Peach and N.A. had gotten to the vast green hills surrounding the mansion after leaving Falco and Falcon in a smoldering heap.
"It's really nice out here isn't it?" Said Peach. "Why were you coming out here anyway?"
Javi sighed. "We thought there was less chance of getting people mad. That blew up in the hanger. We haven't exactly been making friends since we got here."
"Don't worry, they're just jealous."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
"Javi, I'm going to do some recon."
"O.K,. but be back soon."
Mutsy jumped swiftly into one of the trees lining the path without the slightest rustle. Peach saw nothing straight on, but when she looked out of the corner of her eye, she saw a shape shooting from tree to tree.
"What was that?"
"Mutsy just wants to see what's ahead."
"Yes, but why can't I see him?"
"Because of his size and speed, Mutsy is perfectly built for this kind of stuff. I can't sneak for beans. He learned to do this because a living plush is kind of sticks out. For a while, he tried just to act inert, but then people started making fun of me when I got too old to carry him around. I hated that. We tried having him in my backpack, and Blanky's fine in there, but Mutsy hates it. So he practiced a lot to be able to follow me around."
"How long have you known Mutsy and Blanky?"
"Since birth." Javi's face seemed to darken. This was a side to Javi that almost no-one ever saw. Peach thought that maybe the insane babblings and other quirks were just a mask.
Peach seemed wistful. She couldn't imagine having to hide something for so long. Peach wore her emotions on her sleeve. She decided not to enquire more. With the slightest shift, Mutsy was back on Javi's shoulder.
"Javi, here's a riddle. What's big, scaly, has a short temper and is coming this way?"
Javi turned to Peach.
"Bowser's coming this way."
She didn't want to mention that no words had passed between them.
"I'm still tired from our last fight, what should we do?"
"Run like scared lil' bunnies?"
And so they did, back to the mansion.
Sorry it was short, but some cool stuff's coming, so, wait, you impatient toadies.