Author's Note:Thank you so so so so so so so so so very much, everyone who has been reviewing! I really appreaciate your support! This chapter stays true to the genre of action, adventure and humor! I hope you all like it!

The sixth chapter, The Power of Sisters

Peach had been captured by Tatanga's guards and thrown into the dungeon. "Curse you stupid fake guards!" She shouted at them as they marched away. She looked around the cell, and saw Birdo! "Birdo!!" She exclaimed. "Princess Peach!" Birdo bowed before the pink-clad Princess. "Where is Princess Daisy?" She asked. "I don't know! Daisy was leading me to the Outer Palace Gardens, and....then I was caught." Peach said. She gazed through the bars of the cell. ".....I don't know where Daisy is." Through the door, she could see the guards rifling through the Sarasaland treasure hoard. "King Tatanga will be back any time now!" One of the guards pointed out. "Exactly! We need to steal as much of this stuff as we can before he comes back." Said another. As they were pulling out coins and jewelery, a purple orb rolled out. The guards didn't notice it as it rolled into the room with Peach and Birdo's cell.

Peach reached through the bars and picked it up. She examined it closely. "What's this?" She asked Birdo. "Speak in a hushed voice, Princess Peach." Birdo told Peach. "It must be the legendary Treasure of the Royal Sarasaland Family;The Boo Crystal Ball. It has been said that this Crystal orb contains special powers, put within it by a wizard. Those who carry the blood of the Royal family of Sarasaland are able to use its power." She glanced up at the ceiling, thoughtful. "But, I guess that the only member of the Sarasaland Royal Family is Princess Daisy, so you couldn't use it." Peach took off her gloves and placed her right hand on top of the orb. "Yes, I can. I am Daisy's sister." She reminded Birdo. The purple clouds inside of the orb began swirling and formed into a vision of a stone bastion. Daisy was running through it, and blood was painting all over the walls and floor. She heard Daisy scream and saw the Mario brothers on the floor in a pool of blood. The orb began to vibrate violently. Peach began panicking. She dropped the orb as it became extremely hot.

"What? What did you see, Princess Peach?" Birdo asked. "Birdo! We have to get out of here!" Peach whispered. Birdo nodded. She spit an egg and one of the stones. "One of these stones is a secret switch that opens up a secret passage way." Birdo explained. Peach started pressing the bricks. "This one isn't as dusty as the others." She commented, coming to a stone that was slightly darker than the others. She flicked it with her finger nail and it made a hollow noise. Peach nodded and pressed it with all her might. The wall slid up, revealing a passage way. "You ready, Birdo?" Peach asked. Birdo nodded. "Yes, Princess Peach. We will fufill our duties." Peach looked nervous. "And if we don't come out alive?" She asked the female yoshi. "Then we'll be dead." Birdo replied. "That's very reassuring." Peach said sarcastically. They walked into the passage way.

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Daisy was trapped in the room with Tatanga. The fiend unsheathed a sword that Daisy hadn't seen before. "Now that I have you trapped here, you won't be able to protect your kingdom." Tatanga cackled. "And once I gain control of it, the Mushroom Kingdom will surrendor to me! Then, nothing can stop me from overpowering everyone else!" Daisy was in tears now. "Someone WILL stop you." She said confidently. Tatanga grinned. "And who is that? The plumbers? Unlikely! Or maybe your little pink Princess sister will come and rescue you. That's unlikely, too." He said. "Your sister is just a weak, puny, defenseless little princess. She will soon be within my grasp, and she will suffer the same fate of these two plumbers. But first, you will die." Before Daisy coukd react, Tatanga stabbed his blade through her ribs. Daisy's breath caught, and the yellow-clad Princess fell to the floor beside Luigi.

(Romance alert!)

Blood was pouring out of her wound. Another tear ran down her cheek. "I'm....scared....to die..." She whispered, mostly to herself. "I'm going to die this time." She turned her head to face Luigi. "I knew...you didn't kidnap....Peach." Luigi said. They intertwined their fingers and then everything went totally black. Tatanga had an amused smirk on his face. "Now, Sarasaland is MINE!!" He laughed.

