Chapter 7

Treasure?

:P I know I said that I was going to use an OC, but since ImSpidey2 didn't have an OC to submit and since I've pretty much planned the rest of the story, I'm not going to use another one. Sorry about that. :(

Now, thanks to the following for reviewing! It means a lot to me. :)

Detective 51—Good! XD Silver would KILL me if her OC (Kaya) wasn't likeable, lol.

ImSpidey2—Wait that was funny? O_O and thanks!

Wafflegirl0304—Thanks! :D

Marshmallow452—Eh it's fine. XXD and thank you!

Now that I have the responses out of the way, let's start the next chapter! :)


Mario was still soaking wet.

"Mario?" Peach glanced at him as they entered Dimble Woods. "Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah," he answered, his teeth chattering. "I'm f-fine."

Peach shook her head at the others. "We need to find shelter so Mario can rest!"

"I'm fine!" he protested. She glared at him and automatically began fussing over him.

Jack grinned at Sakura. In his old ratty clothes, he looked pretty handsome. "Do they always do this?"

"They love each other to death," she admitted. "Oh, and I don't believe I introduced myself. I'm Sakura, the brains of the group."

He froze. "S-Sakura?"

"Yeah." She suddenly looked confused. "What? What's wrong with that?"

"U-Um…n-nothing! You, the brains? I thought that Luigi was the brains."

"Usually he is. But since he's not here, I'm second-in-command."

"Oh…" Jack looked deeply worried.

Suddenly Toadbert screamed, "Sakura, look out!"

The young, paralyzed girl whirled herself around to see a huge tree with gnarled roots standing above her, casting a shadow over her and the wheelchair she was in. She gasped and looked downwards, trying frantically to fish her sword out of her pocket. "It's a Treevil!" Toadiko gasped with terror, dashing behind her brother.

Before the monster could strike at Sakura, Jack leapt in front of her, drawing his sword and slashing frantically. Everyone gaped with surprise—even Sakura herself, who had pulled out her sword. She got in on the fight, and the Treevil was shredded.

Mario gaped. "I thought you weren't good with a sword, or a slingshot!"

"I lied. I didn't trust you yet." Sakura shrugged, put up the sword, and grinned at Jack. "Thanks!"

"Uhhhhh, no problem." He looked extremely embarrassed.

Sakura suddenly stiffened and looked at the trees. "…What's that?"

"Um, that would be a tree." Toadiko inspected her. "You okay?"

She shook her head. "I thought I saw something. Must've been a trick of the light."

"Most likely," Jack agreed, but he looked nervous for some reason. "C'mon, let's keep going. We're gonna lose the Doomship!"

"Yeah!" Crystal shouted, already taking off. "C'mon, let's go! It's heading towards Bowser's Castle!"

Mario shivered. "G-Great, just what I needed. Another f-fight with B-Bowser."

Jack slipped off his cape and handed it to him. "Here, put this around you—since it's black, it'll absorb more heat."

He slipped it around himself, nodding thanks to Jack. Sakura glanced up at him suspiciously. "You weren't wearing a cape a little while ago."

Panic flashed across Jack's face. "Y-Yeah I was."

"And hey! You're wearing a tuxedo now." It was true; Jack's dirty clothes had been replaced when clean ones.

Toadbert shot her a funny look. "What? He's been wearing a tuxedo the whole time."

The others murmured agreement. Sakura glared up at Jack as he took control of her wheelchair. "I don't trust you. I don't like you."

"You shouldn't," he said mysteriously. "You'd be as dumb as the rest of them."


Bowser the Younger grinned as they landed by his future castle; it looked exactly the same as his old one, only a bit nicer, and it was floating.

"BWAHAHAHA!" Bowser the Younger cackled, turning to his elder self. "What, did you win the lottery?!"

"That doesn't matter." Bowser 6.7 looked away. "Kaya, you're sure they will come here?"

For some reason, she looked scared. "Y-Yes, my lord. They will come."

"They do not know about the cherry blossoms?"

"N-No, my lord. They have no clue whatsoever—nor do we, sadly."

"I hope Jack doesn't blow it," Aaron snarled, stepping beside his sister. "He's the only one that knows, and he won't tell us."

"He'd better not blow it," Bowser the Younger agreed. "Hey. Old me. What exactly is this legendary treasure that you came back in time to tell me about?"

Bowser 6.7 bowed his head. "Surely something that will help you conquer this world; if used correctly, it will destroy everything."

"Is it the Chaos Heart?"

"No."

"Star Rod?"

"No."

"The crystal stars?"

"NO."

"…WHAT IS IT?!"

"Find the cherry blossoms. They will tell you."

Bowser the Younger growled. "I want to know TOMORROW." He jumped off the Doomship and inside the castle. "Old me, PARK THIS THING!"

Kaya rolled her eyes. "Wow." She jumped after him, holding Aaron's hand.

Bowser 6.7 smiled darkly. "You young fools."


I'm sorry it was so short. ):

I am on TEAM USA! Since no one guessed it correctly, no one gets a plushie. I will ask an EASIER question:

What is ONE story that I am working on? Everyone who gets one right will get a plushie of their choice. (:

You can make more than one guess as well. The more you get right, the more plushies! (the most plushies you can have is three, because I'm working on three stories).