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"Mario… RWBY… can you hear me? I am Eldstar, the leader of the Star Spirits. Please, wake up… you all need to head over to the Shooting Star Summit. It is very important. Please… come to us… I do not have the strength to talk to you here, so please… come to the Shooting Star Summit so we can talk more…"
Eldstar disappeared as it looked like they were in a room and they were all in different beds. Ruby was the first one to wake up, although very slowly. There were some voices that had her slowly wake up.
"I don't know, Chrom… I don't think they could've survived that."
"Oh please, I'm pretty sure they've survived worse."
"I'm not sure if… oh!"
Chrom turned to Ruby who was waking up. "Mmm…" Ruby groaned before waking up to see Chrom and Lissa. "Oh… you're that Chrom guy who fought Weiss… where are we?"
Chrom chuckled. "In a Goomba village. We found you passed out as we were trying to find our way to Toad Town." He said and then smiled. "You know, there are certainly better places to take a nap. I keep telling Robin that all the time."
"Wha…?"
"Yeah." Lissa giggled. "Yeah, we keep finding Robin passed out in fields all the time. We're used to this." She said.
"Oh… wait, who are you?"
"Lissa, Chrom's sister." Lissa introduced herself, and right on cue Mario and WBY woke up as well, and that's when a Toad walked in.
"Oh, good! You're awake!" The Toad grinned.
"How long were we out…?" Weiss groaned.
"For about a day."
"WHAT?!" Everyone but Chrom and Lissa yelled.
"Yep, you heard right." He nodded.
"Mama mia… we took a nasty fall…" Mario said.
"So, how did you guys end up in this place anyway?" Chrom wondered.
"We were at Peach's Castle when Bowser attacked. We tried to stop them… but we were quickly thrown out of the castle… literally. We fell out of the sky." Yang said.
"Well, that's a bum-… wait, did you say THE SKY?!" Lissa yelled.
"Yeesh… I'm glad you guys are alright." Chrom said.
"How do you know we fell out of the sky? We were already knocked out in the castle." Blake said.
"Because-" Yang was about to explain until it hit her. "...That's a real good point..."
"We can worry about that later, we gotta go save Peach!" Mario said as the five of them hopped out of bed and took off.
"Whoa, hang on a second!" Chrom said as they took off after them as the five of them saw a bunch of Goombas walking about.
BGM: Goomba Village (Paper Mario)
"What's the rush?" The Toad asked.
"Well, we had this… thing speak to us as we were knocked out. Said something about the Shooting Star Summit. I think he called himself… Bold… Star of the Star Spirits?" Ruby wondered.
"I think it was Eldstar." Blake said.
"Shooting Star Summit? Why would you go there?" The Toad wondered. "I mean, why would the Star Spirits call you? Well… I suppose that anything's possible, given how our world is going ever since that earthquake." He said. "Still, the Summit is west of here."
"And… where are we again?" Ruby asked.
"Goomba Village." Chrom said.
"Goombas?!" Weiss asked as they reached for their weapons… but they realized they didn't have their weapons on them. "Um…"
"Agh, we have our other weapons!" Ruby said, summoning her Rose Palm.
"Wait!" The Toad exclaimed. "Unlike most Goombas, these Goombas here are actually very friendly."
"They are?" Weiss asked, putting away her Orbitars. "That sounds highly unlikely."
"Do they look aggressive to you?" He asked as they looked around, seeing the Goombas going about their day without a care in the world.
"No…" Yang said.
"Then don't worry about it!" The Toad chuckled. "Take care, if you need me, I'll be in the inn!" He said and then walked in.
"So, Toad Town is west of here… we should get moving." Chrom said.
"Right." Mario said.
"I'd say have Chrom take the lead, but he'll get us lost." Lissa said in a teasing tone as Chrom playfully glared at her.
"Hey, I knew where we were going!" Chrom said as they walked towards a Goomba fixing up a gate. This Goomba had a mustache.
"Blasted earthquake…" The Goomba grumbled.
"Hey!" Ruby said as the Goomba turned around.
"Well! Nice to see you five up and about!" The Goomba chuckled. "Name's Goompapa! Nice to meet you."
"Pleasure to meet you." Weiss nodded.
"We were just on our way out to Toad Town and towards the Shooting Star Summit." Mario explained.
