A/N: Hey! I'm back on an update roll! Lol I'm gonna try and get as many chs out before Monday. Okay, so Fawn has spent the last few days getting to know Bowser and the Koopalings. Here's basically an overview of their opinions of her

Ludwig: You are a classless peasant girl, if I wanted to consult with someone of your caliber, I would converse with my own family.

Lemmy: Wow she's so nice! She likes my circus stuff.

Roy: Wad a total, dumb bitch! Friggin broad

Iggy: Oh what a fantastic specimen! So much to offer...she even rivals me in intelligence! Oh ho, what a treat...

Wendy: OMS, like, what a bitch. She's totes ugly and tomboyish and mean, I like, hate her!

Morton: She's so smart! She listens to me and likes my scale color and we havegood conversations and she's pretty and-

Larry: Hah, she's dumb! I can get away with so much more now!

Junior: Fawn's super cool! She plays games with me, and can fight, and everything, she's awesome!

Bowser: Fr-friend...? Nice? I um, I think she's...yeah, friend...oh I can't even with her.

Long A/N lol sorry felt like doing that. Thanks TrollingForever for reviewing. Enjoy!

Chapter 15: Big Misunderstanding

Cult

We had finally done it. After all the traveling we'd done, we'd finally made it to the last world.

"Are-a you ready?" Mario asked me.

I nodded. "Hell yeah."

"Are-a you sure? This-a is the final land-a. It'll-a be tough."

"I don't care! I'm ready to rescue Fawn and kick Bowser's ass already!" I said determinedly.

Mario nodded. "Luigi, you-a ready too?"

"Y-yes-a...I'm-a ready..." Luigi stuttered, obviously terrified.

"Well-a good. Now then...let's-a go!"

On his mark we all charged in to the final world, ready to finally end this journey. Fawn...wait a little longer. I'm coming for you!

Peach

It was late at night as I stood on my balcony, feeling the gentle breeze rustle my hair and nightgown. It was late, but I still couldn't sleep. I was having one of my...guilt trips, one may say. I was feeling incredibly guilty about this whole situation.

Oh, why did I have to bring her here? I ruined such a happy, innocent girl's life...and there's nothing I can even do to help her! Oh, why am I so useless!? Why...

I could almost feel tears swell up. Don't cry Peach...you have no right to. I know it...with all everyone does for me, the least I can do is stay strong.

I breathed in and closed my eyes for a while. When I opened them, I saw two giant hands outstretched toward me. He gripped my sides, and I screamed as I was hoisted in to the Clown Copter.

I continued to scream as he finally lifted me in, and we began to fly off.

I continued to scream, hoping someone would hear me, even though I knew it was pointless. Once the castle was a dot in the distance I gave up.

"Finally stopped..." Bowser grunted. I stared at him in fear and disbelief. No…he couldn't have done it…not now!

I looked down, my eyes beginning to water. Oh how could I get myself kidnapped, now of all times? I'm such a failure... As my eyes began to tear, I shook my head as I found a way to resolute myself.

Bowser looked like he was about to speak, but I interrupted. "Will I be allowed to see Fawn?" I didn't bother pleading for him to let me go, or asking why he kidnapped me, or what he was going to do to me. It was all routine. Pathetic, crippling routine.

"Yeah," he responded.

I nodded, feeling a little relieved that there was some good in this; that I could comfort the poor girl, if nothing else.

He didn't say anything for a while, until he gruffly asked, "How are you?"

I considered responding, but found that my voice would crack if I answered. So I stayed silent. I was weak, but if nothing else, I wouldn't let him see how weak I was.

We rode in silence longer. I eventually looked up at him to see him staring at me. Or maybe at a spot around my legs or something, which were bare in my nightgown.

Once he noticed I noticed him staring, he quickly looked away. He looked a little red…was he angry?

It's those weird things he does that makes each kidnapping scary still...

Fawn

Lady...

My eyes slowly opened.

Space princesses...and robots...and unicorns...and...princess...and cobblestone...and...

I slowly sat up and yawned loudly.

Where...am I...?

I drearily looked around. Room...new room...

My mind was beginning to return to reality. This is the room...Bowser gave me...

