Chapter 1: Pauline's Grief
Pauline has had the worst time of her life; from her office, she was watching the wedding of Bowser and Peach, broadcasted from the Moon, to find Mario, her ex-boyfriend proposing to Princess Peach recorded from the moon after Bowser was defeated.
"Peach, to tell you the truth, I've loved you since the first time I saw you. You have great beauty, but your compassion and determination make me love you even more, and that's why I want to be with you forever. Princess Peach Toadstool, will you marry me?" Mario asked Peach, one knee to the ground carrying a black box with a sapphire ring with a gold band on it.
"Mario, yes! Of course I'll marry you!" Peach exclaimed with tears of joy in her eyes as she held out her hand to Mario, afterwards they shared a passionate kiss on the lips.
While the rest of the crowd outside her office was cheering for the happy couple, Pauline clenched her fists and gnashed her teeth. She deserved to have Mario, she deserved the attention, not that pink royal brat. She even helped Bowser advertise his wedding and sang a jazzy song to Mario in an attempt to woo him back, but Mario still went to Peach; still saved her and still loved her, despite Pauline's best efforts.
In her anger, she threw the remote at her television screen, breaking the glass on her screen. She then slammed her fists on her desk, and bowed her head to cry, tears streaming down her pale face.
"Mario, I'm so sorry. I never should have broken up with you. I should have said yes!" Pauline muttered as a guard, named Michael, walked in the room to see if she was okay.
"Madam Mayor, are you alright?" Michael asked Pauline.
"Huh? Oh yes, I'm fine. It's just allergies, that's all. Thank you." Pauline lied as Michael looked at her with concern.
"Alright, but if you need anything, just let me know." Michael reassured as he closed the door leaving her office.
After Michael left, Pauline looked in one of the drawers on her desk to find an old framed picture of her with Mario, in Central Park on their first date. Looking at Mario made her feel sore, reminding her of the day she broke up with him, and how it brought her regret. She clutched the picture to her chest, and then glared at the TV screen.
"Mario will be mine. And I will make that brat regret the day she said yes!" Pauline mused as she picked up a communicator, knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, back with Bowser, he was having a temper tantrum as well. Ever since he was defeated on the moon and witnessed Mario proposing to Peach, he had been in a terrible, inconsolable mood. All he had been doing was lifting three thousand pound weights, punching his punching bag, and performing pull ups, letting out all the anger he had at his humiliating defeat at the hands of Mario. What did that annoying plumber have that Bowser doesn't? What did he do wrong?
Just then, a koopa troopa walked in with a communicator, the same one Bowser gave Pauline when they were working together.
"What do you want?! Can't you see I'm in the middle of a workout?!" Bowser snapped, startling the koopa troopa.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, your moodiness, but you have a call from the mayor of New Donk City. She says it's urgent."
"Ugh, fine. Give me the communicator." Bowser sighed.
The koopa troopa gave Bowser the communicator and quickly left the room, leaving Bowser by himself.
"What do you want, Pauline? I'm kind of in the middle of something." Bowser snapped, still in a foul mood.
"I apoligize for bothering you, King Koopa, but I was just wondering if you were alright, after your-"
"My wedding that your ex-boyfriend ruined? The day that he stole the woman I love from me, by proposing to her? No, of course I'm not alright, any other intelligent questions?!"
"You know what? Before you were being so rude to me, I was going to present to you a proposal."
Bowser raised an eyebrow at her statement.
"Um, you're not talking about a marriage proposal, are you?"
"What? No! I'm talking about a plan! A proposal that, if it works, will change our lives for the better!"
"I'm listening." Bowser said with intrigue.
"Since you're a king, you were obviously married before, so what is the worst thing that could happen to a bride on her wedding day?"
Bowser thought about the answer for about 30 seconds.
"Having her groom killed in front of her?"
"Hm, close. It has to do with abandonment."
"Being left at the altar?"
"Bingo!"
"But I've seen the way Mario treats Peach; no matter what we tried, he would never leave her side. I don't see where you're coming from."
"He doesn't have to willingly abandon her. He just has to leave the wedding before the reception."
"And that would mean kidnapping him. Sounds great, but where do I fit into this?"
"Not only would you help kidnap Mario, but you would also do the honor of being the minister at our wedding. Why kill Mario when you could watch him suffer emotionally from a loveless marriage? And once Peach thinks that Mario abandoned her, that would leave Peach stuck with you, creating happy endings for both of us. What do you say, King Bowser Koopa, would you do the honor of being marrying us together?" Pauline proposed as Bowser laughed evilly.
"Lady, I like the way you think! You got yourself a deal!"
"Great! I'll send you the coordinates where you should pick me up, where we'll discuss our plan in full detail."
"Heck yeah! I'm on my way!"
Both Pauline and Bowser hung up, with Pauline smiling evilly.
"Mario Jumpman, you will be mine, this time for good."
Pauline walked out of her office with an evil grin on her face, knowing what she was about to get accomplished.