"Ah… I'm not sure why you want to go there, but I'm not stopping you. But hang on, this gate has been destroyed by that earthquake just yesterday. It did a number on this thing, so I'm fixing it up. Why don't you relax and get to know some of us Goombas?"
"Um, alright." Yang nodded.
"And besides, you can't go out and about without your trusted weapons!" He added. "Goompa is fixing them up. He said that they didn't look too bad when you fell, but he wanted to give them a tune up just in case."
"What?! My baby was broken?! Where is it?!" Ruby asked.
"Over at that house over there." Goompapa said… and right on cue, Ruby darted towards the house.
"I'M COMING, CRESCENT ROSE!" She yelled, as the others sweatdropped.
"I knew she liked weapons, but…" Chrom rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh my goodness!" A voice exclaimed as they saw a Goomba wearing a blue cap. "You're Mario and Team RWBY! I'm a huge fan!"
"Oh, nice to meet you… uh…" Yang looked for a name.
"Goombario! Nice to meet you!" He said. "I can't believe that THE Mario and RWBY are here! …Wait a minute, where's Ruby?"
With Ruby…
"How is she, doc? Tell me! I want to know if my baby is okay!"
"It's just fine, Ruby." Goompa chuckled. "Why don't you go back inside. I'll let you know when it's finished."
"Ooooh… alright…" Ruby whined and then walked into the house, sighing to herself.
Back with the others…
"Checking on her weapon." Blake said.
"Ah… makes sense." Goombario said.
"AHA! FIXED IT!" Goompapa said as he chuckled. "Alright! I think it'd be best if you went to get your weapons and-"
Pause BGM
BGM: Kammy Koopa (Paper Mario)
"Ehehehehe!" A voice cackled as they turned to the source of the voice and saw Kammy approaching them. "Well well well, if it isn't Mario and Team RWBY! I had a feeling you survived your fall. I'm glad I was wise enough to check on you."
"Dad? Who's the hag?" Goombaria walked up to them.
"HAG?! I'll have you know I'm the prettiest Magikoopa of all this world!"
"You wouldn't know beautiful if you looked into a mirror!" Yang called out to her.
"Why you…!" Kammy growled. "I am prettier than you!"
"Come back to us when you use a lot of moisturizer!"
Kammy was now fuming. "Hmph! I'll show you!" She said as she conjured up a huge block… and it fell right on top of the gate. "Ehehehehe! Bowser will rule this world and there's nothing you can do about it!" She said and took off.
End BGM
Resume Goomba Village BGM
"Um… I just fixed that gate." Goompapa grumpily said. "Nobody say "gate" to me!" He growled.
"Hmm, I wonder if Goompa has that hammer on that veranda…" Goombaria wondered.
"…We'll go see how Ruby is doing." Yang said as they walked towards the house. "Hey Ruby, how is it?"
"It's still being worked on." Ruby sighed in depression.
"It's ready!"
"AH! MY BABY!" Ruby yelled and quickly darted towards the door.
"…And she's off… again." Weiss sighed as they walked after her and they saw Ruby cuddling Crescent Rose.
"Oh I'm so glad you're okay!" She giggled.
"Fixed up your other weapons too." Goompa said as Weiss picked up her Myrtenaster, Yang picking up Ember Celicia and Blake taking Gambol Shroud.
"Heh, nice." Yang said as the door opened again to reveal Chrom and Lissa.
"Hey, is my Bolt Axe any good?" Lissa asked.
"Ah, yes, I've sharpened your Bolt Axe for you." He said as he gave it to Lissa.
"Hehehe, nice!" Lissa giggled while Ruby drooled over Lissa's axe.
"And Chrom, your Falchion is resting right there. It didn't need a tune-up though. I could've sworn it needed one."
"Hmm, that's fine." Chrom said as he stepped on the Veranda… aaaaand then as luck would have it, the Veranda started to crack and then it shattered below their feet.
End BGM
"…Weird, the Veranda usually holds better than that." Goompa said.
"Chrom… I think your special talent kicked into high gear again…" Lissa said.
"I'm afraid so." Chrom said… aaaand they fell as they all screamed as they fell… but as they fell, they gently landed on the ground like a leaf, and then they hopped back up.
"Heh, perks of being paper!" Lissa giggled.
