Ahem! Today…I'll tell you the story of the author of the lost book of prophecies. This prophetic book was a mysterious tome full of stories of future events. Of course, many people craved this book, wishing to glimpse their futures. But no person, after obtaining this book, ever found happiness. The reason? The book held frightful secrets not meant for people's eyes. The book prophesized the end of all worlds, and the very author of this dark book almost made it come to be. But in the end, a group of noble heroes used the Light Prognosticus and the power of love to stop him. This is the tale of that forgotten book's creator and the heroes who stopped him…
At last, the universe was saved from Dimentio and the Chaos Heart. When Blumiere was wed to Timpani and they vanished into Oblivion, all worlds returned to normalcy. The Void was gone (as well as its tremors), but the places it had destroyed were restored. Love conquered the chaos of hatred, and the Heroes that wielded love's power were now in Flipside. After their endless journey, Merlon brought them to the Sweet Smiles Café to relax. Mario, Peach, Bowser, Luigi, O'Chunks, Mimi, Nastasia, Merlon, Nolrem and all 11 pixls were in their group. Merlon, who was not there at the final battle, asked,
"So Dimentio was the true Dark One of the Dark Prognosticus? And not Count Bleck?" The three previous minions of Count Bleck said,
"Dimentio juss stabbed 'im in 'is back!"
"He attempted to shoot an energy sphere at Count Bleck when he was down, but I took it for him."
"What Dimentio did was NOT cool!" Nolrem said,
"Well, Dimentio is in The Underwhere now, so we have nothing to worry about! Thank you all for saving our worlds and stopping the Dark Prognosticus from ever becoming realized." Bowser said,
"Yeah, we DID save your butts, didn't we? Don't we get some kind of a reward? Mario, you get something when you stop my evil plans, right?" Peach answered,
"Well…a cake, usually."
"…That's it? He saves your life, and you give him a cake? You're a princess; you must be loaded!" The Princess was running out of excuses, so Luigi said,
"Heroes aren't about the rewards! I mean, I got a book series off of my adventure a few years back. And a movie. And adoring fans. But it's not about that!"
"Fine…" Merlon interrupted,
"Anyway, you saved the universe, and that should be satisfying enough for anyone! That Void is gone, and there is nothing more to worry about!" Bowser corrected,
"Actually, there is one thing we still need to worry about - home! How are me, Mario, Peach and Green Stache supposed to get back to the Mushroom Kingdom?"
Everyone there realized that Bowser was right for once. The Heroes of Light had forgotten all about where they had come from, and the other heroes there didn't want them to leave. Peach said,
"Oh, yeah, Bowser's right! I bet Toadsworth is worried sick about me!" Bowser added,
"And what about my minions that Bleck didn't brainwash! They're still at my castle unsupervised! Junior and the Koopalings can't run a goodcastle by themselves! My finest can't even stop a stupid Yoshi!" Merlon said grimly,
"It appears you are right…and none of the dimensions you traveled to are connected to Earth?"
The heroes all shook their heads no, but a classic exclamation mark appeared above Mario's head. Mario told Merlon something, who repeated aloud,
"Queen Jaydes take you back home? …Well, if anyone could break the dimensional bond separating our worlds, it would be her! Let's head towards the Flipside Tower, then!"
The heroes were about to set off for the Underwhere when Saffron stopped them.
She went to the table of heroes with a Saffron Special Galactic Meal in-hand. She gave it to them, saying,
"This one's for saving Flipside!"
Bowser and O'Chunks looked as the gigantic meal with wide eyes and a wider stomach. Bowser said,
"Finally, the feast we deserve! If your cakes are this size, I take back everything I said!"
And within ten seconds, the mighty galactic beast was vanquished, Bowser putting his claw on his belly. The Koopa King could only manage to say,
"I could be a hero every now and then!" Merlon turned to Saffron in his chair and asked,
"Can I try my hand at your famous dish a second time?" Saffron responded flatly,
"Merlon, you had your chance. Only those that can best the galactic dish can marry me. Besides, it cost me 300 coins just to make that!" Bowser said,
"And it was worth it!"
Merlon turned to Bowser who had finished the galactic meal and then back to Saffron. He asked,
"ANYONE who can finish that dish can marry you?" Saffron responded after looking back at Bowser,
"…Er, never mind."
