A/N: Hey. So now we get to find out where they're all going. It'll be really fun and fuffy, so won't that be great lol.

Thank you WhiteasSnowyhills! And lol Coooool123 Roy's a tough one XD and good question. I've been meaning to post this at some point anyway. Lol here are the Koopalings ages.

Ludwig: 17

Lemmy: 16

Roy: 15

Iggy: 14

Wendy: 13

Morton: 12

Larry: 11

Junior: 4

And for the hell of it:

Fawn: 21

Bowser: 33

Peach: 28

Enjoy, it's a longer one!

Chapter 24: Sand and salt

Fawn

I walked toward the dining hall, eager to eat breakfast with Bowser and his family, when I was suddenly grabbed by the arm.

"Fawn! Is that you?"

I looked to see who it was, and to my delight, it was Tina. I smiled largely.

"Tina!" I said happily, hugging her. "It's been so long!"

She laughed and hugged back. "It has! When did you get here? Why are you here?"

I chuckled, knowing how disorganized this castle was. "Bowser said I was the only one good enough to babysit his kids, so he hired me..."

"Well how about that! It's great to see you!" She stepped back and whistled. "Especially when you look this good! Damn, what did you do?"

I looked down and chuckled. Wow...everyone's noticing! "Well...Wendy made me get a waxing and a spa treatment. She also got me some clothes..." I looked down at the cream yellow top with the winky face and the tight dandelion skirt. I didn't like them to much, they felt restricting.

"Hm...I see. This does seem like Princess Wendy's taste..." she said thoughtfully, observing. She sighed. "Which means it's not yours; it's a teenage girl's."

I thought about it and shrugged. "I guess so..."

She beamed and said, "Well, now that I know you may be coming more often, I'll have to make you some more clothes! And they'll be more you, but still cute."

I beamed, as I loved the clothes Tina made. "Thank you so much! That'd be nice."

"No problem! Where are you headed, anyway?"

"Oh, I have breakfast with Bowser and his kids."

She chuckled. "Ah, he seems to like you. Don't worry, when I make you those clothes, you'll be landing the king in no time." She winked.

I cocked my head. "Land the king? What?"

She chuckled again. "Don't worry about it Cookie. Have fun with that man!"

Saying that, she quickly hurried off, most likely as busy as ever.

I smiled, happy that I finally got to see her again, before continuing my way toward the dining hall.

Bowser

Everyone's head turned when we heard the door. In walked Fawn, in a new get up, that also exposed her more then I was used to. As I observed her attire, I locked on to the one design on her tight shirt. I quickly looked away, slightly embarrassed.

Damn, I hate it when shirts do that!

"Uh, hey everyone," she greeted from across the room. I noted that she was a little less shy addressing us all.

"Fawn!" Junior said eagerly, rushing out of his seat to grab her hand. "Come on, I got you a seat next to me and King Dad!"

"Hah, thanks Junior," she replied happily, following him to her seat.

I smiled as she sat next to me. I noticed that she smelled good.

"Morning Fawn," I greeted.

"Morning Bowser!" she greeted happily.

Our food quickly came, no more being said. The ordinary morning chaos began and there was no conversation until Fawn finally spoke.

"Fo...wad're we gonna do today?" she asked me, her mouth full.

I paid no heed to her crudeness, focusing on her question. Oh crap...I was supposed to come up with something for us to do! I quickly began to rack my brain for something. "Um...uh..."

My mind drifted to chatter in the background. Specifically Wendy's screechy voice.

"Ugh, like, it's so hot! I feel so like, gross."

Hot?

"Well, maybe you can get a tan? Doesn't that sound fun? For you at least. Because you like being pretty, and tanning your scales is something you talk about, so-"

"Okay, like, quit while you're ahead Morton, cuz that's actually a pretty fab idea."

Tan...wait...

I slammed a hand on the table in an epiphany. "We can go to the beach!"

I ended up saying it a little to loud, as everyone heard me, stopping to stare

"The...beach?" Fawn repeated.

Once I had thought about it, the beach may've been a bad idea. "Well...I've got a beach I can rent out, if you-"

"I'd love to!" she exclaimed eagerly. I smiled warmly at her enthusiasm, relieved that she was for the idea.

"The beach? Oh boy! That'll be so much fun!" Junior cheered, now bouncing in his seat.

"Yeah, I can't wait to bring some toys!" Lemmy added cheerfully.

"Alright! I can do so much there! I can swim, or build a sand castle, or sleep, or read! Maybe I'll read about marine biology! Did you know that jellyfish are over ninety percent water, and-"

"Ugh, finally! I can tan my scales, they're getting pasty, totes gross. Guess I can, like, put up with you guys for that."

"Oh I don't know...my adversary, King Cheep Cheep, may not be so pleased with my presence..." Iggy whispered.

