Author's Note: Well, I got my first request. This chapter is going to be dedicated to an OC named Princess Margaret of the Gemstone Kingdom (more commonly known as Princess Margo). I do not own the character; she belongs to TheGhostlyRobot. Princess Margo is scheduled to appear in TheGhostlyRobot's upcoming story "The Gemstone Princess," so if you like this chapter you might want to check that story out.

Chapter 2 Princess Margo

Peach could remember the first time she had met Princess Margaret of the Gemstone Kingdom. She had been invited to her castle for a little chat. It was not very often that Peach was invited to meet someone outside the castle, so she had graciously accepted. She brought along a cake as well her best friend, Princess Daisy.

"I've never met Margaret before," said Peach. "I wonder what she is like?"

"Oh, she is awesome!" Daisy exclaimed. "She and I have competed against each other in soccer matches. She is extremely nice; I think that you're going to like her."

Peach nodded and looked down at the cake in her hands. It wasn't much, just a vanilla trifle. She hoped that it wasn't too little.

"Do you think she'll like the cake? I'm worried that it isn't enough."

Daisy laughed.

"Peachy peachy Peach," she said. "You always go the extra mile, and when you've done that you want to go an extra three. The cake is great."

Peach nodded as the butterflies in her stomach went crazy. Would Margaret like her? She hoped she would. It was already bad enough that she had Bowser as her enemy.

Peach and Daisy walked up to the door of Margaret's castle. It was made out of pure diamond and was decorated by ten different gemstones ranging from amethyst to garnet to pearl to rose quartz. Peach felt a nervous lump forming in her throat as they were stopped by the guard.

"State your names and business," he said.

"I am Princess Daisy of Sarasaland and this is Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom," said Daisy as she took out a piece of paper and showed it to the guard. "We have gotten a royal summons from Princess Margaret."

The guard nodded and let the two princesses into the castle. They gawked in wonder at the gorgeous site. There were chandeliers made of sapphires hanging from the ceiling, and there were prisms all over the place. Rainbows frolicked on the walls as the light filtering in from the window made contact with the prisms.

Peach and Daisy entered the throne room. They were puzzled to see that the place was completely empty.

"Where is she?" Peach asked. Daisy just shrugged.

"Maybe she's watching the Stanley Cup Finals," she said.

Suddenly, Peach and Daisy heard laughter coming from the entrance. They looked and saw a teenage girl enter the throne room. She had blonde hair that went down to her knees and was wearing a gray blue dress. She was also waving to someone as she closed the door.

"Okay Koko, take care," she said.

Peach was astounded. Was this Princess Margaret? She had been expecting to see someone in their age range.

"Um, excuse me," said Peach.

The girl turned and smiled at the two princesses.

"Oh, great, I've been expecting you," she said. "Sorry, I got distracted; I was hanging out with my friend, Koko." She bowed. "I am Princess Margaret Diamond lll of the Gemstone Kingdom, but you may call me Margo. Everyone else does."

Daisy smiled.

"Yeah they do," she said as she playfully punched Margo in the arm. Margo playfully punched Daisy back.

"It is very nice to see you again, Daisy," she said. She turned to Peach. "And Princess Peach, I've heard some very interesting things about you. Hey, is that a cake?"

Peach looked down at the what she had in her hands.

"It's a trifle, actually," she said. "I made it for you."

"Aww, you didn't have to do that," Margo said. She took the cake out of Peach's hands. "I'll make sure to try some of it later. I'm also thinking about giving some to my servants and siblings."

"Aww, that's sweet," said Peach. Daisy chuckled.

"Yep, that's Margo for you," she said. "Anyway, what's new in the Gemstone Kingdom?"

"Oh, not much," Margo said. Her face fell. "Although, you know that alien who held you hostage, Daisy? He showed up and tried to kidnap me."

"Oh no!" exclaimed Peach. Daisy and Margo just laughed.

"Oh, don't worry, Peach," said Margo. "It's not that big of a deal."

Peach gawked.

"Not that big of a deal? He tried to kidnap you! Aren't even a little fazed by that?"

Margo shrugged.

"Not really," she said. "It's not like he would get very far if he did kidnap me. I would fight him tooth and nail."

"Yeah, Margo's a toughie," said Daisy. She laughed. "You should see her out on the soccer field."

"Maybe if you guys, like we can have a soccer tournament," Margo suggested. "We can invite everyone: Mario, Rosalina, Bowser…"

"Bowser?!" asked Peach. "Why would you invite Bowser?"

"Why wouldn't I?" asked Margo with a smile. "He's one of my best friends."

Now Peach was shocked.

"You're friends with that monster?" she asked.

Margo's face fell. Daisy looked a little uncomfortable.

"Uh, I think I'm going to step out," Daisy said. With that, she exited through the jewel encrusted door. Margo stared at Peach and sighed.

"Bowser...is not a monster," she began.

"How can you think that?" asked Peach. "He kidnaps me almost every single week. And it is always on a Sunday!"

"So?" Margo asked.

"So, he is one of the worst people I've ever met in my life," Peach said. "How can you be friends with someone who does...that to a person?"

Margo laughed a little.

"You and I clearly see the world differently, Princess Peach," she said. "You believe that just because a person does bad things, that automatically makes them bad. But I don't agree with you. I think there is good in the people who do the worst, just like there is bad in people who do the best."

Peach stared at the teenage princess in front of her. She let out a little smile.

"Is that a philosophy your parents instilled in you?" she asked.

Margo's whole demeanor changed completely. The happy look in her eyes changed to one of sadness and hurt. She looked away from Peach.

"Yeah," she said as her voice broke. "It is."

Peach was shocked by Margo's shift in mood. She took a step forward.

"What is the matter?"

Margo sniffled and dried the tears that were forming in her eyes.

"My parents are dead," she said.

There was a moment of silence as that sentence sunk into Peach.

"Oh," she said empathetically. "I'm sorry, I didn't know."

"No, it's okay," Margo said sadly. "It happened a long time ago."

Peach didn't know what to say next. She looked at Margo as shiny tears streamed down her face.

"Uh," Peach said awkwardly, "do you want to dip into the trifle now?"

Margo looked at Peach and gave a weak smile.

"Sure," she said. Peach smiled.

"Great," she said. "It's vanilla flavored. I spent a lot of time on it."

As Peach walked out of the room, Margo couldn't help but laugh a little.

Should I tell her that I prefer chocolate? She thought to herself.

Author's Note: Well TheGhostlyRobot, I hope I did a good job with writing your OC. If anyone else has any original characters that they would like to have appear in the story, I'd be happy to include them. You can send me a character description in either a PM or a review if you want.