A/N- Alright here's chapter two. I finally found a way to seperate the settings of the story (so here is the new version).Nothing in the story has changed just the setup...Please read and review…Lets head to the Mushroom Kingdom. There are a few brief cameos of some favorites, very brief...And secret about Peach revealed!

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Battle for the Star

The town was in a joyous hustle and bustle. A glorious day that had been long awaited had finally arrived. The local wizarding family (Merlon, Merlee and the rest) stood in the main plaza in front of the castle gates. Some were giving out free fortunes, and others were selling special made good luck charms. A stand, in another part of the plaza, had been setup by two mice. Ms. Mowz, the head saleswoman, was selling her badges at half price in honor of the day. Music could be heard in every part of town. Thanks to a new invention from the Bean Kingdom University music could be projected live from something called a "speaker". The Royal Toad Band had setup at the train station and used the invention to entertain the whole town. Also at the train station was a food court. The prices were outrageous but people stood in line anyway and listened to the music. Wario and Waluigi took their time counting the money as they handed people their food. On the other side of town salty-dog Captain Bobbery and cutie-pie Bombette ran various games for children. On the outskirts of town spirit queens Bow and Flurrie decided to have some fun and had created a haunted house. All of these places had an aura of joy around them, for the day that Princess peach would be crowned Queen Peach had finally arrived.

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Peach stood on a stool as Daisy walked around her making sure nothing was out of place on her dress. The music could be heard from the open doors of the rooms small balcony.

"Is everything as it should be?" Peach asked.

"Yep! Your butts firm and your boobs are perky!" Daisy answered jokingly.

"Oh! Stop it!" Peach cried, stepping down.

"Honey, I was kiddin'. You need to lighten up; after all Queen Peach can't always be up tight."

"Oh 'queen' sounds so strange to my ears." Peach said sitting on the stool, "that word implies so much responsibility."

"Implies the responsibility? You've always had the responsibility.'

"But Toadsworth has always taken care of things."

"And he is part of the reason why you know you need to do this. He's gettin' to old to be taking care of you and the problems of the kingdom. You are getting crowned today not only because you've come of age but because he needs a rest. A rest from worrying about you when you're kidnapped or when your evil or whatever!" Daisy paused to let Peach take this in, "The point being, if you want to find a reason to stop being down about taking responsibility for your life and your kingdom, then let it be Toadsworth. Let him be the reason you're doing this, so that he can lay down and let his only worry be what he should have for breakfast."

During Daisy's small speech tears had formed in Peach's eyes. She knew Daisy was right; the time had come for to grow up. After a long silence she spoke, "That's exactly what I needed Daisy. Thank you." She stood up and gave Daisy a hug, which she returned. The moment ended when there was a small knock on the door.

"Yes?" Peach said, wiping her eyes.

The door opened and a very old and tired Toadsworth stepped in the room. "Master's Mario and Luigi have arrived. Shall I send them up?" he said in a weak voice.

"Yes! Of course!" Peach exclaimed in excitement.

Toadsworth bowed and exited the room.

"Alright, it's gettin' close to dusk. You ready?" Daisy asked.

"As I can be."

The door opened and a man in a red shirt and blue overalls walked in, followed by another man in a green shirt and blue overalls.

"Mario!" Peach exclaimed. She rushed over to him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Luigi!" Daisy squealed. She also rushed over and kissed him.

"Now that the two of you are her the coronation can begin." Peach said

"Where is this thing taking place anyway?" Mario asked.

"On the main balcony overlooking the town." Peach answered.

"So what's going to happen at this ceremony?" Luigi queried.

"Well," Peach began, "the four of us will stand in the back as Toadsworth gives his speech. When he finishes I'll go next to him and recite the royal vows. Then I'll kneel down and he'll place the crown on my head. Afterwards, I'm sure the cheer for a time. Then we'll go back inside and that's it."

"MmMmMm…" interrupted a voice.

The four of them turned to see Toadsworth standing in the doorway.

"Princess…It is time."

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Bowser sat on his throne in Koopa palace. He examined a small red orb in his hand. He thought back to when Ganondorf had given to him…

"What does it do exactly?" Bowser asked.

"It's a magical device that allows one to travel between dimensions." Ganon answered.

"Alright. Why am I holding it?"

"So you will be able to come to the meeting I mentioned earlier."

"Alright. Why would I come?"

"I will not tell you everything until the meeting, if you choose to come that is. But I will tell you, if you choose to come you will be given the chance to gain the power you've always desired."

"That grabbed my interest Ganon. Say I did want to use this thing, how would I?"

"Simply hold the orb in your hand and call out the name of the dimension you whish to go."

"That so?"

"Think about it. If you come, go to my dimension…Hyrule!"

There was a bright flash and Ganon was gone.

Hyrule. Bowser thought to himself…

He broke away from his train of thought as someone entered the throne room.

"Sir." came a high pitched elderly voice.

"What is it Kamek?" Bowser said.

"I have collected six of the crystal stars."

"Good. And the last one?"

"That's where a problem has occurred. It appears the last star, the Ruby Star, has been moved."

