Sorry this is a little late. Work's been running me ragged lately. Once again, Reviews would be lovely. Onto the chapter! In this chapter, we get to see what happened to a certain group from Eagleland! Raven
Ch 1
"Raven. Wake up. Raven, we need you up NOW.."
The princess flailed violently and fell off the bed. Grabbing for a weapon, she sprang to her feet and whirled around. Of course, being half asleep, this caused her to smash her face right off the night side table.
"SON OF A BITCH!" She swore, before looking up to see who exactly had decided to wake her.
Tyrion glanced down at her in amusement.
"Are you alright Daughter?"
Raven dropped the vase that she had picked up.
"Yeah, I'm fine Dad. Just a little dazed."
"We're approaching Darkland. You should be on deck."
Raven nodded and headed into the bathroom to splash some cold water on her face. Her armlet was on the sink's edge.
"You've been sleeping since we left Sarasaland a week ago. Are you getting sick?" Tyrion asked, concern in his voice.
Raven splashed cold water onto her face, wincing at the coldness.
"I almost lost control father. Last time I did that, someone died. I don't think I could live with that happening again. To answer your question, I haven't felt well since we left Sarasaland."
A soldier, who was a goomba with a spiky Mohawk, burst in.
"Commander! Commander! We've discovered four stowaways in the cargo hold!" He reported.
Raven was out the door in a second, sliding the armlet over her arm.
As she reached the deck, she shouldered past her soldiers, who almost immediately jumped out of the way. She assumed that they saw how crazy she got in Sarasaland, and decided collectively not to anger her.
As she approached the group, one of her generals spoke.
"This one." He pointed to a shirtless boy. ''Claims to be King Poo of Eagleland. A friend of Ness's?"
The one called Poo glanced at Raven's sword curiously.
"Is that the Mushroom Kingdom's sword?"
Raven stopped in her tracks, distrust clear on her face.
"Hey Raven?" Iggy piped up.
"Yeah?"
"I do remember Ness mentioning these guys. Paula, Jeff,Poo and…um.." He looked at Tracey sheepishly.
"Tracey.'' Tracey clarified. "I'm Ness's sister. And you're one of Darkland's Royal Family. I read about you when I did research on Darkland."
Poo pulled a sword from it's sheath. Almost immediately, Raven's sword began to vibrate and glow a dark purplish color. Likewise, Poo's sword glowed a yellowish color and also vibrated.
Raven's eyes widened.
"Is that..?" She began.
Poo nodded.
"This is the sword of our country. It was being held by creatures called Starman who worked for the terrifying Abomination known as Giygas. If that truly is the Mushroom Kingdom's sword, then you must be Raven. Third daughter of Tyrion Toadstool, King of the Mushroom Kingdom. Would I be right?"
Raven nodded solemnly.
"You would be correct in that assumption, Your Grace."
Poo nodded and gestured to Jeff.
"My friend Jeff Andonuts built a teleportation machine to get us to Darkland. Our friend Ness was summoned there and he left without telling us. But we miscalculated our coordinates."
"Well to be fair, Paula fell into me when I was inputting the coordinates.'' Jeff interjected.
"Shut UP.''Paula snapped. "I apologized, didn't I?"
Poo closed his eyes and opened them again before continuing, almost as if he hadn't heard them.
"We ended up in Sarasaland. I fear the Capital burning was mostly my fault. The Pk Starstorm… it got out of control."
"Sorry to interrupt," Raven cut in. "But your device wouldn't have worked to begin with."
The Quartet looked a bit startled.
"Why not?" Jeff demanded. ''It was made to teleport ANYWHERE on this planet!"
Morton Jr. was the one to answer, massive bandages wrapped around his torso. Red seeped through them faintly.
"Giant magical barrier around the Capital city. You would have been completely incinerated. Nothing goes in or out of Dragonstone without King Bowser's permission. As it is, only ones that can get in is us and any refugees from other parts of the kingdom."
Tracey spoke up.
"Could we go in with you guys then? We need to find Ness."
Raven nodded.
"Of course. I trust that you guys aren't Crystal people. But if you are…well..We'll find that out soon enough."
