Kong Isle - Shores
Inside the Toad Express
"Wait ! Did I just-a-hear that right ? Bowser is attacking the castle as we speak !?" Said Mario. "If that's true then we need to go back quickly !"
"Mario hold on, if Bowser already attacking the castle won't that-a-mean we have to fight an entire army of Koopa Troop to reach Bowser." Asked Luigi.
"Yes Luigi, but what's the problem, we already done it before right." Answered Mario.
Unable to object, Luigi forced to relent and reluctantly agreed to help liberate Peach's castle llike they always do. But it seems this time they won't be doing it alone.
"We'll come with you !" Suggest DK.
"Really ? I mean we're grateful for that but this is our problem, you don't need to get involved with our usual feud with Bowser." Said Peach.
"No I insist, we already dragged you with our feud with the Kremlings, the least we could do to repay you is to help you liberate your castle to fight Bowser." Insist DK.
"All right, DK we gladly accept your offer." Answered Peach.
"Well if DK is going then so am I." Said Diddy.
"Thanks you guys, Bowser's really gonna have-a-lot to answer for this." Said Mario.
"Sorry everyone but the rest of us are going to stay on the island, the Kremlings may retreated for now, but they may be back, Diddy if you're going I suggest you grab your jetbarrels and your weapons before you leave, and DK you should bring those bongos with you, you may need it." Suggest Cranky.
"Well I'm still studying the spirowarp, once you're done just contact us and I'll warp you home, I'm still trying to figure out how to make more of this and it's limits and potentials." Said Snide.
"Let me help you with that." Offered Funky.
"Thanks Funky, maybe with your help we can figure out the mechanism behind it." Accept Snide.
"Take care of yourself all right DK, I'll miss you." Said Candy. "Go and do what you always do best, be a hero."
"Of course, I'll miss you too Candy and don't worry, I will be back." Assured DK.
Diddy came back with his weapons and ready to leave but first he needs to say goodbye to Dixie first.
"All right Diddy, take care okay, make Bowser regret he ever make an enemy out of us." Said Dixie.
"Of course, you can count on me !" Answered Diddy in agreement.
"Well Mario it's been good seeing you again, I hope the next time we meet we can just enjoy ourselves without having our enemies ruin everything for us. Said Cranky. "it's time for you to get going, take care old friend."
"Of course, you too and don't let those Kremlings forgot who not to mess with." Replied Mario.
Finally Mario and co. along with DK and Diddy part ways from the rest of the Kong family to head back to the Mushroom Kingdom in order to stop Bowser, they wave their hands to each other and the Toad Express finally fly further until it's out of the Kong's sight.
Toad Town
After a long hour flight Mario and co. finally made it back to the Mushroom Kingdom, the Toad Express landed on the outskirts of Toad Town, once they got out they march straight to Toad Town brace themselves for a battle but to their surprise the town is completely deserted.
"Why is the town so empty ? Shouldn't it be crawling with Bowser's minions right about now ?" Ask Luigi.
"Maybe they're waiting to ambush us from inside of these houses." Answered DK "
"Then let's try to find out first." Said Mario."
After searching the town there really isn't anyone no Toads or even a goomba is anywhere to be seen.
"This doesn't make sense, the Toads are obviously taking shelter in the nearby towns but, we don't even see one goomba, what is going on ?" Wondered Peach.
"Maybe we can find the answer in the castle." Suggest Mario. "Everyone let's go."
Mario lead everyone to Peach's castle, it's a beautiful white stone marbled castle with red colored roof and towers on four sides of the castle."
"Wow this castle is huge and amazing, it must have take a lot work to make it stay in such a pristine condition." Said Bowser.
"Something like that." Answered Peach reluctantly. "Thanks to Bowser's relentless attack on the Mushroom Kingdom my castle have to undergoes all kinds of renovation, what you see now is the castle current appearance, my castle has changed it's appearance for so many times now even I don't remember what it's used to look like, the same goes for Toad Town."
"I see, I guess being a royalty also has it's downside too huh." Said DK sweat dropped at hearing Peach's answer.
