Chapter 3 Dirt
Wendy put in an effort to look especially beautiful for her visit with Selene. She even took the time to curl her eyelashes, which she didn't normally do because it was a pain in her tail. By the end of her time in front of the mirror, Wendy thought she looked better than she ever had in a long time. She was wearing a white dress that seemed to shine, as well as a necklace made of diamonds.
Wendy put on her shoes and a smile. She then made her way out of her room, down the stairs, and into the common room. She could see that Larry, Lemmy, Iggy, Morton, and Ludwig were already there. Morton had a book attached to his palms, Ludwig was fluffing his hair, Iggy was writing something down on a piece of paper, and Larry and Lemmy were whispering and giggling in the corner. Roy entered the room and when he saw his sister, he grinned.
"Nice dress Wendy," he said. The other Koopalings looked up from their activities to get an eyeful of their sole female member.
"No kidding Roy," said Larry.
"I don't know," said Ludwig. "It looks like she's going a little overboard, if you ask me."
"I concur with Ludwig's notion," Iggy stated. "Wendy's attire seems more fitting for a matrimonial ceremony!"
Wendy laughed.
"Well, I am not getting married; that would require me to have a fiance." Lemmy started giggling.
"Hey Iggy, you just made an unintentional pun," he said.
"I have?" Iggy asked in surprise.
"Yeah," Lemmy said as his giggling accentuated. "You just said Wendy's dress would be more 'fitting' for a wedding!"
Lemmy and Larry laughed until their sides hurt. Iggy, Ludwig, and Wendy just rolled their eyes.
"How I ended up related to a nimrod like you Lemmy, I will never know," Ludwig said with a slightly amused smile.
Wendy then cleared her throat so her voice would ring out loud and clear.
"Okay," she announced. "Everyone, march!"
The Koopalings proceeded in a clump toward the exit. Roy was strutting in front, grinning confidently. Morton was next, his nose still halfway in the book. Ludwig floated above the ground with his blue cloak wrapped around his body. Iggy was fidgeting furiously with a pencil, and Wendy followed behind carefully in her high heels. She was just about to close the door when she noticed that Lemmy and Larry were still in the corner of the room, whispering back and forth.
"Are you guys coming?" she asked. The others turned to glance at the two of them.
"Is there an issue of concern that you two are attending to?" asked Iggy.
Larry chuckled.
"Nah," he said. "We were just wondering what dirty secrets we could spill to Selene about Roy."
Now Iggy, Ludwig, and Morton looked interested.
"What an intriguing idea," Iggy said. "I personally have sundry secrets that I am keeping underwraps."
Roy looked absolutely horrified. Wendy stepped forward.
"Uh, you guys aren't going to say anything," she said. "You know why? Because I've got dirt on all five of you, and I am looking forward to using it."
Larry scoffed.
"You ain't got nothing on us."
Wendy raised an eyebrow.
"You wanna bet? Okay. Larry, do you remember when you were heading off to bed one night and you had a certain...magazine, with you?"
Larry's eyes grew wide and his mouth hung open like a trapdoor.
"You promised you'd keep that a secret; if Bowser finds out about that, I'm dead meat!"
Wendy gave a smug smile as she turned to Ludwig.
"Ludwig, does the name Harhall Splatmark ring any bells?"
Ludwig gasped.
"You wouldn't dare," he said in a menacing way. Wendy just turned to Lemmy, who crossed his fingers, closed his eyes, and started whispering to himself.
"Please don't say the ballet incident, please don't say the ballet incident…"
"Lemmy," said Wendy, "the ballet incident."
"Oh no!" said Lemmy. "I was afraid you'd say that!"
Wendy turned to the next brother.
"Iggy. The generator."
At this, Iggy whimpered. Wendy then turned toward Morton, who looked uncharacteristically frightened.
"Now, as for you…" Wendy began. Morton held his hands in front of him.
"Please don't, please don't, please don't," he begged. Wendy thought about it for a little bit before she thought of the perfect secret.
"Oh ho, I know!" she said. "How about that time that you…."
"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!" Morton cut her off. "You don't have to worry, I'll be nice."
Wendy smiled.
"Thank you," she said. She turned toward the others. "Can I count on the rest of you to be nice, too?"
The other Koopalings nodded and headed out the door, leaving only Roy and Wendy behind.
"So," Roy said. "The ballet incident? Harhall Splatmark? What was that all about?"
Wendy giggled.
"I'll tell you later. I'm saving those secrets for a rainy day."
Author's Note: I just wanted to remind you guys about my poll on my profile. If you guys could take it, I would really appreciate it.
