So this is the first chapter of a new story I had written out for two years, but never got the chance to type it and upload it. I don't have a lot of faith in this story, because I kind of don't like how it starts. This is the first time I'm writing a 1st person P.O.V story, so I'm kind of nervous about it. It's up to you guys, the readers to tell me what you think. Continue the story, or rewrite the whole chapter in all. Leave your honest opinions in your reviews. And lastly, this is in Felicity's P.O.V. I figured since there are a lot stories with the P.O.V or Mario, Luigi, or Daisy (like ThatNintendoFangirl's "Trials and Tribulations of Daisy Sarasa: Déjà Vu", which is a great story in my opinion), so I figured, why not have a story in Felic's P.O.V. So, here it is. Read and review, and most importantly, enjoy!

So here I am, in some old, abandoned Castle (probably Bowser's), about to fight some all-powerful shadow being for the sake of my life, family, friends, recently made boyfriend, and the entire world. Now I know how Mario feels. I feel determined to win; yet frightened to lose. Let's face it, if I lose, everything I know, and everything I grown up with will be gone and plunged into total darkness forever! And let's not forget the fact that I'll die! I can't think that now. If I think about the outcome if I lose, then it will happen. I got to be strong. I got to be brave like Mario. They're all counting on me, and I can't let them down! I will win! I will save the people I love, and the world I've grown to love! This is it. No turning back.

I turn toward my family that I've known and loved, and I see their faces in that dirty prison cell. It killed me to see them all dirty and haggard, and so..beat down. And then I turn to my boyfriend, Pit (rejoice Felic/Pit fans) and he looks like he had better days. He's so bruised and has cuts all over. I would do anything to take all the pain they suffered away from them. And as for me, I was the worse out of all of them. My dress is a complete mess, as well as my face, arms, and legs (they're covered with dirt and blood), and my hair, well it's surprisingly still in a ponytail.

All of this ridden me with guilt. Even though I felt guilty, they were looking at me not just with worry, but with guilt and sympathy too. They knew it wasn't fair for a girl my age to be going through all this. Shoot, it wasn't fair that I went through so much here. I should be doing homework, hanging out with friends, and dating. Not fighting for the fate and the future of the world. And to be honest, I think it isn't fair as well. Mar's the one that should be doing this. He's the hero with a lifetime of experience with things like this. But he's the one in the cell, and I'm out here. Well, you know they say: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If that's true, then I must be strong as Mario, right? Well, that lovely saying is about to be tested out right now.

Oh wait. You guys have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? Or who I am. Or how I even got here. Before I can tell you how I'm in this predicament, I got to tell my back-story. Let me introduce myself.

My name is Felicity Morgan Toadstool, princess and heir of the Mushroom Kingdom Throne. But everyone calls me Felic for short. I'm 16 years old. My dad was Prince Edward the third, and was supposed to rule, but he left to Earth, and met my mom. They got married and I was born. Well, my mom was a high school teacher. She left my dad and I about 11 years ago. So it was just my dad and I for a while, until he got really sick.

My dad died when I was 9, but not before telling me about his royal background to a world few knew existed. And I had an aunt who ruled there with a gentle fist. So, after he died, I went there myself. Of course I made an interesting entrance in the MK.

When I got there, I helped Mario defeat Bowser, and saved my aunt Peach. When I told them everything, needless to say, they were very shocked. But, the funny thing was, they accepted me with open arms so quickly and so easily. Three years later, my aunt became my mom after an interesting day of events occurred. So, life after that became normal (as normal as it could get here). You know, I do all my princess duties, occasionally help Mar and Lou rescue my mom and my cousin, play sports, go to school with friends, date a few guys, and still have time to sleep, and do my homework.

And that is my lovely back-story in a nutshell. Now, let's start the story of how and why I'm standing in front of an all powerful, shadow being that's been sealed up twice in a thousand years. The first time was with these four beings using the Crystal Stars. And the second time was Mar, his party, and the Crystal Stars yet again.

I know what you're thinking, why don't you collect the Crystal Stars like the others did and beat it again? For all you guys who didn't know, the Shadow Queen created to Crystal Stars top spread her power all over Rougeport, and the world. So, if I use the stars like my predecessors, it would only seal her up for a short while. She would somehow find a way to get free once again. And besides, I doubt those stars would work on her for the third time. She would most likely adapted to the stars' powers, and now is immune to them. She had to be destroyed once and for all, so she would never come back, and hurt innocent people ever again.

How can she be destroyed for good, you ask? Well in the worlds of Merlon: "Only the Mistress of Magic and the Telum de Lucis can defeat the Queen of Shadow to shield the world from shadow, and preserve the world with light." And guess who's the lucky girl that gets to do all that? Yours truly, ladies and gents.

