(A/N: So we've really made it to Chapter 4? I never expected the story to be this long when I first started brainstorming it! Well, let's get this show on the road, shall we?)

"Peach, how is my sister feeling? Did you manage to calm her down before you left Bowser's airship?" Cappy asked in concern as Mario made himself recover from his lovesick daze so he could make ready to go back home.

Peach was a little startled at the sound of the new voice, but when she saw Cappy, she relaxed a little.

"Oh, hello, Cappy. It's nice to meet you at last." Peach said, smiling at the Bonneter.

"How did you know who I am?!" Cappy asked, surprised.

"Tiara told me all about you. She even pointed you out to me when we were on the deck of Bowser's airship." Peach replied.

"Oh, I should have known she would do that." Cappy said to himself, before asking aloud, "Did you calm my sister down? Is she okay?"

"Don't worry, Cappy; I calmed her down. I even sang a little song to her to comfort her. She's much calmer now, even though she misses her homeland, and you." Peach said.

"I knew Tiara was going to feel homesick sooner or later." Cappy said.

"What about you, Cappy? Are you feeling homesick, too? I can set a course for the Cap Kingdom first if you really want to go home." Mario said.

"No, I want to be with you guys until we can rescue my sister. If I go home now, I'll be all alone and sick with worry about Tiara until she comes home, and I really don't want to feel that way until further notice." Cappy said.

"I understand." Peach said, giving Cappy a hug to comfort him, the way she did Tiara. The hug did help Cappy feel a little better, but it didn't exactly stop him from worrying about his poor baby sister.

"What song did you sing to Tiara, Peach? Was it a Beatles song?" Mario asked, curious as he set a course for the Mushroom Kingdom.

"You know, I actually thought about singing a Beatles song to her, but I decided against it." Peach said.

"Really? Tiara's a pretty big Beatles fan, so I think a song of theirs would've calmed her down." Cappy said.

"Tiara likes the Beatles? She didn't tell me that." Peach replied.

"She would if you told her first. She doesn't tell anyone her interests unless they say it first. She's a little shy about telling new people about her interests, especially when it comes to her love of the Beatles." Cappy told her.

"I don't blame her for that." said Peach.

"So, Peach, what song did you sing to Tiara if it wasn't a Beatles song? I would like to know." Mario asked.

"I sang "You Are My Sunshine", and that did the trick." Peach smiled.

"Holy... How did you know that that's the song that works best at calming her when she's frightened and/or upset?!" Cappy asked in surprise.

"Just a lucky guess." Peach smiled at the Bonneter. In truth, she sometimes had dreams of her late mother singing that song to her when she was just a tiny little baby, and it always helped her feel okay when she awoke. She thought that maybe it would help Tiara feel better.

"Peach, do you want to know who your look-alike was?" Mario asked his girlfriend.

"Oh yeah! Who was she? A friend, I hope, because that's what I told Tiara." Peach said.

"You're right on the money. The girl Mario found is definitely a friend." Cappy said, sounding happy.

"Splendid. But I don't think it's Toadette in her 'Peachette' form because the girl in question looked a lot like me, not Toadette." Peach said.

"That's because she's not Toadette. She's your cousin, Princess Daisy, using the Super Crown, which we're borrowing from Toadette." Mario replied.

"Daisy?! You got Daisy to come and trick Bowser?!" Peach asked, shocked.

"You don't sound very happy about this. Was it a bad idea?" Cappy asked, nervous.

"It sounded like a good idea at the time..." Mario shrugged.

"Because it is a good idea! Bowser is afraid of Daisy! He's been nervous around her ever since she slugged him!" Peach exclaimed.

"That's partially why I asked her to come and help us get you back from him. And she was more than happy to do so! However, when I told her what Bowser's diabolical plan was this time, she got sick and had to throw up." Mario said.

"I guess she didn't fancy the idea of Bowser trying to marry me. I don't, either, considering what he did to me while I was his prisoner." Peach said, shuddering a little.

