The part where it's been exactly one year since this story started, and not at all was I expecting so much support for it.
You're all quite amazing, readers. Thanks for reading, hope you keep doing so for the foreseeable future.
Now then, let's jump into this.
"Haah...this is exactly what I needed..." Wendy sighs happily as she placed her own pair of shades over her eyes and relaxed in a beach chair, shaded slightly by an umbrella. "You really should have told me about this place much sooner, Junior. This has to be one of the best vacation spots in a world!"
"Me and Dad kinda got banned from coming back. Plus several things that were involved, he didn't feel too proud talking about." Junior replies while scratching his head slightly. "To be honest, we didn't really think we'd be coming back here. But here we are...because you suggested it."
"Of COURSE I suggested it, little brother! Do you know how exhausting it is to be a beautiful Koopa Princess like myself? The fabulousness you see before you is not so easily maintained! I have to properly recharge once in a while!"
"The only thing you're trying to recharge is your amazingly immense vanity." Ludwig rolled his eyes while reading a book nearby. Wendy didn't take too kindly to that.
"You're one to talk! How does all of you ego fit in that tiny little skull of yours?!"
"I tend to make arrangements for it every once in a while. File my thoughts in certain places while only opening them upon necessity." Ludwig huffed with a smirk. "Not that Daddy's Spoiled Little Princess would know anything about deep thinking.~"
Wendy slowly pulled her shades down, revealing a menacing blue glow behind them. "Come over here, Ludwig. I'll show you how spoiler I really am."
"Ah ah ah. We must behave, remember? That includes roughhousing. Don't tell me that the Princess isn't delicate enough to use words instead of violence.~" Ludwig too far too much joy in the annoyed look on Wendy's face. His book snapped shut and he stands on his feet. "Well, I'm going to go explore on my own, try some certain delicacies, the usual. I'll meet back up with you later...assuming you haven't gotten lost within the shine of a pearl.~"
"That swelled head is going to get you knocked across a continent one day..."
"I'll have the decency to send you a post card. Still more decent than you.~"
"Ugh!" Wendy snarled as Ludwig simply moved away. "Seriously, having Ludwig as a brother is just IMPOSSIBLE sometimes! Don't you think so too, Junior?"
Junior paused a bit as he looked up towards Wendy, with his mouth full of cantalope. While she and Ludwig had their squabble, he got bored and was now helping himself to some fruit. Sure meat and sweets endear the Koopa Heir so, but fruits like these tend to be super juicy and delicious. He swiftly swallows the rest while blinking. "Huh? Sorry, I wasn't listening."
"Is that all you have to say?!"
"...*Burp*."
Wendy groaned, throwing her paws up in surrender. Tch. Brothers. Though after a dull pause, she tilted her head. "Where'd you get that cantalope anyway...?"
"You kidding? Fruits are all over the place here! Why do you think there are so many Yoshis?"
"Fair point. Still. I want a bowl. You get one too. Might as well eat them right."
"Whatever you say..."
Soon enough, both of them had green and pink bowls in their paws filled with cantalope slice, and were eating them with their claws instead of forks. A bit messy, but they make it work out quite a bit. Wendy could use more days like this. Junior is usually bratty and uncooperative, but now he seems to really enjoy the prospect of relaxing with his only sister. It felt...nice.
"Hey, Wendy."
"Yeah?"
"Are those rumors really true about Papa and Princess Daisy?"
"About her slapping him so hard he got sent flying through the sky? Yeah they're true. I can understand you have a slightly difficult time believing that, though." It was true, Daisy tended to look like a delicate easy to capture Princess. And indeed, she has been captured...once. Never again. And when Bowser started to talk smack to her, she smacked him into the atmosphere. And ever since that day, she's never shut up about it whenever the two were together.
It became clear over time that Bowser would never live that down. Daisy is merciless enough to refuse it. All future captures were usually towards the significantly more delicate Princess Peach, which annoys Wendy a small bit due to an important detail: They know that she CAN fight back if she really wanted to, because she has in the past both to resuce And that was the annoying part, she never disliked being kidnapped enough to hurt others trying to try and escape, not unless her Kingdom was in immediate, deadly serious danger.