"Sure, why not? I could go for some beach fun," Larry said neutrally.

Roy and Ludwig were not so willing.

"Must I partake in such immature customs? I don't see it necessary to waste such serviceable time," a Ludwig muttered dismally.

"Aw come on! I don't wanna spend time at da stupid beach," Roy complained.

I growled and said, "You're all going. I don't trust any of you to stay here alone."

Roy began to interrupt. "But pops-"

"No buts! You're doing this. We need to spend time with each other as a family anyway, so deal with it," I seethed.

Roy growled back before slouching back in bitter acceptance. He's always been a rebellious soul, but he's gotten worse lately...

Ludwig sighed and said, "What an insipid day this shall be..."

Fawn continued to practically glow with excitement. "Oh this'll be so much fun! I've never been to the beach before...I've never seen the ocean! Oh I can't wait..."

I was very content with how happy she was with my idea as Wendy spoke up. "Like, see? Now you get to wear that super cute bikini I got you!"

"Oh right...thank you Wendy!"

At the talk of swimsuits, I slowly began to blush. I wasn't to nervous about taking off my shell. I mean, it's an awkward thing for Koopas to do around people, but I'm not a shy person. Plus Fawn's my friend, I'm sure she wouldn't tease me. But the idea of seeing Fawn in a bikini got me flustered for some reason.

"Bowser?"

"Huh?" I turned my head to meet Fawn's questioning gaze.

"When do we leave?"

I considered this. "Hm...I'll ask Kamek to get the preparations in order, and we all need to get changed...so around thirty minutes."

"Okay! Thanks again!"

I smiled at her genuine happiness. "You're welcome."

Kamek

I sat in my office, doing paperwork, when I received a call.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, it's me." I recognized it as Bowser.

"Ah, milord! So good to hear from you. How are you spending your free day?"

"Well...that's sort of why I called. I need your help."

"What is it?"

He cleared his throat. "I'm bringing my family to the beach. We haven't had a family day in a while, so I figured I might as well use this as a good time."

I smiled tiredly. I was upset that I had more work now, but happy that he took the opportunity to be with his kids. He was a good father, he could just be to busy sometimes. "Well, that's very nice of you. I'll reserve SulfurSide Sea and prep up the Warship Model 5 for you."

"Thanks."

I was about to hang up, when I noticed something was off about him. He was hiding something, and I remembered what it could be. "So...just you and your kids?" I asked sneakily.

There was a long pause. "...Maybe Fawn's coming too."

I smiled warmly. "Well...I'm glad that-"

Click.

I looked at the phone, seeing he'd hung up. I rolled my eyes, still smiling. Now I really didn't mind doing this.

Fawn

After I had changed in to my old clothes over my bikini, Junior had come to take me to the hangar. I would've gotten lost, since it was apparently a different one.

Once there, I was awestricken. Standing in front of me were four SkyShips, with a ninth one in the middle of construction. Each one was gigantic, a few stories tall! They're design was creative...almost magical. I stood there, completely awed by them, until a certain bass snapped me out of it.

"Impressed?" Bowser asked smugly.

"Yes!" I said excitedly, turning t greet him. "They're incredible! You helped make all these!?"

He grinned proudly and crossed his arms. "That's right. Helped build and made the design for all of them."

"Are we...taking this?"

"That's right."

I squealed and rushed to him, grabbing his arms. "Oh Stars! Which one?"

He looked at me oddly, before chuckling at me. "I know it's pretty badass, but you need to calm down!"

He took my hand, maybe with just a touch of hesitance, before leading me to the smallest, most simple SkyShip.

"The Model 4. It's the first one I could really get to work, so it doesn't have much in terms of technology and warfare. So I use it for long trips, or when there's to many people for the Clown Copter."

I observed the SkyShip. I was a little disappointed that we were taking the least impressive one, but I was still incredibly eager.

"Oh boy! Come on, come on, come on!" I said excitedly, bouncing up and down.

He laughed heartily. "Calm down, the family's already inside. Let's go."

"Right!" I said cheerily, rushing up a ladder inside the SkyShip.

Roy

I watched her from my room on the ship. She was just standing on the deck, arms spread out, and enjoying the breeze. Junior and Lemmy were acting like retards and trying to play a game with her when they were thousands of feet in the air, and I had the feeling Morton was jabbering her ear off.

I found myself observing her. She was just standing there, and I could tell from where I stood that she had a tranquil grin on her face. She looked so calm and content...and her hair fluttered behind her in the breeze, her face finally being completely free of it, and the sunlight glowing on her face.

I blinked, realizing I was staring. I looked away, shaking my head. I tried to tell myself she was just a dumb broad, but I knew she wasn't after all. Part of me wanted to know what the big damn deal about her was...why my family was practically gushing over her.

I looked down and saw pops watching her. He looked happy, which made me growl. That dumbass better not be thinking about her like that...he should know better than that.

