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They belong to their representative owners, except for most of the OCs in the story.
Meanwhile, as everyone was celebrating the defeat of Hooktail, there was a huge question on the back of their minds.
Where in the world was Princess Peach at?
At a very peculiar looking base located who knows where, two men escorted Peach into a very large room. "Sir Grodus! We have the prisoner just like you asked." One of them said as they walked further into the room, where they saw a cyborg-like man-thing standing in front of them.
BGM: Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Good." The man, Grodus, spoke as he turned around. "Now, Princess Peach… tell us where that map is."
"I'm telling you, I don't have it!" Peach argued.
"Princess, don't you dare argue with me! My men saw you holding that map, so therefore you have some knowledge on the Crystal Stars! So tell me… where is that map?"
"I'm not telling you." Peach folded her arms. "I never even touched this map that you speak of!"
"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Grodus roared, as it was enough to not only make Peach flinch, but Lord Crump as well. "I, Grodus, leader of the X-Nauts always get what I want! Now, you WILL tell me where the map and the Crystal Stars are at. You have no choice!"
"Make me." Peach said defiantly.
"Meep…" One of the X-Nauts whispered.
"Well, it was nice knowing her." The other quietly said.
"Grrr… of all the prisoners you could've captured, you pick the defiant one." Grodus grumbled. "Princess Peach, I will not ask you again! Give me the location of that map and the Crystal Stars! You DID have it in your hands and you WILL give me the information that you already have!"
"Hmph. I'd like to see you try if I don't." Peach smirked.
"Oh, you are going to wish you never even said that." Grodus growled, his staff about to glow as Peach was ready to throw down… and then a TV screen popped up.
"Sir Grodus, sir! We have bad news! …Did I come in at the wrong time?"
"No… you didn't." Grodus said, putting his staff away. "Tell me. What is the bad news?"
"Well uh, you know that Crystal Star that was in the possession of Hooktail Castle? Weeell… it's kiiinda gone and Hooktail is kiiiiinda dead."
"Kinda? What do you mean KINDA?!" Grodus yelled.
"Well, funny story, a group of people already beat us to it. By what one of our men gathered… there was a man in red and blue overalls, a Koopa, four teenage girls with outlandish weapons such as a scythe gun, an elemental rapier, A blade attached to a ribbon that can turn into a gun, gauntlets… and then there was this little fairy kid with a small knife and… get this, a cricket beat the crud out of this monster!"
"WHAT!"
"Oh… and there was also this nobody with them too. Some guy in green and was taller compared to the short red man. There's an L on his cap, and the report believe that stands for Loser. Wow… talk about setting high standards there." He sarcastically said. "Something tells me this nobody isn't a threat. Buuuuut they also mentioned they grabbed the Crystal Star too."
Peach gasped, as she knew exactly who they were talking about. "The Mario Bros and RWBY?!" She exclaimed out loud by accident. She didn't recognize the Koopa or the Cricket, but she had a small suspicion the small fairy kid could've been Young Link, someone who she hasn't seen since the Melee days.
"Hmm? You seem to know these people. You gave them that map, didn't you!" Grodus exclaimed as Peach paled a bit. "Guards! Take the princess to her room! I must study more on these Mario Bros and RWBY…" Grodus ordered.
"Right away, sir!" An X-Naut said and escorted the princess away, while the TV screen disappeared.
"Well, Crump… if these characters are grabbing the Crystal Stars, then that must mean the next Crystal Star they're going to look for next is in the Boggly Woods."
"Hmm… now that you mention it, it would be plausible." Crump mused.
"And if they're looking for that Crystal Star next… tell me, who is at the Boggly Woods?"
"Why, I am, of course!"
"…Are you sure?"
Crump paled. "Oh, uh… now that you mention it… POW! I'm gone!" He said and took off running.
"Hmm… I wonder if sending Crump there was a good idea. He might need some back up." Grodus mused. "X-Naut!"
An X-Naut came by and saluted. "Wakanda Forever! Uh… I mean, sir, dude, sir! No, wait… I mean…"
Grodus sighed. "I knew letting you guys watch that movie was a bad idea… stop before you hurt yourself."
"Right!"
"I want you to do me a favor. Bring in the Shadow Sirens."
The X-Naut gulped. "Th-the Shadow Sirens, sir?"
"Did I stutter?!"
"Yipe! I'll get them right away!" The X-Naut exclaimed and took off running.
End BGM
"Hmm? Sir Grodus wants to see us? Then we must not delay!" A voice said, and then three purple ghost-like creatures appeared before them.
