"Well then. It's good that you have all but two of your siblings back, Ludwig. However, the three of us are beginning to become outnumbered by villainy," Peach said, gesturing to herself, Mario, and Luigi.

Mario and Luigi nodded in a slight hesitation. They were sort of thrown off guard by the fact that Peach had just said that considering she was the one that had told Wendy to work cooperate with the rest of them. Now, Peach was talking about being outnumbered by villains. This was true, though. If it weren't for their current situation, it would've been Mario, Luigi, and Peach versus Bowser, Bowser Jr., Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Wendy, and Morton. The Koopas outnumbered the humans seven to three. Although this wasn't intentional, it was enough to make Peach slightly wish that they had found some other people besides the seven Koopas that stood before them. Still, it was also enough to make Bowser barge into the conversation.

"What do you mean villainy? Are we talking about the seven of us? If so, just note that we haven't tried to do anything necessarily evil in the past few days," Bowser said, raising his voice at Peach.

"I know, I know, but I wish I was here with more friends than Mario and Luigi. Being stuck with seven Koopas is pure misfortune on its own," Peach tried to explain.

"Racist!" Bowser Jr. yelled defensively at the princess.

"Are you seriously trying to say you wish you hadn't of found us? If you are, just know that we don't need you anyway. I'm sure the seven of us could make our own base somewhere within this island's coordinates. In fact, we won't even cause any trouble! Come on, Junior! Koopalings, you too. We're gonna go establish our own home, and make it somewhere far away from the racist Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom," Bowser said, beginning to make his exit.

Bowser Jr. turned his back to Mario, Luigi, and Peach too. He then walked over to the kitchen corner to gather a few apple seeds for any future trees they could grow. He quickly found some inside of the newly-made fruit basket, and picked the tiny seeds up between two of his clawed fingers. Bowser Jr. then walked away from the counter, and jumped on his dad's back.

"I took some apple seeds for us, Dad! I'm ready when you are!" the Koopa prince yelled.

"Hold on for a few seconds. You guys can't just leave. Although the you're our enemies, we have to help you in a time of need. The situation we're in right now is something I'd call a time of need," Luigi said, trying to resolve the issue. "Look, Bowser. We'll just forget about this entire thing, and go to bed. If you still feel the same way in the morning, you and your lackeys can leave without a second thought. For now, at least let us offer you guys a little rest. Look outside. The sun is about to set. I'm sure you guys wouldn't want to be wandering around in the dark."

Bowser Jr. hopped down from his mighty father's back. He hopped over to his side, and looked upward at his dad, awaiting his decision. Bowser looked down at him, his eyes glinting with the concept of considering all the possible outcomes of either choice. Then, he looked down at his son again. Bowser Jr. was giving him a look that practically said the latter was begging to stay here, at least for this night. It amazed Bowser how quickly his son could change his opinion. Lemmy, Iggy, and Wendy gathered behind Bowser Jr., not wanting to take their chances with the darkness of night either. Ludwig merely stood several feet away from them, folding his arms in scorn while looking away. Morton stood to the side of Ludwig with the arms crossed. His eyes were focused on Bowser's.

"Alright, alright, we'll stay! It's on the account of how much I pity the Koopalings," Bowser said, giving his final decision to Luigi.

"Whatever," Wendy mumbled, walking over to sit down on the couch.

Wendy was about to pick up the remote control to turn on the T.V. Mario and co. somehow managed to construct in the few days they had been on the island when Peach darted over to her, and set it out of the female Koopaling's reach. Wendy eyed Peach in surprise, then disbelief and anger. Wendy jumped up from the couch and stood at her full height, which was shorter than that of Peach.

"Hey! What was that for?!" Wendy demanded, lunging at Peach.

Mario quickly reacted by grabbing Wendy mid-air. He set her on the ground, where she glared at the Italian plumber. Wendy then stood back up, much calmer, and Mario explained himself.

"Calm down, Wendy. You can't get mad at Peach. You heard what Luigi said, right? He said we would offer a good night's sleep to you guys. Because of that, you should go to bed upstairs right now. It's part of the agreement, remember?" Mario explained.

"Sorry, Wendy. Maybe you should have really listened to Luigi while he was being sympathetic towards you guys. Being minions is beginning to rot your right to be heard. Anyways, off to bed you go," Peach said, pointing at the stairs.