No matter what, Peach is ultimately a pacifist. And whether everyone liked it or not, that would be a major factor towards her many kidnappings, so long as SHE was the one in danger and no one else, aside from the Mario Brothers trying to rescue her.
Wendy is fine with having something to do and all...but she really wished her father would just take the hint and move on. And Rosalina provided just the opportunity. Of course they cant force the issue too much. You don't just get over the infatuation Bowser had for Peach overnight. Even if Rosalina was mostly on his mind, Peach was definitely still somewhere around it as well.
"Oh..." Junior hummed while eating more of his fruit. "Do you think Mama Rosalina will really accept us in the end?"
"...What brought this on?"
"I mean...you and I...our brothers...Papa...we do a lot of bad stuff sometimes, and we usually enjoy it. But Mama Rosalina is a good person, and so she likes to do good. We're so used to being bad, though..." Junior said quietly. "...She won't hate us, will she...?"
"...Oh dear..." Wendy sighed as she sets her bowl of fruit down while turning fully towards Junior. "Listen up, little brother. Rosalina doesn't seem like the kind of woman who can muster up hate for anyone or anything. So I don't think you need to worry about that. Also, just because we do bad things, doesn't make us bad people that Rosalina will turn away from."
"It...it doesn't...?"
"No way. You've seen how caring and affectionate she's been towards you, towards us! Does she act like a person who might grow to hate us in the future?"
"...I guess not..."
"Well there you go. Nothing to worry about. Rosalina cares about us, and we care about her. There's nothing bad about that." Wendy smiled. "Trust the word of you're wise big sister on this, Junior. I know what I'm talking about.~"
"Somehow I knew you would turn this into a compliment for yourself..." Junior grumbled.
"Heh! Would you have expected any less of me? C'mere." Wendy chuckled as she scoots closer to Junior and pulls him into a hug. Junior froze a little bit, but relaxed and hugged her back, mindful of each other's spikes. Wendy would pull back slightly and plant a gentle kiss on Junior's cheek. "Right then, we good?"
"...Yeah. We're good."
"Good Prince. Now go play for a while, leave me to bask in the sun." Wendy says while patting his head. She blinked slightly as her wand began to rumble. Confused and curious, she summons it in her hand and listens intently. "Kammy? Yeah, I'm close by. Yeah...yeah...what? You wouldn't!...Oh you most certainly would...you're an evil old witch, aren't you?" Loud shouting could be heard, and she flinched away. "Ah! Alright alright, old is stretching it. So we meet up on the beach? This island has so many of them, though...oh? Ooohhh. Gotcha. Alright, buh-bye." She puts up her wand and sits up. "Change of plans. You're gonna go play with Mama Rosalina.~"
"Really?" Wendy thought how cute it was for Junior to perk up at that; his little tail as even wagging a bit. "But...wasn't that Kammy? What did she want?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just to meet up with her at the beach for some obvious beach fun."
Beach fun at Dear Daddy's expense...mehehehe~
"ACHOO!" Bowser sneezed loudly while standing outside with the Mario Brothers. He grumbled while rubbing his nose. "Geez...I'm gettin' the feeling my troublemaking daughter and that witch Kammy are plotting behind my back..."
"What makes you say that?" Luigi asked.
"When you have a daughter as spoiled was Wendy, she tends to plot things to get her way. Kammy, on the other hand, is ALWAYS plotting. I can't let my guard down, even when they're not within my sights." Bowser grumbled while suspiciously looking around. "Kammy is definitely up to something. I just don't know what it is and how it's gonna affect me..."
"That's a little paranoid of you." Mario raised an eyebrow. "Last time I checked, Kammy was the one you always berated and insulted, outright disrespected, despite her unwavering devotion towards you."