I blinked. That's right...

After sitting for a few seconds, lost in thought, I started to get out of bed. I should get ready...

After I had gotten out of bed, I stumbled toward the dresser. I looked inside and registered that all my clothes were in there, washed.

I walked away to go to the bathroom. I registered that, like my room, it was all cobblestone, save for a sink, a cobblestone counter, a toilet, and a large shower. I climbed in and began to shower, still finding the hot water blissful. I began to daydream. It feels so nice to be able to do that again...I can actually wake up normally without all those bright colors in my face.

I saw Peach...in a dream last night...she was wearing something different though...and she looked a little different...why would I dream that? Oh wait...she's coming here!

Remembering this, I quickened my shower. Once I was done I dried myself off with a towel I found and brushed my teeth. I quickly got dressed in my dark green clothes. She's here! They're both back! I need to go greet them, now!

I ran out the door and nearly ran in to Jimmy, who was carrying a plate of food.

He was startled by my presence. "Oh hey...I got you-"

I grabbed a piece of toast I saw on the plate and dashed away. "Thanks! But I've got to go! Sorry!"

I didn't see his reaction as I made my way to the hangar to see if they arrived yet. When I got there, I noticed that the opening was shut with a metal wall. Oh, so the door can close...

I saw a guard, the only guard, as I'd noticed there was only one guard to be stationed at the hangar, walk up to it and press some buttons on a control panel I hadn't noticed before and the metal wall rose up, allowing entry. But before he could walk inside I approached him.

Okay Fawn, steel yourself for this. He's just a person...just a person. No need to be scared… "Excuse me...s-sir?"

He turned to me and looked startled, "You the new human?"

I flinched, but forced myself to continue. "Yes that's me..."

"So that's what you look like...cool. So what do you want?

"D-do you know where Bowser and uh...Peach are?"

"Both in their rooms."

I smiled lightly. "Th-thank you!"

I ran away, wanting to get away from him and to Peach. I didn't know where Bowser's room was, but I knew Peach would be in my old room. Oh boy, I can't wait to see her! We can catch up, and I can see how Cult is doing, and I finally thank her for everything she's done! After all, I'm pretty sure she's one of the people who brought me here!

I knocked on her door slowly. There was a pause before a voice, most likely Peach, called, "Who is it?"

"It's Fawn," I answered.

The door was swung open by Peach almost instantly.

"Fawn!" she exclaimed, hugging me.

I smiled and hugged her back, despite being a little confused by her enthusiasm. "Well...hello Peach! I guess you missed me. I missed you too."

She nodded quickly. I feel like her eyes may've been a little wet. "Oh of course! I was so worried for you!" Why? "Please come in!"

I walked in to her room with her and we sat on her bed. "Oh Fawn...are you okay?" she asked, concerned.

"Well of course. Why wouldn't I be?" I frowned. "What about you? You don't seem well..."

She shook her head. "I'm fine...I'm used to this. But are you sure you're okay? They didn't interrogate you...or torture you?"

I gaped at her, what she just said being completely ridiculous. "Well of course not! What makes you think that would have happened to me?"

"Well...I assumed that they kidnapped you to interrogate you on what you know...since you're a human and all."

"No...no they asked me questions, yes. But they never were mean to me..." I frowned in thought. "Besides, that's not why they kidnapped me...right?"

"What? Why did they kidnap you then?" Peach asked, confused but curious.

Now I was confused. "Wait...don't you know?"

"Um...no."

Now I was very confused. A hole was being punched in the tentative theory I had created half-thoughtfully. "Well wait...isn't this supposed to be part of that experience you promised me?"

She was still confused. "What are you talking about?"

"You said that I was to spend a day as you!" I reminded her

"...What?" she said, confused. She stopped to think about it. "Oh yes...I remember promising that. But then you were kidnapped, we never got to do that or have fun!"

Now I realized now that this whole time I may've misunderstood the situation. "Wait...isn't this all part of spending a day as you? Getting kidnapped and all?"

She seemed to be a little embarrassed when she realized what I was saying, and almost sad I'd say. "I guess it would seem like a daily routine, huh?"

