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My Little Freakshow

Mushroom Market. The largest bargaining outdoors market on the Mushroom Planet. As usual, somewhere in the huge crowd of people, Princess Peach was dragging Mario along for a two for one sale on pink heels.

"Why can't you bring Morton along again?" Mario groaned as another sales lady passed the two asking if they'd like to try on a matching pair of boots.

"Uh duh! Morton has an important bonding thing with Bowser. I can't hang out with him all the time!" Peach murmured as she checked through a clearance rack on BOGO winter boots. "Besides, Morton can't wear shoes...or chooses not to, so he can't come shoe shopping if he's never had the experience..."

"I'm sure you could've asked Wendy..." Mario rolled his eyes.

"Ugh, as if!" Peach growled. "Tell me to go shopping with that she-witch. Never in my lifetime... That's like asking me to drive a minivan... What do I look like... Tell me to go shopping with her-" Peach's mumbling rants were cut off when a scream surrounded the store, followed by a domino effect of screams.

"Uh, is Ashton Kutcher in town or something?" Peach turned curiously towards the panicky crowd. "'Cuz dude owes me another episode of That 70's Show."

"Naw Peach, if there are screams like that, Freddy Kruegar must be in town." Mario commented. The two looked at each other, before shrugging. "Not taking that chance." They murmured simultaneously.

Bowser heaved a sigh as he pushed his shopping cart down the aisles. All around him, seven of his children were loudly and unashamedly bickering back and forth about God knows what.

Junior was whining on and on about all the things he wanted, while pushing things off shelves whenever his father would tiredly tell him no. "I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!" He screamed, kicking his feet angrily.

Behind Bowser, Roy was tormenting Larry as usual. "Larry, get back over here! I still gotta teach the audience how to properly do a noogie!" Roy shouted at his younger brother.

The smaller Koopaling fearfully took refuge behind Ludwig, who gave Roy a dark look. "Roy, leave him alone!"

"Move outta the way, Nerdwig!" The pink-shelled Koopaling snarled.

As the two went chest-to-chest, Iggy was somewhere pulling random things off shelves, and knocking them on the floor. Finally, he managed to climb to the 'summit' of a shelf and waved to his father. "Dad! Lemmy! Look at me! I can fly! I believe I can fly! I believe I can touch the sky- OW!" Iggy began screaming and crying as he hit the ground hard on his plastron.

Lemmy clumsily waddled up to his younger brother. "Iggy! Are you alright?!"

"N-no!" Iggy cried even harder.

Morton, on the other hand, was talking to mannequins on the other side of the store closest to the clothing department. "Man, I could be hangin' out with my lady, Peach. But no, dad had to gather us Koopalin's for a 'family outing' even though he knows we'll be on our worst behavior! So I'm like, no way I'm gonna be anywhere near my embarrassing family!" As he continued to rant on to the plastic model, Toadette and Toad passed by. The tan Koopaling glared at them before leaping at them threateningly. "What? You never seen a Koopa Kid talk to a plastic dummy, dummy? That's what I thought! YEAH, YOU'D BETTER RUN UNLESS YOU'RE FEELIN' LIKE A FIST COOKIE!" He shouted after the fleeing Toads. "Anyway, where was I? Oh, yeah, so I'm all like-"

Back on the other side of the store, Wendy was the only one who was acting like a normal Koopa. She sat in the basket next to Junior quietly texting, that is until she saw Luigi leaned over a table, examining mustache combs of various shapes and sizes.

Wendy gasped in excitement and tried to hop out the basket. Unfortunately due to her being a tad too big for the cart, she tipped it and all of its contents spilled to the floor. The girl Koopa cried out as she was crushed by a whole horde of food and snacks Junior stuffed in the basket. "Luigi, help me!"

But the green hero, did not hear a single word of the cry as he was paying more attention to the terrified screams coming from outside Mush-Mart.

Bowser was paying attention too, but on a more infuriated level. "What?! Someone is out there causing terrified chaos?! AND IT'S NOT ME?!" He roared.

Roy looked up at Bowser, his eyes widening behind his shades. "Whoa, Kind Dad! You might wanna calm down or someone might think you've gone evil again!"

Ludwig nodded in agreement. "Remember we're not supposed to be causing trouble with the Mushroom society, or else we get those credit cards and bank accounts cancelled."

"And I like having my money in a bank I can trust!" Larry chimed in. "My insurance rates aren't sky rocketing every time there's a robbery at our bank!"