"Fine," Wendy mumbled, beginning to trudge towards the stairs. She walked slowly across the living room until she reached the bottom of the stairs. Just as she was about to grab the banister, Peach intervened again.

"Oh. Take your brothers too. Bowser and Bowser Jr. are the only two that are allowed to stay downstairs. Please don't complain. You guys didn't exactly make the decision yourselves. They did."

Wendy stormed up the stairs for good. The others listened to her loud footsteps as she ascended up the staircase. She found herself in a hallway with about seven doors lined across the walls. Wendy opened the closest door. She saw a room with a huge red bed and a massive flat-screen T.V. Wendy quickly hopped onto the luxurious bed, and picked up one of the large, fluffy pillows. She turned on the T.V. via the remote. She squealed with joy as the high definition T.V. came on, and she scrolled through the channels until she found a decent show.

Back downstairs, the other four Koopalings looked at each other in annoyance. They then turned to Peach, and began to ask her numerous questions involving their new living quarters. Although they already knew what the answer was going to be, they still felt it was necessary to ask the obvious question.

"The five of us are going to have to share a room, aren't we?" Ludwig asked, looking at Peach with a slightly annoyed glare.

"Yeah. Sorry. There are other rooms up there, but they're preserved for people who come to live with us in the future. Like Daisy, for example," Peach had responded to the depressed siblings.

"Don't even mention Daisy. If you do that, you're just gonna end up making Wendy mad. She and Daisy have a pretty big rivalry, remember?" Iggy said to Peach. Iggy then emitted an exotic, psychotic laugh, and leapt over to land on the bottom stairs of the staircase. "If Wendy was to get as mad as she does whenever any of us, her brothers, even accidentally annoy her, she could probably end up killing someone. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a remote control to wrestle from Wendy." Iggy then dashed rapidly up the stairs, and into the Koopalings' new room.

"Let me help you, Iggy!" Morton yelled, following his lanky brother up the stairs. He reached the top of the stairs right as Iggy entered into the room. Morton then entered the room himself and began to help Iggy fight Wendy, who was busy hoarding the remote to their new, high definition, large, luxurious flat-screen T.V.

Ludwig and Lemmy looked at each other, and shurgged. They earned slowly up the stairs and into their new room, where Wendy was busy being attacked by Iggy and Morton. Ludwig and Lemmy entered the room without a word, and shut the door. Ludwig grabbed a book off the bookshelf and sat down on the bed. He began reading as Lemmy jumped in the fight to help Wendy.

Back downstairs, Mario and Peach were watching T.V. while Luigi slept on the couch, right beside them. Bowser and Bowser Jr. were eating fruit from the fruit basket. They listened as Ludwig's younger siblings were busy fighting each other in their room. Ludwig was trying to separate them, but then Iggy tacked him, bringing him to the ground.

Mario stood up from the couch. He yawned for a long time before walking over to where Luigi was on the couch. Mario hoisted Luigi off the couch, and put him over his shoulders. "I think I'll take Luigi to bed. He's just going to wake up sore and cranky if he spends all night on the couch. Plus, if he has a large bed upstairs, I think he deserves to sleep in it."

"I'm coming too," Bowser Jr. said, yawning sleepily. "I'm exhausted from today, although I did absolutely nothing." He then stood up. He then followed Mario, who was carrying Luigi, up the stairs.

"You know, let me add to what I said eatlier. I think I'm going to bed too," Mario said to Bowser Jr. as the two of them trudged up the endless stairs. Once they reached the second floor's hallway, they went their separate ways. Bowser Jr. went to the right to a room near the end of the hallway. Mario went the left way, and entered a room that was right beside of the Koopalings.

Mario set Luigi down on his bed, where the taller Mario brother continued his deep sleep. As Luigi stored loudly, Mario crawled into his own bed, which was next to Luigi's. Mario took off his shoes, and set them his bed. He rested his head on his pillow, and immediately fell asleep.

Bowser Jr. hopped eagerly onto his bed. He stretched for a long time before settling down. He then fell into a deep sleep. His father and Princess Peach ended up sleeping downstairs that night.


The next morning was an adventurous one. The current ten survivors of a mysterious event had decided they would spend the next morning exploring the island even more. This time, though, they were evenly divided into two separate teams. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. explored along a sandy, cool beach while Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Wendy, and Morton explored the base of one of the islander many mountains. In agreement, all ten of them had decided that the two groups would regroup that afternoon, at 4:30.