My understanding of everything was crumbling. I suddenly realized that everything I knew about where I was was a lie. I realized the situation was much worse than I thought, and that struck fear in to me. "S-so you're saying...that this wasn't all prearranged by you? That this wasn't for fun? That I was...really kidnapped?"

"Oh sweetie...yes. Did you not realize this yet?" she asked, sounding both sympathetic and in disbelief of me.

"N-no...I hadn't. I thought..." I realized I didn't even know what I had thought. What was I thinking? That this was all for fun? It just seemed so fun that I figured it had to be..

"Oh stars, I'm so dumb!" I exclaimed. Peach patted her shoulder in sympathy.

"Oh sweetie...it's okay. I'm not sure what you believed, but I get it. This was tough for you, so you made an excuse. And no one told you any different...they probably kept you in the dark this whole time, it must've been hard."

"No!" I exclaimed. "I mean, I did believe it because I was scared...but I also believed it because I was having fun!"

She gaped at me in disbelief. "You were...having fun?"

I nodded quickly, my eyes starting to feel a little damp. I had realized not only how much of a fool I was, and what the consequences of all this could be; but I realized my friends may've been lying to me. "Yes...I was learning new stuff! And seeing new things! This place was so cool! And I made friends with people...I made friends with Jimmy, Tina, Lemmy, Morton, Iggy, Junior...and Bowser! I stopped believing that they would harm me! They were my friends..."

"You're friends with Bowser!?" she asked incredulously.

I nodded. "Yes! He was mean at first...but he got nice! And funny! And he's super cool looking and stuff, he's a Dragon Koopa! He's my friend!"

She looked down in confusion and disbelief. "How...could you...?"

I got up quickly. "I need to know what's going on...I can't mess around! I need to know why I'm really here! I'm going to talk to Bowser!"

Peach's eyes widened and she got up quickly, gripping my shoulder. "No, you can't!"

I frowned. "Why not?"

"Because he's dangerous! Who knows what would happen to you!?"

"Nothing would happen...we're friends," I said with certainty. Why is she acting like Bowser would hurt me? "Bowser's not dangerous...well, he is with all his power, but he wouldn't hurt me..."

She wasn't giving up. "He could! You never know with him!"

Why is she acting like this? Doesn't she know Bowser's never hurts anyone? Not even the Toads in her kingdom are really hurt much by him, from what I've heard…

I remembered that Bowser told me that everyone outside the kingdom, including Peach, had some poor perception of him. From the looks of it, Peach didn't know that Bowser loved her.

"Peach...why do you think that Bowser kidnaps you?" I asked carefully.

She frowned and spoke like the answer was obvious. "Well, to conquer and terrorize my kingdom! And to spite the Mario Bros.!"

I calculated that answer. Oh...so she is completely clueless on that. I was about to correct her and tell her the truth, but I realized I shouldn't out Bowser like that. He may not like that. So I carefully said, "Oh...okay."

There was silence until I said, "Well, I'm going now."

"No, I told you, it's dangerous!"

I took her by the shoulders and calmly said, "I'll be fine. Wait here, I'll come back for you."

"B-but..."

I turned and said, "I'll be back soon, okay?"

"W-well...if you're going, I need to come too!" she said determinedly.

I considered letting her, but realized that I wanted to confront Bowser on my own. He was my friend, I needed to speak to him alone. Plus, Peach seemed like she was only trying to be brave; Bowser still seemed to terrify her. "You wait here, I'm fine." I smiled and added, "If you're don't like him, you shouldn't have to talk to him."

She shook a little before sitting down. "Alright..." she whispered.

I walked toward the door. She almost desperately added, "Come back soon!"

I turned to smile and nod. "I will. Promise."

With that, I turned to the door to finally face my situation.

Bowser

I was lying down in my room, catching some much needed sleep. I decided to leave Peach alone, despite how much I wanted to talk to her. She usually didn't want to talk to me, especially right after kidnappings.

My sleep was interrupted by a knocking at my door. I groaned and ignored it, but it persisted.

"Argh...who is it!?" I groaned.

"Uh...Fawn," the voice called.

