Me: Yet another chapter that I'm writing when I can...I only own Sera, Sam, and Ivy.
Sam woke up feeling refreshed and relaxed. She changed out of her old clothes (even though they felt new) into a black t-shirt and another pair of worn jeans since her backpack was in the room. Sam then ate some of the dried fruit that Sera had left for her. "Today's gonna be a great day..." She muttered after swallowing a piece of dried apricot. "I can feel it!" The curly-haired girl pulled her short hair back into a ponytail, and then left the bedroom with a smile. Halfway to the library, she started humming a light tune when Kammy appeared in front of her.
"You! Girl!" She spat in annoyance.
"You're gonna have to be more specific than that if you want a reaction from me." Sam retorted.
"Fine then. Sam." The female magikoopa's pronunciation of the teenager's nickname was dripping in sarcasm. "His Largeness wants you in the dining room to explain something to him." Not comprehending what Bowser could have wanted explained, Sam nodded. With a smug grin, Kammy raised her wand and, in a few seconds, the two of them were inside a massive room. The teenager could tell that it was supposed to be used for banquets, but it was just fine for the huge koopa's bulk and his family too. An extra small table at the end that Bowser wasn't on had been added for the seats of Ivy and Sera. Looking toward her friends' end, Sam realized what it was that the Koopa King needed to be explained to him. Instead of her familiar light brown hair and sky blue eyes, her hair was fiery red (almost like Bowser's) and blood red eyes (also like Bowser's).
"Ah." Sam breathed. "That's what you need explained..." With a bored look, Sera drank a boiling hot cup of coffee. Ivy looked up to smile nervously at her curly-haired friend. "This is going to be tough..."
"No kidding." Sera deadpanned.
"Well..." Sam continued, unhindered by her friend's comment. "Sera's powers have a second half to them. Every day or so, a different part of her powers becomes dominant for the entire day. Both her eyes and her hair change color to show which element is dominant, and her personality is way different too. Today just so happens to be a Fire day, so she can control heat, fire and lava if she wanted to. She also has a very short temper, so watch out."
"I want to see proof of this 'Fire day'." Bowser growled. Kammy nodded, even though she was being ignored at the moment.
"Fine, fine." The now red-head stood up where she was and snapped her fingers. A fireball the size of her fist appeared in Sera's hand. She tossed it into the air, making it grow to about ten times its original size. The ball of fire landed on Sera, seeming to engulf her in the flames. After a few seconds the fire vanished, leaving no damage on the teenager's body or clothing. She turned her blood-red eyes on Bowser's own. "I can't use any other element today besides anything fire related, even if I wanted to. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find a lava pit." Sera left the room to do so. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Sam smiled a little.
"As long as no one bothers her, Sera will be fine by the end of the day..." Ludwig asked a question the koopas in the room wanted to know.
"Why didn't you tell us about this...'condition' before?" The curly-haired girl considered an answer while glancing at her younger friend. Ivy shrugged, so Sam decided to tell the truth.
"Honestly? I didn't even know that it would happen. This 'condition', as you've aptly described, doesn't show up sometimes." With that, the curly-haired girl went over to the smaller table, took a good-sized bagel and started eating it before leaving the dining room. Ivy, blushing as red as Sera's new color of hair, picked at the rest of her breakfast without looking at anyone else's staring eyes.
Meanwhile, Sam had decided not to go back to the library. Instead, she went up a staircase that she had found soon after leaving the dining room. At the top of the stairs was a circular room with eight doors spaced evenly around. On the doors were carvings of the Koopalings, one for each door.
"Huh. This must be the Koopalings' rooms." Sam said to herself. The order of the familiar faces was in age order from youngest to oldest starting with the closest door on her left and continuing clockwise. Feeling the need to explore, the curly-haired teen opened the door to Jr.'s room to take a peek. It looked very similar to Bowser's room from when he had been little (as Sam had beaten Yoshi's Island before) with a few minor differences, such as crayon drawings all over the place and more toys on the floor. Seeing that the room was much the same as his personality, Sam continued in her self tour and confirmed her suspicions by looking into the other Koopalings' rooms in order. Like before, they were very much like the owners in taste and feel. Finally, she came to the door of Ludwig's room. So far, none of the other rooms had anything very appealing to the teen mage. She had a feeling that this one would be different.
