Here's the next chapter. Zelda in Peach's body tries her hand at dating Mario, only to have an uninvited guest swoop in to kidnap her.

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Well, this was something Zelda was not expecting to be doing today. She couldn't help but laugh at the irony. She had always viewed Peach and Mario as the perfect couple. Peach was the bubbly, energetic girlfriend. Mario was the laid-back, down-to-earth boyfriend. So imagine the hilarious irony that she was now dating Mario in Peach's body. The hardest part for the normally stoic princess was impersonating Peach's bubbly personality. Fortunately for her, Mario hadn't seemed to caught on.

For their date, Mario decided to take Zelda to his favorite Italian restaurant. Once there, Mario ordered lobster with an root beer drink and pasta while Zelda ordered a salad with some jasmine tea. For desert, Mario ordered an ice cream sundae while Zelda merely ordered Vanilla ice cream. So far, everything went without a hitch. "It's-a finally nice to have-a some quality time." Mario said. "Yes." Zelda replied before taking another bite into her salad, attempting to imitate Peach's voice. "It's a pleasant chance to get away from the humdrum buisness of running the Mushroom Kingdom."

"You-a okay, Peach?" Mario asked. "Your voice sounds a bit strained."

"It's nothing." Zelda quickly replied. "I merely have a sore throat."

"Do you-a want some water?" Mario asked.

"No, it's alright." Zelda said.

"Well, if you-a need anything, just-a tell me." Mario said.

"I will. Thank you." Zelda said.

"So-a Peach, what have you-a been doing today?" Mario asked. Zelda paused for a bit to come up with a convincing story. "Me and the girls just spent the morning together at the park for our daily workout routine." It was... close to the truth. The four of them spent the morning together working on how to imitate each others traits to get through the day while Midna found a way to change them back. "What about you?" Peach asked. "Oh-a, nothing much." Mario replied. "Me and Luigi had to-a fix the mansion's-a plumbing. Something caused most of the pipes to burst."

"Oh. Well, it's nice to have two plumbers on hand." Zelda teased. "And you do it for the best price of all: Free." That elicited a laugh from both her and Mario. "So, Bowser hasn't been causing any trouble, has he?" Zelda asked. "No, actually." Mario replied. "He's been-a surprisingly quiet."

"You don't think he'll try anything do you?" Zelda asked with concern in her voice.

"If he-a does, I'll be there to-a stop him!" Mario declared. "I've-a done it before and I can-a do it again!" But before Mario or Zelda could finish their conversation, they were interrupted by sound of the waiter clearing his throat. "Your desert is ready." he said calmly. Mario and Zelda began to eat their desert in silence. After a while the two just sat and talked. "Mmm-mm! I'm-a stuffed." Mario exclaimed. "Me too." Zelda replied. At that moment, the waiter arrived with a strange present in his hand. "This just came for you Princess Peach." he said before placing the present on the table.

"How strange... A gift for me?" Zelda asked as she cautiously opened the box. As she did, the box immediately sprang to life and ensnared Zelda. "Mario!" Zelda yelled out. "Peach!" Mario sprang to help her, only to be sent to the ground by a magical blast. The plumber turned to see the waiter holding a magic wand used by the Magikoopas. In a puff of smoke, the waiter revealed himself to actually be Kamek in disguise. "Surprise!" Kamek cackled in that screechy voice of his. Just then, the door was blown open by a Bullet Bill and in stepped none other than the Koopa King himself: Bowser.

"GWA-HA-HA!" Bowser laughed in that deep, booming voice of his. "Looks like I'm late to the party!"

"Bowser! What the heck are you-a doing here?" Mario asked. "We were-a in the middle of something!"

"Come on, Mario!" Bowser replied. "You can't expect my usual brand of villainy! I gotta mix it up. Keep you on your toes. And besides, if anyone's gonna take Peach to a romantic dinner, it's gonna be Yours Truly."

"You misbegotten ruffian!" came Zelda's outraged exclamation. "How dare you interrupt our quiet dinner?! You will untie me at once and you will leave us be!"

"Whoa, whoa!" Bowser replied. "Where'd all this sudden hostility came from?" Bowser asked. "You know you like being kidnapped by me. It gives you that sense of being needed."