Sighing, I sat down at my desk, pen in hand.

Fawn

We touched down right on a vacant parking lot, which I wasn't sure was allowed. I suddenly grew fearful as I turned to Bowser.

"Um...I just realized...are there people here?"

"Nah, I rented it," he assured, smiling smugly. "Yep, this is my own private beach that I can rent out whenever I want."

My eyes widened in awe. "Wow..."

As he glowed with pride, his children began to run toward a sand path in front of the lot that was surrounded by obstructing tall grass. I quickly forgot about Bowser and ran with them, excited to see the beach.

I ran almost desperately toward the sound of the waves, stumbling along the way.

I tripped on the powdery sand once I finally made it to the other side. I looked up and I saw the beauty of the sea. The sand perfectly framed the majestic ocean, which was a bright blue, with the sun glaring off of it beautifully. I could smell the salt, and feel the ocean breeze tickling my skin, the soft sand hugging my legs, the bright sun warming my body. I closed my eyes and just sat there, absorbing it all, until I was hoisted up.

Bowser was grinning down at me, carrying some beach gear. "You like?"

My face broke in to a smile. "Yes! Yes, I love it! Thank you!" I squeezed his shell as tightly as I could.

He paused for a moment before chuckling. "Um...no problem. Well, you want to swim now?"

I pushed away immediately, excited to start. "Yeah!"

I was about to rush off when he grabbed my arm. "Not that I'm suggesting anything, but aren't you going to change?"

I blinked dumbly as I looked out to the Koopalings, their positions scattered. But what I noticed about them was their shells were off! In its place were swim trunks, a bikini in Wendy's place. They all looked almost humanoid, as besides the scales and color, they're muscles and bone structure seemed to be the same. I noticed that all their forms looked very different without the shells. Wendy actually had a good, slim figure...and boobies! And Roy was well muscled, and Morton showed a little fat, while everyone else seemed to be of a normal stature.

"Um...right." I turned back to him. "What about you?"

"Um...right." He chuckled. "Hang on."

He did some sort of a suction thing to his shell, and he somehow popped out of it. In its place he wore red swim trunks. I was curious what he'd look like, but I ended up staring. He did have a little fat I suppose...but only a little. Despite it, his abdomen was so strong that he still had a faint six pack! He also had beg pecs...and now that I saw him in this context, his arms were huge too...and the sun shined on his face, making him look...weird. Wait, weird's not the right word. What do I mean then?

"Fawn!"

"Huh?"

He chuckled. "Well, have fun checking me out? Have fun checking my muscles?"

He flexed a bicep and made a cocky face as I grinned. "Well yeah! I knew you were muscular, but I didn't think you were that much!"

He looked at me bizarrely as I said, "Oh yeah, I need to change to!"

With that, I quickly tore my clothes off, my skin exposed from my bikini. I sighed as the sun began to beat on it, and I reclined my head slightly. "Ah...that feels nice..."

"Oh damn..."

I stopped lounging and looked back to Bowser. He seemed to be gawking at me.

"Um...Bowser?"

He seemed to snap out of it, as his eyes widened and he quickly shook his head. He had a faint blush. "Uh...hey, why don't you go swim now? Yeah, go do that Fawn! I've got to set up, so see you!"

He gave me a gentle shove, and in his terms of gentle he almost made me fall, before rushing to the spot some other Koopalings already were.

I shrugged before smiling largely and running toward the sea.

I didn't stop until the foamy water reached out in a wave to touch my feet. My folly grew as I plunged forward until the water went up to my waist. I realized how cold it was and stopped, shivering briefly.

"Cold?" Junior asked, paddling to me, not tall enough to stand even in this shallow water.

I looked around at everyone. Lemmy, Junior, and I were the only ones in the water. Everyone besides Larry, who had mysteriously vanished, was at the spot set up on the shore.

I smiled at Junior and said, "Yeah. It's my first time at the beach!"

"Do you know how to swim?"

"Yeah, there was a lake I used to swim in back home..." I smiled, fondly remembering the lake. It was just as beautiful as this beach, in my opinion.

"Well then you should know that just getting all the way in makes it less cold!" Junior laughed.

"Well...I don't want to right away!" I said, pouting.

"Well then...let me help you!" He giggled and splashed my face with water.

I stood for a moment, shocked and cold, before laughing and splashing back.

Eventually Lemmy joined in, and soon we were all having a full on splash fight.

We went on like that for Stars knows how long, just frolicking and enjoying ourselves. Until Bowser got involved, sneaking up on us from underwater when we weren't paying attention.

"Up you go!" he yelled, rising out of the water from underneath the four of us. His arms were directly underneath us, and with how big they were, he managed to lift all four of us! Junior and I were sitting on his left arm, Morton and Lemmy on his right. I was astonished that he could support Morton with one arm, not that he was that chubby.

