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The Magikoopa swooped closer to the ground, outside of Bowser's Castle. He couldn't have been more proud of his success. He had managed to sneak into Peach's castle and kidnapped the Princess! Now all he had to do was to deliver the girl to Bowser.
He flew through the front door on his broomstick, and ignored the stares he got from his fellow minions. He headed straight to the throne room calling out, "I did it, King Bowser!"
Bowser, who was sitting on his throne, looked up and saw the Magikoopa coming toward him. "You did what?" the Koopa King questioned, trying not to sound annoyed.
"I did what you asked me to do, I kidnapped Princess Peach!" the Magikoopa explained as he came to a stop directly in front of Bowser.
"You did?" Bowser asked, looking a little confused. It was then he remembered that he wasn't in the mood to go to Peach's Castle directly for some reason, so he called out to a random minion and told him that the task was his.
Of course, he had to explain that Princess Peach wore a pink dress, which now that he thought about it, was actually a little odd. There was merchandise of Princess Peach all over the place from dolls to posters. By now, everyone should know what she looks like.
However, as he didn't like to think too much, the Koopa King let it slide, and looked at the girl that was on the Magikoopa's broom. He noticed Peach's dress, but there was something very wrong. The girl's hair was short and brown, whereas Peach's hair was longer and blonde. He took a few steps closer and lifted her head so he could get a better view of her face. His eyes narrowed as he turned his gaze from the human girl to the Magikoopa, and he glared at him.
The Magikoopa tilted his head in confusion. "Is there a problem, Your Angriness?"
"This isn't Peach!" Bowser exclaimed, unable to control his temper. "This is just some other girl in Peach's dress!"
The Magikoopa was stunned when he heard what Bowser just said. Could it really be? He looked at the unconscious girl that he had kidnapped. The only thing that really stood out to him was that the dress she was wearing was pink, just like he had been told. However, everything else about the girl looked black and white to him. Seeing Bowser's anger, he knew better than to question him.
Before he could ask what they should do with her, a moan could be heard coming from the girl. "Ouch," she murmured, putting her hand on her forehead. She slowly opened up her eyes and looked up. Surprise washed over her face and she gasped as she looked around her.
"I have a feeling I'm not in Peach's Castle anymore," she said slowly, looking at the gray stone walls. Then her eyes landed on the Koopa King, and her eyes widened.
Bowser stared at the girl for a moment, before looking at his minions. He should have known better than to trust a minion with the capture of Princess Peach. Well, that would be a mistake he wouldn't make for quite some time.
"I'll just go and kidnap Peach myself!"
"What shall we do with the girl, Your Rageness?" the color blind Magikoopa asked, seeing that the Koopa King wasn't happy with the current events.
"Well, you could let me go, since I'm not who you are looking for," the girl suggested.
Bowser turned his gaze back on the girl. "I could do that," he agreed. "But, I'm not going to!"
Peach followed the blue spotted Toad to her room. She heard that someone had gone to her room to meet her, but it wasn't long before the Toad heard her cry out. After walking through the hallways, and passing by more Toad guards, she finally made it to her room and opened the door.
On her bed was a short sleeved shirt and a pair of sweat pants, and her dresser was open. She walked toward the dresser and looked inside it, noticing that one of her pink dresses was missing. "Oh dear," she murmured.
The Toad walked over to stand next to the Princess. "From the look of things, I think she tried on one of your dresses, Princess," she said, stating the obvious.
"Yes, I think so as well," Princess Peach agreed. "I don't know why she did it, but it seems to have gotten her in trouble."
"Yeah, but how?" questioned the confused Toad. "Bowser's kidnapped you so many times. I don't think even he would mess up that badly."
"I don't know," Peach said slowly. "But, I'm sure he will be back."
The Toad nodded in agreement. "You're right. This mistake only proves he came to kidnap you yet again! Should I get Mario?"
"Yes, that would be a good idea," the blonde haired Princess agreed.
The Toad nodded and turned around, running out of Peach's room as fast as her feet would allow her to go. Peach watched her leave, and then turned to look out the window.
