"Your destined partner is… lo and behold…" The mechanical voice said.

Robin watched as the spotlights continued to shine onto her allies. After what seemed like an eternity, the lights had finally focused on one particular Smasher. As it did so, loud cheering could be heard.

Bowser's eyes lit up as he pumped his fists in victory.

"Yes! I won! In your face, Mario!" He shouted triumphantly. It was then he had realized that was going on. "Wait… I wooooonnnnnnnn!"

That was the sound of Bowser after she and Robin fell through a trap door each, dropping them below.

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After falling through the trap door, Robin and Bowser had soon hit the bottom with a loud thud, blacking out instantly. It wasn't until a few minutes later that they had soon came to. The two groaned before sitting down.

"Ugh… How dare you do that to the king of Koopas?" Bowser groaned.

"Bowser, are you okay?" Robin weakly asked.

"Yeah, I had survived lost falls from this from my many battles with Mario." The king said, waving it off. His eyes then bugged out before turning towards Robin. "Um, I never said that…"

The two then slowly made their way to their feet. It was then the two of them had quickly realized something really important. They were holding hands.

"Hey, what the heck?" Bowser demanded. "Why are you getting so cozy?"

"Ack! I'm sorry! I didn't knew!" Robin cried.

She then tried to let go of Bowser's hand. However, after a bit of pulling, the two had quickly noticed they were unable to take their hands apart.

Soon, Bowser got desperate and lifted his arm in the air in an attempt to comically trying to shake Robin off of him. "H-Hey! What gives! Who super-glued our hands together!?"

"It seems that you had reached your destination." The mechanical voice from earlier spoke.

"Hey, it's that weird voice!" Bowser yelled before getting angry. "You think it was pretty funny sending ME down a pitfall, eh!?"

"This seems to be a path where lovers who met their destined partners discuss their love for each other." The mechanical voice pointed out.

It was then Robin and Lucina had finally took the chance to look around the area they had been dropped in. They seemed to be on a path in a beautiful meadow that had flowers everywhere. Looking up at the sky, it was a bright blue with a few clouds and even a rainbow. It was just like the fairytale version of heaven.

"What could be waiting up ahead?" The mechanical voice asked. "You are free to step forth hand-in-hand, curiosity and fear in your hearts, or you can refrain."

"Hand-in-hand!? So YOU were the one who did this!?" Bowser yelled while holding up his arm, holding Robin a few feet off the ground. "I demand you unstuck us at once!"

"You are free to step forth, or refrain from doing so." The mechanical voice explained. "These are your apparent options. Now step forth!"

"Don't tell me what to do!" Bowser roared while shaking in anger, inadverently shaking Robin as well.

"H-Hey! Bowser, please! My hand is stuck to you, remember?" Robin pleaded.

Bowser stopped shaking to glare down at Robin. "Why do you think I am so angry!?"

"Bowser, calm down!" The white-haired woman begged. "I know that this is nothing like you wanted but we have to cooperate if you want to get out of here!"

The Koopa paused. "Or I could tear off your arm."

Robin immediately jumped at this before narrowing her eyes. "I strongly recommend against it! Sooner or later, you would have to regroup with the others! I doubt that they would be pleased to find out that you had disembowled."

"Oh, right… How come I keep forgetting that most of the Smashers here are goody-goodies?" Bowser muttered. His face then lit up as he snapped his fingers. "Hey! How about YOU cut your own arm off? Then, I won't get in trouble because all I did was be a witness."

Robin cast Bowser an exasperated glare. "...Nobody is going to cut anyone's limbs off."

Bowser's smirk vanished. "Oh, come on! Do you really expect me to just walk hand-in-hand like some kind of lovey-dovey couple?"

"Unfortunately, we don't have a choice at the moment…" Robin sighed while shaking her head. "Our hands seemed to be stuck together and there is literally nowhere to go but the path in front of us…"

"So what are you saying?" Bowser asked in disbelief. "Just grin and bear it."

"Yes. Or at least don't do anything to me." Robin said, narrowing her eyes. "I am just as much a victim here as you are!"

Bowser's eyebrow twitched before sighing. "Fine… But only I don't want the others breathing down my neck for a logical reaction."

"...In what world is tearing off someone's arm a logical reaction?" Robin asked.

"Whatever, let's go…" Bowser spat before looking to the side.

He then let out a deep sigh.

"This was supposed to be with Peach…"

"What was that?" Robin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Um, I said the exit better be within our reach!" Bowser lied.

Robin gave a suspicious glare. "Right…"

The two then made their way down the path, hand-in-hand. They had walked on for five minutes before a certain voice had decided to make themselves known.