Bowser placed a beefy claw up to his face, sliding it down as he sighed. "You're right... I need to calm down..."

However, the domino effect of screams made Bowser's dilemma even worse. He clutched his chest dramatically as fell to his knees. "I've got...to fight it... The cries! Their power! I can feel it conflicting me! Changing me! Transformations taking place!"

Junior stopped his tantrum and worriedly looked at his father. "Dad! What's happening?!"

Ludwig pat Junior's shell softly. "Don't worry Junior, before Kamek took sick leave, he told me exactly what to do when father had these kind of crises..." The oldest Koopaling moved quickly as possibly and aimed for Bowser's strongest pressure point.

"No!" The king's reaction was too quick for Ludwig, and he grabbed his hand, giving it a painful squeeze.

"Father! You've got to fight it!" Ludwig shouted, trying to get Bowser to listen to him.

Bowser only roared in reply and stood to his feet, looming over the children. Wendy, who was still struggling under the food, tried to hide from her father's rage. Lemmy and Iggy held each other tightly as they managed to climb back on top of the shelf. Larry held onto Ludwig's leg tightly, almost digging his claws into his scaly skin. Even Roy was afraid of his father at the moment.

Bowser's let out a heavy breath of smoke, as his eyes gleamed bright yellow. "Leave."

Without hesitation, the Koopalings scrambled away, leaving Junior fearing for his life. "I'm stuck!" He cried out. "Stupid seatbelt safety!"

Bowser made eye contact with his son and Junior cowered, completely petrified. "Dad! Please don't kill me! I-I don't care if you still wanna be evil! I'll even be your little minion if you want!"

Bowser ignored his son's pleas and raised a claw. Junior flinched when it came bearing down on him, but didn't feel anything. Peeking for a bit, he found himself free of his seatbelt, and made a mad dash out of the cart.

"BWAHAHAHA!" Bowser laughed maniacally and turned towards Mush-Mart's entry doors, but didn't make it very far as he fell to the ground.

Behind him Kamek stood with a peashooter full of tranquilizer darts in hand, shaking his head slowly. "I'm so glad I ran out to get Tylenol..."

Out in Mushroom Square many Toads were running amuck fearfully trying to get away from something. 'Monster!' was heard every now and then from some panicky little Mushroom head... But among the crowd, a frightful purple creature was shyly trying to back away from the Toads, only to run into more of them.

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. I only want to help! Please, Princess Celestia told me this part of the world was in grave danger!" She sighed as the Toads continued to flail their arms Kermit-style and run in circles.

However, one brave Toad stood against the rushing sea of panickers. "My people! I ask you to calm down! This thing may have reason!"

"Dr. Toadley are you mad?!" A Purple Toad cried out.

"Mad am I? Mad I am. Sam I am. I am Sam." Dr. Toadley replied.

"What?"

The good doctor only approached the beast eyeing it curiously. "What is your name beast? If you have a name. Wait, of course you have a name, every beast has a name! So what is yours?!"

The purple thing stood proudly and extended its wings dramatically. "I am Princess Twilight Sparkle of the Kingdom of Friendship!" Then she shyly hid her wings and scuffled her foot around on the ground. "I suppose my pony appearance has frightened your strange ponies... Or whatever they are..."

"We are Toads, my dear Princess...I am Dr. Toadley of the Mushroom Kingdom. Here, I am obligated to solve mystical ailments of my people... And you are right...they would make strange ponies... Is that what you are? Yes, duh, that's what you freakin' said..."

"Uh yeah...Yes... An alicorn to be exact. I was sent here on a mission by Princess Celestia from Equestria. Do you know of a Princess Peach I can speak to? She should hail here...but where's the castle?"

"Oh, it's just up that hill, next to the Peach Circus Ruins... Mario Industries are gonna rebuild a diamond encrusted arcade there soon. Maybe you can stay for that."

"Oh, that's awfully kind of you, but I really must see the princess... Thank you for the help." Twilight bowed and galloped through the rushing crowd, but they were too frenzied for her the press through. "I guess I'm gonna have to use my wings to get through here..." She stretched her purple feathered extensions and flapped up off the ground. Once she gained a comfortable rhythm, Twilight took off towards the castle.

Just as Toadley said, the castle was standing on top of the hill. I'm almost there, I just need to- Twilight's thought train stopped when she noticed tiny airplane's with strange creatures in them gliding her way. "This is the Airforce! Surrender the skies, beast, or else I will have to give the order to shoot!"