BGM: March Ahead (Paper Mario)
"What's this about a special talent?" Weiss asked as she dusted herself off.
"He destroys everything in sight. It's kind of his gift." Lissa said. "Heck, every time he trains, he goes off destroying walls!"
"That was one time!" Chrom exclaimed, while Lissa playfully stuck her tongue out.
"So… is it like your semblance?" Ruby asked.
"Semblance? What's a Semblance?" Chrom replied.
"Now where did that blasted hammer go?" Goompa wondered as they walked around into a clearing, searching all over it. As they were exploring the area, Mario noticed something peeking out of a bush as he went to investigate and found the hammer.
"Aha!"
"Ah, there it is!" Goompa said. "…You know, I don't need it. You can have it, besides you don't have your old one, do you?"
"Bowser snapped it in half…" Mario admitted.
"That monster will pay for that!" Ruby growled.
"Then it's yours. Who knows, you may make use out of that hammer better than I can do." Goompa said. "Now, let's find a way out of here."
"Hey, there's something in this tree." Blake said as she looked up.
"Oooh, I wonder what that is." Weiss said and looked at Blake. "So, you going to climb up on this?"
"What? No way!"
"Psst, Weiss… remember what happened last time she climbed a tree?" Ruby whispered.
"Oooh, right… she had to be rescued."
"I could've gotten down just fine…" Blake quietly said as Yang punched the tree… and a doll came down on top of them, and it was revealed to be a Peach doll.
"Huh, Goombaria was looking for that." Goompa said. "We might as well take it back to her."
"Right." Ruby nodded as they took off together with Goompa taking the lead, but as he did, he was suddenly knocked away.
"YAAARGH!"
"What the?!"
Pause BGM
"What's the big idea!" A voice called out as they turned to see some kind of baby Koopa running up towards them. The only problem was… he was still in his egg. "Why are you in my playground… and why are you taking my things?!"
BGM: Jr Troopa (Paper Mario)
"Your things?" Weiss asked.
"Yes! My things! The name's Jr Troopa and whatever is in my playground is automatically mine! I do NOT take things back!"
"…What a little brat." Lissa muttered.
"EXCUSE ME! I heard that! I am anything but a brat! I don't care if you're some celebrity of the Mushroom Kingdom or famous hunters from some school! They have NO right to take anything from me!"
"Yeah, this is Jr Troopa… he's kind of a bully." Goompa explained.
"Oooh! I'll show you!" Jr Troopa growled as he put up his fists. "Come on! Come on! Put 'em up!" He said, bouncing around a little. "Face me if you dare!" He said as they all looked at each other as they simply walked past him. "Hey! HEY! Don't you walk away from me!" He said as he chased after them and jumped on Chrom. "BATTLE ME! BATTLE ME! BATTLE ME!" He yelled, flailing on him.
"Argh…! Get off!" He said as he swatted him off… and considering that this is Chrom who swatted him away…
"AAAAAAAAAH!" Jr Troopa screamed and slammed into a tree. "OOOF! …I'll get you for this!"
End BGM
Resume March Ahead BGM
"Oh, nice one!" Yang said.
"Thanks… I guess." Chrom rubbed the back of his head as they wandered down the road, taking care of some Goombas, Paragoombas and Spiked Goombas along the way until they finally made it back to Goomba Village.
"Hello, we're back!" Goompa said.
"Goompa! We were so worried about you! Gooma was worried sick about you!" Goombario said.
"Well, might as well not let the missus worry so much." He said and walked off.
"Hey, wait a sec… is that my doll?!" Goombaria asked in shock, as she noticed it was in Ruby's hand.
"Yeah, it is." Ruby nodded, handing it back to her.
"Yay! This is awesome!" Goombaria exclaimed as she hugged it.
"Well, we must be off." Mario said as they walked together and he hammered the block that destroyed the gate.
"Alright! Now I can fix this gate again." Goompapa said.
"Now hold on just a second!" Goompa walked over to them. "First, you'll probably need this." He said, handing the Power Jump over to Mario.
"Oh, thanks." He said, putting it away.
"Second, Goombario!"
"Yes?"
"Why don't you go with them? You've always wanted to travel with them, and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity after all. Not to mention you're ready to take on the world as you are old enough."