One was beautiful and two were just downright ugly.
BGM: Theme of the Shadow Sirens (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"We are here, Sir Grodus." The ugly old cretin, Beldam, said.
"I want you three to go to the Boggly Woods and try to put a stop to Mario and friends."
"Of course. What do they look like?"
"Sir Grodus!" An X-Naut came running in. "We just got a sketch on what the gang looks like!" He said and handed the sketch to him.
"They look like this." Grodus said, handing the old cretin a sketch with the Mario Bros and RWBY in it, all of them doing different poses.
"Ah, yes… this will do." Beldam said and put it away. "Come along, my lovelies! We must not dawdle a second longer." She ordered and then sunk to the ground.
"Guuuh." Marilyn, the largely fat and ugly one said and went underground.
"Hmmhmmhmm, right." The third, the fairest of them all, Vivian, said and sunk underground.
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Peach…
BGM: Peach's Theme (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
Peach sighed as she was in her room, sitting on the bed. "I can't believe this… to think I've been kidnapped by those… those freaks! In broad daylight and out in public, even! Oh, Mario… Luigi… RWBY, I hope you can come rescue me." She sighed. "I don't even know where I am… do they work for Bowser? I didn't really see him."
She then sighed again and then pulled out two Pokeballs and called out both her Comfey and Feebas. "Oh, Lei… Shurei, I'm glad I have you two as company."
"Comfey!" Lei smiled and happily wrapped herself around Peach's neck as she smiled while Shurei flopped on over and rested her body on her leg, seeming to be alright despite being a fish out of water.
As Peach lightly stroked the Feebas' head, she closed her eyes and waited for her friends to come rescue her, and as she was in her own world, picturing the Mario Bros and RWBY beating the crap out of Grodus, the door in front of her opened up. "Hmm? Mario?" She asked as she opened her eyes, but no one came in.
Peach stood up, picking up Shurei and holding her in her arms while Lei floated out of Peach's neck as she flew over to investigate, but spotted nothing. "Comfey!" It said, urging her to come forward as Peach walked forward and found herself in the hallway.
"Odd… no one's in here?" She wondered. "Must be a malfunction… which means…" She grinned and happily went over to the elevator as she thought she could sneak her way out… but instead, the elevator door wouldn't open. "Blast it!" She groaned. "I guess not everything is malfunctioning." She said and then chuckled. "That's what I get for being hopeful, I suppose."
Another door opened, catching the trio's attention as they cautiously went into the room and found a huge super computer. "Oh, it's nothing…" Peach quietly said.
End BGM
"I wouldn't count on it." A voice said, making them all jump as Shurei jumped out of Peach's arms, ready to tackle whoever said it as Lei got in a fighting position while Peach got in a karate pose.
"Who said that? Show yourself!" Peach ordered.
"I am already showing myself." The voice continued as the three looked at the computer. "Hello, Princess Peach."
"…Okay, I've officially lost it. A computer is talking to me." Peach groaned. "Either that or Daisy's favorite movie, Terminated, took over the world…"
"I am not from this movie you speak of. I am TEC-XX. You may call me TEC."
"Uh… okaaaaaay…"
"I have brought you here."
"So you're the one who opened those doors? Why?"
"Because… I want to learn more about you and your Pokemon."
"Bass…" Shurei mumbled a bit, unsure what to think of the computer.
"Uh… okay, that's not creepy at all."
"I have been designed to keep an eye on you at all times. That is what I have been intended to do by Grodus."
"Oh GREAT! Now Grodus is a complete stalker! Great, just what I needed. Next thing I know, I'm suddenly in that Danganron-whatever it was that Pauline was playing during her visit in the kingdom!"
"I assure you, it's nothing like that."
"Oh PLEASE! Like I needed to be watched! At least Bowser had the decency to leave me alone whenever he locked me in a cage! Grodus is just… ugh… it makes me sick! Something is seriously wrong with him!"
"There is nothing wrong with Grodus. He is the best man of all time."
Peach rolled her eyes. "Give me a break. That guy has a few screws loose!"
"I assure you, he doesn't have a screw inside his body."
Peach facepalmed. "Not what I meant! Ugh… but anyway, why are you keeping an eye on me in general?"
"Because-"
"Because what? Because you want to win Employee of the Month to THAT loser? Or is it because you're in love with me?" Peach asked before it dawned on her. "Okay, poor choice of words."
"Love? What is… love? Is it some sort of song that I never heard of before? I am the world's smartest computer… yet I can't comprehend love."