"I noticed that you were wearing the Lochlady Dress when we caught up to Bowser. I can't deny that I almost forgot about the plan when I saw you, but I couldn't help it. You looked so lovely!" Mario said.

"Thank you, Mario." Peach smiled, blushing a little at his compliment, even though she hadn't been particularly thrilled with the idea of wearing the dress.

"But why were you wearing the dress right then? I know that you were supposed to be wearing it for the wedding, but... doesn't Bowser know that it's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding?" Mario asked.

"That's what I said, but do you think that mattered to Bowser?" Peach asked.

"Apparently not." Mario and Cappy said in unison.

"Of course it didn't matter. He's big, he's strong, and he's stupid." Peach said.

"Like a true villain." said Cappy.

"Of course." said Mario.

"He didn't believe it was true because he said that Koopas don't believe in superstitions." Peach said.

"Then what happened?" Cappy asked.

"He shoved me into a room known as the bride's chamber and told me that I had 10 minutes to put on the Lochlady Dress... or else." Peach replied.

"Or else what?" Mario said.

"I found out what 'or else' meant when he came back 10 minutes later and saw that I didn't put on the dress." Peach replied.

"So you didn't put it on?" Cappy asked.

"I never wanted to. First of all, it was stolen, and I don't want to wear stolen clothing. Secondly, if I did put it on, he'd think I was more than willing to marry him, when I'd rather marry Mario." Peach said.

"What did he do?" Mario asked, blushing, or was his face red with rage? I can't tell, because while Mario was mad that Bowser might have done something horrible to Peach for disobeying him, he's also pleased that Peach said she'd rather marry him.

"Should I tell him?" Peach thought, realizing that her man was angry, which usually frightened her and made her unsure of what her next move should be.

"Uh, Mario, you do realize that Peach can see how mad you are, right? And you know as well as I do that a girl might not want to tell her man what she's been through when he's getting mad." Cappy said.

"I'm not mad at you, Peach. It's Bowser I'm mad at. Can you please tell me what he did?" Mario asked.

"Only if you promise not to get too mad." Peach said, almost inaudibly.

Mario thought for a moment. If it was as bad as Peach was implying, he wasn't sure if he'd be able to hold back his anger. But he had to do it, for Peach. With a heavy sigh, he said, "Okie-dokie. But mind you, my anger is directed towards that fat-headed cad named Bowser, not you."

Peach giggled when Mario said that Bowser was a fathead, but then she remembered what all happened and got nervous again as she said, "When Bowser saw that I hadn't changed into the dress... his reaction was... frightening..."

"He didn't beat you, did he?" Mario asked.

"Don't worry, Mario. He didn't beat me. He wouldn't do that if he wanted me to look pretty when I walked down the aisle with him." Peach said.

"Well, that's good news. He didn't want to make himself look like someone who would commit domestic abuse before the wedding." Cappy said.

"As long as he didn't hurt you, I'm okay." Mario said, giving Peach a hug.

"He did hurt me, though." Peach started.

"But you just said-" Cappy began.

"Not physically, but emotionally." Peach replied.

"Oh, I guess that does make a difference." Cappy said.

Mario hugged Peach a little tighter and asked, "What did he do to you, Peach?! Please tell me!"

"He... he yelled at me! He said, 'I was sure 10 minutes... was enough time for you... to put on that dress!' ...I tried to reason with him... that I could not do it... because I knew... it really would be bad luck... if he saw me in the dress... before the wedding... and Tiara was trying... to back me up." Peach said, tears filling her eyes.

"At least you had some support from my little sister." Cappy said.

"Yeah, but Bowser... didn't take too kindly... to the fact that Tiara... was on my side. He... back-handed her into the wall... and... he knocked her unconscious." Peach said.

If Cappy was livid when he saw his sister cry, now he was irate!

"HE DID WHAT?!" Cappy shouted, madder than Mario had ever heard him. It kind of scared the plumber, but he wasn't nearly as scared as Peach was. She was so scared that she hid her face in Mario's chest and started crying. That gave Mario the courage he needed to get Cappy to cool it.