Saffron returned to her pots and pans while Peach and Mimi turned to Merlon. Peach asked,
"Wait, you tried to marry Saffron?" Merlon admitted,
"Yes, I did. I asked her for her hand in marriage, but she told me that I had to eat one of her famous Saffron Special Galactic Dishes. Alas, there was but a twig of parsley left when an injured Timpani teleported into our fair town. I saw her collapse of exhaustion, and I rushed out to help her. She had been walking for years under some strange curse a chief had put on her. She tried to explain what had happened, but her voice was muffled…anyways, I saved that girl by turning her into Tippi. If she came just five seconds later, Saffron and I would have been betrothed." Mimi said,
"So anyone who could eat the meal could marry her?" She looked over at a distracted Bowser and giggled,
"Great plan alright!" She looked over at Luigi and continued,
"I'd personally go with someone tall, but skinnier than that koopa…but plumbing, GROSS!"
"Well, I am unmarried, and it shall probably stay that way. I am too old to be getting married now." Suddenly, an exclamation mark went above Bowser as he yelled,
"PEACH, BABY!"
The room went silent until Peach regained her thoughts. Then, she echoed back,
"BABY?"
"Yeah, Peach honey! Don't you remember – we're still married!"
"…Wh-what?"
"Yeah! We got married at the start of this Pure Heart thingy…and we still are!"
Peach took Dashell and dashed out of the Café. Bowser chased after her, followed by all of the other heroes and pixls. Saffron looked at them in confusion and yelled,
"So I'm making another 300-coin dish for nothing?"
Peach ran as far away from her freak husband as she could. They chased her to the Flipside Tower above the town and continued on. Thoreau stole Dashell from the princess and she was slowed down to the point of being caught. Then, Thoreau stole her, and Peach was put by the others.
"But Peachy, baby-"
"Don't 'Peach baby' me! We are NOT married!"
"Yes we are! We got married to make that Chaos Heart thingy and we went straight to the adventure!"
Peach tried to come up with a comeback, but ended up just glaring at Nastasia, who caused their marriage. Nastasia hid behind O'Chunks. Peach sighed and said,
"Fine, you're right. We're married." Bowser smiled, until she yelled,
"BUT ONCE WE GET BACK HOME, WE ARE GETTING A DIVORCE, MISTER!"
"Aw, c'mon, don't be like that! Junior and the Koopalings are great…most of the time! You'll like it!"
"Junior…and the seven Koopalings? Your child and adopted children?"
"Yep! You know what that means – you're a mommy!" Peach burst out sobbing.
"I can't have EIGHT children!"
"Hey, it's not so bad!"
"EIGHT children!"
"C'mon, you'll never even see the Koopalings around! No one does anymore!"
While the married couple was bickering, Mario thought he saw something glowing above them. When he looked up, he saw a dimensional ridge suspending in midair…the kind that Fleep could flip. Mario commanded Fleep to use his special abilities on it, and when the pixl did, a tiny dot appeared. Once Dottie made this dot grow larger, Mario realized that it was a small portal. The non-married heroes looked at this portal, and Merlon gasped,
"How did that portal get there?"
Merlon looked at Fleep, and then at Mario. Merlon asked the plumber,
"Mario…when Tippi brought you here from Bowser's Castle, back in your dimension…do you remember exactly where you teleported in from?" Mario thought, and then pointed up at the portal.
"Hmm…you teleported here from Bowser's Castle, correct? If you teleported to that spot from Bowser's Castle…then this portal should take you back there!"
Bowser and Peach stopped yelling at the first signs of going home. Bowser said,
"We're going to our home universe at long last…and right at my castle, too? Now that's direct service!" Peach said gleefully,
"We're finally going home!"
The four Heroes of Light held big grins, but the others were not. A puzzled Peach asked,
"Mimi, what's wrong?"
"Well…you're going home now! We won't ever see you again!"
"Oh…well, you can come to my divorce if you want-"
"You mean honeymoon!"
"Be quiet, Bowser!"
"Sorry…"
"…So, anyway, you can come with us if you want to. Bowser and I are going to get divorced in a chapel in Marrymore, the most romantic place I know. That place is so romantic, even Mario and Bowser kissed there!"