Goombario's eyes widened. "You really mean it?!"
"Yes."
Goombario grinned. "Yes! Thank you! You won't regret this at all! Let's go!" He said as he took off.
"He's sure excited." Yang said.
"Kind of reminds me of when Ruby first came to Beacon." Weiss said as they walked off.
"Yeah… hey!" Ruby said as they took off, as they proceeded to take care of the rotten Goombas in the way while collecting a few Mushrooms to regain their health, but as they went further…
"HALT!" A voice yelled as they stopped to see two bigger Goombas running in front of them. A red one and a blue one.
End BGM
"Colored Goombas… that's a new one." Yang said.
"You shall not pass! King Goomba ordered us to stop you!" Blue Goomba said.
"Yeah! We'll take you down no problem!"
"…You and what army?" Weiss asked as Goombario was looking them up.
"Hmm, they don't have that much health, the Red Goomba has one hit point more than the Blue one… their attack and defense are the same…" Goombario read through his tattle log. "Eh, we might as well lay it into them."
"That is where you are wrong! HA!" Red Goomba yelled as they jumped down in front of them.
BGM: A Fearsome Foe (Paper Mario: Color Splash)
"TAKE THIS!" Blue Goomba yelled, headbonking Mario but he guarded and proceeded to hammer him away in retaliation.
"Hiyah!" Red Goomba tackled Lissa but she blocked with her axe and proceeded to slash him away, electrifying him. "Yowch!" He cried as Yang jumped over and punched Red Goomba in the head to knock him back and then Mario went ahead and jumped on the both of them.
"Alright, you asked for this!" Blue Goomba said as they both charged them, but Weiss decided to stab the ground with Myrtenaster to form an ice rink and had them both slip. "Whoooooooa!" He exclaimed as Ruby used her semblance to knock them both back and slashed them away as Blake aimed Gambol Shroud and shot them both.
"We can still do this!" Red Goomba said… and then Goombario ran forward and then headbonked him. "Gah!" He cried before falling over.
"NOOOOOO! NOT MY BROTHER!" Blue Goomba cried.
"What's the matter? Feeling a little blue?" Yang smirked, as the others groaned. "What?"
"And I thought Henry made bad puns…" Lissa groaned.
Pause BGM
At Blood Gulch…
"You ever wonder why we're here in this paper world?" Grif asked.
"Well, I think it's because-… GOD DAMMIT, BARB!" Simmons yelled.
"…Oh god, THIS story too?!" Grif asked. "It was bad enough in Super RWBY World!"
"Ugh… now where was I? I think I was about to say something about making a cameo or something."
"Forget it, the moment's gone…" Grif sighed.
Back with the gang…
Resume BGM
"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!" Blue Goomba yelled… and then he saw a shadow looming over him as he looked up to see Chrom up in the air, ready to strike… and that's when Chrom started glowing.
"Anything can change!" He exclaimed, proceeding to use Aether and making a critical hit.
"AAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Blue Goomba yelled before falling toward the ground in defeat.
End BGM
"Agh, no fair!" Blue Goomba cried.
"Retreat! We'll let the Goomba King handle this!" Red Goomba said as they took off.
"Well, that went well." Yang said.
"You said it." Mario nodded as they went further into the forest where they soon saw a castle in front of them.
"So, what we do with this?" Yang asked.
"I say we let Chrom take care of it." Weiss said.
"You too, Weiss?" Chrom sighed.
"So, I heard you defeated my henchmen!" A voice said as they saw the Goomba King in front of them. "But will you have the guts to defeat me?" He asked as he hopped from his castle and landed in front of them, and they were joined by the Goomba Bros.
"We'll have our revenge yet!" Red Goomba said… and then as luck would have it, a Spiky Goomnut fell from the tree after the Goomba King's harsh landing, dealing some damage to him and instantly knocking out the bros.
"…What was that about revenge?" Ruby asked.
"Bah, never mind them!" The Goomba King said as they began the battle.
BGM: Goomba King's Decree (Paper Mario)
"Hmm… that's a good amount of health." Goombario said as he was looking through his tattle log. "His attack and defense are pitiful though." He added. "…You know, how did he get so big? I want to be big too!"
"Drink milk and don't revive your mother through alchemy!" Ruby said as she slashed the Goomba King.