Mario and co. already crossed the moat and arrived at the castle gate, and when they try to opened it, the gate isn't locked, which confuses them.
"The gate is unlocked, is this Bowser's way of telling us to just come to him ?" Angered Mario. "Knowing him he must be at Peach's throne room. Let's start there."
Peach Castle - Throne Room
And so Mario and co. run towards the throne room, they found the door that leads to the throne room and once they opened it they run towards the throne but before they could go far they find that they cannot move. A magic circle appeared on the floor seemingly the cause of their immobilization except Starlow wasn't affected because she's flying.
"What is-a-this I can't move, is this a trap ?" Asked Mario.
"Don't worry Mario I will neutralize this spell." Said Starlow.
Starlow tries to use her power to neutralize the magic circle but it doesn't work as the magic is too powerful.
"Aaah, I can't it's too strong, this got to be Kamek's magic, but how is it so powerful." Starlow asked with confusion.
"My magic is always been powerful, it's just that this time it's a combined effort of four powerful Magikoopas."
The voice come from above and as Mario and co. look above, they saw someone very familiar to them, they saw Kamek and Kamella flying and slowly descending.
"Kamek and Kamella, I should've known you have anything to do with this, and you Kamella, this is a rare sight." Said Peach. "But hold on you said the four of you, where's the other two ?"
"Oh I did say that now did I, now why don't you show yourself, afterall one of us are already acquainted." Replied Kamek.
After Kamek said that the two other Magikoopas reveal themselves but the revelation shocks Mario and co. as it someone they never expect to return, one of them is a Magikoopa completely identical to Kamek except his completely flat like a paper, and the other one is an old female Magikoopa wearing purple hat and robe like Kamella except she wore pointy glasses and having grey hair.
"You ! It can't-a-be." Surprised Mario.
"That's right I Paper Kamek have returned." Said Paper Kamek.
"Oh so this is the Mario of this world huh, since this is our first time meeting allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kammy Koopa, and I have served Lord Bowser for a very long time, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, not that we will be acquainted for long though." Introduced Kammy.
"Mario what happened ? Why are those Magikoopas flat ?" Asked DK.
"Before, we found a strange book in the castle storage and when-a-we opened it, that book turns out to be a gateway to a parallel world, called the paper world, we met our alternate paper counterpart during that moment, we managed to return the paper residents back to the book, but now since they're out here, someone must have opened it, and that someone is Bowser am I right." Ask Mario.
"Hahaha, that is right Mario, I'm the reason the paper Koopa Troop is back in this world."
The loud prideful sound comes from the direction of Peach's throne and Bowser is sitting on it.
"But that is not important now, what's important is today's the day I finally defeat you." Boast Bowser.
"You've been saying that-a-lot and I still beat you, what makes you think this-a-time will be different." Asked Mario confidently.
"Because I'm also here !"
A figure jumping out from behind Peach's throne, this figure is identical to Bowser and completely flat. Of course that's none other than Paper Bowser.
"We decided to cooperate this time and we will make sure to succeeded in our goal." Declared Paper Bowser.
"You won't get away with this Bowser, Paper Mario will stop you at least." Angered Peach
"That's where you wrong my lovely Peach, we manage to defeat Paper Mario and lock him inside this book, he can't come out to save you now, not even he stand a chance against the combined might of two Koopa Troops." Answered Bowser.
"We sealed that book with our combined magic, there's nothing powerful enough to break the spell." Explained Kamek.
"Bowser is that book is truly what you're afterM ? Mario explained that the Kremlings somehow got their hands on your weapon. Explain that !" Demand DK.
"Ah yes you're the famous Donkey Kong, even the Koopa Kingdom have heard of your reputation, it's true I'm the one who supply the Kremlings with the Koopa Troop weapons, and no the book isn't the only thing I'm after." Answered Bowser.
"Of course I know you'll survived Mario, if you can be victorious against me, then there's no doubt King K Rool is easy to defeat." Said Bowser.
"Other me here ask me if there's any wish granting device in my world, and yes we do have it, and here it is the star rod, sadly it can't be used to kill someone." Explained Paper Bowser. "The Star Spirits really guard it well this time than the last time I stole it, but we have the element of surprise on our side this time."