And how did a 16 year old gain a very big title like that? Well, I beat Sabasa four years back (Yeah. I was twelve), to save the Mushroom Kingdom and Sarasaland from being under Tatanga and Waluigi's control (Long story). After I barely managed to defeat her, I won her title and became the new mistress of magic. And her wand turned into a necklace, which was pretty cool really.

To be completely honest with you guys, I didn't even know she had a title to begin with. The only reason I beat her was to save my new home and family from the usual fate of world domination and all that jazz. After that, I did what anyone else would do if they were given a very powerful weapon at a young age: I gave it up so I could have it when I was older and now capable of handling it. I was hoping I wouldn't have to see it again till I was 17 or 18, but as you cane see, that really didn't turn out to my favor. Any who, those were the events that indirectly brought me into to this predicament. But, this is directly how and why I'm standing here, facing against the Shadow Queen.

It all started a couple of weeks ago...

Mushroom Kingdom: A few weeks earlier

It was a warm, sunny, day in July. This was the year I was going to start my junior year at high school, and I was so excited! I only had two more years of high school left before I graduate, and be off to college. Since it was way too nice out to stay indoors, we all agreed to hang out in the garden. I was in my spot at the garden reading a book (as usual) while the adults (which were Mar, Lou, my mom, and my cousin Daisy) were sitting at the table conversing and drinking some lemonade. Little that we know that this would be the last time we would spend together for a while. Suddenly, the sky turned dark, which was weird cause it was only around noon. We all looked up and see some, big, black thing covering the sun.

"Whoa. That's one big ship." I found myself saying out of nowhere in shock.

"Why does this have Bowser's name all over it?" Daisy said, while we all nodded in agreement. Usually, when things like that appear out of the sky, we just naturally assume that it is Bowser. And we're always right about Bowser being the cause of it?

"You got that right!" A voice that sounds too damn familiar screamed to us. And lo and behold, it was Bowser (See what I mean?), and he brought King Boo with him. No freaking surprise there. They always do everything together. Whether it's kart riding, playing baseball, basketball, soccer, etc. I swear, you would sometimes think that they were secret gay lovers, if wasn't for the fact that they love my mom and Daisy. Do they really love them? Or is this a ploy to hide their homosexual feelings for each other? Yeah, I'm kind of over thinking this whole thing, so we're just going to say that they love the girls, and they're best friends cause they're the most powerful villains in the Kingdom (to their knowledge. It's not really the time to be arguing over something like this).

As I look at my mom, she was scared as usual. I don't understand why she's so afraid of him. He's been pulling the same crap more than I've been alive. I've only been here for 7 years, and he didn't scare me one bit. But maybe, she wasn't scared of him exactly, but what he's planning on doing. My mom loves this Kingdom very much, and she would die for it knowing it was safe. I admire that about her. She would give up everything to make sure her people; her home was safe and sound from evil.

I looked at Mario, hoping to find some assurance that this will be all right, but all I got was a determined, yet brave face. He must have sensed that I was starting to get nervous. He gave me a smile and wink, and that made me giggle and feel better. That's one of the many reasons why I love that guy. He always knows what to say or do to cheer me, or anyone in that matter, up. He'll always find a way to put a smile on a face, no matter how bad the situation looks. And that made me a little braver in this situation.

I looked at Lou, who surprisingly also had the same look Mar did. If he was like that more often...now don't get me wrong. I love Lou just the way he is, and I wouldn't want to change one dang thing about him. I'm just saying it would be nice to see him like this more often. But what I love and idolize about him the most was that even though he is somewhat cowardly, he can become brave and determined when it involves someone he cares about. Seeing his determined face makes my smile wider.

And Daisy, well she looked like she wanted to climb on that airship and open a giant can of whoop ass on them. I'm not the least bit surprised. Her tomboyish nature fits her so well. She's so strong, and brave, and hardcore. One time, Mar told me that she punched Bowser in the face so hard, that he went flying! Man, if that doesn't scream "badass", then I don't know what is. I freaking love that girl so much. I thank the higher beings above that she is my cousin. She just makes me feel so confident in myself, that I feel like even I could kick major butt without breaking a sweat.

"What do you want Bowser?" Mar said as he gets into a fighting stance. I got into one too. If Bowser's here, then I know for a fact that my ass will be fighting him or someone under his command later today.

"Now isn't that sweet? The Mario gang's all here before we separate you all." Bowser said way cockier than he usually sounds. I wonder what this dude was planning. He must have a lot of faith in this plan if he's this cocky.

"Indeed, Bowser. You saved us all the trouble of finding you! This won't be hard."

"Face it Bowser! I won't let you force Peach into marrying you!" Thank the higher beings above for Mario, cause I really don't want a Koopa King for a new dad anytime soon.

"And that goes double for Daisy, King Boo!" Hallelujah once again. I am not willing to have a boo for a cousin in law.