Mario and Bowser turned away blushing as their new friends thought of going. O'Chunks, Mimi and Nastasia decided to accompany the others, to be with them one last time. And to see why Mario and Bowser kissed, of course. Peach would've forced Nastasia to go anyway, just in case Bowser refused to take back his "I Do". The previous assistants of Count Bleck said,
"Sure, we'll totally come with you guys!"
"Juss for dat divorce, mind ye."
"It'll fit into my schedule. I have plenty of time now…" Mario invited the two wizards, but Merlon said,
"I don't think that you want Nolrem and I to accompany you. The walk there would be too strenuous, and the walk back even worse…"
"Aw, c'mon, Merlon! When you walk home, you'll be with me, O'Chunks and Nastasia! It'll be totally safe!"
"No, you don't need us. The seven of you-and eleven of you pixls-can go have fun, but we'll stay here."
The heroes agreed with Merlon, and realized that this would be the last time they saw each other. The four Heroes of Light said their good-byes to the wizards who had helped them time after time on their adventure. Luigi Spring-Jumped the heroes into the suspended portal (the pixls accompanying them), wishing the two extraordinary wizards farewell. While the wizards remained in Flipside, the seven heroes and eleven pixls arrived inside of Bowser's Castle. It was just as gloomy and evil-looking as it had always been. Bowser said,
"Home sweet home! Minions! Report to the main foyer!"
No response. Bowser tried to find any minions that survived through Count Bleck. Only two Goombas, a Paratroopa and a Magikoopa were left. They came out to see their angry master's return, who yelled,
"These are the only four I have left? How did you four survive, anyway?"
"I ran outside the gate just in time!"
"I was sick and didn't go to the meeting!"
"I was patrolling the backyard!"
"I was sleeping in!"
"Well, no matter how you guys escaped, I'm glad to see someone else running the castle!" The Magikoopa said,
"We didn't run the castle."
"Then who did?"
Just then, a grumpy Kammy Koopa flew in the castle hall and exclamation marked when she saw Bowser. She fell off of her broom, holding onto her aching side upon the fall. She huffed,
"King…King Bowser! How are you here? Er, where did you go? Why did you leave?"
"Well, I-"
"HOW COULD YOU? I went out for some dewrinkilizer cream and came back to find the entire castle abandoned! Only four minions were left, since Junior and the Koopalings claimed their own castles! They're not as nice as your castle, of course. It was nice having the place to myself, though. I got to relax in the hot tub for two hours without anyone needing me! There isn't a hot tub at Ludwig von Koopa's castle! It's not even broomstick accessible!" -By the way, the heroes were very well asleep at this time- "I even went to the Broom Shop and fixed up my ride! I also bought it a new…HEY!" Bowser awakened and said,
"Wh-what? Oh, cool story, Kammy. Anyway, me and Peach got married!" Peach glared at Bowser and palmed her forehead while Kammy Koopa asked,
"…How'd you manage that, by finding the Star Rod again?"
"What, you don't think my charm could've done it alone?"
"Why of course not, your Casanovaness!" Nastasia explained,
"Well, my original master ordered me to brainwash them into marriage." Kammy said,
"…Okay, that'd explain a lot." Peach added right away,
"And we're getting a divorce as soon as we reach Marrymore Chapel!" Kammy told Bowser,
"Oh. Better luck next time, your Patheticness. Marrymore is about an hour's journey southeast of here, actually! Just keep going until you reach Blood Swamp, and then go northeast. Pick me up a Taki Mushroom while you're at it - I hear Taki Soup helps the old back!" Peach was getting impatient at the servant and snapped at Bowser.
"I know that you're happy to see your little army again, but we need to be heading towards Marrymore! So good-bye, Kammy Koopa!" One Goomba said,
"Bye Princess Peach!"
Bowser roasted the Goomba before the king koopa was dragged away by Peach to the area outside. Kammy Koopa called after them,
"I'll hire some new minions for you while you're getting divorced! These minions will be better than your old ones – I'm thinking Hyper Goombas!"
The group of heroes and pixls walked along the rocky trail to the forest beyond it. A moat of lava was oozing beneath them, the rocky trail being the only thing connecting the castle to the rest of the forest. Carrie had to carry Peach over it to put her at ease. Mario had to carry Luigi.