As she opened the door to the eldest's room, Sam spied tons of sheets of music carpeting the floor with a narrow lane for walking. Instruments that were both familiar and unfamiliar to Sam were in the uncovered areas of the room, with a messy bed in the far corner and bookshelves stuffed with volumes lined one wall. I guess that the servants gave up on his room... She thought as she carefully made her way to the piano in the middle of the room and sat down on the bench. Gently, the curly-haired teen picked up one of the sheets of music and started trying to interpret what the blue-haired Koopaling had written. Oblivious to anything else, Sam figured out the key and started moving her free hand into hand-signs. I wish I knew how to play the piano... Sam thought when she had turned over the sheet and saw the familiar treble-and-bass clefs of piano music. Then I would be able to play this stuff.
"Hey! What are you doing in my room?!" A shout broke Sam's reverie. She turned quickly to the door. Ludwig stood in his doorway, his nostrils smoking in anger.
"Ah-well, you see..." Sam stuttered while her cheeks turned pink, trying to explain why she was there. "Igottagobye!" The curly-haired mage teleported away quickly, leaving fluttering pieces of music in her wake. The eldest Koopaling walked to where Sam had been merely seconds ago. He shifted through some of the sheets hastily-written songs. Muttering to himself, Ludwig moved to a different spot and looked through the papers there. The Koopaling's eyes widened. Hastily, he moved around the room as if searching for something.
"Whas a matter, Lud?" Roy asked from the doorway with a raised eyebrow. "Lose yer marbles o' somtin?"
"It's gone!" Ludwig shouted in panic. "My notes! They contain the key piece to my new symphony! Where is it?!" Suddenly, it dawned on the teenage Koopaling. "That's what she was looking at..."
"Who's she?" Roy lowered his sunglasses a little to see his older brother better.
"I must find her myself, then." Ludwig muttered, ignoring Roy and leaving his room at the same time. The bald Koopaling rolled his eyes.
"Weirdo..."
Bonus Story:
Sam walked gleefully through the halls of Peach's Castle. Outside, the December weather was very beautiful with snow blanketing the ground and plenty more falling gently. She hummed a song to herself and kept walking along.
Behind the curly-haired teen, Ivy peeked from her vantage point. Seeing her older friend walk off, she dashed into the palace kitchen. The green-haired girl sighed in relief. After a quick look around, Ivy found a huge book of recipes. She opened it on an island and flipped through the pages.
"What are you doing, Ivy?" A sweet voice said from right behind the 11-year-old. Gasping, she turned around to find that Princess Peach was standing right behind her.
"Oh, it's you..." Ivy sighed again. "I'm trying to find a cake recipe...without Sam and Sera finding out." The little girl's green eyes shifted a little, as if looking for something that could be listening in.
"What for?" The princess asked curiously.
"Weeeell...Sam and Sera's birthdays are comin' up and I wanna surprise them..." Peach's blond eyebrows rose up her forehead.
"Their birthdays? When are they, and how old are they going to be?" Ivy laughed at the princess's questions.
"Don't you know? Sam and Sera are 16 right now. They're turning 17! And their birthdays are on the 14th and 16th of December!" Again, the blond eyebrows went up again.
"The fourteenth is tomorrow! Why havn't we heard about it until now?" Ivy sighed in frustration.
"Because, Sera didn't want you guys to know. Sam listens to Sera all the time, so she didn't tell you either! I just wanted to give them something nice on their birthdays...so I wanted to make two cakes. One for each of 'em..." With a smile, Peach giggled.
"I'll help you if you want, Ivy. Now, what kind of cakes do your friends like best?" This time, the green-haired girl grinned.
The next day, both of the teenagers had been called into Peach's private sitting room. Confused at the call and the formality, Sam and Sera entered the darkened room.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Shouted Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toadsworth, Toad and Ivy together. Both Sam and Sera's eyes widened.
"You remembered!" Sam hugged her younger friend tightly. Sera smiled happily, even though her real birthday was in two days. In the middle of the room were two cakes with seventeen candles each. One had chocolate frosting and 'Happy Birthday Sam' written on it in red frosting. The other had white frosting with 'Happy Birthday Sera' written on it in chocolate frosting. "You're the greatest!"
"Now how did they find out?" The trenchcoat-wearing teen raised an eyebrow. Ivy smiled from Sam's near-choaking embrace.
"Well what are we waiting for?" The now 17 Sam asked after she let go of her friend. "Let's get some cake!"
Me: -singsong- Happy birthday to me!
Sera: -singing too- Happy birthday to me (In two days)!
Ivy: -singing too- Happy birthday to Reader and Sera!
Both me and Sera: -singing- Happy birthday to us!
Me: Please review!