"What?" Bowser said with worry.

"However I do believe I have discovered where it could be. It is just that's it's in a difficult spot to reach."

"Then let's go get it. I'm tired of waiting."

"You're coming sire?" Kamek asked raising an eye-brow.

"Yes, this is to important for not to involved this time around."

"As you wish, I will explain as we go."

They hurried out of the throne room as Kamek explained where the final star was hidden.

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The crowd was gathered under the main balcony of the castle. There was an air of anticipation among all the people, as the ceremony would begin shortly. A wave of applause rose as the balcony doors opened. Luigi and Daisy stepped out first and stood to the right of the doors. Mario and Peach came out next and stood to the left. Finally, Toadsworth came out last. He walked past the others leaning heavily on his cane. He walked to the end of the balcony and placed his hands on the banister. He looked down at the immense crowd gathered in the courtyard. He rehearsed his speech in his head as he waited for the crowd to grow quiet. After a few moments the crowd grew quite; Toadsworth took a few deep breaths. He cleared his throat…

…And the castle wall below the balcony exploded.

It took a moment for anyone to realize what had happened. A single scream from an unknown person started the mass panic. The crowd scattered as pieces of the wall began to fall to the ground. Worry for others was immediately gone, as people shoved and stampeded their way out of the courtyard. Another blast shattered the fountain in the center of the courtyard, sending water raining down on the terrified crowd. As they ran the crowd encountered a horrible site in the plaza…Bowser Koopa stood in the center of town with a full toothy grin across his face. He inhaled deep and let loose a full force blast of his fire breath upon the crowd.

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Peach watched from the balcony in horror as her subjects were incinerated by Bowser's horrible fire. Mario and Luigi stood next to her with looks of disgust and hatred on their faces. Daisy went up to Toadsworth at the edge.

"Come on," she said in a daze, "you need to get back inside."

He backed up slowly and walked over to Peach.

"Alright!" Daisy yelled, "get out of this daze and lets go down there and—"

The edge of the balcony collapsed from lack of support. Time seemed to slow down as Daisy tumbled down with part of the balcony.

"Daisy!" Luigi screamed. He ran forward and jumped after her before anyone could stop him. He pointed his body downward to fall faster to her. He reached Daisy quickly and wrapped his arms around her. She looked into his eyes with sadness.

"Why?" she whispered.

"True love." he whispered back.

They closed their eyes and squeezed each other tightly...

Until they felt something wet and sticky wrap around them. They opened their eyes and saw they were being whipped towards the far left edge of the courtyard. They landed with a thud on the hard ground.

"You are a sight for sore eyes." Daisy said.

Luigi looked up to see a big green dinosaur looking down at them.

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"Boy, that lizard is handy!" Mario yelled in relief.

"We must get down to the yard now." Peach said.

They turned and headed for the door. They were stopped, however, when a third blast destroyed the door. A sinister laugh erupted from behind them. The group turned to see Kamek in her black dress, floating on her broom, wand in hand.

"Kamek!" Mario yelled, "You're never far behind Bowser are you?"

"Mario…what a surprise." Kamek said in a calm voice, "Always by your princesses—oh, excuse me—queen's side.

"Shut it you old hag!" Peach seethed.

"Can it queenie! I'm here to talk to the old man." Kamek said pointing her wand at Toadsworth, "Spill it old man, where is it!"

"Where's what?" Mario asked stepping in front of Toadsworth.

"He knows what I'm talking about. I speaking of the ruby star!"

"The ruby—you mean from…" Mario stammered.

"Rougeport…" Toadsworth said, "Yes. That star."

"But…how would you…" Peach muttered.

"After the events with the Shadow Queen I snuck away and took it. You see…the crystal stars have another purpose than to release the Shadow Queen." Toadsworth explained.

"Toadsworth…what are you talking about?" Mario asked.

"They don't know, do they toady-boy!" Kamek shrieked in excitement.

"Know what?" Peach yelled tired of being confused.

"Not now! At the moment…I WANT THAT STAR!"

A beam shot out of Kamek's wand and hit Peach. She was lifted towards Kamek and hovered above Mario and Toadsworth. Mario's left hand began to glow red ready to shoot a fire ball.

"Don't even think it fat-man! Now tell me where it is or I snap her in two!"

Peach shrieked in agony as she bent into an awkward position.

"Please don't! I'll tell you!" Toadsworth yelled.

Peach was released into a normal position.

"The bell tower…it's inside the bell." Toadsworth said defeated.

Peach immediately dropped down towards the battered balcony. Mario dashed forward and caught her.

"Thank you, for being corporative." Kamek said.

She raised her wand and a silver ball shot out at the trio. They were caught as there was no place to run. Peach raised her hands in a futile attempt to protect herself. The air around the trio popped with electricity. The orb drew closer and exploded. Kamek let loose a loud shrieking laugh…Until she saw the three of them still standing in the balcony. The blast hadn't gone through for a white dome had covered the balcony. Kamek flew away not wanting (or caring) to know what had saved them…Besides the star was more important.

The dome faded and Mario stared at Peach dumbfounded at what she had done.

