The Nightmare Queen admired her new vessel, a beautiful girl with soft blonde hair and a lovely soft dress. She had sapphires embedded all over her, in her dress, on her crown, and inside her earrings. The queen knew that though she looked good, her vessel good be better. She stroked her dress with her hands, and the dress suddenly started changing. Soon, it happened to her earrings and crown as well, and the end result was the darker being from Peach's nightmares. The Nightmare Queen left the castle, and decided to raise it above land, but a more suitable location for it would be where Peach's Castle currently was. First, she would have to get rid of that disgusting place. As she wandered down the corridor to the exit of the lake, she turned to the dark crystals on the walls. "My servants... What did those Star Sprites do to you?" she spoke, as if asking them a question.
"They trapped us in these crystals... We have been waiting for your return, my queen..." one told her.
"You shall wait no longer... And you can now have your bodies back..." she told them, as her eyes flashed blood red. Bodies of various forms started to appear in front of the crystals. One was ghost-like, one was a shadow that rose from the ground, and one was merely a bright white humanoid, but its form changed shape occasionally to match that of other bodies. One by one, the crystals shattered, and wisps of dark smoke entered the bodies. They all rose to life, with matching purple eyes. Form the rest of the crystals, dark spirits arose, and outside, they started to corrupt the landscape, turning the sky back and shrivelling the trees.
"Thank you for releasing us, my queen..." a ghost said
"Of course... You really think it would leave you?" she asked, but expecting no response.
"Not at all, my queen..." another one said. "But it is nice to be back in these bodies once more..." this particular one said, staring at its lovely white form, which it changed to be one of beauty.
"Meh heh heh heh heh... Let us leave this place for now..." the Nightmare Queen commanded. They all obliged, and they left the cave, returning to the lake. A few moments later, after a spell, all the beings were on the surface. "Now, it is time to conquer this puny world..." the queen said, with malice in her voice. "Ponilio, you shall take the Pi'ilo Islands..." she told the shape shifter, currently in its usual form.
"As you wish..." it said, as it changed its form to that of a dragon, clearly wanting to cause havoc.
"Amarant... You shall conquer the Beanbean Kingdom..." she now turned to the ghostly being, whose eyes darkened at the thought of fear and distress.
"We will not fail, my queen..." the ghost told her confidently.
"Finally, Korrilo, you shall take Evershade Valley..." she told the shadow being.
"This will be easy... Thank you for this opportunity, my queen..." it replied, and it felt into the ground like a puddle, as it glided away in the ground.
"Now... I shall conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, and I shall save my sister demon..." the queen muttered to herself. She brushed her hand against the Royale, and it went from lovely pink to dark grey, with the headlights becoming blood red. The emblem on each side that previously showed Peach's crown changed to match the Nightmare Queen's crown, and the small heart on the front changed into a single spike. The queen jumped in and set off for Peach's Castle, thinking about how lovely it would be to rule this world. She eventually arrived, and all the Toads looked horrified. What had happened to Peach? Why was she so evil-looking all of a sudden. No one said anything, out of fear for this darker Peach. The Nightmare Queen drove into the garage. She parked the car, got out, and instantly destroyed it with lightning. She did the same to all the other cars, and soon there was nothing left but black smoke.
"H-hey! What are you doing?" the engineer Toad asked, trying to hide his fear. "You can't just come in here and destroy my karts!"
"Meh heh heh heh heh... I can do whatever I please... This is my new kingdom, after all..." the Nightmare Queen told the Toad. At the same time, her eyes turned a dark purple. She grabbed the Toad's head, and forced him to maintain eye contact. The Toad started off panicked, but gradually he seemed calmer and calmer, until the queen let him go. He stood, staring forward blankly, with wide eyes, not moving a muscle. "Will you obey me now?" the Nightmare Queen asked.
"Of course, my queen..." the Toad replied in a monotone voice.
"Goood... I want you to round up the other Toads and take them to the castle..." the demon commanded him.
"Yes, my queen..." the Toad replied again, still sounding like a robot. He slowly walked towards the door, and wandered outside, as he started rounding up his Toad friends. The queen walked to the castle alone, and strolled inside. She conjured up a temporary throne to show her power, as the Toads wandered into the lobby of the castle.
"W-what's going on, Peach? Why are you doing this?" one blue Toad stammered.
"I'm afraid Peach has gone... I'm simply using her body as my own... And I am your new queen..." the Nightmare Queen smirked. She summoned magic bars to block the door so no one could escape, and also two Shadow Soldiers, who stood at attention. They were simple, humanoid beings. They had grey skin, and were wearing black uniforms. Each had a sword and a shield, and had eyes that contained pure darkness. They hadn't a mouth, and they move a muscle. "Now, which of you shall join me? I promise you a good life as a servant, unlike those who oppose me..." she snapped her fingers, and the Shadow Soldiers raised their swords and pointed them towards the Toads. The Nightmare Queen waited for them to become her servants, and some raised their hands. The other Toads looked at these ones with disgust. "Good... You are obedient..." the queen muttered. "You can move to the side now... Do the rest of you oppose me?" the immortal being asked. The remaining Toads nodded. "Very well... You will perish..." she told them calmly, as the Shadow Soldiers started to march towards the Toads. They struck their swords against the Toads, but instead of being sliced, the Toads turned to stone. They were frozen, and could no longer move. Eventually, all the resistant Toads were statues, and the queen cackled. "These fools will make nice courtyard decorations..." she said, and she turned to her new servants. "You will now live a life serving me for eternity... You will listen to anything I say... And if you resist... You know what will happen..." she said, gesturing towards the stone Toads. "Do you accept?" she asked them.
"Yes, my queen." They all replied in unison.
"Good... Now, go make your pathetic town suitable for royalty..." she commanded her new slaves, and she forced images of her new city into their heads. They walked outside, and began work on their queen's new world. Meanwhile, the demon herself went upstairs to the attic, with one goal in mind. Retrieve the Paper World book, and release her fellow demon...