"So, why don't you find something that will love you willingly, like a cat, you crazy fruit loop!" I screamed, and then smirked as I put my right hand on my right hip. The look on Bowser's was absolutely priceless. Yeah, I stole that from "Danny Phantom", but it fitted so well with the current situation, I just had to use it. I smirked as I saw him get so angry with me.

"Shut it, you smart mouthed bitch!" My favorite part of pushing his buttons: his lovely names for me. Have you ever noticed that Bowser never calls me by my name? He either calls me "girl", or "smart mouthed bitch". He's been telling me this since I was twelve. A couple of years ago, I would have yelled at him, saying I have a name and he should use it. Now, I've gotten so used to those names, that I just stop caring altogether. Personally, I like "Smart mouthed bitch" because it shows that I really made him mad.

"Now, now everyone. Let's not be so hasty to fight just yet." Yes, I know what you're thinking. Where in the world did that voice come from? It sounded like a really sexy, but really deadly woman. For a moment during this whole thing, I thought Bowser actually managed to find a woman that actually went head over heels for the guy. I actually started to laugh at the thought of a woman actually loving that turtle. Of course, this made all the adults stare at very seriously. They were giving me a "now is not the time" look, and they were right. But all we were doing was standing here, waiting for this woman (or a very feminine guy. I wouldn't judge if it turned out to actually be a very feminine guy.) to show his/her face to the world.

My prayers were answered as the woman finally decided to show her face to us. She was very pretty, and very malicious looking. She had very pale white skin (like Bill from 'True Blood" pale), very long, and very curly brunette hair, and dark blue eyes. On her face was a lot of blue eye shadow, and blood red lipstick (and to be honest she looked like she was asking for it). On her ears were gold earrings, and gold bracelets on her wrists. She had an amazing body. The, long, silky black dress showed off her body in all the right places. I swear to the mother she was asking for it from someone, or something (ewww).

I looked at Mar and Lou, and their faces were pale as boos. I wanted to ask them what was wrong but mom and Daisy beat me to the punch. Since I was the only one that wasn't occupied at this point, I put on a brave face, and bravely took a few steps toward then airship.

"Excuse me Ma'am. Would you mind telling us who the heck you are?"I asked her politely. I know she's a villain, but she's still an adult and I always respect my elders (except Bowser, because I just can't take him seriously altogether).

"What? You don't remember me? That's just plain mean and heartbreaking. After all, we had so much fun talking to each other on Facebook, especially when it came to your ditz of a mom, and my Mario." What was she talking about? There was only one person that called my mom a ditz, but she was back in Brooklyn. Am I right? I turned to Mar and Lou, and they knew exactly what I was about to ask. Mar nodded slowly to me, and my eyes widened, and my jaw slightly dropped. No freaking way! I slowly turned back to her and I truly got a good look of her, and she gave me such an evil smile.

"Hello Felic, everyone. It's been a while, hasn't it?" I couldn't believe it! How? Why? When did this happen? I subconsciously took a few steps back toward the gang. The way she said my nickname is so terrifying. I heard the venom in her voice as she said it. I was too scared, too shocked to move after I took everything in. My breathing quickened, as did my heartbeats. I tried to speak, but I couldn't find any words that reflected my reaction. I only managed one word to escape my mouth successfully, but only in a whisper.

"Pauline."

Somehow she managed to hear me and smirked evilly. Damn, I was right. Here she was, in a black dress, standing on top of an airship with Bowser and King Boo at her sides. Why was she standing there with those two, out of all people? She wasn't anything like them at all! She was just heartbroken. She lost Mar because she cheated on him with some guy named Rolando. When he finally found out about the affair, she left his ass high and dry. It really didn't last that long (2 months, according to Mar). She apparently found him three years after she left him, on Facebook (not really surprising. You can find your long lost brother on that site. And that's really happened a while back too). She wanted another chance to be with him, but Mar already moved on to my mom, and they were as happy can be.

She tried a lot of things to get him back, especially on Facebook. She would stalk him, write on his wall about how much she loved him and how he felt the same way, wrote on mom's wall, saying how Mar truly loves her, and how she's a rebound. She never wrote on my wall saying anything bad about me because she knew my mom would have got at her faster than Sonic the Hedgehog could ever run in his entire life. Of course, we (including me) set her straight tons of times (and I enjoyed every single minute of it. Serves her right for harassing my mom, and trying to break them up.), but she was so determined to make Mar hers. Now that you think about it, it's pretty understandable how she's working with them.

So, this is how a normal, daily invasion and kidnapping attempt went up a whole new level. A whole new level I, being a clairvoyant and all, would never foresee coming.

And that is the first chapter of new newest story. Lucky for you guys, about 16 chapters for this story is already written out. All I have to do is revise and type it up here. So, read and review you guys! I love constructive criticism. Helps an author like me be a better writer. So, until next time!

~Hopefaith2