"Yeah...now I gotta think twice about doing that kind of stuff...she's snuff it out." Devoted, Kammy still was. But a verbal and physical punching bag she was no longer. It takes a special kind of talent for a seemingly senile Magikoopa to instill fear in a Koopa King the way she does. He snorted and tapped his foot against the ground. "What's taking them so long, anyway? Surely it doesn't take that long for them to change?"
"Daisy and Rosalina? Not likely. Peach? Well...?" Mario rubbed his neck, faintly recalling the exchange:
"We're going to the beach!" Daisy pumped her fists excitedly. "Fun in the sun, bleat in the heat, land of the sand! My kind of place, obviously!~"
"You do seem to really like it here, Daisy." Rosalina said with a soft smile.
"Course I do!" Daisy immediately came up on Peach's side and gripped her shoulders. "C'mon, Peach! Let's get you changed into your swimsuit righr away! Same for you, Rosalina!~"
"Very well.~"
"W-Wait, what?! Swimsuits? So soon?!" Peach stammered with a mild blush on her cheeks. "I...I don't know about that..."
"Come ON, Peach! Show some bravery, some confidence in your feminine wiles!" Daisy said strongly. "How are others supposed to appreciate your fantastic figure if you don't show it off more often?"
"I wasn't aware that was something I needed to take into account..."
"Listen, it's gonna be FINE. You're a grand specimen of beauty, or whatever they say regarding that stuff. Plus, you wanna look nice and relaxed for Mario, don't you?"
"...I suppose you have a point there."
"Of COURSE I do! That's what makes me so awesome!~" Daisy beamed. "Alright then, let's get changed so that we don't waste too much time. Rosalina, you coming with?"
"Why of course.~" Rosalina smiles softly as she followed the other two women to the changing room...
"Kammy must have put that desert flower up to this. She has to have done it." Bowser grumbled with folded arms. "...Maybe it's not too late to run off and eat some meat..."
"Come on. That's rude even for you. Just stick around and bear it. We'll even help you out. You know...as long as it doesn't involve setting things on fire."
"..."
"...Wait. You were actually thinking about setting something on fire?!" Luigi piped up.
"...It would be a good distraction for my escape..."
"THE ATTENTION WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE ON YOU!"
"Heeeeeey hey now! What's with all the shouting, Weeeegieeee?~"
Luigi blinked and turned around. "Daisy-"
"DAISY DIVEBOMB!"
SLAM!
"AAAHOHOOO!" Luigi howled as a flash of yellow and orange suddenly jumped from above and slammed into him like a fireball, causing the duo to roll several times before stopping on the sand, flat on his back. "Ugh...what the heck...?"
"Wahoo! That was close! You caught me, Luigi!~" Daisy chuckled while smiling widely at him. Luigi would have been slightly annoyed with her, only to sigh and accept her gratitude for 'catching' her...but then he noticed he felt most of her skin. And the reason for that was that she wore a two-piece bikini that was yellow orange with flower designs of the same color. Which means...Luigi, against his wishes, looked down a bit to see what was squished against his own chest in plain view.
...Daisy really was the biggest of the three princesses. She seemed proud of it, too.
N-No! Look away! Look away! Don't...well, maybe just a li-NO! AWAAAYYYY!
Quickly regathering his nerves, Luigi turned away, looking red all over. Daisy, feeling rather satisfied with being the cause of the reaction, eventually eases off of him and helped him to his feet. "Sorry I took so long. Peach was being difficult, ya know? But I'm ready now!~" She hopped with glee.
"It's...it's fine." Luigi found his voice and refocused, trying his best to ignore Daisy's...apparent bounciness accompanied with the hops. The smug smile on her face told him she was well aware of what was happening, which only heightened his embarrassment. Though, the energetic Princess she was, Daisy turned to a different topic.
"HEY! Peach, stop stalling! Get your butt out here where we can all see and admire it!~"
"Why must you phrase it like that...?" Peach whimpered as Rosalina was gently pulling her out. "And Rosalina, why are you helping her?!"