After they stepped off of the narrow path, they walked into the Ancient Forest surrounding the area. Grim-looking trees decorated the land as the wind rustled through the blood-red leaves. Luigi saw a ghost-like shadow flickering through the trees and rushing away. The green plumber panicked while the red plumber grew bored at the familiar scenery. Mimi asked Bowser,
"Did you have to choose a place this scary?" Bowser said,
"That's exactly why I chose this place! Scary forests are a MUST for final levels!" Peach said,
"Let's just hurry up and find the Marrymore chapel…"
"What's wrong, honey? Can't handle a few Piders?" Peach and Mimi chorused,
"Piders?"
Bowser and O'Chunks laughed at the two girls while Nastasia decided to schedule the divorcing procedure. First, the organized Nastasia called the manager of Marrymore Chapel (who was even more business-oriented than her), and set a time up for the divorce. But there had to be guests. So, Nastasia called up Queen Toadstool and said,
"Yello, Queen Toadstool? … Nastasia, but you don't know me. I'm calling to inform you that your daughter Peach is having her divorce at Marrymore Chapel at 3:00 today. … You didn't know she was married?" -Much yelling on the other end of the line- "Yeah, she got married to King Bowser." -WAY more yelling this time- "How? Well…I sorta brainwashed her-" -Crows flying away from the noise emanating from the phone- "Sorry bout that. So, in a few hours. … Marrymore Chapel, K? G'bye."
Nastasia ended the call with a worried expression on her face. She figured that Kammy Koopa was inviting Bowser's family over, so Nastasia didn't call Junior (there was no way to contact him, anyway). She caught up with the other heroes, Peach and Bowser bickering some more.
Those seven heroes and eleven pixls walked for hours, following Kammy Koopa's directions. Eventually, thanks to her advice (surprisingly the advice was accurate), they stumbled upon the town of Marrymore. With Peach happily crying and Bowser painfully sighing, they went inside the Marrymore Chapel.
The chapel was dazzling. Gold and crystal lined every wall, and silk carpet lined the entire floor. There were two rows of benches going from the back to a stage up front. This stage held the preacher's podium and a smaller bench on each side. The crowned jewel of the Marrymore Chapel, however, was above the stage - a giant stained glass window. This giant window stood proud over the podium, reflecting the sunlight onto it and the two lovebirds that would be wed (but not in this case). The manager of this chapel learned the story of the Void and how it was just destroyed, so the stained glass window was molded to depict none other than Count Bleck and Tippi. Finding their pictures was a pain, but the tribute was very fitting. Nastasia looked at the glass portrait of Count Bleck and thought about what would happen if he never left her. Peach said in astonishment,
"Count Bleck and Tippi? Wow…this place takes my breath away! It was such a magical time when I was here before!" Bowser asked,
"Magical? You were being held hostage by a raving lunatic with a giant beard and three servants with gas masks!"
"It was still magical! And it's magical now!"
At least it would have been if the princess's family hadn't have just entered the chapel. Nastasia closed the door behind the entire family as Queen Toadstool singled out her daughter. The Queen went to Peach scolding,
"Peach Francine Toadstool!" Mario and Luigi snickered. "I cannot believe that you got married to that…that VILE creature!" Bowser yelled,
"I'm standing right here!" King Toadstool strolled in and jokingly suggested,
"Maybe after all those time of capturing Peachy, Bowser finally captured her heart!"
"Dad!"
Just then, the family of Bowser walked into the chapel. Kammy Koopa, the seven Koopalings, Junior and five minions (Kammy already found one Koopa to join!) went to Bowser cheering. Junior and the Koopalings hugged Bowser as Peach's father said,
"Eight kids already? That was faster than I expected!"
"Dad!"
Nastasia went to close the door a second time, but an irate Toadsworth stormed inside. The disgruntled brown Toad went to the Princess, cut right in front of the queen and yelled,
"Princess Francine Toadstool!" Mario and Luigi snickered again. "Queen Toadstool called me and told me what you did! …How COULD you? Why did you marry that despicable King Koopa, who may I remind you, has terrorized your people time and time again?" Bowser said,
"Again, right here!" Peach sighed and said,
"I'm sorry Toadsworth, but I was brainwashed!"
"That's what they all say! And going in between dimensions? You could have…you could have vanished or something!" Toadstool said flatly,
"Being married to Bowser is worse than that."