"Paper me explains everything about the last time he stole the star rod, but not even the Star Spirits expect to be attacked by two Bowsers. I'm supplying my weapons to the Kremlings was to buy time for me to obtain a wish granting device from the paper world and let me just say it's a resounding success." Explained Bowser.
"But I'm not done yet, minions bring her here !" Ordered Paper Bowser. "She's someone you all know very well."
Paper Bowser's minion brought a girl identical to Peach but just like the other paper residents she's completely flat, Paper Peach is bound and gagged by Bowser's minions.
"That's Paper Peach, she's already captured." Said Starlow.
"That's not all Mario, look who else I invite to the party. Everyone come on out." Ordered Bowser.
At Bowser's command numerous figures come out from the shadows hiding, while most of them are Bowser's usual minions, a larger and seemingly more powerful versions of them also there, some of them are someone Mario haven't seen in ages.
"King Bob-omb, King Boo, Prince Bully, Goomboss, Reznor, Boom-Boom, Pom-Pom, Whomp King, Big Bully, Chill Bully, Chief Chilly, King Goomba, Baron Brrr, King Kaliente, General Guy, Tarantox, Major Burrows, Lakithunder, Giga Lakitu, King Goomba, Topmaniac, Petey Piranha, Dino Piranha, Mummipokey, Bugaboom, and more, Bowser you bring all of them here !?" Surprised Mario.
"Hey don't forget us !"
That voice comes from a child aged Koopa wearing a white bandana with a sharp teeth print, and standing alongside him are seven child aged Koopas with distinct appearances, one of them wears sunglasses, one is a female Koopa wearing lipstick and pink bow, one of them have dark blue hair, the other one have white face with star marking on one of his eye, another one have colorful hair, another one laugh a lot, and the last one have light blue hair.
"Get ready Mario, this time dad is going to finally beat you." Said Bowser Jr. "Me and the Koopalings will enjoy this moment."
"All right time for talking is over, now come out my minions, this is the moment we got rid the Mario of this world permanently !" Rallied Paper Bowser.
"This time Paper Bowser's minions coming out from hiding including Paper Koopalings and Paper Jr, and while many of them already have a real world counterpart there's also creatures exclusive to the paper world like Huff n Puff. And then Paper Bowser start waving the star rod and started to make his wish, Starlow tries to stop him but Kamek blast her with his magic causing her to fall to the ground. Paper Bowser wished for Mario, Luigi and with Bowser's suggestion decided to include DK, and Diddy as well to be banished to another world and they cannot be wished back to this world. Suddenly a dimensional portal appeared near Mario, Luigi, DK, and Diddy and sucked them in, and once that done the portal disappeared, leaving Peach alone.
"Mario NOOOOO !" Screamed Peach.
The Koopa Troop rejoiced at their victory, and because of the possibility that Mario might never come back, but Paper Bowser claimed that it's not yet over.
"And now it's time for us to get rid of our hated enemy Paper Mario once and for all." Declared Paper Bowser.
"Jr join me, now we will destroy this book, I see how you get along well with your paper self, and with this book destroyed you don't have to worry of being separated anymore." Told Bowser.
Bowser dropped the book on the floor and now that both Bowser's and Jr's ready their fire breath to burns the book once and for all, they spew their fire breath towards the book on the floor, but before any of their fires touch the book something seemingly grab the book and pull it to the direction of the path leading to the castle corridor.
"Huh ? I saw that ! who took the book from us !?" Yelled Bowser.
The figure marched to the throne room it's a green dinosaur dragon like creature wearing red shoes and hold the book on his mouth, with Toadsworth riding on it."
"You, Yoshi !" Angered Kamek.
"Princess sorry we're late but we're here to safe you now." Said Toadsworth.
Yoshi run towards Peach's side but Peach tells them to stop.
"Don't come near here if you step on this magic circle you won't be able to move, please save yourself I'll be fine !" Cried Peach.
"Wait where's Mario ?" Asked Toadsworth.
"Mario's gone." Answered Peach. "Paper Bowser wished him to be banished to another world."