"I discovered that things will progress more smoothly if we simply play along. And right now I'm genuinely having fun.~" Rosalina smiled.
"At the expense of my embarrassment?"
"...Will you be upset if I confirmed that's part of the appeal?"
"Why me..." Peach mumbled with a squiggly mouth. She was wearing a pink flowered two-piece like Daisy, but she had a short skirt wrapped around lower half. It was somewhat conservative, but it also somewhat showed the shapely enticement of her hips.
...Mario certainly took notice. Though he blew it off when he turned to the side and began whistling at nothing.
Bowser did looked a bit intrigued by Peach-there's still some lingering there, he still genuinely thought of her as beautiful-but his focus was once again captured by Rosalina's visage. Her swimwear was quite similar, as they were blue with sparkling gold stars decorated around them. She wore a swim wrap around her waist like Peach, and it was sparkling blue with gold glitter. It was also longer, reaching to her ankles, though one smooth, long leg would be mostly exposed due to it. Somehow, combined with her lock of hair in front of her face, and her overall mature composure, somehow added to her beauty and grace.
His dumbstruck look, followed by steam blowing from his nostrils, betrayed his silence.
"Bowser?" Rosalina brought him out of his thoughts, and he knew he was caught when she folded her arms under her chest and tilted her head curiously. "You haven't said anything for a bit. Has my form really enticed you so? I'm quite flattered.~"
And of course, being the most mature didn't mean she couldn't be playful. Forgetting this cost Bowser dearly, hence the blush on his face.
"Yes. I mean no! I-I mean, probably...? I mean...GAH! I don't know what I mean!" Bowser snarled, bonking his head with both his fists. "Make up your mind, brain! You're making me look like an idiot!"
"You manage that pretty well on your own." Kammy cackled, flying above them with amused glee. "Alrighty then! Enough stalling! Time to hit the beach my beautiful lovelies!"
"Agreed! Let's go, Luigi!~"
"Okay..." Luigi smiled nervously as he was dragged away by a fist-pumping Daisy. Any male passerby would probably consider the man lucky due to how beautiful she was. Peach, Bowser and Mario, who knew her better than most, sometimes pitied him because of how little he's able to keep up with her. Mario and Peach quietly followed behind, the former trying not to focus on the graceful hip swaying of the latter.
Rosalina meanwhile tapped Bowser on the shoulder, smiling kindly. "Let's enjoy ourselves, Bowser. That is why we're here." She nods once, before moving on to join the others. Bowser sighed once before moving to join her as well, but was stopped by another approaching princess.
"Hello, Daddy Dearest.~" Wendy hummed, with Junior running ahead towards Rosalina. "You should take Rosalina's advice. She's a very smart lady.~"
"I know you had something to do with this, Wendy. I just don't know how." Bowser deadpanned.
"I don't know what you mean.~" Wendy casually takes a long sip from a fruit smoothie, then sighing pleasantly. "Beauties and Beasts are allowed to have fun at the beast, Daddy. And I consider myself a Beautiful Beast. Don't you consider yourself one as well?~"
Bowser had no answer.
"And so here we are, Beauties and Beasts, having fun at the Beach. Sounds like a grand time, doesn't it?"
Bowser grumbled, scratching the back of his head. "You're quite a troublesome daughter..."
"Love you too.~" Wendy beamed. She snapped her fingers as two Koopas appeared at her side, and began fanning her with large leaves. She then struts forward, while acting like she owns the whole island. Bowser sighed, knowing that he instilled that kind of pride within her. And she was a mischievous one, definitely scheming with Kammy behind his back.
This was going to be quite a time...
Wendy is a caring sister after, but still scheming for mischief. And that mischief proves inevitable with Kammy as her partner in crime.
The ladies are quite beautiful, aren't they? Though Peach is of course the most shy of the trio. Rosalina is slightly neutral on the matter, but is having fun. And Daisy...
...Well. She's Daisy. That kinda speaks for itself. Huh.
More vacation times ahead! Next time!
