Ch 1
Toad
 He led the army into his home. As the army slightly relaxed, he offered to put on some tea for them before they headed off.
Thalia gratefully agreed, and the group settled in, relaxing completely.
Toad put on the kettle and sat down in his armchair.
"So. Where the hell have you been, Thalia? The king was worried sick."
Thalia was rubbing dirt off her sword with a cloth.
"I was in Hyrule, in the Lost Woods." She said honestly. "I needed some time to figure out what I was going to do with my life. I..I didn't expect it to take this long, to be honest.''
Toad smiled as he handed out the tea, along with milk and creamer and sugar.
The soldiers gratefully took the tea and began gulping it down. It had been a hard ride from Hyrule and they were exhausted.
Toad let them rest for the night and he and Thalia talked in a low voice for the rest of the night.
"Most of the people in the castle now are Crystal Clones. You need to be careful.'' Toad cautioned. ''The fake Peach still employs me as her P.A. , so I do not have to worry about getting replaced."
Thalia sipped at her tea, then she spoke.
"Tell me about my niece, Raven. I was told that she was dead."
Toad set down his tea and pinched the bridge of his nose.
" She was…an interesting princess, to be sure. She was a bit like you at that age. Adventurous. Sword fighting. But where you were into the Skydiving and things, she was more into Bungee jumping. Morton Sr…He injected her with Parakoopa and Koopa D.N.A. She had big white wings. I think you would have liked her."
Thalia chuckled softly.
"I heard she captured the heart of the King of Darkland. She must have been very interesting to capture Bowser's heart."

Toad chuckled too.
" Peach wasn't very happy about it. But then again, it might have been the Crystal Clone. We aren't sure when Peach was switched.''
He sipped his tea .
When the sun rose and the group broke their fast,he pulled a book from his bookshelf.
It caused the entire bookshelf to swing open, revealing a secret passage.
Toad began to lead them through the passage.
Dripping water could be heard from all around them. Large Stalactites hung from the ceiling.
The floor was covered in a green stone which shone brightly, lighting the way through the Cave like passage.
''You'll be coming out in the kitchen.'' Toad cautioned. " I think Toadette is still working there. Either way, you should be careful."
Toadette had been very careful not to anger the Crystal Peach, therefore had not been replaced.
When they reached the end of the passage, Toad pressed against a rock and the entire wall swung out.

"Stay safe, Thalia." Toad nodded to the woman before heading back to his home to seal up the other side.
"Stay safe, my friend.'' Thalia called back to him.

Bowser.
It had been two very long years since his lady love had been confirmed dead.
Each member of the Koopa Royal Family had dealt with it in their own way.
Alorn, the Apprentice Magi under the tutelage of Kammy and Kamek, was throwing himself into his work. Night after night, strange noises could be heard from his workplace, but No one was brave enough to go take a look.
Hammering could be heard day and night from Morton Jr.'s room as he banged away on weapons and other things at his forge. With the rate he was spewing out weapons, it seemed like he was preparing for a war.
Late at night, the clacking of Wendy's heels could be heard all throughout the castle. She claimed that walking helped her forget.
Larry and Lemmy had thrown themselves into inventing. The things they were inventing, however, looked rather lethal looking.
Roy and Iggy had been training with various weapons, rather harshly , for the last five months.
By night, however, Roy was pouring himself into books about the Crystal Kingdom.
Surprisingly enough, B.J. had asked, rather shyly, if his brothers might teach him how to wield a sword.
The two had agreed, and now the three spent every afternoon sword training with their little brother.

Bowser was sitting on his throne, staring out the window. He had been like this since he had heard Raven died.
Finally, someone had loved him and just like that she had been taken from him.
Alorn calmly approached him. Today, the Apprentice was wearing a blue cloak whose hood covered his eyes.
"Lord Bowser?" He called out nervously. "You have a guest."

Bowser glanced up from the window.
"Hmm?"

He moved aside as a member of his royal guard strode up to the steps leading up to Bowser's throne.
The Guard Bowed.
"Sir, troubling reports from the Seven Kingdoms."

Bowser straightened in his seat. He may be grieving, but he still had his kingdom to think about. At times like these, he needed to be their Pillar of Strength to lean on.

"Go on Garrison."

He glanced down at his clip board.

"Ganondorf is saved Zelda from an attack by the Crystal Kingdom. " He read from the clip board. "He could be a powerful ally in this fight''

Bowser's eyes widened.
It was true, Ganondorf had been helpful in the past.

"There's been an uprising in The Mushroom Kingdom..Thalia Toadstool has been seen leading an army. Toad told us, and he's never been wrong before. Also, there's been uprisings in Sarasaland too. The Crystal people…Have responded to the uprising in Sarasaland…" He swallowed hard. "By hanging all of the non-Crystal people from the city gates. By the neck."

Bowser looked like he was going to be sick.

"We have pictures if you'd like to see."
He held out a small booklet.
"Daisy sent this to all the Kingdoms. As a warning."

Bowser took the booklet and flipped it open.
What he saw almost made him retch.
Men women and children were all hung from the walls. Most of them looked like they had been beaten beforehand.
"This is ..Disgusting.'' He spat.

"It gets worse sir." Garrison muttered.

Bowser looked down at him.
"How can it be worse?"

Garrison cleared his throat and handed him a Cd case.
"Your father…was here. And he dropped this off. It's for you."

Bowser was on his feet in a moment.
"WHAT?WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL HIM?''

Garrison looked a bit uneasy.
"He said just to give you this..and to watch it if you want to know who Bowser Junior's mother is."

Bowser's face drained of all color.

Ganondorf
Ganondorf sat on the roof of Zelda's castle, watching the sun set. In the distance, burning airships could be seen.
"Ganondorf ?" Zelda called out from an open window. "Where are you?"
Ganondorf's mouth curved into a smirk.

"I'm up here, Princess."
Sheik climbed out the window and nimbly moved over to him.
"Are you injured?" He asked seriously. "Impa is willing to fix you up, just this once. But it's only because you and I are temporarily allied."

Ganondorf chuckled a little.
"I'm fine, Princess. But tell me, where is your beloved Hero Of Time? Shouldn't HE be saving you?"

Sheik's response was a stinging slap to Ganondorf's face.
"I do not need rescuing. I can handle myself." He snapped. "Link is….elsewhere."
Ganondorf raised an eyebrow.
"Scared that I will try to kill him? Don't worry. I could care less about where the fairy boy is. I was just curious for old time's sake."
Sheik looked at him, obviously not trusting the Gerudo. He didn't blame the princess for not trusting him. After everything he had done, he wouldn't trust him either.

" Let's get something straight.'' Sheik's voice cut through his thoughts. "I'm trusting you for now. And only for now. Nabooru was willing to vouch for you and I trust her judgement. But I swear, if you attempt to touch the Triforce, or try to take over Hyrule, I will not hesitate to gut you like a pig.''
Ganondorf was silent before he held out his hand to Sheik.
"Shall we shake on it then?"
Sheik grabbed the Gorudo King's hand in an iron grip.
"Deal."