My eyes opened up, wondering what she had to say, or how she found my room. I contemplated sending her away, but I decided it was for the best to let her in. "Okay...come in."

She opened the door slowly, which was probably a little heavy for her. She observed the room briefly before shuffling to my bed where I lied.

"Hey..." she said awkwardly. I rose a brow at her sudden awkwardness, as she had seemed to have warmed up to me.

"Hello...why are you here? How'd you get here?" I asked curiously.

"Oh…a guard pointed me in your direction, after I prodded enough…" she admitted.

"Ah, okay."

"Listen...Bowser. I need to ask you something," she said seriously.

I was actually worried as to what it might be. Part of me thought she didn't like me anymore. But I didn't address that. "What?"

She sighed deeply. "Why did you kidnap me?"

My brow rose once more. "What do you mean?"

"Well, I know you technically didn't. But I know Jimmy did...so why am I here?"

I lied there, processing what she was asking, when both of my eyebrows rose. "Wait...do you not know?" I asked in disbelief.

She shook her head. "N-no...I thought I did, but now I'm not sure..."

"Well, what did you think?"

She gulped. "Before you kidnaped me...Peach said that I was to spend the day as her. It was supposed to be fun. I got kidnapped immediately after, and assumed it was because I was living like Peach...and you had all staged it for fun..."

"...What?" I choked out.

"I...sort of thought this was all for fun or something...I hadn't put much thought in to it...it just made sense, since it happened so fast! And nothing else immediately made sense!"

I continued to stare in disbelief. She thought she was stuck here...for five nights...for fun? This logic was so absurd that I couldn't help but laugh.

"Wh-why are you laughing?" she asked nervously.

I continued to laugh, not answering immediately. She thought that...that we were...fun...oh stars that's funny! This girl's crazy!

"Because!" I choked out between breaths. "There's no way that would happen! That's hilarious!"

She frowned at me for a while before cracking a smile. "Well...I guess it was pretty silly of me to think," she admitted, chuckling. "I guess I was having fun, so I believed it was for fun..."

I stopped laughing. "You...had fun?" I asked.

She nodded. "Of course! I got to see a new world! And I got to meet a new race; Dragon Koopas! And you all are so cool, and so nice! I made friends...of course I was having fun!"

I was stunned by the idea that she had fun in my castle...I was actually somewhat elated. "Oh...cool," I said nonchalantly, shrugging it off.

"But I also believed it because I was scared at first, so I quickly picked the first explanation that popped in my mind. It made sense, and I had no reason to think about it otherwise," she said thoughtfully.

"Makes sense?" I smirked playfully.

She caught on and laughed. "Well nothing else makes sense! What else could it be?"

I thought about that, and almost laughed again when I realized the answer was more preposterous. "Well..."

"Well what? Why was I kidnapped? For information? How did you find out about me so quickly?"

"No...not for that."

"Then what?"

"You were sort of kidnapped...by mistake," I finally said. It was almost embarrassing, once I thought about how dumb this screw up was.

"...What do you mean?" She was rightfully confused.

"Well...the guy that kidnapped you was a rookie, who somehow didn't know what Peach looked like. He figured she would be the only princess in the castle...so he saw you alone, and assumed you were Peach."

"...Really? Jimmy did that?" she asked incredulously.

I assumed Jimmy was his name. "Yeah..."

She paused for a long time, processing that. Finally she muttered, "That's dumb."

I chuckled for a good while at her statement. And odd response, as expected. "Yeah...it is."

She sighed. "Well, I certainly wouldn't have believed that was the case."

I shrugged and she said, "Well...I'm glad this was just a misunderstanding."

"Yeah me too." I grinned.

"But I'm sure that my father is very worried. I thought he was okay with me getting kidnapped! So you'll understand me leaving now, right?"

My grin faded. "What?"

"Well yeah...my dad must be worried sick...and I miss him. I need to get back to him...so I'll be leaving now."

I frowned. She's so weird... "No, no, you don't get it. You're kidnapped. That hadn't changed still. I can't just let you leave!"

She frowned. "Why not?"

"Because...you're kidnapped! That's how it is! It's bad reputation for me to just let you go...plus you could still be important somehow! No, you're not leaving yet." I frowned. Part of me knew I also just didn't want to see her go.