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Peach and Birdo exited the passage way. "Now, which way to Tatanga's castle?" Peach asked. "Another three miles." Birdo replied. "Ugh! I don't wanna go THAT far." Peach complained. "Y'know, for a Princess, you sure are lazy." Birdo commented. "Well, wadya expect?" Peach demanded. "I ride in a carriage or on Yoshi all the time!" "Anyway," Birdo began, realizing that it was a very bad mistake to argue with Peach. "Toad and Toadette managed to escape the palace, but I don't know where they are." Peach nodded. Then, she remembered her mother. She ran into the forest where she had met her mother. "hey! Princess Peach! Wait up!" Birdo called, running after her. When they reached the stump in the woods, Peach placed her palm on it. "Mother....please....I don't....I don't know what to do. Please.....help me make a decision." She pleaded. The Mushroom Queen did not materialize. Instead, the Boo Crystal Ball dropped from the sky, inches away from Peach's hand. "Ack!" Peach screamed. "It's raining crystal balls!" She cried, about to run out of the forest while shielding her head. "No, Princess Peach! Your mother must have given you the Boo's Crystal Ball to help you." Birdo sighed, irritated. Peach turned. "Oh." Was all she said.

She walked over and picked up the Boo's Crystal ball. She placed her palm on top of it. 'Ye need the power of two' appeared inside the orb. "I don't know what it's talking about, but it says that we need the power of two." Peach said. Birdo walked over and placed her hand on the orb and, in a flash of purple light, Birdo and Peach were transported to Tatanga's castle. There was a large wooden door infront of them. Peach tried to push it open, but it didn't budge. Birdo spat eggs at it, but still it did not move. "Stand back." Peach said. She started kicking the door with all her might. She paused and looked thoughtful. "Birdo, go to the Mushroom Kingdom. Tell them that I'm over visiting Daisy and that I'm okay. I'm sure that my father is worried." She said. Birdo nodded and ran off. Apparently, Tatanga's palace wasn't very well guarded.

Peach gave the door one last kick and it swung open. "Yes!" Peach exclaimed. She ran into Tatanga's room. It was dark. She heard Tatanga's laughter. "Such a shame that a beautiful Princess had to die, and now another will suffer the same fate." Tatanga cackled. "What are you talking about?!" The Princess in pink attire demanded. Tatanga suddenly appeared right infront of her! Peach walked backwards, surprised, and tripped over something. She landed in something warm and sticky.

Peach lifted her hand and, even in the dimly-lit room, saw blood on it. Peach's breath caught. Tatanga began lighting candles. Peach didn't want to see this. The candles were all lit and the room was bright as day. She stared at the three corpses of her friends and her sister, her stomach churning. "God..." Was all the Princess managed to say. The smell of blood wafted up her nose, making Peach want to vomit.

"There's an empty space between Mario and your sister." Tatanga informed her. "Just for you, Princess Toadstool." Peach nearly screamed. She scrambled to her feet, took a few steps back and tripped again. Something rolled out of her pocket. The Mega Mushroom! Of course! She had put it in her pocket earlier. She stuffed the grenish-blue fungus into her mother and grew larger, even larger than Tatanga. She couldn't help but smile. Tatanga was a little nervous, but he tried to hide it. "You don't scare me!" He shouted. Peach ran at the fiend and punched at him, but her managed to dodge her attack. Peach kicked at him and hit him in the stomach. After they brawled for a few minutes, Tatanga fell. "I was going to let you die peacefully, but now that you've proved that you're strong, I shall destroy you!!" He shouted. Suddenly, a machine dropped form the ceiling.(It looks like the large machine in "Mario Mechs") Peach's eyes widened. "Uh-oh." She murmured.

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"King Toadstool," Birdo began, bowing before the Mushroom King. "your daughter wishes for me to tell you that she is alright. She is visiting her sister Princess Daisy in Sarasaland." The Mushroom King looked suspicious. Birdo paused before continuing. "Um, sh-she also said that she might spend the night, or a couple of nights. Um, yeah." She said. "Gotta go!" She ran off. "Hmmm.....There's something strange going on." The Mushroom King mused.

