As always, there will be some swearing. The soundtrack for this one is kinda short at this point so if you could recommend a song, I'd be grateful. Here's the chapter where Syrio has finally had enough of Raven's shit.

Ch 3

As they entered the bar, the entire placed thrummed like it had a heartbeat of its own. The strobe lights bounced wildly all over the place. Someone appeared to be using a smoke machine, which caused Iggy to cough so hard Luigi had to slam his hand against his shell.
"Sorry about that. Never could stand those damned machines.'' Iggy muttered.

"Non è un problema a tutti" Luigi responded. When he was nervous, he tended to revert back to his mother tongue. ''Some of these guys look very nasty."

Iggy chuckled lightly.

"Don't worry, Green. I won't let them hurt you. We gotta mission, yeah? We gotta find Mom." He patted Luigi's shoulder.
All around them, people were in various stages of Drunkeness on the dance floor. The booths appeared to have no tables, but instead were piled high with fluffy cushions.

The two headed over to the bar. A purple haired female koopa with spiraling horns was cleaning out a glass.
"What can I getcha, boys? " Her voice was smoky as she looked over the two.

"We're looking for a human female." Iggy had to yell to be heard over the music. "Metal arm, black hair. You seen her?"

The woman scoffed.

"Like I'd tell a squirt like you where she is. Are you even OLD enough to be in here?"

Luigi spoke up next.

"Please miss. It's really important." He pleaded. "We think she might try to hurt herself. She got some really bad news recently. Please. We just want to help our friend."

The female Koopa regarded him with an unreadable expression.

"Last I checked, she was in the booth near the back wall. Furthest on the right. She didn't look too good when I saw her." She gestured with a long clawed finger towards the back.

''Thank you." Luigi looked relieved.

Luigi and Iggy made their way to the back of the nightclub. On their way, they passed many booths, the occupants all having dreamy expressions on their faces. They looked to possibly be under the influence of some drug.
As they reached the back, a familiar voice hissed out.

"Occupied. Go find someone else to bother, why don't you?"

The two peered in. Raven had her back pressed against the wall. There was a small table next to her, which held several drinks and a very thick book.

"Well well well. I appear to have unwanted company.'' Raven's voice was harsh, slightly slurred from the alcohol. Her eyes were locked onto the two. "What do you two want?"

The two sat on the cushions around her.

"We came to bring you back to the castle-" Iggy began.

"Man, FUCK the castle. Fuck every castle in these damn kingdoms." Raven muttered.

Luigi put a hand on her shoulder.

"Raven.."

"No I'm SERIOUS." She cut him off. "All this war has done is brought me heartbreak. My sisters are probably dead. Bowser's pissed off. My only son is probably dead. I can't do this anymore."

Tears streamed down her face.

"I don't WANT to do this anymore."

Luigi patted her shoulder comfortingly.

''Everyone's lost someone in this war.'' His voice was gentle. "I lost Mario, remember? His heart was corrupted by the Crystal King."

Iggy shook his head.

"Mario's always been a monster. Look at what he did to Ludwig."

"Raven, can I ask you something?" Luigi stared into her eyes. ''What happened since I saw you last? It was on your birthday yes? Bowser showed up and then I didn't see you after that."

At that, she let out a muffled laugh.

"Birthdays.''She scoffed. "Some birthday this turned out to be. It was today yknow. Well….later today…tomorrow I guess? I've just remembered. Lots happened, Lu. Lots of painful horrible shit."

She took a long sip of her drink before continuing.

"After the party, I got wind that the Crystal Kingdom was resurfacing from a scroll Dad left. Dad gave me the location of the kingdoms sword. After I got it, we got attacked by and I did. I think I knew then that she'd been replaced. Now that I think on it, Daisy had to have been replaced a long time ago. The person whom I caught with my arranged marriage intendee…that couldn't have been Daisy. She was with you…right?"

Luigi nodded sadly.

"Syrio happened to show up in Darkland. I told him about my plan to potentially recruit the two wielders of the Triforce in Hyrule to help. As it happened, he was heading there to search for my aunt. So we decided to meet half way. But.." She rubbed her stomach absentmindedly. "I underestimated the enemy. Waluigi attacked while my guard was down. He shoved me over the edge. Junior…oh god the look on his face when he couldn't grab me…"

Iggy patted her head.

"But you've got it back right? King Dad, your dad…pretty soon your sisters too."

Raven turned towards him, grief evident on her face.

"You don't get it…I can't…I can't.."

Raven burst into tears. Luigi pulled her into a tight hug.

"Time to go?" Luigi asked Iggy.

"Yeah, time to go.'' He replied.

The two supported the Commander all the way back to the castle. The sky was turning a lovely shade of reddish pink, indicating that the sun was coming up.
As they crossed the bridge over the massive lava lake that led to the castle,Syrio could be seen casually leaning against the wall.

"She alright?" He called out to the duo.

Iggy shook his head.

"We found her in the Dragon's Den. That place is practically an Opium den. Im pretty sure she's only drunk, though."

Syrio gently took her from them.

"I'll take it from here. You two get some sleep. There's a war council meeting in a couple of hours."

As the four entered the castle, Syrio glanced down at his neice.

"Having a good birthday so far, Raven?"

"Fuck off Syrio." Raven snapped irritably. "I want to go to bed."

"Well too damn bad. We need you for the war council this morning."

"Syrio if you don't FUCK OFF I SWEAR IM GOING TO-"

"RAVEN."

The princess was cut off as Bowser approached them. A look of intense worry etched his features.

"Oh heyyyyy." Raven slurred. "Just the guy I wanted to see! Do you wanna go back to your room and cuddle or something?" She wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.

Bowser looked taken aback.

"Is she DRUNK?" he asked incredulously.

''I'm going to go throw her under a cold shower to sober her up for the Council Meeting."

Raven shook her head.

"Nuh! I dun wanna!" She replied stubbornly.

"May we use your shower for this , Bowser? " Syrio was ignoring her drunken antics.

"Of course..Of course. We can wait for her."

-

Cold.

It was so cold.

Raven let out a loud shriek as the icy water hit her full in the face.

"SON OF A BITCH!"

As she blindly reached for the knobs controlling the temperature, Syrio's voice cut in.

"Don't even think about it."

"ARM'S GOING TO RUST!" She whined.

"Morton's work is rustproof." He forced her head directly under the water, despite her struggles.

Raven pushed at him as hard as she could and heard a satisfying thump as Syrio hit the floor. She was free.

As she pulled herself away from the tub, hair dripping water into her eyes, Syrio glared at her as he got to his feet.

"Are you sober now?" His voice was sharper than usual.

" ." She hissed venomously. "I'm angry. And rather than lashing out at Ludwig, I went to a bar. I'm ALLOWED TO DRINK, SYRIO."

The slap caught her off guard and sent her reeling into the wall.

"Do you think the Crystal Kingdom will give up it's attack because you decide you want to feel sorry for yourself, you little fool?" Syrio's voice was harsh. "Like it or not, we have a damned war to win. And it's not going to be put on hold because you want to sit around and feel FUCKING sorry for yourself.''

He grabbed her by the shoulder and shook it once, firmly.

"Do I make myself clear? Or do you need another round with the ice water?"

Raven wiped the water from her eyes. Blood was trickling from her nose.

"I don't have a fucking choice, now do I? Let's go. Bowser's waiting for us."