Not tooo much happens in this chap… but it is important, don't hurt me!!
Peach fans, don't be mad at what I did, I like peach, she's my fave, and Daisy says some VERY nice things about her in this chappie.
You finally find out why peach committed suicide and what this gosh darn war is about!… and other stuff happens…. So read it!
Mario could barely hold back another outburst of tears as he walked back to the mushroom kingdom with Daisy at his side. He still kept thinking he would see Peach going for a walk around the castle grounds with her little parasol swaying in the wind.
It was just impossible to accept the fact that things were… over.
No…. not again… he blinked back another rush of liquid in his eyes…. he was not going to mush this up again….
"Why… why would she…. I don't understand?" he mumbled. The painful image of her with the golden dagger still lingered in his mind.
"I can only think of one reason… and I really can't bear to let you know about it."
Mario frowned. "What do you mean? Peach never hurt anybody!" he replied sounding slightly offended.
"I know! But before you attack me could you just let me tell you ONE thing?" Daisy cried, holding her forehead in her hand to soothe the unbearable headache she had developed.
Mario put his hand on her arm Motioning for her to stop and the two found a spot underneath of a weeping willow tree- well suited for the occasion.
"Did peach ever tell you how this war even began?"
"Yes, you Sarasa's wanted access to the pipe so you could conquer the human world. MY world!"
"That's not it at all!" Daisy cried crinkling up her forehead.
Mario felt something heavy drop on top of his heart… Peach had lied to him? This whole time he had been fighting and he had no clue why?
"Peach was wonderful, she was polite, and loving, and giving, and probably the most beautiful girl alive, but even someone so perfect… is made with a couple of flaws…"
"Peach has suffered a lot for her kingdom, she's been kidnapped almost constantly, and still expected to keep watch over her people without anybody giving any regard to her mental or physical health. She's been talked about endlessly for her weaknesses… how she can't defend herself, how she's so fragile…. And nobody realizes how that builds up over time…. People didn't care to point out what made her strong and valuable to her country. That she could keep going no matter what life threw at her, that she could take a day melted in sorrows and build it back up with her cheery outlook on everything, that she was well organized, and was an offensive arts master."
Mario blinked in confusion. "So people talk! I was raised in a poor family, my mother died when I was too young to cope, and people constantly talked about how Peach was so beautiful, and how silly she was to give her heart to me! That's not exactly showering me with love and affection either!" he didn't mean to let the words spill in such a harsh way, but he had been under a lot of stress lately, and Peach's suicide pretty much did him in.
Daisy gave him a hurt look. "Mario, you know how shallow you sound? A few remarks on outer appearance don't even begin to cover the ridicule Peach has suffered! Before she was 2 she had been captured by at least a dozen villains, and the Toadstool army was so weak they could do no more than poke the enemy! It's always been up to Peach to find her own way out of trouble and retrieve the peace her people deserved… But bowser was far too strong. He could brain wash anybody into becoming his follower and he held Peach captive for months until you and Luigi found yourselves here and did the noble thing!"
"SO what does any of this have to do with the war and her suicide?" Mario asked contemplatively.
"I'm getting to that! Don't rush me!" Daisy began. "Now where was I… ahhh yes! Well, You never knew about it, but some of the other lords and allies of the mushroom kingdom have been saying Peach doesn't… cut the mustard, if you will. That she didn't even make an effort to prevent her kingdom from being taken by enemies…so, something came over her.. she cared TOO much about her kingdom or something, and suddenly she wanted the kingdom to be larger, and the country to be stronger.. but there was only one possible way to do so…."
Mario saw where this was going, and he finished Daisy's sentence for her… "To defeat you guys in a war…"
"exactly."
"But, why all this deceit?"
"She was probably scared, she had lost the trust of many of her most beloved supporters, she didn't want to lose you too, and she knew that if Luigi had to pick which side to go with, It'd be mine."
