Chapter 6: Rosalina is in Big Trouble

"Yahoo!" Mario shouted to the skies as he ran out of the hospital. "I'm going to be a papa!" He jumped with glee as people walking in and out of the hospital staring at him as if, he had a mental issue. "This is the most happiest day of my life." he said.

He couldn't wait to see his baby in nine months and he remembered what the doctor told him…which made his heart filled with joy…

…"Who are you?" the doctor asked Mario as he came in with his clipboard. "Do you realize what time it is? No visitors allowed."

"Um, don't you know who I am?" Mario asked.

The doctor gasped. "Oh right! The man who always saves the princess from that evil king, Meowser, Mario."

Mario nodded. "Got that right. Now, how is the princess?"

"Just a minor infection is all. I need to give her antibiotics for it. Of course, they won't do harm to her baby-."

"What?" Mario said. "Did I just hear…baby?"

The doctor did a face palm. "You as well, no? Just like her father."

"She's pregnant?"

The doctor nodded. "Yes, Mario. She is indeed."

"But…how?"

"Did you learn about sexual reproduction at school, AT ALL?"

"That's not what I meant!" Mario stated. "I mean, who did she sleep with?"

"How should I know?" The doctor asked. "Tell me, am I some sort of psychic? Was I there at scene when she was doing it? No, I wasn't. Which is why I am going to ask her when she wakes up. Unless, YOU know who she slept with."

"Well…I…er…"

"Come on, anything?"

"Well…" Mario started to think back. "…I remember being at a party…it was someone's birthday…Princess Shay's, I believe. It was so much fun, everyone was dancing, drinking, especially me! I mean I drank like over six."

The doctor's eyes widened. "Six? Well, never mind that. Carry on."

"Around halfway through with the party…I remember taking Rosalina to a room and uh…I can't remember."

"Well, that's enough information already. I think it's pretty obvious who's the father here. AND I AM LOOKING AT HIM."

"Me? Well I guess." Mario said. "I did take her to a room after all."

"Well! Now that's settled. There are a few questions I have to ask you. One, are you going to accept the responsibility of being a father?"

Mario looked at Peach and back. He smiled. "Yeah."

"Okay then! Come to my office!" The doctor said. Mario followed him.

…

Mario sighed happily. "Yeah…accept I did not like the questions he asked after the responsibility question! Invading a plumber's privacy!" He walked to his car and drove home. He couldn't wait to tell his brother, everyone. The big news is going to hit the whole kingdom!

The next day, Peach checked out of the hospital. Mario picked her up. She couldn't wait to tell everyone, her father, Toadsworth, everybody.

"Nervous?" Mario asked as he drove her back home.

"I wonder how my father will react."

"Probably happy that he's going to be a grandfather. Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be fine."

They finally arrived. Rosalina took Mario's hand walked towards the castle. Toadsworth looked through the window and saw the two going to the castle.

"Oh dear." he said. "The king will not be happy to see this."

"See what?" a voice asked. Toadsworth turned around and gasped to see King Luigi.

"What is it?" he asked in a serious tone.

"Oh! Um…your majesty…g-good morning!"

"Move!" Luigi pushed Toadsworth. His eyes were outraged at what he was seeing."I knew it!" he cried and started walking to the door.

"Now, your majesty, don't do anything drastic!" Toadsworth cried.

"Good morning, princess," said one of the castle guards.

"Good morning," Rosalina said. "Let us in please."

"Certainly." said another. With that castle doors opened, and Rosalina & Mario saw an angered king.

"Good morning, father," said Rosalina. "There's something I need to tell you."

The king saw Mario holding her hand. It outraged him, causing him to walk towards Rosalina and slap her hard! Rosalina fell on the floor.

"Rosalina!" cried Mario. Then king, grabbed him by the collar. "HOW DARE YOU SLEEP WITH MY DAUGHTER!" he roared.

"What! How did you know?"

"Because the doctor called me, to tell me that!"

Rosalina placed her hand on her swollen cheek. She felt like she was going to cry. "Father…"

"SILENCE!" he roared. "How dare you…sleep with someone…when you know that you do those kinds of things when you're married! Which you're not…and yet you disobeyed my rules! You slept with a peasant! Not someone with royalty within them! With this…man!"

"Your majesty…" Toadsworth began to say.

"YOU SHUT UP!" the king shouted. "Rosalina, I'm gratefully disappointed in you! I don't even know if you're even my daughter anymore! Don't tell me, you wanted to say that you're pregnant and are planning to be with Mario when you CAN NOT! I forbid it!"

Rosalina gasped. "But! Daddy…I…"

"Those are the rules!"

"Why?" cried Mario. "Your majesty, I love your daughter and our baby, why can't I marry her?"

"You maybe her protector, but you're just a PEASANT! You're NOT royalty! She will marry a prince when we assign her to one! You can't be her lover!" roared Luigi.

"Thus, from this day forth, Mario, you are EXILED from the Mushroom Kingdom and you are NEVER allowed to see my daughter, Princess Rosalina, ever again!"

Rosalina suddenly dropped into tears. "Father, no! Please, don't do such a thing!" she cried. "Please don't!"

"Guards," the king said. He dropped Mario and said, "Take this peasant away, for sleeping with my daughter. He is now exiled from this kingdom."

The guards nodded and took her Mario away. "What? What the hell?" Let me go!

"NO! Mario!" Rosalina screamed. She grabbed Mario's hand. "LET HIM GO NOW!"

But Luigi grabbed his daughter. "NO! FATHER! LET ME GO!"

"SILENCE! Let the peasant leave!"

The guards threw Mario out of the door. "Don't ever step into the kingdom again!" cried the king and the door closed.

"No! Mario!" Rosalina sobbed.

"I'm sorry. But, we'll find a new protector for you. One that's ROYALTY," the king said.

"But I don't want to marry a prince, I…I love Mario!"

"Too bad. You'll NEVER be with him ever again."

"Why do you treat me like a child, damn it!" Rosalina yelled at her father. "You never let me have it my way! I HATE YOU!"

Luigi gasped and Rosalina ran straight to her room, jumped on to her room and sobbed.

Mario punched the door. "Damn it."

More This & That: You gotta love the drama here. TO BE CONTINUED…