behind them.

"Such selfish people you are, and the toadstool people, thinking I am not what's best for Peach." Bowser said.

Mario turned around to see horror in Peach's eyes, but he walked up to her gently to console her, like he always did.

"Don't be afraid Princess, Bowser is being a joker again." Mario said.

Just then Peach burst into tears and covered her face.

"What?!" Mario cried in his head.

"It's true Mario! It's all true!" Peach choked through her crying. "I loveBowser!"

Mario felt numb all over, his hands shook, his ears clogged up. Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion as Princess Peach walked away from Mario with a sad look on her face.

Mario turned around finally realizing reality but gasped when he saw that Peach and Bowser were only a few feet away from each other.

"That's my girl." Bowser said, he raised his claws up.

"Now to make it official!" Bowser unleashed his dark magic on to Peach, the dark purple and black magic covered her completely until she was unnoticeable.

"No!" Daisy cried. She ran closer to confront her dear friend.

The spell was complete, Peach looked like she always did except her dress was ebony black now.

Daisy stood behind Princess Peach while Mario and Luigi were still frozen in denial and shock. "…Peach?" Daisy said.

Princess Peach turned around and faced Daisy eye to eye. Princess Peach's expression wasn't cheerful like it used to be, but emotionless. Her azure blue eyes were now silver, it was almost too scary to stare.

"Now, to destroy this horrible kingdom!" Bowser yelled.

"…Destroy." Peach said in a soft tone.

Bowser unleashed his dark magic again only it swirled around him, Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Daisy. The dark magic also stretched outside the castle to make the clear blue sky pitch black. Peach didn't stir as she was in some sort of trance, her flailing dress did not bother her. Realizing it was pointless to reason Daisy ran to Mario and grabbed his hand.

"Mario, please snap out of it!" Daisy cried.

Mario didn't stir much, his eyes were heavy with sadness it almost made Daisy's eyes water. Before she could give into despair though, Luigi struggled through the dark gusts to reach out to them. "Come on!" Luigi cried. Daisy grabbed Luigi's hand and the both of them dragged Mario away from the magic.

"Love! True love! It gives power, and everyone who has followed our adventures will know that this is no cliché love story of hero and princess. But that the princess has loved the villain all along! Hahahaha!" Bowser laughed maniacally.

Daisy hugged Mario's arm in comfort knowing that what Bowser said would hurt him even more. Luigi stood up ready to fight, but before he could act a light made its way into the room from outside.

"Ahhhhhh!" Bowser cried.

"This story is not over yet, Koopa King." Said a voice.

Luigi saw where the light came from, he smiled in relief. The very light also slowly snapped Mario out of his heartbreak trance. Soon the princess of galaxies stood in front of the three of them.

"Rosey!" Princess Daisy cried in happiness.

"Even if the citizens here did wrong, they don't deserve this. They need someone to guide them." Rosalina said.

Bowser growled at her, but Rosalina said nothing. She stretched her arms out as the light from her powers proved stronger than Bowser's dark magic as he struggled to keep control.

Mario, Luigi, and Daisy were left speechless but before they could say anything large beams of light escaped Rosalina and shined out of the castle traveling across the kingdom.

"Wow! Amazing!" Daisy cried.

They had no idea she was so powerful. When she was done with her spell she lowered her arms and stared straight and Bowser and Peach. Bowser was now powerless and Princess Peach was back to normal except the black dress, her blue eyes were back.

"With your power gone I will spare you, but you two must leave this place forever." Rosalina said.

"Fine!" Bowser scoffed.

They said nothing after that. They didn't know how to feel anymore other than the fact that this was reality. Peach loves Bowser and she was being whisked away in his Koopa clown kart to live with him forever. Peach looked backed to her friends briefly as she flew away, but she said nothing.

Finally finding strength, Mario stood up and faced Rosalina. "Thank you, Rosalina." He said.

Rosalina smiled. "Your gratitude means everything to me—Ah!" Rosalina was losing balance while levitating, she grabbed her chest with her hand then fell on her knees.

"Are you alright?!" Mario cried, grabbing her hands.

Rosalina breathed. "In order to save this kingdom, and defeat Bowser," Rosalina paused, which worried Mario deeply. "I had to sacrifice everything."

"What?" Mario said, but before she could explain anything her body started to fade away into sparkles from below.

It didn't take much imagination to figure out what was happening to Rosalina, she was fading fast.

"NO! I can't lose you too!" Mario cried.

Mario could not feel her gentle hand anymore, she disappeared before anything else could be said.

After that, Mario could not help anymore that he fell to his knees and cried. Cried loudly desperate for the clock to go backwards or for at least some force in the universe to bring Rosalina back. Luigi held Daisy as she cried.

Nothing changed except the time moving forward. The day turned to twilight and the twilight turned to a cold night. Eventually Toadsworth and the Toads that worked in the castle came to Mario. It hurt them all to see their savior heartbroken.

Toadsworth however, still had something to ask Mario.

"Master Mario," Toadsworth said.

Mario wiped a tear from his eye. "Oh, Toadsworth."

"I'm sorry to ask you when you're in such a vulnerable state, we just lost our beloved Princess to King Bowser." Toadsworth's voice became low saying that last part.

"And I've been told Princess Rosalina sacrificed herself to save us all, she will be remembered always."

Mario said nothing.

"It's tragic, but we as a Kingdom must move on," Toadsworth said.

In his mind Mario was furious, it would take an entire lifetime to move on from Peach and Rosalina.

"What I mean to ask is, will you become the king of the Mushroom Kingdom?" Toadsworth asked.

For a minute the entire throne room was quiet while they all waited for an answer.

"I will," Mario said with little to no emotion in his voice.

Luigi and Daisy gasped.


Yeah, this fanfic all started off with me coming home from work and saying, "I wanna lock myself in my room and write a tragedy!" It's not as sad as I hoped it to be though...My apologies! I cannot do details.

I wanted to play around with the whole, "Princess Peach loves Bowser and Mario keeps stealing him from her" theory. Not a fan of this pairing though.

I do happen to be a fan of Mario/Rosalina though...I never thought I would actually write it though. I try to not ship them because it seems so illogical and there is no proof that either like each other romantically. And what little Marlina fanfics out there really suck with romantic cliches.

Anyway, please review. This is Emiko Gale signing out!