"Apparently the queen's true powers have finally awakened." Toadsworth said.

"What powers?" Mario asked in awe.

"White magic."

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Luigi, Daisy, and Yoshi ran towards the town plaza where Bowser had been. They darted across the courtyard and over the shattered fountain. They most people seemed to have escaped to the outskirts of town, but some remained cowering in bushes or behind rubble. In the distance Bowser could be seen setting fire to the town.

"This isn't like him." Luigi panted as they ran.

"What do you mean?" Daisy asked.

"He's never made a head-on attack like this. He's usually sneaky, grabs what he wants then skidoo's."

Yoshi made a short squeaking sound in agreement.

"Well you can ask him why in a second."

They ran into the plaza where most of the buildings were either a pile of rubble or partially destroyed. Bowser turned and saw the trio in front of him, and grinned a big toothy smile.

"Do you smell that?" Bowser asked.

"Smell what?" Luigi yelled trying to be tough.

"Just smell the air." Bowser said calmly.

They did and realized with horror what Bowser was talking about. The air had the rank smell of burned flesh. Yoshi growled in anger as he smelled.

"You sick bastard!" Daisy yelled.

"This is sick and twisted even for you!" Luigi shouted.

Before anything else could be said Kamek came swooping down on her broom.

"Lord Bowser, I have it. Let's go!" she said.

"Sorry I must leave so suddenly, but I have a schedule." Bowser said, "Give my best to Mario." He then produced a small red orb in his hand. "Kongo!" he shouted; in a flash Bowser and Kamek were both gone.

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Yoshi lowered Toadsworth (the last of the three) down from the balcony with his tongue. As he hit the ground he heard Luigi trying to convince Mario and Peach of his story.

"I'm telling you they both vanished!" Luigi exclaimed.

"And he used a small red orb to do it?" Mario asked skeptically.

Toadsworth perked his ears upon hearing this. "A small red orb Master Luigi?" he asked sounding worried. "Fit into the palm of his hand? About the size of a strawberry?"

"Yes…" Daisy said surprised, "but how did you—"

"What did he say when he brought it out?" Toadsworth said quickly.

"All he said was 'Kongo' and he vanished."

"What is it, Toadsworth? You know something." Peach said.

"I'm afraid Bowser has become more of a threat than ever."

"How's that?" Mario asked.

"What I am about to tell you is something you're just going to have to trust me about and believe." Toadsworth started, "I am from a family that has guarded a secret for centuries; a secret that Bowser has now discovered. He has found a Rift Gem. These gems were scattered hundreds of years ago, and now Bowser has one. These gems are used to travel to different dimensions. My family's job was to stop people like Bowser from getting a hold of one. He must have found one that has not been recorded. Now he can travel to the other dimensions, but how he knows how to I do not know." Toadsworth paused here for a moment then continued, "Now, I need to address another matter of equal importance. Peach, the power of your family's blood has awakened within you. My ancestor's other responsibility was to train your ancestor's in magic. Unfortunately, we do not have the time for me to train you. You'll just have to learn to use it as your power grows. The immediate problem now is that we need to chase Bowser down before he can cause trouble anywhere else.

"Looks like it's time to pounce his plans again." Mario said.

"Right you are Master Mario. But you'll need this to do it." Toadsworth said placing a small red orb in Mario's hand. "This one of the gems my family has kept. Use it to follow Bowser and stop him."

"This time you are not going alone." Peach announced.

"You're right," Luigi said "I should—"

"No!" Peach interrupted, "I'm going."

"You can't…" Daisy said.

"Don't say I can't! I'm used to Bowser kidnapping me or stealing something, but this time attacked my people—killed my people. I will make him pay."

Mario gave her a small nod as an agreement to let her come along.

"But first I'm getting out of this dress."

Peach quickly ran into the castle, leaving the others.

"Her true personality is starting to come out." Mario whispered to himself.

"While you two are gone Luigi, Daisy, Yoshi and myself will watch over the kingdom." Toadsworth said.

"Let's go."

The group turned to see Peach in a drastically different outfit. She wore big black boots, pink jeans that fell down just below her knees, a tight fitting pink long-sleeve shirt, an oversized black belt was wrapped loosely around her waist, and her hair was pulled back in a pony-tail covered by a black bandana. The others stared at her in amazement.

"Quite staring and let's move." Peach said sternly.

"Right…" Mario said snapping to, "Toadsworth how do you use this thing?"

"Simply hold it in your hand and call out the name of the place you want to go."

"I know I can trust you guys to take care of things, right?" Peach asked.

"Of course, now get going!" Luigi said, "Before Bowser disappeared he yelled out 'Kongo'. That's the best place to start looking."

Peach grabbed Mario's hand as he held the orb in the air.

"We'll be back soon." Mario said, "…Kongo!"

Just come back at all…Toadsworth thought.

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A/N- This chapter was really long, I know. The rest of the chapters are probably going to be about the same length or cut into two parts…Can you guess what world 'Kongo' is…And what world will they visit afterwards! Stay tuned next chapter will be up in a few days.