Peach gave him a 'seriously?' look. "Love isn't something you comprehend, you feel it. Love is like something… um… okay, this is hard to explain."
"There is no need to wrap your brain around it. I will figure it out in due time. So tell me… are you in love with anyone?"
"Well, um… not entirely…" Peach quietly said, but noticed Lei and Shurei were giving her a look that said 'bullcrap'. "Oh, fine, I'm in love with Mario!"
"Mario… you have mentioned him before." TEC mentioned. "Tell me, what do you see in this "Mario"?"
"Well, at first, when he first rescued me, I kissed him on the nose in gratitude, but… overtime, as we hung out and got to know one another… I just… agh, I don't know if he has the same affection as I do! I know we're good friends, but… what if I confessed my feelings to him but he didn't feel the same way? What if that damages our friendship? That's why I'm hesitant on asking him out, or maybe he's hesitant on asking me out? Gah! Why must love be complicated!" She exclaimed in frustration.
"It seems you have feelings with this Mario."
"I do… and I think he feels the same way, but I'm not entirely sure." Peach quietly said.
"…I will have to look this up later." TEC said. "Do you wish to email this Mario?"
"Oh, you have email? Well… I guess I can tell him where I'm at, wherever I may be."
"That's classified."
"Saw THAT one coming!" Peach groaned and then walked over to his keyboard, and started to type up a message. "Love, Princess Toadstoo-" Peach stopped herself and erased it. I shouldn't be so formal. This is Mario we're talking about. She thought. "Love, Peach." She said and put in a little heart next to her name. "Alright, send it away!"
"Can do." TEC said and then sent the email to him. "Alright, it is sent."
"Alright, I'm heading back to my room." Peach said. "Come on, you two." She said as she picked up Shurei and walked back to her room with the two.
"Good night, Princess Peach." TEC said. "…And now, time to look up what this love thing is all about."
Meanwhile…
BGM: Meanwhile, at Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
At Bowser's Castle, Bowser walked into his throne room. "THE KING OF AWESOMENESS HAS ARRIVED!" He roared loudly. "Alright, minions! You can stop clapping."
"I don't think they were clapping." Roman said as he appeared behind him with Neo.
"Eh, whatever… so what did those two boneheads want with us anyway?" Bowser asked.
"One way to find out, I suppose." Roman said as they walked forward to the throne room.
"So here I was, making sure Bowser wasn't looking, and then I proceeded to-"
"Uh, you might want to put a cork in this story, dude!" A Hammer Bro warned.
"Man, you should've seen-… huh?" The other Hammer Bro turned to see Bowser standing behind him. "YIPE!"
"Go on, I'm dying to hear the rest of this story, Mr. Comedian." Bowser challenged.
"Uh… I'm not funny, sir!"
"He's not funny, sir!"
Bowser chuckled. "That's what I thought." He said as he walked to his throne as the Hammer Bros sighed with relief… and just when Bowser got to his throne, the doors opened as they turned around and saw Kammy and Kamek approaching them.
"Your Nastiness!" Kamek exclaimed as they flew over to them.
"What is it?" Bowser asked. "This better be good. I was just about to head out to have a tennis match with Dedede!"
"Well, you see… Mario and the gang are currently away from the Mushroom Kingdom." Kammy began.
"Oh please, why is that so important?" Roman asked.
"Yeah! Do we have to babysit those clowns? Why are they so important right now?" Bowser also asked.
Neo rubbed her chin in thought and then snapped her fingers. "Wait!" She said via signs. "I think they mean that they're away and leaving Peach alone."
"Oooooh!" Bowser grinned. "In that case, we swoop on in, grab her, and watch the looks on their faces. Bwahahahahaha!"
"Right… about that…" Kamek quietly said. "You see, someone already kidnapped Peach."
"…Excuse me? Did you just say Peach has been kidnapped? WHO?!" He yelled. "No one kidnaps her until I say so! And someone goes and KIDNAPS her?! OF ALL THE NERVE!" Bowser roared, stomping his foot impatiently, which was enough to scare the Koopatrols.
"Yipe! Your Ugliness, remember your blood pressure!" Kammy exclaimed.
"We haven't gotten to the good part yet. See, there's this treasure that the Mario Bros and the teenagers are after." Kamek said.
"T-Treasure?" Bowser asked, calming down.
"Treasure, you say?" Roman mused.
"Yes. You see, they're off collecting treasure for who knows what, but for whatever reason, they're not working for Wario." Kammy said. "But some other cretins have kidnapped the princess. Do you know what this means?"
