Back with a new chapter. That's right, all ready to make another chapter. I want to post as much as I can as I have time in the weekend. Btw, I don't know if this has been happening to your computers/laptops/pcs, but my stories don't really appear in the Mario Archive. Post a review for both evaluation/comments and if you CAN see this story in the Mario Archive or not. They're really appreaciated.

Disclaimer: Yes, another. Again, nothing but the imaginitive perspective of characters and Skylor is mine.

Chapter 2: Heroic Rescue

Ludwig finally arrived back to his castle (Not really his, yet) with the boy still unconscious. Though, once coming in, he'll attract a lot of attention. So he decided to try to come in quietly. Plus, there was one more detail...

"Dad'll be furious when he finds out I brought a human to our home... But he's in danger, and I'm the only one who bothered to help this kid. Hm?" He noticed the boy had a small satchel to his left arm, which kept hitting Ludwig from time to time.

"I'll look through it later... For now, let's go in." He opened the smaller door and tried to make sure none of his father's servants noticed him. He was successful enough to make it to his room unnoticed. He opened the door and practically dragged the boy to his bed. He carried him up on it and let him rest. He grabbed his satchel and looked through it's contents.

"Let's see... Spare clothes, small amount of food, one bottle of water, frozen now... And... huh... That's it. Where ever this guy was coming from, he was sure prepared. Well, I'll be right back. Just stay here... I'll be back with something warm to eat." He put the satchel back on the boy and left the room, closing the door. The boy was starting to warm up, only a tiny bit. But he was nothing close to waking up yet. Ludwig went downstairs until his father spotted him.

"Ludwig? Back already? Where's the firewood?"

"Err, I didn't get it yet..." He gulped with fear as he was prepared for his father's thunderous yelling.

"Well, never mind, Roy got some a while ago. Though I expect you to get some next time. What were you doing out there, anyways? Fooling around in that extreme weather?"

"N-No, I was just, umm, studying some snow particles?"

"Okay, I guess. Well, come to the living room, it's freezing even IN the castle."

"I will, just let me... analyze my results..."

"Just hurry it up." He stomped away to the living room as Ludwig went off into the kitchen. One of the Boo servants had made fresh soup, still practically warm. Ludwig just grabbed a bowl of it, and left to his room. He opened the door quietly and went up to the young boy. He sat right lext to him, one hand holding the bowl, the other hand lifting the boy to sit upright. He got him sit upright, and Ludwig let him go. The same hand grabbed the spoon, and Ludwig started feeding him the warm soup.

"This is a little embarrassing, but I guess it's worth it to help out someone..." Ludwig immediately stopped when he saw that the boy was squinting... He was starting to wake up. He opened his eyes and looked around him. He looked scared and shocked.

"Whoa, calm down. You're safe here. What were you doing out in a blizzard, by the way...?" He saw straight into his eyes. He wasn't responding, he was speechless.

"Can you talk? At all? Then, let's start off with our names. My name's Ludwig Von Koopa... So, what's your's?"

"..." He stood quietly... Then, he remembered this is the same person he saw outside.

"S... Sky... Skylor."

"Your name's Skylor? Okay, nice to meet you. Anything else you want to say?" The boy didn't say anything, but he was grateful that Ludwig saved his life.

"Th-thank you, Ludwig..." There was a hint of relief and pain in his voice...

"No problem, I guess. Well, you're cold enough as it is. Just sleep in my bed if you want to, and I'll take you home."

"Home? I... No home..."

"You don't have a home? Then where'd you get your things? Where did you come from?"

"I don't remember. I don't know."

"Hmm... I can MAYBE ask King Dad if you can stay here... But... Urgh..." Ludwig started remembering his father's words.

"Not one human will get past these castle doors! I see one and I destroy one, got it? Well, unless it's Peach.

"No, he HAS to make an exception. Skylor, just lie down and sleep, k? You look pretty tired and cold. I'll see what I can do about you."

"Okay..." He yawned and lied down. Soon as 5 seconds, he was asleep. From there, Ludwig go up and left the room to go to the Living Room...

That'll be it for this chapter, okay? I'll try to get more chapters put up this weekend, but for now, hang in there, if you're interested. And again, tell me if you see this in the Mario Archive of FanFiction, okay? :3