"Ah, okay… wait, WHAT?" Goombario asked as the Goomba King retaliated by trying to ram into them and rammed into Chrom, causing him to slide a little.
"Ooof! That the best you got?" He asked as he slashed him in retaliation, unaware of Mario putting the Power Jump boots on him.
"Hmm, spiky feet. Cool." Mario said as he jumped up as the Goomba King was shot in the head by Yang… and then Mario landed on top of him.
"AAAAGH! Are you trying to gore me?!" He asked as Mario hopped off.
"I think I'll be using these often." Mario chuckled as the Goomba King growled and stomped on the ground, as a few Spiky Goomnuts came down on top of them, as some of them missed but one of them hit Lissa.
"Yowch!" She winced before growling. "Alright, now you made me angry!" She said as she started to glow. "Clear a path everyone!" She said as she went over and slashed through the Goomba King with a critical hit.
"AAAARGH!" The Goomba King yelled as he fell in defeat.
End BGM
"What's with all these critical hits?" Blake wondered as Goombario looked through his tattle log.
"Um… random chance?" He shrugged.
"Well, those are some good lucky chances." Ruby said, watching the trio running off.
"Hey, get back here!" Weiss said as they chased after them, but they closed the door. "Drat!"
"Hold on… I think I hear something." Mario said as they pressed their ears on the door.
"Psst! Red Goomba, you have the switch, correct?"
"Of course I do, your highness, it's right there!"
"…Not the console, you dimwit! I'm talking about the blue switch!"
"Ooooh, right… I think we left it outside."
"OUTSIDE?! You dimwit! Mario and the others will find that and it'll bring ruin to this castle!"
"…A switch, you say?" Yang asked with a devilish smirk as they wandered around, casually whistling… until they saw the switch in a bush. "Heeeeey, what have we here?"
"Chrom, would you do the honors?" Lissa asked.
Chrom chuckled. "Certainly." He said.
"Oh Goooooombas~!" Lissa said in a sing songy voice as the Goomba King popped out from the roof.
"Yes, what is it?"
"You wouldn't happen to looking for this switch, would you~?" Lissa asked.
His eyes widened. "No! NONONONONO! DON'T HIT IT!"
"Don't hit it? Okay." Chrom said as he put his foot on it and pressed it down. "Whoops." He smirked.
"…Oh no…" The Goomba King groaned as he went underneath the castle as the whole castle started to vibrate until the top of it crumbled and revealed the trio on top of something.
"Goomba King, what are we to do?" Blue Goomba asked.
"…We go up into the sky with-" The three of them were launched in the air. "-DIGNIIIIIIIIITY!" He yelled as they were launched into the sky with three stars shining in the sky.
"That wasn't very dignified." Yang chuckled as they walked off, unaware of Kammy Koopa watching.
"Hmm…" She rubbed her chin in thought before flying off, and back with the others, Mario had found a Hammer Throw before they had got back into Toad Town.
BGM: Toad Town (Paper Mario)
"Oh, Mario! RWBY! What a relief!" The Toad exclaimed. "It's good to see you!" He said and noticed Chrom and Lissa. "Wait, you two weren't at the party?!"
"Chrom got us lost." Lissa said.
"Ah…" He nodded. "Well, everyone else is alright, so you might as well go check on them just to make sure." He said and took off.
"We might as well." Chrom said and looked at the group. "Hey, mind if we split up from here? We need to make sure everyone else is safe from that attack."
"Sure." Mario nodded.
"Call us if you need us!" Lissa waved as they took off one way as Mario looked at the Warp Pipe.
"I need to make sure if my bro is okay." He said as he hopped in the Warp Pipe, as RWBY and Goombario hopped on in too, and lo and behold, Luigi was humming to himself on the steps.
"Bro!" Luigi exclaimed as he noticed Mario as he ran off and hugged him, then he hugged RWBY. "Glad to see you guys are alright!" He said and then noticed Goombario. "Oh, who are you?"
"I'm Goombario. Nice to meet you." He said. "I'm travelling with them!"
"Oh, good." Luigi said. "So, you're off on your own again, this time with RWBY and a Goomba. That's cool… I'll wait right here…"
Mario chuckled. "Bro… you can come with us."
