HI! I have returned with a new chapter! Now I have to work on Cosmic Twins…. So far I have one reviewer, YAY! I honestly didn't think I would get even that much.

Mr. L: Awww, you're not that bad.

Me: Where did you come from?!

Mr. L: I just walked in here. Literally.

Mimi: Yeah me too.

Me: … Get out of my living room! You can't come in here without permission!

Dimentio: But I can.

Me: AAAAAAAAhhhhhh! Fine! I'm going to my room. *Walks upstairs*

Mimi: So we going to her room too?

Mr. L and Dimentio: Yup.

Mimi: Oh! I almost forgot. Read and review and enjoy!

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Isle Delfino Hotel 12:45 A.M.

It was the middle of the night, and everyone had retreated to their rooms after having a great time at the beach. It seems everyone had completely forgotten about Nastasia's visions… all except for two of course. They all decided to share rooms, two each. It just so happens that Starr and Nastasia shared a room. They were both lying in their beds, exhausted from all that splashing. It was just a casual hotel room, two beds with white sheets, pillows, etc. The bathroom was in front by the door, and the window was on the side next to the beds. In front of the beds was a TV that hung on the wall along with a shelf and a microwave below it. Lastly, each bed had a closet next to it. Nastasia sat up in her bed and looked around. She sighed, looking at Starr who was turned around on her bed.

"I don't understand… why can't I see past now… it just doesn't make sense?" Nastasia wondered aloud, she was sweating and obviously was having trouble sleeping. Starr turned to her, sitting up slowly.

"So you can't sleep either huh?" She asked.

"No… I just can't shake this intense feeling that something bad is about to happen. Not only that but it feels as if something is trying really hard to not let me see the future." Nastasia explained, a little happy that she wasn't the only sweaty sleepless one.

"Me either, and I'm having the same feeling, as if…" Starr trailed off, shaking as she tried to explain. The girls smiled at each other, knowing they'd be good friends.

"Hey Nassy, I hate to bring back bad memories… but… who is Dimentio?" Starr asked, feeling awful for bringing it up. Nastasia was shocked at first, but then smiled warmly.

"How about we take a walk down the beach, and I tell you then? It would probably help calm us down." Starr smiled and nodded at the girls offer, putting on shoes and a jacket before heading out to the beach.

Delfino Beach 12:50 A.M.

Once the two had made it out without making too much noise, they were out on the beach. Suddenly, Starr gasped, pointing up at the sky. Nastasia looked up to where she was pointing and was astonished to see that there were billions of stars up there.

"It's beautiful!" Both girls marveled at the amazing sight. Then they shook their heads, remembering why they came. Natasia turned to Starr and began her explanation. But before she was even five seconds in, someone interrupted.

"Ahahaha, what do we have here?" Nastasia turned behind them in a swift motion. She'd know that voice anywhere. Floating in the air in front of her, Dimentio materialized. Starr looked at him in confusion.

"So I my suspicions were correct… you are alive!" Nastasia fumed. Starr's eyes widened at Nastasia's suddenly angry aura. What could this guy had possibly done to her?

"I see you're as welcoming as ever, like a family opening their arms to an orphan." Dimentio smiled, but then he frowned. "But I have no time for you, I have plans and unfortunately you are not in them."

"Oh yeah, then what could you possibly want?" Nastasia asked harshly, still glaring. But she paused when she saw Dimentio's eyes move in another direction. Behind her.

"Oh not much my dear. I just simply want the girl." He winked back at Starr who paled.

"Huh? W-why me, I don't even know you?!" Starr asked, beginning to shake. This guy gave her the creeps.

"Don't let him get under your skin, that would be a deadly mistake." Nastasia warned. Dimentio decided he didn't have time for this. He had other business to attend to, and it would spell trouble if anyone else came out.

"I don't have much time so please come with me." He said, growing more impatient by the second. Starr glared at him, stepping forward. She was starting to get aggravated.

"I don't know you, but I know that I am not obligated to go anywhere with someone I don't even know! And if you think you can hurt my friends and get away with it, you can go to hell!" She said, pulling out a black whip. Nastasia pulled the girl behind her.

"That was not a good idea at all! You don't know him, that guy could very easily kill us both! We don't stand a chance! We need to get-!" Nastasia was cut off by Starr tackling her out of the way of an energy blast.