The beach that Mario's group had been walking through had proved to be a very amazing beach. The white sand was littered with palm trees and shells from crustaceans. Crystal-blue water came in and departed at the edge of the beach. The skies overhead didn't hold a single cloud. It was all enough to make the entire group Mario controlled end their mission now and enjoy a day at the beach.

But they didn't. Instead, they continued to walk along the briny beach. However, they walked in the shallow water, where the cool, sea waves kept their limbs cool in the heat of the sun. Bowser Jr. laughed childishly in joy as the tide arrived and receded. Though their only clothes were getting soaked, the three human members of the group didn't want to get out of the shallow water.

As they kept walking, they spotted something that looked like the entrance to a cave. Luigi quickly tapped Mario on the shoulder, and pointed to it. Mario nodded at his younger brother before inning out of the water. He began to dash towards the cave, leaving his friends and current frenemies behind. Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Bowser Jr., in that order, rushed to catch up to Mario. They ran for several minutes before they came across the entrance to the cave.

"It's really dark in there," Luigi said, taking a few steps in the opposite.

Bowser Jr. quickly took notice. "What's the matter? Are you scared?" the Koopa prince teased, then proceeded to stick his tongue at the taller Mario brother.

"Of course not. I've fought King Boo on more than one occasion, and he took Mario," Luigi said, gesturing to his older, shorter brother, who sighed.

"Don't remind me," Mario said, depressed. Then, he sprung back into action. "Alright! There's no time for pointless events! Let's move out, team!" Mario then leapt headfirst into the cave. Bowser then followed him in the same manner, with Bowser Jr. hitching a ride on his father's back.

Luigi stared at the darkness nervously as the three of them got farther away from him. He was shaking nervously when a Swoop came out of the cave. It flew right in front of his face. Luigi yelled and jumped back, but tripped over the root of a large, broad tree. The Swoop hung upside-down from one of the tree limbs. It stared down at Luigi. Then, it shrieked.

Luigi jumped in fear, and hit his back against the tree. This made him sink down to the ground in disappointment. He was disappointed with himself for not having the courage to follow his friends and frenemies into such a harmless cave. The only living things inside were probably Swoops, but Luigi was still nervous. Also, he had ventured off with Mario so many times that it seemed impossible for him to still be afraid. He had fought King Boo on his own, as stated before. He had also fought various other top minions of Bowser. This list includes but is not limited to Boom Boom, Pom Pom, King Bob-omb, Giga Lakitu, Hisstocrat, Motley Bossblob, the Koopalings, Kamek, and Bowser Jr. Also, he had once saved Peach with just the help of two Toads and Nabbit once when Mario had been on vacation. He had fought Bowser himself. Luigi had also helped his friends battle other sinister villains as well. This list includes but isn't limited to Cackletta, Fawful, Dimentio, and Antasma. Luigi had fought so many evil villains before. He had leapt into the face of danger so many times. Still, he was afraid.

"Don't worry, Luigi. You'll do just fine."

Luigi looked up to see Peach standing in front of him while smiling kindly at him. She held out her hand, and Luigi took it. She helped Luigi to his feet, and hugged him as Luigi sobbed slightly. Peach patted her friend on the back while trying to encourage him.

"You're so much better than how you think of yourself, Luigi. You can do it," Peach said.

Luigi wiped at his eyes, and took a small step away from Peach. "I hope you're right, Peach. Thank you for being such a good friend."

"Anytime," Peach said, ending the embrace. Then, she got serious. "Now that you feel like you can do everything you thought you couldn't, we have work to do, my friend. Let's see if there's anything to this cave. If there's not, we'll just regroup with the Koopalings and try again tomorrow."

"Right. Let's go." With that, Luigi leaped into the cave entrance. Peach jumped in right after he did, and the two of them began to commence the search for Mario, Bowser, and Bowser Jr.


"This mountain is so cold...I love it!" Lemmy shouted, walking alongside Wendy as they, along with Ludwig, Iggy, and Morton, continued to ascend the tall, chilly mountain.

"Why couldn't we have taken the beach? I love water! Instead, we're up here suffering, well, all of us besides Lemmy, due to the cold. Lemmy, why are you so happy? Why couldn't you have been normal and wanted the beach?" Wendy asked, shivering in the frigid air.

