Hi Guys... I'm still working on getting this story down on paper before posting. Thank you for your patience and commitment. I appreciated.

Disclaimer... I don't own the right's to King Koopa but I did make a really lousy amateur costume made out of plastic table clothes, Styrofoam spikes (spray painted), slipper's with Styrofoam claws and a Viking helmet for a Halloween Wedding.. It ended up being a one time wonder... It was bad... I miss my costume...

Day 14-

Another week passed while serving my king and our lives became routine. Each morning I'd wake about fifteen minutes before the king, wash my face then take my footstool position.

After King Koopa grabbed his morning paper, he'd order us breakfast. He wasn't kidding about the Yoshi being the primary food source of the kingdom. I think every meal was a byproduct from the domesticated dinosaur (I can't wait until I get to actually see one in person).

Today was Yoshi buttermilk pancakes. Yum! The fluffy cakes melted into waves of flavor that made me melt… I'm not sure if that makes sense…

I know my official status is slave and although officially my freedom's gone since I'm not allowed to leave my king's chambers but truth is I don't feel like one. I guess the nostalgia that enveloped me since coming to this world hasn't worn off yet.

It does diminish somewhat when I think about Loki. King Koopa still hasn't allowed him in his room and like I said I'm not allowed to leave it. So I haven't gotten to see him. Luckily the king's stories and narcissistic humor take my mind off it. I swear our chemistry has to be more than master and slave.

When he leaves, I spend the majority of the day exercising. Half the day is practicing my planks. I've even added some extra weight using a few of the heavier texts in my king's bookcase. Thanks to Loki returning my backpack, I would overload the biggest pouch while tucking a couple under my arms and carrying one or two in my hands.

It helps in a few ways. First the added weight strengthens my back, legs, and arm muscles. Second it builds my stamina and endurance plus simulates longer periods of time. I think it does anyway. At least that's what I tell myself. If push comes to shove I think I could hold my position almost six hours which is a feat considering the world record on Earth was only around three hours.

My other exercises include varying days of shadow boxing, squats, jumping jacks, and even speed walking laps around the room (I'll win that gold medal one day or maybe I'll just take it). Sometimes I climb up the back of King Koopa's chair to do pull-ups. All with added weight from my king's books but the problem is they're getting to be too numerous to carry. But what else can I use…

Since I normally keep King Koopa up until around 2am talking (only giving me about four hours of sleep… maybe), I've been taking naps after my workouts instead of writing in my journal. It's been alright though not much happened since last week. Like I said our lives became routine.

After my showers, I'd spent the rest of my time reading. I haven't been able to find any books on Princess Toadstool or any books with pictures of the human on the changing screen while searching my king's endless knowledge but I'm sure they're in there somewhere.

So I've been content with various "How to" manuals. I think my theoretical knowledge is solid however I never was a "handy" or "tinkering" lad back on Earth. I think my hands on approach would leave much to be desired.

Some of the manuals included information on the proper use of magical scepters and advice on training your Chomp-Chomp. It's a ball and chain with teeth. They're considered dogs here. How crazy is that? The balls and chains on that other world were women. I think that's what my dad called my mom.

I keep rereading the clock guide. It seems to be King Koopa's favorite subject. He keeps bringing it up and we talk late into the night every time. Ugh! Time that's something I really need to learn how to keep track of here. Hmm I wonder if maybe King Koopa will help me build a watch or something (Yeah right. He'll bite my head off after he sees my incompetence). The days themselves seem to operate on the same 24 hour cycle as back on Earth but I don't think they have days of the week, months, years, or date. At least there are no Mondays, right?

A couple times my king left his paper in the room. That's how I learned days are dependent on the lives of individuals. The paper listed the day as my 1700th day of 600 million days of creation. I thought it was a misprint but three days later I read the date on my king's paper and my 1703rd day of 600 million days of creation was in print.

King Koopa explained that the days are kept that way because the world won't end just because one person dies. Life will still carry on. He also told me life starts when you first arrive in the kingdom not necessarily from when I was born. Since it's been 14 days since I had fallen through the pipe, this is my 14th day of 600 million days of creation. I guess technically I'm a baby even though I'm 12 years old. This is going to get confusing.

Luckily I've been keeping a tally using the 4 lines with a slash every 5th day method to keep up with- Wait a second! 1, 2, 3… This is day 16 not 14! Grrr… How am I going to know my 217th day from my 212th day if I can't even keep my first 16 straight? I hope I get this down soon.

One of the other books I found was an economic book (a treasure in its own right). It broke down some of the various currencies of this world on a chart. I'm assuming/hoping it's current. Does a publish day of 5,255,451 of 600 million seem out dated?

The primary form of money throughout all the kingdoms is gold coins. They're the most common and work kind of like the dollar bill back home. Some of the other coins include, Red Coins which equal 5 gold coins, Blue= 10 gold, Dragon (have a Yoshi on them)= 25 gold ones, Koopa (with a picture of my king on it… I want one)= 100 gold and something called a Frog coin that are only accepted at Tadpole pond. I know it doesn't really matter since I'm a slave but I figured I might as well learn this stuff anyway.

Like clockwork King Koopa would return around 8pm (still pretty early for a king if you ask me) put on a record (today was jazz). I wonder why I'm using so many parentheses (Alright! I spelled it right on the first try. It's a good day).

Anyway I wonder if the king dances. I know he chair dances rocking to the music with his feet up. I've even started swaying with him. Maybe it's annoying but he hasn't told me to stop.

Once he's settled, King Koopa asks me if I'd eaten then order two plates of food when I tell him "no". He always seems to eat with me. I wonder why. Doesn't he eat with his family? Maybe he does and just eats again to keep me company or maybe he orders something to much on so that he has something to eat other than me if he works up an appetite watching me. I'm not complaining though. I enjoy dining with my king.

After dinner, we spend the rest of the time just talking. Usually our talks consist of me listening to his stories. They are fascinating and I hang on every word until King Koopa decides it's time for bed. It's hard falling asleep sometimes as the anticipation for the cycle to begin again keeps my mind restless.

Day 17-

I sat staring at the princess table during our breakfast and an idea formulated in my head. 'I wonder how heavy the table was' I pondered. It's marble right? So it should probably be pretty heavy and it may be easier to carry one solid object around the room instead of so many books.

After the king left, I went over to the table and lifted. I barely got her an inch off the ground but figured I'd get stronger as I carried her so it'll get easier. The table weighed more than all those books I used.

Since this was King Koopa's prized possession in this room, I took extra care during my planks by resting her on my back. I decided not to do pushups until got more comfortable with her added weight. Truthfully it was hard enough trying to prevent her from falling off my back as it was.

Only able to hold my planks about three hours, I got up to work on strengthening my arms. While lapping the room a couple hundred times, I noticed she was getting lighter. I carried Princess Toadstool about 5 inches off the ground.

Thanks to the statue's size and shape I was able to work some Judo hip throwing techniques into my routine. I'm really trying to gain those sneaky muscles. You know the ones' scrappy fighters have that deceive their opponents causing them to be underestimated. I have no desire to have 90 inch pythons that steroid users strive for. I want to be solid but on the inside.

Today's routine was fun. I lost track of time leaving no time for reading today. Returning the princess to her home square, I hurried to the shower. I made a note to kidnap her again tomorrow.