As the Capital came into view, Volcanoes blazing brightly, the captain's communication device buzzed to life.
"Aircraft, this is King Bowser Koopa. State your name and business or we'll shoot you out of the sky."
The captain chuckled.
"Lass, it's your boyfriend." He tossed the Comm device at Raven.
As she caught it, she spoke into it.
"This is Commander Toadstool. We're returning with four visitors from Eagleland."
"What is the password?" Bowser asked briskly.
Raven took a deep breath.
"My son's name is Bowser Junior. My name is Raven Ophelia Toadstool. And the password, Bowser Love, is Delirium."
There was a sigh of relief as the air around them seemed to shimmer.
"Cleared for landing Rae."
"We've got multiple injured. Make sure there is a medical team waiting for us. Morton Jr…he's really messed are Dad and Luigi…Don't let Ludwig see him. "
As they landed, Bowser could be seen entering the docking bay. Raven's heart leaped into her throat. She just wanted him to hold her and kiss her until he took all of her worries away.
The first ones down the gangplank were Syrio, supporting both Tyrion and Luigi. Medikoopas rushed to them quickly. Two stretchers were visible.
Morton Jr. came next. Bowser embraced his son gingerly before directing him towards the Medikoopas. When Morton Jr. protested, Bowser gave him a stern look. The younger Koopa huffed before heading to the Medikoopas.
Raven bound down the gangplank and threw herself into Bowser's arms.
Bowser swung her around, roaring happily.
Raven giggled a little. He was safe, and in that she was content.
''Bowser, put me down love. I need to be on the ground."
As he placed her on the ground, Raven threw her arms around him.
"I missed you.'' She muttered. Their happy reunion was interrupted by a happy shriek.
An older red haired woman, face covered in scarring, pushed through the crowd and threw herself at Syrio. Syrio caught her with one arm, holding her tightly.
"SYRIO!''She shrieked. ''TYRION!YOU'RE ALIVE!"
"Thalia…you're alright.'' Syrio smiled affectionately at his twin.
"She is now."
As the Tyrion clone came into view, Raven's world went a blood red. This THING. This thing was pretending to be her father.
The clone turned towards her.
"Ahh..Princess Raven..It's wonderful to-HRRK!"
Raven's hands were firmly around his throat.
"Raven STOP.'' She could vaguely hear Thalia screaming. ''STOP IT. HE'S ON OUR SIDE."
"How DARE you touch my sister.'' Raven hissed. "How DARE YOU LAY HANDS ON MY NEICE. YOU DISGRACE MY FATHER EVERY SECOND YOU WEAR HIS GUISE, YOU CRYSTAL SCUM."
As the clone choked, his form rippled like water. Then a crystallized figure replaced the likeness of Tyrion. He was made of greenish crystal, his eyes hair and clothes varying shades of green.
Raven snarled.
"YOU WILL BRING ME MY . .NOW."
She let go of the clone. He fell to the ground, coughing violently and spluttering. He quickly ran out of the docking bay.
Raven blinked very hard, trying to get the red to go away.
"Raven.'' Tyrion choked out. "Your wings.."
As the color returned to her world,she glanced back at her wings. Her wings had slid out, metallic and slick with blood.
"Ow."
"What the hell did my father DO TO YOU?" Bowser demanded angrily.
"You should ask our son. And Morton were there."
"AUNTIE RAVEN!"
As Raven turned, a tiny figure threw herself at Raven's leg.
"Up please!" She chirped cutely.
Raven lifted her up gingerly, mindful of her metallic arm. With her pale blonde hair and pale blue eyes, there could be no questions as to who she was.
"..Lina?" she asked cautiously.
Lina nodded cutely.
"Yeah! Lina love!" She giggled. "Im Lina love!"
Raven brushed her metallic hand against Lina's cheek. Tears came unbidden to her eyes. She hadn't realized up until now how much she had missed her sisters.
"I'm sorry Lina. I'm sorry I wasn't there." She murmured into the toddler's silky blonde hair.
Lina patted her auntie's hair.
"It's ok,Auntie. It's ok! No Sads please."
"NESS YOU ASS!" Came a scream from the airship.