Toadsworth went to a bench in a frustrated huff along with the other families. Nastasia called,
"Um, yeah, the divorce is scheduled to be at 3:00, and it is now…3:00. So everyone, take your seats. Mrs. Toadstool and Mr. Koopa, stand in front of the podium, K?"
Peach and Bowser took their place on the chapel stage on either side of the podium. Mario and O'Chunks sat on one of the stage benches while Luigi and Mimi sat on the other. Toadstool's family sat on one side of the chapel benches (along with the still-infuriated Toadsworth) while Bowser's family sat on the other. The pixls floated amongst them. Nastasia stood behind the podium and said,
"We are gathered here today to separate the two standing before you, K? Okay. Peach, do you promise to divorce Bowser and hate him until your game ends?" She responded,
"I think the answer is obvious." Nastasia continued,
"And Bowser, do you promise to divorce Peach and hate her until your game ends?" He responded,
"…You're gonna brainwash me if I don't, so…I guess." Nastasia concluded,
"Unless anyone here has any reason why these two should be wed, the two of you are now…oh, you two sign here, please…officially separated."
Peach's family burst into applause while Bowser's family booed. O'Chunks starting sobbing on Mario. He cried,
"I 'ate a sad endin!" Mario felt awkward as O'Chunks leaned on his shoulder. Mimi told Luigi on the other side of the stage,
"When I get married, it won't end in divorce. It'll totally be with the person I love."
Luigi felt awkward as Mimi leaned onto his shoulder. Peach cut the cake baked by Toadsworth in celebration, although it didn't taste like her cake at all. Just then, the door opened a third time – and in came Merlon and Nolrem. Merlon was holding onto the Light Prognosticus and Nolrem was holding onto the Dark Prognosticus. The Heroes went to the two wizards and O'Chunks said (wiping the tears from his eyes first),
"Merlon? Nolrem? What er YOU doin 'ere? How did ya get 'ere? And whif the Dark Prognosticus?" Nolrem explained,
"Merlon's crystal ball helped us find our way here easily! But we are here because I have found the Dark Prognosticus in Castle Bleck!" King Toadstool said sarcastically,
"Yey, a book…" Peach asked,
"So why do you want the Dark Prognosticus? I thought it was evil!" Merlon said,
"It IS evil, but very important, my dear!" King Toadstool teased,
"See, Peachy? Five seconds after your divorce and men are calling you 'dear'!" After Peach smacked her father, Nolrem continued,
"The history in this dark book is needed for those in the future! Merlon and I are going to research these two tomes and write a single book about them-together!" Merlon concluded,
"The Prognosticus of Fate. The people of the future need to know what really happened. The Prognosticus of Fate shall be written for historians in that future, and will contain the truths and myths of both tomes! This book will tell your story and how the Light Prognosticus came to be right in the end!" Mimi said,
"Wow, that sounds cool!" Merlon said,
"Yes it is, Mimi! We finally have both books in our possession!"
"That's where I come in, Slick!"
Just then, a figure flew in through the stained glass window, shattering it completely. It landed on the podium as sharp glass covered the entire stage. Nastasia was the only one still on the stage (as she was organizing the divorce papers), and she froze in place to avoid the glass. Everyone looked confused, but Mario recognized the figure. It said,
"The name's Doopliss. Don't wear it out." Merlon asked,
"What in blazes is THAT thing?" Luigi said,
"Hey, I recognize you! You played Mario in the staged version of Paper Mario and me in Paper Luigi!" Doopliss asked,
"Oh, you're Luigi? We finally get to meet in person!" Nastasia yelled at Doopliss from right behind him.
"You could have ruined the ENTIRE divorce procedure! That is NOT professional!" Bowser thought to himself,
"Why didn't he do that before the divorce?"
Doopliss flew up high in the air and charged at the black and blue wizard duo. The ghost knocked the sages over, and their books flew into the air. Doopliss caught both of the tomes and landed back down on the wizards. He said slyly,
"That was easy enough!" Nolrem leaned up as much as he could and yelled,
"Save the books!"
Doopliss stomped on Nolrem's face, and his head fell back down. King Toadstool said from his bench up front,
"That has GOTTA hurt!" Bowser yelled,
"Hey, ghost freak! You can't burst in here and ruin the divorce AFTER it happened!"
Bowser breathed fire at the ghost, but he flew over Bowser, landing in between O'Chunks and Mimi. Merlon and Nolrem yelled upon being accidentally roasted. Bowser never really thought ahead. O'Chunks said,
"Maybe that load o fluff can't stop yeh, but I can!"