"What !?" Shocked Toadsworth.
As Yoshi stops, he found himself surrounded by both Bowser's and Paper Bowser's minions preventing an escape, even on the air surrounded by the flying minions.
"There's nowhere to run, now I can pay you back from all those time you beat me." Said Kamek.
When all hope seems lost a mushroom shaped window appeared in the corner of the throne room and once it opened a man coming out from it, he looks like a scientist wearing round glasses carrying what it looks like a water tank backpack with two handles and four nozzles and alongside him is a yellow umbrella and a suitcase with legs with a face on it.
"Stuffwell Copy Flower !" Ordered the scientist.
"Yes professor E Gadd." Obeyed Stuffwell.
As the professor use the item he's making a large number copy of himself and the umbrella.
"All right Perry, we can't let the bad guys win." Declared E Gadd.
"Of course Professor I will fight and we will help our friends." Said Perry.
E Gadd use his fludd machine to shoot both Bowser's minions with heavy pressurized water while Perry use his chargebrella attack to shoot beams to attack both Bowser's minions giving Yoshi an opportunity to escape. But because of the magic circle and the fact that Yoshi holding the book with his mouth he can't use his tongue to grab Peach, but they manage to rescue the unconscious Starlow.
"Princess we'll be back for you just hold on." Lament Toadsworth.
Pom-Pom tries to intercept them, she withdraw to her shell and hover at Yoshi's direction and proceed to smash them but Toadsworth manage to summon a ? Block above them to block Pom-Poms attack.
Stuffwell opens himself and use another magic window to escape, Toadsworth, Yoshi carrying Starlow enter the window, and Perry, E Gadd, and Stuffwell follow soon after, once they're gone the copy E Gadd, and Perry disappeared. Leaving both Koopa Troop with bittersweet victory.
"Dad they're gone with the book." Said Jr disappointed.
"They're no threat to us and besides the book is locked with a powerful magic, it's impossible to open now, we'll get them next time." Assured Bowser.
"Now let's begin the wedding preparations, paper me, I know this great wedding planning agency that provide excellent service." Explained Bowser.
After that the four Magikoopas removed the magic circle and locked both Peach and Paper Peach in her room, Bowser contacted The Broodals again to plan his wedding, desperate for a client, The Broodals accept the job and begin the wedding planning feeling relieved they didn't have to help causing an international incident like last time.
Tomorrow : Wedding Day
The day has finally come for the double wedding between Bowser and Peach and Paper Bowser and Paper Peach. Both Bowser's dressed for the occasion, wearing white tuxedo, and hat, he still can't believe that this time Mario won't be here to ruin everything, and both Jrs excited at the prospect of having new moms, The Broodals are excited by the success of their work and should this went well they will be back on business after their huge failure the last time. The wedding guests are all bother Bowser's minions and families congratulating his victory. And then both Peaches finally show up and escorted to the altar. Kamek acted as a priest and started the wedding formalities and finally asking the final questions.
"And now Lord Bowser and Paper Bowser will you take both Peaches to be your lawfully wedded wife ?" Asked Kamek.
"Yes we do !" Answered both of them in unison.
"And you Princess Peach and Paper Peach, do you accept both Bowser's to be your husband ?"
Before they can answer suddenly there's a tremor shaking the palace and then what follows that tremor is a massive bright light that engulf everything in it's path.
Well that's it for Mario and DK's arc we will move on to new characters next chapter.
The magic window is a secret special move in Bowser inside story, obtained after Mario and Luigi defeat the shroobs imprisoned in Bowser basement, but I decided to make it into an item, and make it to have a more practical use.
The Broodals are the villains from Mario Odyssey where in the post game they start losing business because Mario ruined Bowser's wedding causing them to fail their massive project and not to mention helping Bowser causing an international incident.
And just to explain if you read the previous chapter Toadsworth asking the palace staff to mail a letter it was to call for help. The letter was sent to Yoshi and professor E Gadd. And Toadsworth wnent back hiding once he find out bowser is holding the Paper world book waiting for help
hopefully this chapter isn't to exhausting to read