She seemed to mull this over, contemplating my words. "I...suppose that's how it is. Yes, I'm kidnapped...I guess I see why you won't just let me leave...okay. Thank you for your time then..." she muttered thoughtfully.

She turned around and began to walk toward the door. I realized I felt bad about this...that I could actually call her a friend, but I was to stubborn to let her go, even though she really wanted to. And it wasn't even because she hated me, it was because she was concerned for her family. I wanted to say something, maybe even apologize, but she beat me to it.

She turned to me and smiled faintly. "Bye Bowser...thanks for everything. I hope I see you again..."

I knew there was something cryptic about that farewell. But my mind was to jumbled and tired to process it. "Um...see you."

She turned back and left my room, leaving me to myself.

I sighed and collapsed back on to my bed. Screw this...I'm to tired to think...

My eyes slowly shut as I fell asleep.

"Milord!" a Koopa guard who just ran in yelled. "Mario and company are on the final land and quickly approaching the castle!"

My eyes flew back open. "WHAT!?"

Fawn

I walked away from his room and made my way back to Peach's. I thought on all I had learned. There was one thing left that confused me...why had Jimmy lied to me?

Coincidentally I ran in to him on the way there.

"Hey Fawn," he greeted as we passed.

I spun around and grabbed his arm. "Wait Jimmy."

He turned to face me. "Something up Fawn?"

I sighed. "Yeah...there's something I need to talk to you about."

"Okay. Well you've got to hurry, I need to get going. What is it?"

"Why didn't you tell me why I was kidnapped?" I kept the slight hurt I felt that a friend had lied to me.

His eyes widened in surprised before he sighed. "So...you found out?"

"Bowser told me..."

He rubbed his neck nervously. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you..."

"Why didn't you?"

"Well...you just seemed so happy, believing in whatever you believed in. And I guess I didn't want to let you know how stupid I am..."

I instantly forgave him. Oh...he did it because he knew I was having fun...and he didn't want to be called dumb. I nodded. "Okay, I understand."

"You do?" he said, surprised.

"Yes."

He sighed in relief. "Oh thank the stars..."

"The only problem is that I didn't realize how much my father would miss me, so that's why I was okay with staying here." I frowned.

He shrugged. "Well it's not like you can really do anything and see him. You're still kidnapped, Bowser probably wouldn't just let you leave...uh, sorry about that again."

"Well I mean-" I stopped myself. "Yes...yes you're right."

"W-well…I guess that I'm still grateful to you for your mistake…I got to experience a lot. So thank you," I said honestly.

He blushed. "Uh…no problem. What I said before was true; I'm glad you're here now…"

I smiled and let go of his arm. "Well...I hope I'll see you later."

He looked confused by my word choice. "Yeah...see you."

I smiled one last time before taking off again.

I did hope to see him and Bowser again...who knows when I'll see them again? After all, I will be escaping soon.

I was greeted by Peach with a bear hug when I entered her room.

"Oh thank goodness you're alright!" she exclaimed.

"I'm fine Peach, I said I'd be back soon," I assured. "By the way…I found out why I was kidnapped."

Her eyes widened. "Really? Why?"

I chuckled and said, "As it turns out, it was all a big misunderstanding! You were supposed to be kidnapped, but the guy who was supposed to kidnap you didn't know what you looked like; she just knew that you were a human girl. So he saw me first and thought I was you!"

Peach didn't seem to like this answer. "Hm…Fawn, I'm not sure if we should believe that…" she said suspiciously.

I frowned. "Why not?"

"Because, Bowser could easily be lying to you about his true motives. This seems to…well, preposterous! Why wouldn't he just let you go when he saw that you weren't Peach?"

I frowned. "I know it sounds silly, but I think it's true. I had Bowser and the person who kidnapped me say it…and they're both my friends! They wouldn't both lie!" I insisted. "Plus, he thought I was important like you did, so he thought it would be best to keep me since he had me! That's all."

She seemed to think about this before sighing. "Well…it's not like we're going to find out if it's a lie or not anytime soon. So okay, I'll believe it."