"Suddenly, all in attendance hear an announcement."

"You again!?" Bowser asked in disbelief. "Don't you have some other wedding to comment on!?"

"Up ahead, they see a bride and groom's joyous commemorative photograph of love." The mechanical voice explained.

The two then looked ahead at their path and just as the voice said, there seemed to be some kind of large picture with roses all over the frame.

"They confer between them whether to look at it, or ignore it." The mechanical voice said.

"A wedding photo? Hmm… Maybe I could see some ideas on what Peach's dress should be…" Bowser said quietly before speaking. "Um, I don't think we have much of a choice, do we? After all, it is in our path. Come on, might as well get this over with."

With that, the two had made their way over to the picture to inspect it. However, their eyes had bugged out when they saw the picture was of a white-clad prince that was holding a woman in a wedding dress, bridal-style. Clearly a wedding photo.

But what really caught their attention was that the groom's head was Bowser's and the bride's head was Robin's.

"W-W-What…?" Bowser asked. He then got furious. "What is this mockery!?"

"Bowser, calm down!" Robin pleaded.

"Calm down, calm down! Robin, how in the world could you look at this and not be outraged!?" The king roared. "Whoever made that thing, I am going to soak him from head to tie in gasoline and then…"

"Bowser, please! It is a fake!" The tactician pointed out.

"Don't you think I know that!? Anyway, who knows me knows that it is not my build!" The Koopa snapped. "I was just upset that people who somehow DON'T know me may see this and see him as a scrawny wimp."

Robin blinked twice. "...Huh?"

"Look at this muscle!" Bowser said, flexing his free arm. "Doesn't it look like ANYTHING of that bisho… Whatever you called it that little girls are gawking over? No, it doesn't!"

"...THAT'S what you are furious about?" Robin asked in disbelief.

"In fact, let me prove my point." Bowser said. "Come here!"

Robin was immediately taken back. "E-Excuse me?"

"I want to show you something that no wimpy pretty-boy could do!" Bowser said before reaching down with his free arm. "Now up you go!"

"H-Hey, wait!" Robin said.

However, her plea fell on deaf ears. Reaching down, he picked up Robin from off the ground. He then had her sit on his shoulder. Bowser stood looking proud at what he had done.

"Well? Would anyone with the same build as that prince would be able to carry him onto his shoulder?" Bowser grinned.

Robin paused before sighing. "No, Bowser. It is not impossible but it is still very difficult to do so."

"Yeah, I thought so. I just wanted to prove my case." Bowser said. "So you are enjoying the view up there or do you want to come back down?"

"Huh?" Robin asked. "Um, I am done now, thanks."

"Alright." Bowser said before placing Robin back down. "Now that is over with with, let's burn this joke into the ground!"

The mage winced at this. "You don't have to go THAT far!"

"Oh and why not?" Bowser asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, for one thing, I actually think the photo is quite cute." Robin explained.

Bowser's eyes widened at this. "Wait… What?"

"Yes, I found out it quite endearing, if that makes any sense." Robin smiled.

"R-Really?" Bowser asked with his cheeks blushing a bit. He then coughed. "B-But of course! Even though it didn't had the same build, it still had my handsome face on it so naturally, you would love it!"

He then looked to the side as he and Robin shared a silence.

"I-In any case, I choose the build is the only thing wrong with this photo so I won't burn it…" Bowser muttered. "Let's keep going…"

Robin raised an eyebrow. "Um, all right…"

The two then continued down the path while passing the picture and admired the lovely scenery in front of them. They had walked on for another five minutes, wondering how long was this path went on.

Suddenly, Robin then spoke up. "Bowser?"

"Yeah, snow-hair?" The dragon-like creature asked.

"Are you having a good time?" Robin asked.

Bowser stared down at Robin in disbelief. "What kind of question is that!? I am stuck in this cutesy place with my hands stuck to you and being demanded by the most bored voice in the world and you are asking me if I am having a good time?"

Robin paused.

"If I was Peach, would things be any different?" She asked, softly.

Bowser's eyes widened before looking away. "Um, since you put it like THAT, yes, it would. I mean I would still be upset over that photo but if Peach says it looked cute like you did, I would still…"

Robin then sighed. "You really do love Peach?"

Bowser blinked twice. "No, I just kidnap and force him to marry me just to troll Mario. Okay, I do that but you know what I mean."

Robin shook her head. "Well, Peach is not going to tolerate, yet alone be in love with you if you kept kidnapping her."

"Why not? It worked for Beauty and the Beast!" Bowser shrugged, making Robin's eyes bugged out.