O'Chunks went to grab Doopliss, but Doopliss dodged him and copied him. The real O'Chunks yelled,
"Ey! Mimi, quit doin dat!" Mimi, still in her girl form, said,
"That's not me! This ghosty thing must be a shape-shifter, too!"
Before Mimi could continue, the Doopliss O'Chunks grabbed her and threw her around the room with his right arm. His other arm held onto the Light and Dark Prognosticus. Mimi was ricocheting everywhere, knocking over Toadsworth and King Toadstool, even though they both deserved it. Thoreau caught Mimi before she flew out of the broken window. Doopliss O'Chunks then did an O'Chunks victory dance while the real one asked,
"Dew I really dance like dat?" Doopliss returned to his normal form and said,
"Well, I really have to get going now! My master needs these books!"
Doopliss flew towards the broken window, but Mario and Luigi chased after the ghost. They used Dashell to get under him and Mario jumped up to reach him. Mario had no luck though, since Doopliss was so high in the air. Luigi called Carrie over and he glided across the glassy stage, preparing for a Super Jump. When Luigi jumped, Doopliss was knocked right back to Merlon with the two books. Merlon and Nolrem grabbed the Light and Dark Prognosticus respectively, and looked down at the KOed ghost. Mimi said,
"Good job, Luigi!" Peach called,
"Mario, get over here!"
Luigi landed on Carrie, took Nastasia (who had climbed onto the podium for safety away from the glass), and went back towards the other heroes. After they all stood by Doopliss, O'Chunks stuttered,
"…Well THAT was somefin' yeh dent see every day!" Mimi asked,
"Who WAS that freak?" Doopliss regained consciousness, stood up and whined,
"My name's DOOPLISS!"
In that moment of shock, Doopliss stole the Light Prognosticus from Merlon and flew towards the broken window. The ghost tackled Dashell and Carrie so that they could not be of use. Doopliss landed on the windowsill and said,
"Ciao!"
With the Light Prognosticus, Doopliss flew away and went out of sight. Merlon yelled,
"The Light Prognosticus! I need that I order to write the Prognosticus of Fate!" In a moment of silence, Merlon and Nolrem turned towards Mario. Bowser yelled,
"Oh no, don't tell me we're gonna have to hunt down that freak-in-a-sheet!" Merlon said,
"But I need to research the Light Prognosticus further! Without both books, we cannot do the proper research to write the Prognosticus of Fate!" Bowser asked,
"Can't you just do it from memory or something?"
"No, I can't! Think of the people in the future! They need our book! I know that you heroes are exhausted from your previous adventure, but this is very important." Toadsworth scoffed,
"More important than the safety of the princess?"
Nolrem hit Toadsworth in the head with the Dark Prognosticus, something Mario had wanted to do for years. The heroes looked at each other and Peach asked,
"Another adventure already?" Mimi said,
"At least we get to work together! The Heroes of Light, the pixls, O'Chunks and me!" O'Chunks said,
"I'll make up fer what Bowser be short of!" Bowser grinned at O'Chunks and boomed,
"Yeah right, O'Chunky!"
The two brutes glared at each other and ran to the glass-stained stage, followed by the other heroes. Mario and Luigi jumped off of the podium to reach the windowsill avoiding the glass, the pixls following them. Peach uses her parasol to reach the podium and Mimi copied Peach in order to use her parasol powers. Bowser and O'Chunks looked at the glass, and then burst through the wall left of it. Merlon and Nolrem say good-bye to Nastasia, and the wizards went out the front door to return home. The families of the newly divorced looked at Nastasia, who said,
"Well, thank you for attending. A gift bag will be arriving in the mail for all of you, so, um…yeah, you're gonna have to leave now."
The crowd of families left the chapel, leaving Nastasia alone in the chapel. She said to herself,
"I hope they find him…"
Then, Nastasia looked over at the broken bits of glass covering the stage. She found a large piece of the stained glass that had the head of Count Bleck on it. She looked at the shard longingly and said,
"I better clean up the shattered pieces of Count Bleck – er, Blumiere."
Nastasia dropped the large piece of glass, breaking it even further. She sighed and grabbed a broom to clean up the shattered pieces of her lost love.