I chuckled despite myself. "You know, Bowser's not that bad. I said he wouldn't hurt me."

She pulled away and frowned. "Fawn, he kidnaps me repeatedly for corrupt and evil reasons! He is bad!"

"But..." I trailed off; deciding now was not the time to get a good word in for Bowser. "Okay. It doesn't matter because we're leaving soon."

"We are? You know when the Mario Bros. and Cult will get here?"

My eyes widened. "Cult's coming to rescue me!?"

She nodded. "Yes...he was very concerned, he didn't want to keep you waiting."

I began to grow panicked. "Oh no...I really did worry him! Oh this is awful, I've been so stupid, wasting my time here!"

Peach rubbed my shoulder sympathetically. "Oh Fawn...it's okay. There's nothing we can do anyway..."

I shook my head. "No, there is."

She frowned. "What?"

"We can escape."

Realization donned on her and her face grew more sympathetic. "Oh dear...I've tried that before, of course. There's no way out...the security is to tight."

"Well I think I found away against that," I said, confident in the plan I'd formulated.

She frowned in pity and disbelief. "B-but..."

"It's okay, I know what I'm doing," I assured. "We can't wait for the Mario Bros. We've got to leave on our own; I need to find my dad."

"But you can't..."

I suddenly felt bad for her that I was both compromising her usual routine, and I felt bad for Bowser that I was stealing her away from him. "You can stay here if you want..."

She quickly shook her head. "No! I want to leave as soon as possible!"

I smiled. "Okay, then you can escape with me."

She looked concerned. "But...can you really do it?"

I nodded. "Yep, I promise."

"W-well...what's your plan?" she asked nervously, finally getting on board somewhat.

I grinned. "Just wait in your room. I'll come pick you up by your balcony in an hour or two."

"Pick me up? In what?"

"A Clown Copter."

"What!?" she said incredulously.

"Yes, it's part of the plan. Don't worry, I'll try and get here as fast as I can. If I don't get here within three hours, I failed. It may take some time for me to gather the materials I need, so just wait here for a while. When all is said and done, I'll pick you up at some point," I explained.

"But…"

"I know it'll work," I said hopefully.

She seemed to gain some hope. "A-are...are you sure?" she asked unconfidently.

I nodded and smiled reassuringly. "Promise."

"But what if you fail?" she asked fearfully.

I hadn't thought of that. "Good question...probably not much. Like I said, I doubt Bowser would hurt me."

She didn't like that answer. "But-"

"Peach, I'm sorry, but I have to start now," I interrupted. "I'll see you soon, just hang on."

I patted her shoulder and began to walk to the door.

"Wait!" Peach called.

I turned back around to her. "What?"

"You're...different then you were before. Less shy...less worried."

I chuckled nervously, hoping I wasn't offending her in any way. "Well...you and Bowser are my friends. So I don't need to be as shy...unless I'm offending you."

She shook her head slowly. I smiled and turned back to the door. "Well...I'll be going now. Bye Peach."

"Bye..."

I finally left her room to start my plan. Sorry Bowser...but I must leave. I need to see Cult...and Peach wants to leave too. I'm sorry I have to take her...but we have to go. Thanks for everything.

Well, now it's going down. Fawn realizes her mistake, and has made plans to escape! Let's see how that'll go down. Also, since Peach is kind of a blank slate, personality wise, minus the idea that she's nice, I decided to diversify her a bit, since she will be a semi important character. So she sort of had an inferiority complex, which would be kinda normal in her situation.

Oh, and also, I wanted to tell you guys about a new fic I may do. I'm a HUGE Smash Bros. fan and am soooo excited for SSB4. Especially since Sakurai is so damn good at hyping. So I was thinking of making a fic on ssb4, and it would follow a storyline created from the trailers and pics of the day. It would be how the characters interact, and it would be satirical, showing how the fans reacted with each announcement, making lots of references. So it'd basically be Humor/Friendship/maybe Romance. I was also thinking about putting Fawn in it, as it would put in an unbiased set of eyes that don't know anything XD although I prob won't do that.

Let me know what you think of Peach and the story idea in the reviews (along with other stuff)! Byee