"I dunno. I just like cold things. That's why I wanted Ice Land the first time Lord Bowser included us in his plots. I just liked it," Lemmy tried to explain to his little, but larger, sister.

"Guys. We're here to explore, not to talk about each other's likes and dislikes. Let's hurry up and get out of here! It's too cold," Ludwig said, folding his arms in order to warm them up.

Lemmy then jumped into the air, and landed in an area of higher elevation. It was a cliff that overlooked a good deal of the island's area. Lemmy was amazed by the view. "I'm the king of the world!" Lemmy yelled. He then waved to Ludwig.

Ludwig jumped up to land beside Lemmy. He turned around and saw the amazing view. His eyes widened in astonishment, and he looked at Lemmy. He grinned smugly. "I'm the king of the world! I'm taller than you, Lemmy. That makes me the king." Lemmy looked up at his older brother angrily and stomped his foot on the ground.

"No fair! Height shouldn't count!" Lemmy pouted.

"Yet it does," Ludwig said. He then taunted Lemmy by using his left hand to signify the height difference between himself and his younger brother. He then chuckled slyly.

"If it does apply, then I'm the king! Move over, Ludwig! Get out of my way, you short peasants!" Iggy yelled rudely. He leapt over to Ludwig and Lemmy. He shoved both of them so he could stand at the edge of the cliff. He then signified the height difference between himself and Ludwig, and then the height difference between himself and Lemmy.

"Why is my younger brother taller than me?" Lemmy questioned in an annoyed way, pointing upward at Iggy. Iggy giggled nastily and then rustled his older brother's multicolored mohawk. Lemmy removed Iggy's head angrily and folded his arms angrily.

"I don't know, Lemmy? Why is your younger brother taller than you?" Iggy asked.

Morton then leapt behind them. The three of them heard the slight THUD! as he landed. Morton pushed Iggy to the side, and the latter fell on Ludwig, which caused the two of them to lay in a tangled heap on the ground. Iggy then got off of Ludwig, and dashed over to Morton. "What was that for?" Iggy questioned, glaring at Morton in seething anger.

"I'm taller than you, remember? Therefore, Iggs, I am the king of the world, so get out of my way ya filthy peasants!" Morton yelled to no one in particular. He shoved Iggy again, and he fell on Ludwig once again. Ludwig's limbs jumped as Iggy landed on the eldest Koopaling. Morton then hip bumped Lemmy, and the latter fell over.

Wendy jumped into the air. She landed on Morton's back. Morton looked up at his older sibling in confusion. Wendy threw her arms into the air. "Hurray! I'm short!" Wendy yelled sarcastically. Morton laughed. Wendy jumped off his back and landed on the hard ground. "Alright guys, the fun's over! It's time to focus. Isn't that right, Ludwig?"

Ludwig pushed Iggy off of him. He then stood up and gave his sister and annoyed look. Wendy smirked at him and began to walk further up the mountain. The other four followed, walking slightly behind their only sister. Ludwig and Iggy walked side-by-side while Lemmy walked right in front of Morton, who kept complaining about the cold to his older, smaller brother.

"How can you stand this? I'm practically freezing my scales off over here!" Morton complained, shivering in the frigid air. He exhaled and saw his breath. "The only time I've really had to put up with cold weather was the time we used Lord Bowser's Koopa Clown Car to kidnap Peach. You guys remember, don't you? That place was really chilly."

"I remember the look on Mario and Luigi's faces when we came crashing down on them with the Koopa Clown Car! They were priceless! We actually knocked them out of their Raccoon forms!" Iggy cackled loudly.

"Shut up, Iggy! I can't think while you're laughing like a maniac! I know it's what you really can't do, but please shut up," Wendy said back to Iggy.

Iggy then stopped making sounds. In fact, all five of them trekked up the mountain in silence. Quiet times like this were rare for the Koopalings, for their was always something going on. Usually, they would all be fighting in their living room, in their own house, by this time. They would also probably be carrying out the plans for another one of Bowser's plots. Instead, the five of them were walking silently up the mountain with the goal of scouting the area for Mario and the others. They hoped to find Roy and Larry soon, but the two of them hadn't been seen for quite some time.

Wendy took another leap upward in elevation, and the others jumped as well. The five of them landed on another peak of the mountain. They looked out over the island, and spotted their current house from the rocky ledge. Lemmy pointed it out to the others, who were shocked to see something like it from their height. Iggy then turned to the left and saw something that caught his attention. Also, it was enough to make him whisper.

