The Princess Sees Green, Chapter 4

Listen only to thy truest heart,

Allow no other between you,

If you feast on a hunger for love,

You may perish, as will everything around you

            Peach opened her eyes and sat very still. She had heard the warning from her guardian and knew what would surely come now that she had deceived her own heart. Sitting in the chair, she turned to see the one she never should have allowed there with her. But now he slept so soundly, his taut lean body wrapped sensuously in her linens. No mercy would be given to her kingdom now, as her dishonest soul most certainly would die with them.

Koopa Law

            On the other side of the Mushroom World and within the walls of a dark Koopa cave, a plan was underway by Bowser and his minions.

            "What happened to Mario after that big premiere a few weeks ago?" asked Benny Koopa. "He's been gone for days, hasn't he?"

            "Workin' his butt off." Bowser answered. "I hear he's been providing quite a bit of free services to the kingdom's residents."

            "Wow," added Red Koopa Paratroopa. "Then this is perfect timing. I say we move in, you snatch up the princess, and the take over'll be a cinch."

            "Ah...the princess," Bowser grinned. "She'll probably be needing some company over at the castle, hehehehe."

            "That's not what I hear."

            All eyes and ears fell suddenly upon Benny Koopa.

            "What?" he shrugged unknowingly. "I heard from Koopa Troopa that she's being well taken care of by...well, you'll never guess who--"

            "WHO?" said the other in unison.

            "Luigi."

            At first was a strained hover of silence in the stench as they all waited for a reaction from their gigantic King Bowser.

            "Yeah, right....Mario's lanky little brother with the princess...again?" He frowned and laughed, inviting the others to join in with laughter as they hung on his every word. "She could care less about him. He's like an old rag to her...just picking it up and using for her own convenience. Even I can see that! Luigi, that little lovestruck pup...he won't last with her. But, hey, this should make the takeover even more interesting."

            Nods rippled all around the large table and Bowser--he had yet another plan.

            "As a matter of fact, my friends, now I'm sure we can get some additional help with our mission. You know Princess Daisy? Luigi's dearest mate? The sooner she knows about him and our Princess Toadstool, the better chance I'll have of her loaning me her very dynamic troops for this takeover...." A sinister grin then broke across his face as he envisioned Luigi's final capture. "This time it's no game, my friends. I'll get Luigi and string him up like a roasted chicken, slash him, mash him, then stomp the remaining breath out of him!"

            Bowser slammed a balled fist on the table in front of his very attentive crew.

            "After that, Mario will come," he laughed again as his underlings roused him. "He'll have no coins, no power ups, nothing! At long last, Mario will be defeated!"

            Once again, Bowser's fist went crashing down on the table and inadvertently squashed a wandering beetle.

            "Sludgy! Summon my copter! I'm taking a personal visit to Sarsaland!"