AN: Well It finally happened. Raven is now finally face to face with Bowser. How will everything play out? Keep reading and find out!
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BOOK 2 CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE WAR ROOM

Zelda was thefirst one to speak. With a merry twinkle in her eye, she teased.
"Took you long enough Raven. I almost thought you weren't going to show."

Raven turned her head towards the video conference window.
"I was in surgery,Zel. This giant fuck back here-" She gestured to Morton Sr. "Did some internal damage. He fixed that, along with all of my other messed up parts."

"Feel better now?" Zelda was smiling.

Raven nodded. "Of course I do. Never better."

Their conversation was cut off as Bowser strode up to her. His entire body was shaking with a combination of Relief and Anger.

"Where the FUCK have you been?''

Raven stared up at him. Her words were caught in her throat. Home. She had finally made it home.
''Hyrule attempting to recover, my love. I've been barely coherent for a year now. And I just got out of surgery maybe a half hour ago. I couldn't just rush in here, unfortunately. I had to prepare, dye the hair back to black, get a proper cut, y'know?"

"You were Syrio's fucking squire" Iggy cut in. For once in his life, he actually looked angry.

Raven turned to her fellow swordsman.

"Yeah…Yeah I guess I was."

"MOM!" Wendy shrieked , throwing herself at Raven.

Raven caught her, as gently as she could, with her metal arm and set her down.

Then she wrapped her arms around her.

"Our reunions are going to have to wait.'' As she headed back over to Bowser,her tone was serious.
''As the good doctor said, I'll be more than happy to take on this mission, provided you aren't sending me alone. We've seen the place abandoned, but that doesn't mean there aren't spies lurking. I won't be able to handle them on my own. Mother left some nasty booby traps in that castle when she died. I don't want to set one off."

As Bowser espied the choker around her neck, he gave a tired smile.

"Of course I won't send you in alone. You'll be in charge of a small battalion of you have any particulars you want, you can-MMMMPH!" He was cut off as Raven yanked him down by his spiked collar into a searing kiss.

As the kiss broke off several moments later, Raven sighed happily.

"Look lover. I can see you're unhappy. It'll only be a few more days. Then you have me again forever.''
She patted his cheek.
"Okay?"
He nodded. Bowser was going about twenty different shades of red.

"GET A ROOM." Zelda was no longer on screen. Instead, the screen was being taken up by the Hero of Time himself. He was glaring at the two.

"As for who I want with me, you're welcome to pick for me. I do want a certain few with me."

She turned to Syrio, almost invisible against the wall.
"Uncle. You've been my rock through these years of hell. Follow me once more to save Dad."

Syrio walked to her, eyes twinkling.

"Of course I will, Commander Toadstool."

"PRINCESS!" Toadsworth elbowed Syrio out of the way.
"It's absolutely smashing to see you! I'm absolutely overjoyed to see you alright! The kingdoms are in a right sorry state."

Raven chuckled before wrapping her arms around the advisor.
"I missed you too , Old man."

CRRRRK
The entire room watched as a new communication window was forced onto the screen. The quality was grainy and unfocused. It was clear that the person was using old technology.

"Darkland. This is Thalia. Repeat. This is Thalia Victorilia Toadstool, DO YOU COPY."

Bowser yelled for a technician to fix the quality quickly.
Syrio was the first to speak.
"Thalia had a certain stuffed animal on her bed for most of our lives. What was it?"

As the quality sharpened, Thalia looked at her twin brother unamused.
"Syrio, I hated plush. You of all people should know that; you're my TWIN."

Syrio sighed in relief.
"I had to make sure it was really you, Thal. Jesus, Thalia, where the HELL WERE YOU?"

"A cell under Aurora Capitolus's castle." She was angry. "The one in charge now is a clone of our brother. He was the one who let me out."

Syrio's nostrils flared.
"How are you holding up?"

Thalia grinned weakly.

"Been better. I had to watch my forces cannibalize each other. The ones left are almost back to full health." She looked worried. "I have an emergency situation here, Sy, and it's going to piss you off."
Syrio's brow knitted with worry.
"What is it?"

"Toadsworth, Peach was in labor when they came for her. The group that's in the castle now, the Tygra force, they're rebels. They've been raising her."

Toadsworth looked like he'd be sick.
"…Poor child."

"Show us.'' Bowser commanded.

The video shifted as Thalia moved quickly down the hall. Tapestries and paintings had been ripped down and thrown everywhere haphazardly.

''I was in Tyrion's study." As she opened the door to Tyrion's room, she called out.

"Lina love, can you come here? Uncle Syrio wants to say hello to you!"

As the viewing device was adjusted, the screen was filled with the face of a cute little girl. She wore a light blue dress. With her pale blonde hair and luminous blue eyes, there could be no doubt she was Peach's daughter.

"Hi Uncle Syrio!I'm Lina!" She chirped. The image quickly switched back to Thalia.

"As I said."

Raven could feel herself shaking in anger.

"Aunt Thalia. This is Raven Toadstool. Will they allow you to leave?"

"I was told you were dead." Thalia's voice was full of surprise.

" I was told the same about you, ''She shot back. 'If they allow you to leave, you need to get to Darkland with Lina immediately. If they say no, kill them and take this imposter of Father hostage."

"Understood."

"Auntie Thalia! I wanna say hi hi to Auntie Raven!" Lina whined.

As the viewing device was pointed down, Lina grinned at the war room occupants.

"HI GODMUMMY."

Raven pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Of course she'd name me her Godmother. Hello Lina love, I'm going to see you really soon, I promise."

As the video cut out, Raven stood up.

"I'm heading to Sarasaland before I do something I'll regret. Morton Junior. Iggy. You're with me."

Iggy looked surprised.
"Why me?"

"We're going to see if you're as good with a sword as everyone says."

As she headed out, she called over her shoulder.

"You too, Morton Sr. I'm keeping you and my beloved far away from each other."

The elder Koopa huffed in annoyance.

"Fine."