Mario played with the slop-like mud on the ground. He felt too sheepish to look Daisy in the eye. He didn't blame Peach one bit. The only person he blamed was himself, for not being there for her, for just whisking her out of enemy clutches and not even providing her with a shoulder to cry on.
She didn't even think she could have come to him for moral support when she wanted to extend her country!
His eyes were filled with tears, awful tears that refused to roll out onto his face, they just stung and blurred his vision. "Daisy, I think this is all my fault…. If I had been More than just a hero, she could have told the truth, instead of having to turn to death…"
"Mario-" daisy began, sounding as consoling as she could.
"No! It is my fault! I've claimed to be her significant other but all I've done is advance my social status. I was just an egotistical super hero, who claimed to actually care about her!"
"Mario please!"
"No Daisy, don't try to help me! I'm running away from this war and taking that pipe back home…. I don't have anything to stay here for!"
"I can think of one." Daisy said, tears beginning to stream down her own cheeks.
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
"You're little brother! You need each other! You don't think if you leave he won't miss you?"
"He doesn't need me! He's going to win this war, you Sarasa's will have more land than you'll ever be able to use, and I'll be back unclogging toilets in Brooklyn, praying Pauline hasn't found another boyfriend!"
"Mario, stop talking like this!"
"I can't daisy! I can't! I…." He really didn't want her to see him like this. "I don't know what I've got left to live for, I've lost the greatest love I've ever known, and I'm just trying to find the easiest way to sneak out of the pain…."
Daisy took Mario and wrapped him in a friendly hug. "Mario, your brother needs you, please stay…. I promise I can find away for you both to get out of this war together!"
Mario scowled. "but you can't find a way to make Peach come back… can you?"
BANG!
Mario whirled around at the sound of a gunshot. It was the toadstool army; they had been hidden in the brush the whole time. Just waiting for the right moment. "DAISY, DUCK!" Mario cried, pushing her down just as the soldiers shot another bullet.
The bullet passed them both safely, and they both jumped back onto their feet as fast as they could. "Run Daisy…. Take your shoes off, and RUN!" Mario cried.
The two raced through the thick, deep green forest, not even stopping to care about the branches and twigs cutting into them as they came in contact with their skin at rapid speed.
Mario was a significant distance ahead of Daisy, as her delicate, bare feet, and her long dress didn't make for easy fleeing.
"Come on, I think there's a spot where we can hide!" Mario cried as he tried to slow down for Daisy.
"I'm.. tryin-" Instantly Daisy lost her balance when her foot landed in a gopher hole. She landed face down in the moist earth.
"Daisy!" Mario cried. He was just about to run back over to her and peel her off the ground when he heard another shot being made and doing the only thing he could, thumped himself onto the ground and buried his head in his hands.
He could see Daisy struggling to get out of the hole, tripping and screaming.
"Daisy, I'm coming!" Mario cried, but he was too late, just as she wiggled herself free and landed with her feet on the ground… the toadstools fired again.
"Daisy?" he said meekly, hoping the bullet hadn't hit her.
She very slowly collapsed and landed with a thud, there was blood dribbling from her forehead in a straight line.
Mario stood right before the Toadstool soldiers, his blood racing, they just seemed to stare at him, looking through him… analyzing his thoughts.
He was a traitor; they had seen him helping Daisy escape from Toadstool territory….
He did the only thing he could do, in the best attempt he ever made to seamlessly join the two actions together, He picked Daisy up in his arms and darted off.
It was hard to run while carrying Daisy at the same time, his legs were sore, and his heart was racing. But the sweat that leaked from every pore, and every beat his weary heart made, only helped him move faster and faster.
"You're still alive, you're still alive…" He chanted over and over.
Daisy wouldn't die… he wouldn't let her die… she was his friend and his brother's girl friend….He wouldn't let one more life slide away in front of his eyes
~**~
I've been having lots of ideas for this story, so expect a lot of updates on it! I may even finish it soon! (its about time!)