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Birdo sighed with relief. She walked up to a guard. "Excuse me, could you lower the draw bridge?" She asked kindly. "WHY?!" The guard demanded. "So that you can let your Sarasaland Army in to CONQUER US?!" Birdo flinched. "I....just....want to leave." She said. "NO!" The guard screamed. "Pretty please?" Birdo pleaded. "NO!" The guard screamed again. Birdo sighed. She pointed to the left. "Huh?!" The guard looked to the left. Birdo lowered the draw bridge on her own while the guard was staring at the blank wall. "I don't see anything." The guard said. "Idiot." Birdo grumbled, walking across the draw bridge. "HEY!" The guard screamed, raising the draw bridge, but Birdo was across it by that time. "MORON!" Birdo screamed at him. "JERK!" The guard screamed at her. "IDIOT!" "MEANIE!" "FOOL!" "TRICKSTER!" "I'm leaving." Birdo sighed. "I know YOU are, but what am I?!" The guard demanded, placing his hands on his hips. "ARRGH!" Birdo threw her hands up into the air and walked angrily off, muttering angrily about the Mushroom Kingdom's guard system.

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"I changed my mind!" Peach screamed, running from Tatanga. "I don't wanna be a heroine anymore!!" Then, a voice whispered. "Get 'im, sis." Peach looked down to see Daisy awake and smiling at her, although she was still laying on the floor. Peach saw Tatanga charging up his Stun Ray. Tatanga glared angrily at Peach. "I can do this." Peach said. "I can do this." She closed her eyes for a moment. "Okay, Tatanga! Catch me if you can!" She shouted, opening her eyes again. Tatanga released his Stun Ray. Peach dodged behind a pillar. Tatanga readied to fire his laser. Peach hid behind Tatanga's throne and Tatanga fired his laser. The laser hit the throne and destroyed it. "Ha ha ha ha ha!" Peach laughed tauntingly. "Jerk!" Tatanga hissed, running at Peach with his Stun Ray ready. Peach landed a punch in Tatanga's face, sending the fiend flying back. The pink-clad princess laughed triumphantly, placing her hands on her hips. Tatanga released his Stun Ray and it hit Peach in the leggs. Peach collapsed. "ACK!" She screamed. Peach landed on her face. "Ouch." She complained.

"Hahahaha!" Tatanga laughed evily. "Now that I have the heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom and the Princesses of Sarasaland and the Mushroom Kingdom, I am INDESTRUCTABLE!! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!" He spent five minutes laughing, pausing every now and then to take a breath. "Look, you're not indestructable if you keep laughing like that." Peach pointed out. "SILENCE!" Tatanga commanded. Peach tried to move her legg, but it was still paralized. "Nice going, Toadstool." Daisy grumbled, glaring. "Don't start with that again." Peach hissed, trying to twitch her fingers, but to no avail. "You didn't do anything, either." Suddenly, the doors banged open.

"Tatanga! You're going down!" The figure standing in the doorway shouted. The figure ran into the room and head-butted Tatanga. "BIRDO!" The two Princesses screamed. "Sorry 'm late!" Birdo apoligized, winking. "Hey, Princess Peach, got any Mega 'Shrooms?" Peach rolled her eyes. "Yes." She said. "Toss me one." Birdo said. Peach glared. "I'm PARALIZED, here!" She shouted. "If you were paralized, you wouldn't be able to talk." Birdo pointed out. Peach concidered it for a while. "But why can't I move then?" She demanded. "It's a figment of your imagination?" Birdo suggested. "That's STUPID, pinky!" Peach shouted, trying to stand up so that she could look more fierce. "How could my being paralized be....a....figment....of my.....imagination?" The Mushroom Princess realized that she had her hand out infront of her, and that she was now standing upright. "I---------YAHOO!" Peach screamed joyfully. "But, didn't he shoot me with a Stun Ray?" Birdo grinned. "This machine is a mockery of the Mario Mechs design." She explained. "It just shoots balls of light that do nothing but knock someone down." Peach grinned and turned to Tatanga. She handed Birdo a Mega Mushroom and Birdo ate it. The two Mega-heroines ran at Tatanga and kicked him down. Birdo spat eggs at him and the robot exploded.

Tatanga let out an annoyed scream. He then ran at the two heroines, ready to punch them. Peach dodged, but Birdo fired three eggs at him. Tatanga went flying back and hit the wall. "Ouch!" He shouted, standing up again. Peach kneeled over her sister while Birdo kept Tatanga down. "Daisy! You've got to get up!" She pleaded. "Please?" Daisy didn't say anything. "Jerk." Peach grumbled. "I'll give you a Mega Mushroom if you help me." She offered, holding out a Mega Mushroom. Daisy didn't reply. "Fine. Be that way." Peach stood up again, still holding the mushroom. Suddenly, the mushroom was pulled out of her hand. Peach whirled around to see who had taken the mushroom. "Oh my goddess...." She gasped, putting her hands over her mouth.