"Well then, have it your way. I'll just take you by force." Dimentio said simply, as he charged up another one. Both girls were on their feet. It wasn't helping that their muscles were aching from playing so hard. Natasia looked at Starr, Starr looked at Nastasia. Both thought, "If we can make it to the hotel we can tell the others." The two girls nodded and dashed (To the best of their ability) to the hotel, Dimentio on their tail. He was shooting energy blasts at them from behind. Starr looked at a medium sized rock that was close by. She used her whip to grab the rock and fling it at Dimentio, who easily dodged it.

"Ahahaha you'll have to do much better than that." Dimentio laughed. The jester then shot another energy sphere at the two, this time hitting his target. The blast sent the girls flying away, landing several feet apart. Nastasia landed hard on the ground, taking most of the shot.

"Ughh." She groaned. Her glasses were far away from her, limiting her vision. It didn't help that she was in a lot of pain. But before she could get up, Nastasia was trapped in one of Dimentio's boxes.

"Oh no." Nastasia gasped. She pounded on the glass with all her might, but it was useless. A laugh rang throughout her head.

"It would've been easier if you had done what I asked. But since you decided not to, I'll be ending your game. Ciao, my dearest Nastasia!" Dimentio snapped his fingers and a series of explosions went off from inside the box. Nastasia screamed before falling to the ground, motionless. What Dimentio failed to notice was Starr creeping up behind him. She pulled out her whip and wrapped it around Dimentio. Then, with all her might, she slammed him onto the ground.

"T-that was *pant* for Nastasia you *pant* asshole!" Starr knew she had no time to waste. She dashed to the side, grabbing a big rock with her whip. Dimentio was up on his feet now, growling in anger. He charged up a purple ball of electricity. Starr swung around in a circle (Again to the best of her ability) for momentum. After about 2 seconds, she launched the rock at Dimentio, who at the same time threw his ball of electricity. The two items clashed, sending sand and smoke into the air. That's when Dimentio saw his chance. Before Starr could react, he teleported behind her and shocked her with another ball of electricity. The princess screamed but it was muffled due to Dimentio's magic. Starr tried to move but she was in too much pain. Tears of fear and pain were flowing down her cheeks.

"N-Nastasia… please… forgive me." Starr wheezed. She was crawling over to Nastasia, and had finally reached her. Dimentio just watched, curious as to what she could possibly do. Starr reached in her pocket and pulled out an ultra shroom shake. She poured it down Nastasia's throat. The princess smiled, Nastasia would be okay.

"I-i'm so sorry… f-for getting you into this. Get… b-better… K?" Starr said, clutching her chest in pain. With that, she passed out.

"Hmm, interesting. Although it would've been better for her to die now instead of me killing her in a much more brutal way." Dimentio mused. Knowing he had to leave before anymore 'friends' showed up, he picked up Starr and teleported away.

Isle Delfino Hotel 9:45 A.M

Mr. L yawned after waking up from a much needed rest. He pulled the cover off him and slipped on his black house shoes. He looked over at a still KO'ed Luigi and sighed, figures.

"He would be asleep after yesterday. Actually, I doubt anyone would be awake after yesterday." The green thunder thought to himself. Mr. L wrapped his bandana around his head and put on Luigi's green robe before walking out of the hotel room. He looked over at Nastasia and Starr's room, curious if they were awake yet. But when he put his hand on the doorknob, a bad feeling pulsed through him.

"What the hell! What was that feeling just now?!" Mr. L thought, before yanking the door open. It was empty. "Shit. Maybe they are just taking a walk, yeah that's probably it."

After putting on his usual clothes, the green thunder headed out of the hotel. As he walked along the beach, he noticed that a group of toads and pianta's were crowding around something. Mr. L pushed through the crowd, getting dirty looks along the way. What could they be looking at? Then Mr. L gasped as he looked down at a bruised and battered Nastasia.

"Nastasia! Are you okay?! Nassy wake up!" Screamed Mr. L. He picked the up the girl (and her glasses), pulling out his phone and ignoring the shouts and protests coming from the crowd. Quickly Mr. L sent a text to everyone else before heading back to the hotel.

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Back at said hotel, Mimi was adjusting her bow from her new dress when her phone rang, signaling that someone had sent her a text message. The shapeshifter picked up the phone and read what it said. It was from Mr. L.

Secs ago,

Hey guys! I just found Nassy out at the beach and she looks pretty beat up. She seems to be breathing, although it's shallow. Also Starr is missing! Meet me at in their room PRONTO!

- Green Thunder

Mimi gasped and quickly dashed out the door to wake and get the others.