"What? Airforce? Are you like the Wonderbolts?" Twilight smiled, finally coming to terms with something that reminded her of home.

"She's resisting arrest! Shoot her, fellas!"

The creatures in tiny planes cannoned tiny acorns at the alicorn, who dodged them as best she could. Getting annoyed, Twilight cast a protective shield around herself and flew onward. "Those were definitely strange...whatever they were."

At last, the pink stucco castle came into view, and Twilight slowed her wings to land. Raising a hoof, she politely knocked on the giant wooden door, unsure of what their customs were. "Um, Princess Peach? Uh... This is Twilight Sparkle! I was sent here by Princess Celestia, she sent you a letter of why I was coming! Are you home?" Twilight flattened her ears and backed away from the door. "Perhaps I am a bit too loud for her? Maybe I should-" she brightened up as she saw the door lower. "Oh, I'm glad you're here. I was thinking... Uh Princess Peach?" She skeptically looked at the thing in front of her.

It looked like a giant bat wearing a pink dress and blonde wig, rather than an elegant and beautiful princess. Princess Twilight shook her head and tried to keep a genuine smile. I shouldn't judge somepony- or anyone, for that matter, on looks. She's probably having a bad mane day.

"Vhat? You do not think that I am the princess because I am not beautiful?" The figure asked, reading Twilight's thoughts. It crossed its arms and leaned down until it was face level with Twilight. "Vell?"

"I-I..." Twilight took a step back and straightened herself up. "I think you are a very beautiful princess..."

The princess returned to full height. "Hmph, that's vhat I t'ought. As you cannot say much since you are a four-legged whatever..."

"Uh, okay. Well there are more important matters to discuss, princess. To start with, everypony is in the way of a very dangerous creature called Antasma. He has returned from a prison place called the Underwhere, and is coming to reign nightmares on your kingdom forever!"

The 'princess' gasped. "That sounds dreadful!" Then he...she...it...leaned forward, eyes widened. "Please tell me more."

Princess Twilight Sparkle opened her mouth to reveal more of the story, when 'Princess Peach' cut her off. "Ve should go inside and finish this private conversation... I do not vant you to grow tired." It hurriedly scooted Twilight inside, while the pony continued talking. "Oh thank you for your generous offer, but I must inform you, I cannot stay long. I am only hear to carry the warning and make sure your heroes are doing their job."

"Yes, yes... They vill be." 'Princess Peach' shut the door quickly, just before two figures holding a cart load of bags came walking up. "Vell, are there any specific attacks you have in mind Princess...uh.."

"Twilight Sparkle?" Twilight assisted. "It was in the letter Princess Celestia sent you."

"I know, it's just...I am a very busy princess. I can't remember all the letters fans send me!" The princess scolded.

"Oh, I am very sorry to offend you, Princess Peach. I was actually hoping you would have the solution to this problem, as I'm not from around here, so we don't have any written history on this Antasma."

"Vhy not? I am a beloved villain around Transylvania! I mean..." 'Peach' raised a delicate white gloves hand up to her mouth. "He should be in every record book! He's very powerful and scary too!"

Twilight scuffed her hoof on the ground. "Yeah, I bet he is... Would you mind telling me that plan, in case there's any need of assistance?"

"I uh... Uh... Plan on sending those pesky bat pellets, Mario and Luigi, to Prince Dreamboat's castle... And uh getting a very specific set of instructions from the Zee-Keeper... Maybe even have them pick me up a new mattress from Bedsmith, because my back is killing me on my old one." Princess Peach cracked her spine, then sighed in relief. "Much better..."

"Uh princess, I was actually thinking you could use some sort of magical help in sealing off Antasma forever... I can help you with that if you'd like."

'Peach' tapped her chin, trying to think up of a clever way to use the alicorn's assistance. "Alright, Princess Midnight Sparks-"

"Twilight Sparkle." Twilight corrected.

"Yeah, vhatever, I vill accept your offer on your assistance to trap this Antasma villain... If you can straighten out my bedspread... In fact, if you did the same to his, I am sure he vouldn't be so evil... All he really needs is a good night's rest.."

"And a better costume." Twilight retorted.

"I'm sorry, vhat vas that?" 'Peach' cuffed a large hand up to her bat-like ears.

"Did you really think I'd fall for your poor excuse of pulling off Princess Peach? For starters, you couldn't even remember my name, then you don't even know the plans we discussed in letters, and lastly, you failed to keep out the real princess and her knight."