"Yes!" Bowser nodded. "It means that we get the treasure first, pummel those losers and re-kidnap the princess while destroying those wannabe kidnappers! It's perfect! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"That's the spirit!" Kamek said.
Bowser took off running, while Roman and Neo did the same… and then they came back in Koopa Clown Cars, with Roman and Neo's being personalized as Roman had an orange color to it while Neo's had a Neopolitan style to it as they flew out by tearing a hole in the wall with Bowser in the lead.
"H-hey! Wait for us!" Kamek exclaimed as he and Kammy took off after them.
Pause BGM
Meanwhile, at Mario's house...
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
The letter that Luigi dropped by accident laid perfectly still in the grass, undisturbed when there were sudden footsteps approaching the house as team JNPR, along with Booniper was seen.
"Come on, I'm sure they won't mind." Nora said.
"Hopefully." Jaune said as he knocked on the door. "Hello? Mario! Luigi! You in there?" He asked, but there was no answer.
"I guess they're not home." Pyrrha said.
"Aww… I was thinking they'd want to have a pancake buffet with us." Nora pouted. "Oh well, more for me!"
Ren rolled his eyes. "Maybe some other day we can-" He spotted something in the corner of his eye as he turned around and saw the letter on the ground. "Looks like they dropped something."
"A letter?" Nora wondered as she walked over and picked it up. "Hmm, it's signed to the Mario Bros." She said, but suddenly, it lit up in a flash of light and blinded them, and then the light faded as they looked to see that it was suddenly addressed to JNPR. "Oooor it's addressed to us now!"
"That can't be right." Jaune said. "Letters can't do that, right?"
"The Mushroom World is full of mysteries." Pyrrha said and then Nora opened up the letter.
"Nora, don't! It was originally… addressed… to the Mario… oh never mind." Ren sighed as Nora was reading it.
"What in the world is the Waffle Kingdom?" Nora wondered.
"Huh?" Jaune wondered as Nora handled the letter to him.
"Dear Team JNPR, our fair Princess Éclair has been kidnapped by the evil Chestnut King. We urge you to come to the Waffle Kingdom so we can discuss further details. Sincerely – Crepe." Jaune read.
"Is there a map?" Ren asked.
"Yeah, there is." Jaune said, flipping the page over and looking at the map. "Huh… it's that far away."
"We should go save this Princess Éclair! She needs help!" Nora said. "TO THE WAFFLE KINGDOM!"
"Shouldn't we think about this?" Ren asked, but Nora was long gone.
"I think that's a no." Pyrrha said as they wandered after her.
End BGM
A few hours later…
BGM: Sweet Sweet Canyon (Mario Kart 8/Deluxe)
"Ah! Good, you have made it." A Toad wearing a brown shirt with some red outlines in said shirt exclaimed, as he also had a mustache. "I am Minister Crepe, a pleasure." He said and then looked at them. "Funny, you don't look like the Mario Bros."
"Well… funny thing, actually." Jaune said and filled him in on what happened when they discovered the letter.
"Ah, we must've sent a magical letter instead of a normal letter by accident." Crepe said. "But no matter! You will have to do since the Bros might be busy with something."
"So, what's the situation? We only got the memo of your princess being kidnapped." Pyrrha said.
"That's what happened. Our fair princess got kidnapped by the Chestnut King and vanished. We have no idea where they're at!" Crepe sighed.
"Allow me to assist you on that." A voice said as they saw a brown Shy Guy approaching them.
"Oracle, you have an idea?" Crepe asked.
"I do. I looked into my glass ball and it said to me that you ought to look for the scattered pieces of the Marvelous Compass. It was shattered by an ancient curse."
"Marvelous Compass?" Nora asked. "Sounds like a movie title if you ask me." She said, and then got lightly elbowed by Ren. "Ooof!"
Crepe chuckled. "It does, doesn't it?" He said. "I do remember seeing a compass piece on Éclair's tiara. Which I conveniently have because it's all we have of her." He said, taking it off and handing it to JNPR, when it suddenly lit up and showed them a map of the area, then they noticed a marker pointing south from there.
"Whoa… nice!" Nora grinned, and then they saw a few words appearing next to the marker.
"Rumblebump Volcano?" Pyrrha asked. "Pudding Continent?"
"Mmm… pudding…" Nora drooled as Booniper looked at her with a sweatdrop.
"It seems we have to go there." Ren mused.
"Indeed, you do. You must hurry before something really bad happens to our princess!" Crepe exclaimed. "The fastest way to get to the Pudding Continent is by ship. Good luck, heroes!"