"Guys. Look over there. I see something," Iggy whispered, pointing at whatever the spotted object was.

The others whipped their heads to see what Iggy was pointing at. They saw an enormous forest filled with the growth of numerous types of plants. The five siblings saw green everywhere. Large groups of animals were sprawling about, enjoying their day in the cool of the forest. Suddenly, all the animals darted off, disappearing into the bushes, all except a small group of three deer. Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Wendy, and Morton then saw a dark, ominous shadow looming over the deer. They then spotted what the shadow belonged to. They saw a large, purple wolf-like creature walking. Its eyes were a demonic red, and it had sharp teeth that resembled steak knives. The creature was about twelve feet tall, and had the same body features of the average wolf. The creature's claws were razor-sharp, and the Koopalings eyes darted open as the wolf-thing's claws made short work of a fallen tree. This startled the deer, and they tried to run. Two of the three deer managed to escape into the bushes. The third deer, however, was not so lucky. It tried to run away from the frightening beast, but it tripped over a large rock. It had broken its leg. The wolf-thing's mouth curled into a demonic grin. It threw its head back, and seemed to laugh in amusement. It then began to walk towards the injured deer, which let out a scream. The creature picked up the deer in one of its massive hands, and carried it off into the bushes.

Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Wendy, and Morton looked at each other in pure fear. What was that thing?! It had shown up out of nowhere, and had taken an injured deer as its prey. This creature looked like it belonged to a nightmarish realm. It just looked invincible. With its large amount of parts for defense, the creature could tear through Bowser's entire army in a matter of a few seconds. Due to its feral appearance, the wolf-thing could be deemed unpredictable. The five Koopalings that were present on the mountain had slowed their breathing so they wouldn't yell out in shock. Now that the beast was gone, they had a few moments to speak amongst each other.

"What was that abomination?" Ludwig exclaimed in shock, turning to his younger siblings. Lemmy, Iggy, Wendy, and Morton saw that Ludwig's face was frozen into a state of fear. They couldn't even think badly about him because they were paralyzed too.

"I don't know what that was! All I know is that I want to get out of here! With a creature like that, we could all be dead by tomorrow morning!" Lemmy yelled. Lemmy then leapt down to the previous peak they had been on. "Come on, guys! Let's build another boat and get out of here! We need to find Lord Bowser and the others too, so we gotta hurry!" Morton leapt down to where Lemmy was. Wendy then followed them. She landed behind Lemmy, and she was shaking. Morton noticed this and put a comforting hand on his older sister's shoulder. She looked up at him and gave him a brief, tiny smile.

"Ludwig, Iggy, are you guys coming?" Wendy asked, beginning to calm down. They didn't seem to hear or notice her, so she tried again. Wendy leapt onto Morton's shoulders and stood up. "I said, are you coming? Guys?"

Ludwig and Iggy were looking in the direction of the forest. Their pupils had shrunken in shock. Ludwig wanted to speak, but couldn't find the words. He cleared his throat, and then spoke. "Sister...Quiet now. The thing has returned," Ludwig said softly.

This was true. The wolf-thing slowly emerged from the bushes. It grinned nastily, showing all of its strong, sharp teeth. The wolf-thing's teeth had a slight red hue to them, a clear result of the carnivore brutally devouring its live prey. Both corners of the beast's mouth were caked with the blood of the clumsy deer. The creature then began to recede to the forest, but it paused abruptly. It knelt down, and grabbed something small and furry. The creature yanked a rabbit out of the grass. It smiled evilly before tossing the rodent into its mouth, devouring it. It then left without any sound, leaving the intimidated Koopalings to stare in disgust.

"We need to get put of here. Now!" Ludwig yelled. He and Iggy leapt over to Lemmy, Wendy, and Morton. The five siblings began to run towards the beach Mario's group had been on.


"So this creature is extremely feral and frightening?" Peach asked the Koopalings as they, along with Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Bowser Jr., sat outside of the cave's entrance.

"Precisely. Even I was shocked by what this creature did. It ate a live deer without a second thought, then turned its attention to an unfortunate rabbit," Ludwig responded. He was sitting on the bare roots of a nearby tree, right beside Wendy.

"That sound serious then," Mario said. He stood up and began to walk in the direction of the house. "I'd love to see for myself, but it's far past 4:30. We should probably get home before that thing comes and devours us all."