"CAPPY! Take it easy, boy! You know that your sister must have recovered quickly if she was out there with Peach when we saw them!" Mario said to the furious Bonneter.

"But where does Bowser get off...?! If I had known what he did to her before now, I would've had you beat Bowser within an inch of his life! He can't do things like that to my sister and expect to get off scot-free! She never did anything to hurt him! She wouldn't even hurt a fly!" Cappy was saying. He was so mad, he couldn't think straight!

"I know, Cappy, I know! I'm mad at Bowser, too, but you're really frightening Peach!" Mario said, rubbing Peach's back, trying to calm her down.

"I'll go and vent outside of the ship if you want me to." Cappy said, starting to calm down because he felt bad when he finally saw and heard Peach sobbing into Mario's arms.

"You're calmer now, so you can stay in here with us. How about you try and help me comfort Peach some?" Mario suggested.

So Cappy flew closer to the couple.

"I'm sorry for snapping like I did, Peach." the Bonneter apologized to the Princess, feeling ashamed.

"I-it's not... your f-fault, Cappy... I-I was only... t-telling you and M-Mario... what happened." Peach wept.

"I know, but I shouldn't have yelled like that in front of you. I really didn't mean to frighten you and make you cry. Tiara's so delicate that if anyone hurts her, it really ticks me off!" Cappy said.

"I-it's okay... I accept... your a-apology... You're f-forgiven..." Peach said.

"Thanks, Peach." said Cappy, giving Peach a hug as best he could. That helped the Princess feel a little better, and her sobbing began to subside.

"Now, what did Bowser do after that?" Mario asked.

Peach took a deep breath and continued her story.

"When I saw Tiara... hit the wall... and drop to the floor... I-I was in so much shock... I ran to her side... to make sure she wasn't dead... but while I was... trying to check her... for signs of life... Bowser came up behind me... and snatched me away... from her still form..." Peach began, trying hard not to start crying again.

"Ooh, I could just belt him into the 9th dimension for doing that to my baby sister..." Cappy muttered to himself, still very angry at the thought of Bowser hurting his little sister, physically and emotionally.

"And then... he... he... he t-tore off my dress!" Peach wailed, burying her face in Mario's chest again. That had to be, without a doubt, the most shocking moment of her young life!

"He put you in the wedding dress himself, didn't he, Peach?!" Mario asked. He tensed with anger, but he didn't want to show it to Peach.

"He did, Mario! He m-most... certainly did! I was... s-so shocked, scared... and embarrassed... when he undressed m-me... that I c-c-completely blacked out! When I came to... I s-saw a very worried Tiara (who must have regained consciousness at some point)... hovering over me... and I was w-wearing the Lochlady Dress!" Peach sobbed.

Mario was ready to hit the roof, but he stopped himself. He knew that Daisy was with Bowser now, and there was no doubt in his mind that she could, and would, make him suffer for everything he had done to Peach and Tiara. So he said, "I hope Daisy bites off his head."

"Ditto..." said Peach.

"I hope that after she bites off his head, she sends him to the 9th dimension, where the giant monkey men will make short work of what's left of him!" Cappy said.

(A/N: Cappy's line about the giant monkey men in the 9th dimension comes from "Big Pink Loser", an episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". Patrick said he wanted to defeat the giant monkey men and save the 9th dimension.)

"Or maybe they'll cook him and eat him for dinner. Then he'll never bother you, me, Peach, or Tiara again." Mario said, holding Peach close to him.

"I just want Daisy to work him over good. What you guys want is a little too violent for my liking." Peach said.

"Sorry about that, Peach. If Daisy teaching him a lesson is good enough for you, then it's-a good enough for me." Mario said.

"Me too." Cappy agreed.

So we have made it to the end of Chapter 4. In the next chapter, we'll rejoin Princess Daisy, Tiara, and Bowser. Stay tuned if you want to see how things have been going since Daisy has joined Bowser!