The chapter-which is a bit overdo, but consider hiatus over-in which a brief exchange of both science and fashion is shared, followed by a rather interesting event to come in the future.
Rosalina could sense Junior eventually calming down as they eventually left his other foster siblings behind for the time being. He quietly sighed and continued following Rosalina and Bowser as he gingerly held the former's hand, making sure to squeeze it every several moments to make sure that she hasn't stopped holding on to it, and was glad that she was still holding it. Rosalina didn't mind, she did squeeze back several times to further comfort the child. He smiles softly at this and proceeds to gently nuzzle into her hand. Again, she didn't seem to mind. Far from it, the action only made her smile positively.
Bowser seems to have noticed this interaction, and was feeling rather strange about it. But at the very least, whatever was bothering Junior was soothed by Rosalina in a matter of moments. So he didn't have to worry too deeply about it. Though he still had other things to worry about, as he folded his arms and sighed softly to himself while shaking his head. Things continued to go well for everyone, even though some of it's grand success was at his own expense, something he doesn't fully support.; But he won't go on a rampage over it. The cost of repairs would come out of Kamek's pockets. And he certainly wouldn't enjoy that.
Kammy, however, would gladly enjoy that. She;s a sadistic magikoopa whenever she wants to be, and Bowser would always hate to admit that it made him nervous.
"Alright then, boys! Over here!" They lifted their heads to hear Wendy calling out for them from another space, waving her arm about with glamorous glee. While Iggy was bouncing up and down excitably, having wanted to see Rosalina for quite a bit now, and was looking gleeful that it was finally his turn. Wendy shared the same excited expression, somewhat. Wendy was about to same more, but Iggy practically whooshed his way over to her without having to use his wand, and was immediately holding her hands.
Junior was not amused. Iggy was blissfully unaware of this.
"Finally, niw I get to have a chat with the Cosmic Queen!" Iggy said with excited glee, bouncing up and down every several moments. "I've been waiting for so long to actually speak to you, and it's a lot to do with your Comet Observatory!"
"Very well." Rosalina complied, not missing a beat. Bowser was slackjawed at how she was able to comprehend all that, because Iggy was not talking slowly. "What would you like to know, Iggy?"
"Like, how many sections does it have, and how does it operate?"
"Well, the different domes are known as the Terrace, Garage, Fountain, Library, Kitchen, Bedroom, Engine Room, the Gate, the Garden, the Launch Star, and Planet of Trials."
"Ooooh!~" Iggy beamed, the swirls in his glasses swirling around with glee and fascination. Bowser and Wendy rolled their eyes at this while shaking their heads in slight annoyance.
"And it's powered by Grand Stars and Power Stars. Without them, it completely stops functioning, and requires a set amount of them to be recovered before it can operate at adequate capacity. With all of the Grand Stars, it is capable of traveling at the speed of a comet by turning into an actual comet, and capable of reaching the very center of the universe, and is said by Polari that it's the brightest it can be."
Bowser blinked as he heard the latter repeated some information she told him, while also providing a few clarifications and deeper details. That was certainly interesting. With enough power, Rosalina's Comet Observatory would have the strength and speed of an actual comet, perhaps even stronger. Something of that magnitude would make swiss cheese out of armada's without losing even the slightest of momentum. It's come to his attention that's exactly what it did to his armada in the other, less fortunate timeline.
While it's primarily used as it's name makes clear, it sure makes a heck of a battering ram...no. Battering rams require at least a few tries to knock something down. This was more like the sharpest of swords slicing butter down the middle. One try. No meaningful resistance whatsoever. The more he learned about Rosalina and what she possessed, both in knowledge, power, and technology, the more intrigued he became. He was no slouch with technology...he simply didn't have the patience sometimes.
Iggy seemed very pleased, lightly hopping. "Amazing! And you did most of that constructing yourself? Blueprinting, supplying, realizing, completing...a majority of it was done by you, right? You're a genius of a very high caliber! It's amazing!"
"Alright alright, back off, mad scientist." Wendy huffed, lightly hip-checking Iggy aside, causing him to stumble a bit. She turned her attention to Rosalina and smiled. "Now then, we can actually get to something that's actually important when it comes to long-run stuff...those robes are absolutely amazing by the way! So grand and majestic!~"
"Why thank you, Wendy.~"
She considers clothes talk to be more important than science...yeah right. Junior and Iggy both mentally muttered with irritated glares.
"Surely you haven't worn that ALL the time, right? Heck, other princesses like to mix things up a little and dress out of their comfort zone. You certainly down seem to have any problem with it, at leas I can assume so."
"Not at all. I find a look into different attires to be rather interesting. It certainly wouldn't hurt trying new wardrobe from time tine, when opportunities present themselves." Rosalina said with a soft smile. "In fact, I do indeed have several different wardrobes in mind that I can try. Both physical and magical."
"Great! I've got just the opportunity for you!" Wendy beamed while clapping. "There's gonna be a grand ball between the Kingdoms of Darklands, Mushroom Kingdom, and Sarasaland during our little 'cease fire'." she rolled her eyes while quoting the words with her fingers. "Sooo...that's the opportunity to get yourself looking nice and beautiful, and to introduce yourself to many more people in this Mushroom World of ours!"
Rosalina looked delighted, holding Wendy's paws. "Goodness, you'd really invite me to such a grand event?" Especially since it was to be held during a time of peace...she certainly had NO problems with that whatsoever. "I'll be more than happy to attend."
"Totes amazing! And King Daddy can be your date!"
"Wait what?" Bowser blinked, looking around in rapid succession before settling on Wendy. "She's can be my what now?!"
"I don't see why not.~" Rosalina was agreeing to this far too easily...
"Wait! Repeat what you just said, Wendy!"
"Oops! Sorry Daddy, my times up! You'd better get a move on!" Wendy giggled as she lightly pushed them along, with Junior following after them and Iggy wondering what the heck just happened. But Bowser was even more worried that he just got set up for a dance date completely against his will, without his consent, and it would be the final input on the issue. Bowser gets no choice in the matter, he's simply going to experience it and ride it out...that was SO annoying of Wendy to do that at his expense.
...Huh. So this is how Peach feels every time I kidnap her.
In all honesty, Rosalina agreed to this a bit too easily. Were the kids rubbing off on her, in a way...?
That didn't matter right now though. Because he still had one more Koopaling to worry about. And to be quite honest, he greatly worried about what he might say the most out of all of them.
Ludwig.
And thus, they make their way to the final and eldest Koopaling. The one Bowser worries about the most, Ludwig.
Though in all seriousness, I apologize for the lengthy hiatus. To make up for it, another chapter won't take another ten days as usual. In fact, I'll upload it as soon as possible, hopefully today. But right now, I need a bit of rest.
Until next time, beloved readers. See you then!