"Had you NOT watched the mo…" She said before holding her head. "Look, whatever you think happened in Beauty and the Beast, it doesn't work in reality."

"Then what am I supposed to do? Just give up?" Bowser asked in disbelief. "Why do you think that I only kidnap Peach and Peach alone? She is the only one for me!"

"Well, you could start by curbing your attitude if you want her to give you the time of day." Robin said.

"You mean, act like a goody-goody?" Bowser asked. "Not my style."

"Well, isn't technically Peach a "goody-goody"?" Robin retorted.

"That's…" Bowser snapped before looking away. "That's none of your business! Seriously, why are you so interested?"

"Because this is affecting not only Peach, Mario and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom but also you, your own kingdom and your family…" Robin explained. "If you can't accept defeat from Mario, then you might as well try to prove that you deserve Peach more than him."

"What have you thinking I had been trying to do all this time!?" Bowser snapped.

Robin rolled his eyes. "I mean WITHOUT showing off about your skills, your status and your body?"

Bowser blinked twice. "But… If I don't do that, what else is there?"

"What else... " Robin asked before slapping her forehead. "How about your personality?"

"Oh? And what makes you so sure that Peach would actually like me if I changed my personality?" Bowser asked.

"You will be surprised what many people had gotten married because of that." Robin pointed out.

Bowser paused for a moment.

"And why would you help me?"

"Like I said earlier, this is affecting but then just you." Robin said. "Then again, nobody had actually had the courage and/or patience to tell you just that, right?"

"R-Right…" Bowser asked, softly. "No one had ever told me off… At least not like this…"

"Just give it some thought, alright?" Robin sighed. "In any case, we are not going to go anywhere if we are just talking like this."

"Y-Yeah, let's keep going…" Bowser mused while looking down at Robin in awe.

The two had continued their journey down their path that they had been on, ever since the start. After a few minutes, they had finally reached what they thought was their destination. A large, white church. It was then the mechanical voice spoke up.

"The long-awaited moment has come. The bride and groom are finally about to enter." The voice said. "The last moment of hesitation has arrived before you are to be wed."

"Oh, great! What do you want THIS tim…" Bowser snapped before realizing something. "Wait? Did you just said bride and groom?"

"Through your own free will, you decide to vow eternal love to each other." The mechanical voice said.

"Eternal love!?" Bowser exclaimed. "W-Wait a minute! This is a forced marriage! What kind of sick monster would do that to a person!?"

"Now open the door together." The mechanical voice said.

Robin stared straight at the church doors intently. After a moment, she narrowed her eyes and used her free hand to open the door, shoving it open. Suddenly, "Here Comes The Bride" could be heard playing.

"HEY! What are you doing!?" Bowser roared. Suddenly, his face soon softened. "Y-You don't mind spending your entire life with ME?"

Robin didn't listen. She just walked inside of the church while dragging in her destined partner inside. Then, the doors had slowly started to close behind them as the two slowly watched down the aisle.

"You must vow your unwavering love for one another, in sickness and in health." The mechanical voice said. "Now, vow your love!"

Robin was about to say something.

Suddenly, there was a large slam of the doors. The two turned around to see their fellow Smashers rushing towards them before they had started to pant heavily. It was then the two's hands had finally become unstuck.

"I object!" Mario yelled. "No, wait! I double-object! I triple-object!"

"Robin, what are you doing!?" Peach called out.

"Daddy, how could you!? How could you!?" Bowser Jr. yelled.

"Son! I… I can explain!" Bowser pleaded. "Would you believe that she was all over me?"

Bowser Jr. shook his head. "It was one thing to give up on Mama Peach but you didn't even invite me! Or the Koopalings! You think I don't want to see my dad getting married and giving me a new mommy!"

"Give up on Mama Peach?" Peach asked before tilting her head to the side. "Huh, I never thought about that if Bowser and Robin went through with this wedding."

"PEACH!" Mario yelled, looking appalled by the princess' words.

"ACK!" Peach gasped. "I am sorry!"

"And because you aren't doing this wedding probably, this is not a proper one and thus not an actual marriage!" Bowser Jr. snapped. "Peach, Robin, I don't care who you marry just at least invite me! And come with us and let's get out of this ridiculous place!"

Mario rolled his eyes with a shrug. "Sure, we'll-a go with that…"

The King of the Koopas winced before looking down. "S-Sorry, son."

"Y-Your son is really proving that you two are related…" Robin winced.

It seems that the wedding has been called off…

NEXT DEADLINE: 13th FEBRUARY