"But I locked the front door!" The fake whined.

"Well, we came in through the back!" An angry voice growled from the rear entrance of the Royal Throne Room.

The alicorn flapped her wings and joined sides with Mario and Peach who angrily looked up at the fake. "So who are you really?" Twilight demanded.

Mario and Peach gave her dumbfounded looks. "Seriously?" Mario sighed.

"I mean, the height didn't give it away? Or that ugly bat accessories?" Peach scoffed.

Antasma snarled and whipped away the costume in a wisp of smoke. "They are not accessories! They are collectibles!" He pulled out his fake vampire teeth and smiled before replacing them again. "And I vould have gotten avay vith it too if it vasn't for you meddling kids and your pony!"

Peach crossed her arms and motioned her Elite Toad Force towards her side. "Get him boys!"

Antasma held his hands out in front of them, motions them to stop. "Vait! Don't I get a trial or something?"

"Nope, immediate death sentence." Peach declared and walked over to her throne. "Now get him outta here, I need to finish up my Mario Kart 7 game..." She muttered taking out her pink 3DS.

Antasma frightfully took a step back. "I only vanted a softer bed spread!" He argued.

"The poison sandwich says otherwise..." Peach growled.

"Vhat?" Before Antasma could fully understand the phrase, a Toad came running out with a tray full of sandwiches. Each of the delicate beauties were emitting a black smog and a purple haze. "Those? Just my lunch..."

"Tell it to the judge!" Mario snapped before turning to Toad. "Let's book 'im, son." Toad nodded and placed small handcuffs around Antasma's wrists.

Twilight Sparkle awkwardly took a step back. "Okay, I see that you have the problem resolved... I'll just be goin-"

Antasma dropped to his knees before the princess, pleading with large rounded eyes. "Vait! Vilight Sparkle! You must believe me! I am innocent! You must convince them of this!"

"What?" Twilight moved a hoof away from the begging bat king. "I hardly even know you!"

Peach didn't even look up from her game as she interrupted. "You guys need a moment to straighten this out? You're running outta time to get it together..."

Antasma shook his head. "Nah, I am sure I can convince Vi' before the chapter's out..." He tapped his chin in thought. "Now, vhere vas I- oh right... Please, I beg you to have mercy!"

Twilight rolled her purple eyes. "A second chance? Name one reason why I should do this?"

"You gave Discord a second chance..."

"Then he betrayed me and my friends..."

"Then you gave him another shot at friendship... Isn't that vhat you're all about? I have been vatching your shows, princess, and you are pretty hard core." Antasma smirked.

Twilight took an angry step forward, pointing her horn threateningly. "Then you must know flattery only works on my friend Rainbow Dash." As the alicorn prepared to take flight, Antasma grabbed one of her hooves, dragging her back down. "Vilight! You mustn't leave me! They vill give me the slip! The chair! The hook! The-" he used his finger to make a imaginary slice at his neck.

"I get it! I get it!" She muttered. "But what do you want me to do?"

"I vant you to make an executive decision!"

"Fool!" Princess Peach shouted standing to her feet. "YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE!"

"Is she talking to me?" Twilight asked completely confused.

Mario shrugged. "Hard to tell, she's in the middle of one of her racing phases...she always does this... Anyway, you can take the bat king to your crib. I don't wanna see him here again..."

"What?" Twilight squeaked.

Antasma was instantly released from his handcuffs. "Freedom! And it is all thanks to you Vili!" He hugged the alicorn princess tightly, until she turned bright red in color. "Oh sorry, Vi."

"Stop calling me that! This chapter is obviously not gonna work for us! So stop forcing it!" She snapped.

"I vill take you to any library you's vant." Antasma bribed.

"Maybe one date could suffice..." Twilight picked up air once again as Antasma made a bat transformation. "So are you still up to, scrreeeeeeeech, fixing my bed?"

"Anything for my... Antsie-ma..." Twilight shivered as she uttered the nickname. Do it for the library, Twi!

"Oh ve are doing the pet names?! I think I vill call you... Villy-filly!" Antasma screeched with laughter.

Twilight groaned before leading the way outta Peach's Castle. "This is gonna be a long day..."

Mario and Toad were chilling on the arm rests of Peach's throne while continued playing Mario Kart 7. "NOoOOOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOOOoO!" She screamed. "THIRD PLACE!"