"Right. Let's go." Jaune said as they took off to a ship. "Take us to the Pudding Continent, Rumblebump Volcano!"
"Yeesh… that's suicide! But I'm not stopping you." The captain said as they took off to Rumblebump Volcano.
End BGM
Back at Bowser's Castle…
Resume Meanwhile, at Bowser's Castle BGM
"Hey Papa!" Junior came walking in. "Papaaaa! Where are you?" He asked.
"Ah, the young prince!" A Koopa said. "Your father and his friends went on some quest, and they hope to fight Mario in the process along with rekidnapping the princess."
"Oh! Well, I want to join them too!" Junior said, getting in his own Koopa Clown Car and then flying off into the same hole that the others flew out of. "I wanna fight too!" He said and took off, unaware that he was flying in the opposite direction of where the others were heading to.
End BGM
Meanwhile, at Beacon…
"Hmm…" Nyx mused as she was in the library. "Oooh, this one looks interesting." She said, pulling out a book that was titled "Ancient Demons" as she walked to a beanbag chair and sat in it, starting to read it with the Black Yoshi curled up next to her.
As she started reading, she read about the monsters such as Demise, Vaati, Dracula and the like… and then she turned the page after she was done reading about Zero Two and something caught her interest.
"The Shadow Queen?" Nyx wondered and began reading, where she started reading about the tales of the Thousand Year Door, how the Shadow Queen created the Crystal Stars, how four heroes went to destroy the ancient demon, how Shadow Queen created the three dragons and how the Crystal Stars were used against the Shadow Queen.
She was so into the story that she read something that caught her attention.
"The Shadow Queen has been sealed for a thousand years. However, the seal to the Thousand Year Door has been weakening as time went on, and once a thousand years have passed, the Thousand Year Door will reopen… and the demon will come out and shroud the world in darkness."
"Interesting…" Nyx mused and flipped the page, where her eyes widened.
"It has already been a thousand years. The apocalypse has started to begin and the Crystal Stars are already being collected." It read and then she saw images of the Mario Bros and RWBY, Peach, The X-Nauts and Team Bowser has entered the game. "The clock is already ticking." Another line was added.
Nyx quickly closed the book and quickly ran off to her dorm room with Black Yoshi not far behind, where she opened the door to see Xena sharpening her katana, Jade fixing up her Poltergust while Pikaboo was cuddling with her, and Iris cleaning her weapon while also munching on a turkey leg.
"Guys! We have a situation!"
"What, did they run out of food in the cafeteria 'cause Kirby and Effie came for a visit?" Iris asked.
"No. MUCH worse than that."
"Oh come on, what could be worse than running out of food?" Iris asked as Nyx turned back a page and showed them the story of the Shadow Queen.
"Okay… so?" Xena asked as Nyx turned the page on what had her so spooked. "Huh… I didn't realize the Mario Bros and RWBY were in a book. Along with Bowser."
"Wait a minute." Jade quietly said and looked at it, then looked at the other page, then looked back at the images.
"Those four words popped up immediately after I saw the images of everyone." Nyx said, where a map appeared on the next page as Nyx tore it off, where it was a map of Rogueport.
"What could this mean?" Xena asked.
"It means we have to stop the Mario Bros, RWBY, Peach, Bowser and his group, and these weirdos for doing something stupid." Jade gravely said and then pulled out a Dusk Ball. "Come on, Pikaboo, let's go."
"Kyu!" Pikaboo said as it hopped into its ball.
"Let's go." Jade said as they nodded and took off, with Nyx dropping the book, all of them unaware that Team JINX was added to the images, and then another line appeared on the page.
"Let the games… begin."
Well, now we have our other star players doing other shenanigans! Hehehe.
...Okay, you guys are probably wondering what I think of this Bowsette meme that took over the internet.
I have to say... at first, I was a bit annoyed and I downright hated the idea, but as time went on and the more I look at it, the more I warmed up to Bowsette. And now... I actually love Bowsette! (And not THAT kind of love. Get your minds out of the gutters, people!)
Heck, i'm surprised GameXplain came out with a video that Nintendo was actually gonna use Bowsette at one point in Odyssey! (I'm gonna be surprised if Bowsette doesn't become canon at this rate.)
And honestly, the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning toward the idea of putting Bowsette into my stories, and i'm leaning HARD.
But I want to know what y'all think. I've set up a poll to see what you think of me putting Bowsette in a future RWBY story.
Of course, i'll take all these opinions with a grain of salt as i'm still heavily leaning for the idea. It'll be fun!
Let the opinions... begin!