She still didn't know what caused the girl to try on one of her dresses. And she wouldn't know until she would be able to ask the girl directly. But whatever the reason, it caused the girl to be kidnapped instead of her.
She had been Bowser's prisoner several times, but she didn't know if the other girl would get the same treatment from the Koopa King. All Peach could do was pray to the stars that she would be okay, at least for now anyway.
The first thing that needed to be done was to stop Bowser from kidnapping her. Bowser would probably attack any minute now and they couldn't let their guard down. Then, they could set their sights on saving the girl from the Koopa King. Being from another world entirely, she could only guess how the girl was feeling right now.
"She must be frightened," Peach said to no one in particular. "But, I'm sure she is alright."
It was peaceful at the Mario Bros. house. The wind was blowing gently, the sun was setting, and Mario and Luigi were having their dinner, which was spaghetti. Maybe it was a little too peaceful.
Luigi faked a yawn and wiped the spaghetti sauce off his face with a napkin. Mario had to look away so he wouldn't follow his brother's example. Although he couldn't put his finger on it, there was something important that they were supposed to do when they were finished eating. But what was it?
Suddenly, their peaceful evening was interrupted by a voice calling just outside the house. "Mario!"
Mario's ears perked when he heard his name. He quickly pushed himself away from the table and ran outside. Luigi only shook his head as he followed his brother. He was always in his brother's shadow, and he knew it. His red capped brother would be the one most people would call.
Outside was a female Toad, who looked relieved to see Mario. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything, but we have a problem! Bowser is going to attack the castle any minute now!"
"What?" Luigi questioned, looking surprised. "How do you know that?"
"There was an attempted kidnapping at the castle not long ago," the Toad explained. "But the wrong person was kidnapped! You can only bet that Bowser will try again!"
Mario nodded his head in understanding. He had protected Princess Peach for as long as he could remember, and he would never back down. He would make sure that Peach remained out of his clutches this time. But then he realized something.
"You said someone else got kidnapped?"
"That's right," the blue spotted Toad said with a nod of her head. "She was one of the contest winners actually. She wanted to visit Princess Peach, but she wasn't in her room like I thought she was. Then she tried on Peach's dress for some reason, and that caused her to get kidnapped. Of course, she doesn't look anything like the Princess, so I'm a bit confused over how this happened."
As soon as Mario heard the words 'contest winners,' his blue eyes widened. Of course, that was it! They were supposed to go to Peach's party after dinner to meet with the winners of the contest as well. Of course Mario had accepted and Luigi did as well, though the red capped plumber really wanted to see Princess Peach too.
"Anyway, please protect the Princess, Mario!" the Toad said quickly. "You've beaten Bowser many times before!"
Mario nodded his head. "I'm on my way!" he exclaimed. He then turned his attention to his brother. "Let's go, Luigi!"
"W… what, me too?" the green capped plumber asked.
The red capped man nodded his head and smiled at Luigi. "Of course, we both have to be at Peach's Castle anyway."
"Well, maybe I should go and rescue the other girl?" Luigi suggested.
"Wow, that's brave of you, Luigi," the Toad piped up. "Even with Bowser gone, there would be plenty of minions to guard his castle. I'm sure that they'll outnumber you… maybe they'll even beat you to a pulp since you are on your own. But, it takes a lot of guts to do something like that!"
Luigi gulped when he heard what she said. He didn't even think about that! He could just picture many Goombas, Koopas, Magikoopas, even Boos ganging up on him. He quickly shook his head to get his thoughts back in order. "Um… Maybe I'll go with you after all, Mario," he said quickly.
Mario smiled at his brother. "Then let's go!"
Luigi nodded and the two brothers rushed to Peach's Castle as quickly as they could. The Toad stared after them for a little bit and managed a small smile.
So Luigi went back on his words and went with Mario. Well, that's even better in a way! With both Mario Bros. there, Bowser would have a difficult time taking Princess Peach!
Her smile widened as she followed after the plumbers. Maybe everything would work out in the end! At least, she could always hope.