"Me? Nah… I'm good." He chuckled. "…One sec." He said as he ran into the house, as they heard crashing in the house as they sweatdropped, and then Luigi came back out. "Let's-a go!"
"What'd you get?" Blake asked.
"'Tis a secret, Blake." Luigi chuckled. "So, where are we going?"
"Shooting Star Summit." Mario said. "If there's a clue on how to get Peach back, it's our best bet."
"Well, let's-a go!" Luigi said as they took off, and about a few minutes later… they were at the base of the summit.
BGM: Shooting Star Summit (Paper Mario)
"Wow… I never knew about this place." Weiss said. "To think this was behind Peach's Castle."
"Everyone hardly goes there, but it's a real treat once you come here." Mario said.
"I think I'm gonna cry…" Goombario said as they climbed the Summit for a good while until they got to the top… and then the images of the Star Spirits appeared.
End BGM
BGM: Star Spirits' Request (Paper Mario)
"Mario, RWBY, Luigi… it is good to see you have made it here safe and sound…" Eldstar said.
"Why did you bring us here?" Weiss asked.
"Ah yes, we were just getting to that." Eldstar said.
"We called you here because of recent events." Mamar said.
"We called you here to put a stop to Bowser and Torchwick. They have stolen the sacred Star Rod." Skolar said.
"Yeah, and we need your help! With the power of the Star Rod, Bowser and Torchwick are invincible, as you have saw yourselves." Muskular said.
"In-invincible?!" Luigi gulped.
"Well, most of you…"
"The Star Rod is known for granting wishes that are pure, noble and worthy of granting such a wish." Eldstar said.
"However, Bowser and Torchwick were relentless on their wishes. Bowser was wishing such things as "I wish to destroy Mario and 'Green Stache!" and "I want the princess to marry me!" while Torchwick had similar results. "I wish to destroy those rotten teenagers, mostly Red!" and "I wish to be the best criminal ever!" and so on and so forth. We ignore such selfish wishes. The one we did consider was that Neopolitan girl who wanted nothing more than the ability to speak. However, as she is selfish for her own reasons, we felt it was best for her to stay mute. There's no telling what'll happen if she unleashes her silver tongue." Kalmar said.
"When Bowser and Torchwick found out that we were ignoring their wishes, they were furious… and that is when they attacked." Misstar said.
"And of course, you saw the results of the attack." Klevar said.
"We need you to help us… and find us before Bowser and Torchwick bring ruin to the Mushroom Kingdom… and many other areas." Eldstar said and one by one, they started fading away. "Ah, our strength is running thin… we must rest for now."
"But wait, how are we going to find you? We don't even know where you are!" Ruby said.
"Ask around Toad Town… someone will know." Eldstar said before disappearing.
End BGM
"…Wow…" Yang said. "For once, I'm at a loss for words."
"There's only one thing we can do." Mario said.
"Forget about this whole thing and bake cookies?" Luigi asked.
"Oooh, I'm with Luigi on this!" Ruby said.
"No. We find these Star Spirits and put a stop to Bowser and Torchwick." Mario said.
"Aww…" Luigi and Ruby pouted.
"Come on, let's-a go!" Mario said as they took off.
Meanwhile… at Peach's Castle…
"Your nastiness! I have urgent news. Mario and RWBY have defeated the Goomba King."
BGM: Angry Bowser (Paper Mario)
"You have got to be kidding me!" Bowser growled. "I gave that whiny Goomba power just because he wanted to be a King and he got wasted by them? Why am I not surprised!"
"He is a Goomba, after all." Roman said, playing a game of chess with Neo.
"I'm well aware of that." Bowser grumbled. "Hmph, not like they will do anything! We are invincible with this Star Rod after all! After all, we showed those two so-called princes a thing or two!"
"I thought they were kings?" Kammy wondered.
"Bah, does it matter?" Bowser asked. "Kammy! Where are those numbskulls headed?"
"Well, they might be heading towards Eldstar at Koopa Bros. Fortress." Kammy said.
"…You think they have a shot on defeating them?" Bowser asked.
"Oh please, your highness!" A voice interrupted them. "We'll take them down in no time!"
End BGM
BGM: Koopa Bros. Keep Cool! (Paper Mario)
It was then that the four Koopa Bros showed up. "I mean, we'll take them on easily!" Red said.