Nastasia and Starr's Room 10:01

Everyone was in the room except for Luigi, who was putting on clothes. Nastasia was laying in her bed, still unconscious. Everyone's spirits were kinda low, with Peach's face filled with worry. Mimi said nothing and just stared out the window. Bowser was patting an upset O-Chunk's on the back. Mario was trying to comfort Peach. Lastly Mr. L was staring at Starr's bed with a lonely look on his face. He missed her and they were good friends. Luigi walked into the room, his face also filled with worry.

"So what do you think happened to them?" Mimi asked, still looking out the window.

"I don't know, but I do know that a bad feeling shot through me when I opened the door." Mr. L added, laying back in Starr's bed. It smelled like a mix of strawberries and sadness. (I don't know what sadness smells like but you get it)

"Maybe *sniff* it has to do with *sniff sniff* Nassy's visions." Peach said, taking and blowing her nose with a tissue Mario gave her. Everyone paused to give this a thought. Just then, Natasia jumped awake.

"Wha…?! What happened… wait, I remember! Starr! Starr! Where are you!" Nastasia was screaming and breathing frantically.

"Calm yerself down lassie!" O-Chunks yelled, holding the blue girl still. Everyone was looking at her surprised. Nastasia took a deep breath before regaining her composure. She sighed and looked around, knowing she needed to calm down and get ahold of her surroundings. From what she could tell, she was off the beach and in the hotel. She also knew among all the people here, Starr wasn't one of them.

"Everyone, listen up!" Bowser called, getting everyones undivided attention. "Four people ask one question only! We don't want to overwhelm her. Is that okay with you, Nastasia?"

The pink haired girl nodded, flashing Bowser a smile. Everyone then decided the order, which was: Luigi, O-Chunks, Peach, and Mimi. Luigi thought for a second before asking.

"Were Starr and you together at first?" Asked the green plumber.

"Yes, that was before we left. Please keep the questions small, K? My head hurts." Replied Nastasia who adjusted her glasses. Everyone nodded in response.

"Why did you leave tha room?" O-Chunks asked.

"We both couldn't sleep due to stress and worry. Also Starr wanted to know who… um…Dimentio was so I figured we'd take a walk and I'd explain it then." Nastasia explained, rubbing her head in pain. Peach walked over and put a wet towel on her head.

"Why didn't you wake me up? I could've explained." The princess asked, getting an "I don't know" in response. Then, Mimi readied the last question.

"What happened when you left?" She asked, hoping the question wasn't too big.

"That? Well that's when things took a turn for the worst. At first it was beautiful, the stars dotted the landscape. But then, just as I was about to explain everything, the very being we were talking about showed up." Everyone gasped. They wanted to believe it was a lie, but they knew Nastasia wouldn't lie about something like this. "Dimentio demanded Starr come with him. But instead of coming peacefully, Starr challenged him and Dimentio got impatient. We had no choice but to flee. In the end, we couldn't fight in our tired state and our phones were at this hotel. That's when I got trapped in Dimentio's box, and after that… I was unconscious. When I woke up, which was minutes ago, Starr was gone. But I remember her telling me to forgive her and I think she poured an Ultra Shroom Shake down my throat, because without that I'd be dead right now."

The room went dead silent and everyone had horrified looks on their faces. Peach ran to Mario and burst into tears. Luigi sank in a corner. Bowser and O-Chunks looked at the ground. Mimi was on Nastasia's bed and burying her face in Nastasia's chest while crying. Nastasia rubbed the back of the shapeshifter's head. Mr. L had his hat covering his eyes, his expression full of anger.

"Do-a you know where Starr might-a be?" Mario asked shakily, still holding Peach.

"I hate to say this… but considering the state she was in, Dimentio probably has her now. And if he does…we could only hope for the worst…." Nastasia ended, rubbing Mimi softly on the head.

Little did everyone know, a shadowy cloaked figure was watching them. The figure turned away and disappeared deeply into the shadows.

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Me: Hi guys! So how'd you like it? I worked hard on it! Finally I have some peace and quiet.

Dimentio, Mimi, and Mr. L: Are you sure about that?

Me: *Groans* Will you guys stop?! You've been doing this all day!

Mimi and Mr. L: Okay, all you had to do was ask. That's what we've been waiting for. Literally all you had to do was ask. *Walks out door*

Me: *Lays on bed lazily and continues typing*

Dimentio: *Lays on my bed and pokes my cheek* Hi Starr~

Me: *sigh* Please R&R and the next chapter: The Return: Part 3. *Tackles Dimentio in annoyance*