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A/N: The fifth chapter! Yeah! Oh, and I'm not very good with sad scenes so what you about to read is a piece of crap.

Key- * someone talking with psychic like powers. ** The person answering back

Super Mario RPG 3?

Chapter 5: The first is found.

The three friends exited the castle at a running pace. The Mushroom castle was now almost just a pile of Ashes. Peach looked on as her home was destroyed. "I...can't believe it..." She said, watching a tall tower collapse to the castles ground. "My beloved castle is...gone..." Peach fell to her knees and buried her face into her hands. "All of the guards and servants are dead. No, it can't be..." She wept.

Mario placed a hand on her slender shoulder. "It will be okay, Peach." He said.

Peach quickly shot up into the plumbers' arms and embraced him. She put her head on his shoulder and began to sob uncontrollably. "Their all gone!" Was all she could say between sobs.

Geno was watching this scene. He had never seen the Princess cry so much in his life, but he did know what it was like to lose a home. Just then, a message of some sort entered his mind. *Geno!* Said the voice in his head.

He could tell that it was one of the few surviving Star Roadians. Ever since he had returned, everyone had changed his name from 'Heart Musical Note Exclamation point Question mark' to Geno and that is why every Star Roadian calls him that. **Yes?**

Geno asked the voice. *Geno, listen!* The voice said. *I've heard about what you have to do on this adventure an I would like to help, so I went to Star Haven to see if any Star children could tell me anything.*

Geno nodded to himself. **Did they tell you anything of importance?** He asked the voice.

*Oh yes they did!* The voice exclaimed. *Not only did I find out the whereabouts of one of the fallen Star spirits, but I also found one Star child who is destined to become a Star Spirit.*

**What's it's name?** Geno asked.

*It says its name is...Twink and that Princess Peach has a friendly relationship with him, but my powers grow short. I must rest, good day Geno.* The voice said, as it slowly disappeared from his mind.

"Hey knuckle head!" Came a booming voice, snapping Geno out of his trance. Geno looked up and saw who is was. It was Bowser. "What were you doing?" He asked the puppet.

"None of your business, Bowser." Geno retorted.

"Fine, fine, but can you tell me who did this?" He said, pointing to the smoking pile of ash that once was the Mushroom Kingdom's castle.

"That Mushroom man who took over your keep, dumbass." Geno replied, obviously angry with the Koopa for waking him from his trance and his thoughts.

"Okay! Okay!" Bowser said, backing away from Geno. "Gees, what's gotten in to you."

"Sorry." He apologized. "You just destroyed my train of thought and that was important." Then he noticed that both Mario and Peach were gone. "Where did they go?"

Bowser turned to a building a few feet away. It was half destroyed and it looked like a hiding spot for surviving Toads. "Two toad guards who survived took her to that building." He said, gesturing to the building. "I think Peachy snapped when her castle was destroyed." Bowser said, giving a light chuckle.

"That's not funny." Geno said.

"Well, to you, maybe not. To me...well...that's a different story." He said, laughing madly.

Geno rolled his eyes at the idiotic Koopa and began walking towards the building, hoping to tell everyone about the mind message he had just received.

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"Don't worry Princess Toadstool." Said Toadason, one of the guards who had escaped. Mario, Toadstone and himself where now keeping Princess Peach company as she was lying in bed. "Everything will be alright"

Peach silently nodded, the thought of the castle burning, the toads dieing, hitting Mario over the head with a metal plate, and burning bodies still lingered in her head. "Princess?" Came Geno's voice as he entered the room. "Yes?" She asked softly.

"A friend of mine contacted me, Oh good day gentlemen." He said greeting the toads. They both bowed politely and let him finish. "Well, he told me that we hav-"

"Don't bother." Mario said. "She doesn't know of the mission yet."

"Mission?" She inquired. "What mission, and now that I think of it...why is Geno here?"

"Yeah! Why is the puppet here?" Bowser, who had just walked in the room, asked.

"First off, Bowser, I am not a puppet. I am a child's play thing...sigh...Well, star road has been destroyed again and after two times that his happened, the stars power grew weak. Now, Mario and I, search for the seven star children who are destined to become the star spirits." He told everyone in the room. "Now, my friend told me that they had found one star child who is to become a star spirit. His name is Twink."

Peach's frown disappeared and was replaced by a smile. "Twink?! I haven't seen him in years!" She beamed.

"Great." Mario said. "It's good to know that we've found one of the seven kids."

Geno nodded. "Now, Peach, will you accompany me to Star Haven, where we can find Twink? You do have a friendly relationship with him." He asked.

Before Peach could answer, Toadstone butted in. "No! She can't go! She must stay here!"

"That's right!" Toadason said. "Especially now, after the fire, her people need her support!"

Geno glanced at the two guards. "She wouldn't be safe here." He said. "The person who did this might and will try again. Do you want your Princess to die?"

There was a long silence before ether of the toads spoke and soon Toadason said, "Yes you are correct."

Toadstone then spoke. "Indeed. We dare not risk the princess."

Geno smiled. "Good." He then turned to Mario and Bowser. "Okay you two. While me and Princess Toadstool are at Star Haven, would you two go to Nimbus land and gain access to Mallow's assistants.

"Okay." Both said in unison, walking out of the room.

"As for you two..." Geno began.

"Go and tell everyone that I will be gone, but will return safely." Peach said, interrupting Geno, but by the look on his face, he didn't seem to care.

"As you wish Princess." Toadstone said, as the two ran over to the group of surviving toads.

Geno turned to Princess who, by now, was standing fully up. "Are you ready, Princess Toadstool?"

She nodded then added, "Oh, you can call me Peach if you wish." He nodded and grabs her hand. Soon a beam of light came down and enveloped the duet and raised them into the sky.

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With all of them doing their tasks, the goal of saving the world grows ever closer. Nevertheless, without Mallow help, will the group stand a chance? In the next chapter, maybe these and more question will be answered!

To be continued...

A/N: Yippee! Yahoo! I feel so special.