"…You were defeated by them a few times already." Bowser reminded.
"Ah! But this is different! They never faced us on our home turf, so that's when we'll defeat them… not to mention we upgraded our machine!" Yellow said.
"Yeah! We have a lot of Bullet Bills that are locked and loaded!" Green said.
"And we have a few prisoners!" Black said. "Including this human girl with a flying horse! I think her name was… Weast?"
"No no no, it's East." Yellow said. "…I think."
"Does it matter what her name is?" Red asked. "Seriously, she was dumb enough to scout ahead and got caught by us. She kept mentioning that someone named… Katrina and Polo will save her…" He said. "…No, that's not their names… what was it again?"
"ENOUGH!" Bowser yelled. "The point is, you got stronger, right?"
"Along with our signature move that got significantly stronger through training, yes!"
"Good." Bowser nodded.
"Quick question… if you're here, then who's guarding the fortress?" Roman asked.
"…Oh… I… uh…" They sweatdropped.
"YOU IDIOTS!" Bowser yelled.
"Yipe! We'll be on our way." Red said as they took off.
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Peach…
BGM: Princess in Distress (Paper Mario)
"Oh… I hope they're alright…" Peach hoped as she paced back and forth in her room as the doors opened up to reveal Bowser and Kammy.
"Hope you're comfortable, princess!" Bowser said.
"…I would be if I known Mario and RWBY were okay! And my castle back on the ground!"
"Let's not worry about them." Bowser said. "Are you not comfortable? How about some pillows? A blanket? How about a new roommate?"
"No, I'm goo-… roommate?"
"Yes. We found this woman sleeping on the couch, actually. I think she slept through the whole thing." Bowser said as Kammy brought her in via a magic bubble. She was a tall woman with green hair tied into a ponytail and a red outfit, and was sleeping. Kammy gently put her down on the ground before popping it.
"I would've dropped her, but I'm not downright rotten." Kammy said.
"Have fun! Bwahahahaha!" Bowser laughed as they walked out… and then the woman woke up.
"Ugh… where am I? I must've slept through the festivities by accident…" She yawned and then looked up. "Oh, hello your highness."
"Tiki!" Peach sighed with relief. "Well, I'm glad you're alright and unharmed."
"Unharmed?" Tiki asked. "Why would I be?" She wondered as Peach explained the situation. "Oh my…"
"Yes… it's quite saddening. And I hope that Mario and RWBY are alright."
Tiki smiled and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I have a feeling they are."
"Yeah…" She nodded and then there was a knock on the balcony. "Oh?" She wondered and walked over to it, opening the balcony doors and a Star Child came in.
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BGM: Twink's Theme (Paper Mario)
"Yay! You opened it!" He grinned.
"A Star Child? How curious…"
"Hello! My name's Twink, glad to meet ya!" He smiled. "I'm here to help, since you wished for some help!"
"I guess I did…" Peach said. "Then perhaps you can help me take down Bowser and bring my castle back down to the Mushroom Kingdom?!"
Twink frowned sadly. "I could, but since I'm so young, I'm not… exactly gonna help you with big wishes like that." He said, causing Peach's heart to sink. "However! I can help you and your cute friend by snooping around the castle and giving you updates!" He said, as Tiki giggled when Twink called her cute.
"That'll work!" Peach smiled. "Oh! I was wondering." She said. "If Mario and RWBY are still breathing, which I'm really sure that they are, can you give them this?" She asked as it was some kind of necklace of some sort.
"Oooh, is this a Lucky Star?"
"Yes, I was going to give it to Mario for good luck." She said. "I was also going to give them to RWBY too after I gave it to Mario."
"Can do! I'll be back in a jiffy!" He said and then took off.
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"Quite the charming fellow, isn't he?" Tiki asked with a smile.
"Yeah…" Peach nodded and wandered outside, looking out into the horizon. "Mario… RWBY… I hope you guys are alright…" She said.
Originally, I wasn't going to have Luigi join them, but as I was writing, I immediately thought of Luigi and I had this nagging thought pestering me with "Have Luigi join them! Have Luigi join them!" and I was like "Alright, alright! I'll have Luigi join them!" Glad I did, because now i'm gonna be having fun with Luigi! :D
Also, stay tuned for something special that'll be posted later!