"My gods, what sort of hideous deviant are you?" Zelda asked. "Please, keep whatever twisted fantasies you have in that wretched mind of yours to yourself you knuckle-dragging ape!"

"Sorry, you've got me confused with Donkey Kong." Bowser smugly replied. "But anywho, we're going for a romantic dinner in my castle!" And with that, he grabbed the struggling Zelda and sauntered off towards the Koopa Clown Car. "Mario, help me!" Zelda pleaded. Mario raced after them, only to be nearly hit by another blast of magic. "Hold it, plumber butt!" Kamek shouted. Mario tossed a fireball at the Magikoopa and charged at Bowser, tackling him and Zelda to the ground. "Okay, Mario! It's on, again!" the Koopa King bellowed as he grabbed a nearby car and swatted Mario into a nearby building.

Mario leaped into the air to toss more fireballs at Bowser, only for him to hide in his shell to defend against them. He then used his Whirling Fortress, rising into the air to impale Mario on his shell spikes. Mario dodged out of the way and delivered a punch to Bowser's soft underbelly. Bowser fell to the ground but instantly got back up to breathe a large stream of flame at Mario. Mario countered by extinguishing the flame with F.L.U.D.D. Bowser charged to deliver a punch only for Mario to grab the Koopa King by the arm and throw him against the building.

As she watched the two longtime rivals battle it out, Zelda struggled to escape her bonds, but alas she lacked the physical strength required to do so. She tried using Peach's magic, but it seems that her bonds were designed to negate such power. "There must be something I can do!" Zelda thought to herself. But at that moment, she got an idea. "This maybe Peach's body, but maybe I can still tap into the Triforce of Wisdom's power." she thought. "It's worth a shot." Taking a deep breath, she concentrated long and hard, attempting to tap into the power of the Triforce of Wisdom. As she did, a golden aura began to envelope around her, expanding the bonds until they eventually snapped.

"Yes!" Zelda shouted, pleased with her success. She then turned to see Bowser standing over an unconscious Mario. "I always said I was better than you Mario. And tonight, I'm gonna prove it!" He raised his fist and brandished his claws, ready to deal the killing strike. "NO!" Zelda yelled as she made a lasso of energy to grab Bowser by the wrist and swing him around. She was too distracted to see Kamek fire a magic blast at her. "What's your problem, Princess?" Kamek asked.

Zelda responded by telekinetically grabbing both Kamek and Bowser. "My 'problem' is that my quiet evening was ruined by a bunch of savages!" Zelda retorted. "I don't care if you're the so-called 'King of Awesome', that does not give you the right to act like a psychotic brat and do as you please! Now I expect the both of you to apologize to me and Mario this instant!"

"But, but, but, but..." Bowser and Kamek started to say in unison, stunned by Peach's sudden boldness and ferocity.

"I SAID APOLOGIZE NOW!" Zelda roared.

"We're sorry! We won't do it again!" The both of them quickly said as they embraced each other.

"Good. Now, I'd like to continue my quiet evening with Mario in peace and I find it hard to share space with two uncivilized brutes like yourself." Zelda began. "So if you would both be so kind as to leave my presence and..." With a snap of her fingers, Zelda summoned a portal to Bowser's castle and threw the screaming koopas through it. "...never show your face again." she said as the portal closed. Mario, having woken up to witness the whole spectacle, walked over to Zelda, completely stunned. "Remind-a me to never-a get on your bad-a side." Mario said.

"Sorry you had to see that." Zelda replied.

"But still-a, I-a never seen you this-a powerful before-a." Mario said.

"Oh, Zelda and I have been practicing on how to make our magic stronger." Zelda said. "We've been trying to see if combining our magic will make each other stronger."

"With-a that kind of-a power, you could-a do anything!" Mario replied.

"Yes. Even... re-switch our bodies." Zelda trailed off.

"Peach?" Mario asked. Zelda meanwhile, scooped Mario into a great big embrace. "Mario, you're a genius!" she happily said as she kissed Mario on the cheek before running off. Mario just sat on the concrete, dazed and very much confused. "What-a did I say?" Mario asked.


Now why can't Peach be this tough? Anywho, next chapter will be up soon. Say tuned!