to Knight 25: Well, yes. It is Kamek. I realize I might have made things confusing, so I'll just add this chapter in. (Doesn't answer much, but eh.)
"Gah. This is so boring," Bowser muttered.
Kamek calmly flew into the throne room. "Your grouchiness, why are you still lazing around!?"
"Kamek? Well, uh. I dunno. I'm bored," the unsightly king replied.
"What... bored!? You literally just ordered us to build you a new castle around here, and you're bored!?" the magician exclaimed.
Bowser blinked. "Uh... yeah, guess so."
"Oooooh! Your grouchiness! I've been raising you from childhood, but you know! Sometimes I feel like... I just... gah!"
"Calm down, Kamek!" a nearby female Koopa exclaimed. "His Highness just currently lacks the motivation after many defeat at the hands of that wretched Mario Mario!"
Kamek and Bowser stared at the Koopa. "...wait, who are you?"
"Damn it, it's me, Your Highness! Lena! Your future girlfriend, or so my father told me to be!?"
They exchanged another glance. "...nope, not ringing any bells."
"Jesus Christ damn it, not the flashback too!"
Kamek leaned towards Bowser. "I think you should stop enlisting crazy people into your army..."
"I'm not crazy, you old hag!"
"Whatever."
Bowser sighed. He really needed to come up with a new plan to kidnap that Peach.
"Say, Bowser?" Lena suddenly speaks up. "What should we do with the nearby Yoshi's protesting against the finished construction of our new castle?"
What, she's simply calling me Bowser now? Getting a bit carried away there... Bowser thought.
Then, realizing they were waiting for his response, the brute blinked. "Uh, I dunno. Capture the leader of the protest or something."
"Yes sir!" Lena exclaimed and ran out the room. "Please await the great results of your future girlfriend or so my father told me to be!"
And then she was gone.
Kamek frowned. "Yeah, you really need to stop enlisting crazy people, your grouchiness."
"Yeah, I see that."
Some days later, when Bowser walked down the stairs to the jail room, he saw Lena standing in front of the cell and laughing at the prisoner inside- a light pink Yoshi. "Oh, Bowser, darling! You're here!"
Darling? Ew. Bowser stared at his minion. "Uh, yeah. Hi again. So who's your new friend?"
"This is that Yoshi leader you told me to capture. Remember, darling?" Lena said.
"...yeah, okay. Please stop calling me that, it's disturbing."
"What..." Lena fell on her knees, shocked.
"Pft. Drama queen." Bowser then looks over the Yoshi carefully. "Hmm... hey there. What's your name?"
The light pink Yoshi, shaking with pure fear, scooted a bit deeper into the jail room, away from Bowser. "...'s... s-sorry..."
"Sorry? That's a funny name," Bowser said.
"...?" The Yoshi's shaking slowed, but she still remained scared of the giant Koopa king. "T-t-that's not... that's not it..."
Bowser frowned. "It's not? Why'd you lie then? Jeez."
"...P-Petal is... Petal..."
"Petal, huh... that's a rather cute name."
"...um... t-thanks...?"
Meanwhile, Lena rolled her eyes. "Ugh. It's almost like a crappy OC introduction backstory. This is a terrible flashback."
Bowser gave her an odd stare. "...you know, Mario also works as a doctor. You should go see him sometimes."
"I-I'm not crazy!" Lena exclaimed. "Anyways, come on, dar... Sir Bowser! Teach her more fear, teach her to never oppose us!"
"The what now?" Bowser asked. Oh right, I told her to capture this Yoshi. Whoops. Bowser looked over Petal's body again. "Right. Uh... you, uh. You know who I am, right?"
"Y-yes. You're... K-K-King Bowser..."
"Wow, she knows her stuff. Well then, pink Yoshi, I... hey, hold up." Bowser pointed to the girl, who flinched. "What's with... your body? It's almost like you're... malnourished... and injured...?"
"Oh, yeah. I've been starving her, because she keeps talking back to me," Lena said. "Also some heavy whipping and slapping and... uh... that stuff. All for your sake, dar... Bowser."
"...dude, what? That's messed up!" Bowser exclaimed. "That's not good, in fact that's kinda cruel!" He cupped his hands and turned to the entrance. "KAMEK!"
"...yeeeesSSS!?" Kamek's voice echoed back.
"GET SOME FOOD DOWN HERE... NO, GET LOTS! WE NEED TO FEED THE PRISONER YOSHI!"
"...ooOOKKAAYY!"
"...what!?" Lena shouted. "Why!? Why would you... Bowser, are you crazy!? She's a prisoner!"
"And a living being, nonetheless!" Bowser retorted. "What are you thinking, it's almost like you're a villain!"
Lena stared at him.
"...oh, right."
Bowser scratched his head, then turned to Petal.
"...well, even then. We can't just go starving Yoshi's, what if she dies!?"
"It's just a Yoshi, Bowser! We can get a new one anywhere-"
"I may be evil, but I have lines I won't cross too, Lyra."
"...I'm Lena!" the Koopa girl shouted, before storming off.
Bowser turned back to the light pink Yoshi. "Just relax in there, chump. Food'll get here soon, Kamek's a reliable guy."
"...w-why...?" Petal asked.
"Hm?"
"Petal... Petal is a prisoner. Why... why is King Bowser helping Petal...?"
The Koopa King smiled. "You kidding me? I'm an evil king, not a monster. Besides," he said and paused just as Kamek arrived.
"Meal's here, your grouchiness," the magician announced as several Goombas carrying trays of food appeared.
"Food exists to be eaten, not kept away," Bowser said. "Now how about we all have a feast here?"
All the Goombas exchanged glances. "...with the prisoner?" one asked.
"Sure, why not? She's been starved, and that's a major no-no!"
"...uh, alright."
Petal watched as the door to her cell was unlocked and several Goombas waddled in, placing trays of food down in front of her. Then everyone relaxed in front of her cell and began feasting, chatting, cheering and laughing.
"...i-is this okay for... Petal to eat?"
Bowser rolled his eyes. "Just eat up already, chump."
Petal blinked. "...o-okay..."
In the depths of the light pink Yoshi's mind, she thought that perhaps it would be okay to stay here with these people, who were rather... kind. Unlike that other Koopa.
"...and that's how you saved me, Lord Bowser!" the humanized Petal exclaimed. "Ever since then, I believed that you'd return to meet me again!"
Bowsette blinked. "Huh." Then she scratched her chin. "So... you fixed that third-person thing you did?"
Petal nodded. "I practiced a lot with some of your Goombas and Koopas. They visit me a lot- we get along really well!"
"...and they didn't recapture you and help Lyra out of the cell?"
"Lena!" Lena exclaimed, but was ignored.
Petal shook her head. "Nah, apparently she's a jerk to them too."
Bowsette sighed and raised an eyebrow at Lena. "See what I told you, Lyra? Being too mean has its drawbacks."
"F-for the last time, it's Lena!" the female Koopa exclaimed. But she still got ignored, to her dismay.
"Anyways, you're now Princess Yoshiette to me, chump!" Bowsette said.
Petal (Princess Yoshiette (Pink)) saluted. "Right!"
"And I've explained my plan to you, so it's time to get going! Good luck, Princess Yoshiette!"
"R-right! I won't let you down!" the light pink-haired Yoshiette exclaimed.