"And...dradamo!" he yelled, flipping us backwards in to the water. I fell down to the ocean floor, and I simply lied there, confused of what happened.

I slowly got out of the water and opened my eyes to see Bowser, laughing his ass off. I laughed as well, splashing him. This started another splash fight, this time with his ridiculous amount of arm span to make gigantic waves.

Eventually I splashed him right in the face, which made him roar. He suddenly lunged forward and picked me up. As I yelped and laughed, trying to get out, he threw me in to the water. I quickly resurfaced, only to see Bowser and the kids running back to the shore, laughing. I laughed gleefully as I ran after them.

We soon began to play games in the sand that, with reluctance, Bowser joined. We made sand castles, sand figures, and we even buried each other. I got everyone to bury me, and the warm sand felt wonderful.

I also listened to Wendy some and sun bathed. She actually complimented my skin, but insisted I'd look better after a deeper tan. So I lounged back and drifted half asleep with a KeroCola...this didn't end well.

"AH!" I yelled as I felt sand dump on my face. While I was blinded, I felt something cool and sticky pour on my stomach; my KeroCola. I heard a cruel laugh as I lied there, disoriented.

"You look like you can use a dip!" It was Roy. I felt myself get carried by strong arms, and before I knew I knew it I was thrown in the water. The water was significantly colder nlw, as it was later, and I felt the difference.

When I resurfaced, Roy was close at the shore, laughing at me.

I began to process the situation and I heard an angry Bowser. "Roy! You little..."

I burst out laughing. I knew that he did it to be mean...but for some reason I found it hilarious! I was lounging one moment, and then I was freezing the next! I found that very funny.

Roy stared at me, confused and irate, before storming off.

I chuckled and moved back toward my chair, although I was sluggish for some reason. I checked for my snack, but chuckled when it wasn't there. Larry must've got it.

"You okay?" Bowser asked, approaching me.

I smiled and said, "Y-Yeah, it's f-fine! I-It was actually p-pretty funny!" I noticed my breaking voice.

He remained deadpan as he said, "Well...you seem cold. Here, I got you a towel."

He got out a towel he was carrying and wrapped it around my shoulders. I relished at the feeling of warming relief from the cold. But I realized it was only from his arms, because as soon as he retracted them, the cold came back, despite the towel hanging around me.

"Something wrong?" he asked, noticing my discontent.

"Um..." I stuttered, suddenly feeling awkward. Why do I feel awkward? ...What do I want to do?

"What's up?"

I backtracked. "I-it's…nothing."

"You sure. Doesn't look like nothing," he teased.

I gulped, beginning to realize what I wanted. "Well um...could you...?"

"Yeeees?"

"Could you hold me?" I found myself asking.

He blinked slowly, not expecting that. "Uh...what?"

I began to panic, feeling nervous. "I-I mean uh...you don't have to! I'm just cold, and you're really warm...so it'd only be for a little!"

Bowser paused before finally, slowly, saying, "Sure..."

I smiled shyly. "Thank you."

We both stood there awkwardly before deciding on sitting on a blanket first. Once seated, I scooted toward him. Hesitantly, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, lightly pulling me in. I instantly felt the warmth, and internally sighed in relief from the cold.

Slightly snuggled against him, I looked out to the sea. The sun was setting, turning the sky in to that beautiful purple this land has, and it reflected in the water, making the water seem magical. I was so mesmerized by this; I didn't even realize how close I was to Bowser until he spoke.

"You comfy?"

I noticed I had really settled in, my head resting on the side of his chest. I blushed a little, but I didn't move. It felt to nice. "Yeah...is this okay?"

"...Yeah."

"So...did you have fun?"

I smiled lightly, but happily. "Yes...I had the best time. Thank you so much..."

I twisted my head to see his warm smile. "Cool...I did too. So did the kids."

I looked at the kids. Some were gone, some were reading, and some were sleeping. I smiled from my spot on his chest. It felt so warm...it was firm, but comfy. And there was something just about being like this with him that I liked...

I turned back to Bowser, when I stopped to observe his face. The dimming light shined on his face, his strong, roguish features popping out at me. There was that word popping in to my mind again that I just couldn't identify...

I couldn't help but stare at him, and eventually he noticed. But instead of saying anything, he stared back for a little, almost like he was observing me back. But it ended, as he asked, "You warm?"

I decided to be polite sand retract from him, nodding. I realized the time and sighed. "We should get going..."

He realized what I was saying, and he actually sighed before catching himself. "Right. I'll get the kids."

He began to leave, but I felt the warmth still in me. Not the literal one…the weird one, inside me. I wanted to say something... "Hey Bowser?"

"Hm?"

I smiled. "You're awesome."

Bowser

"So those are the coordinates, huh?" I asked Kamek over the phone as I piloted the SkyShip.

"Yes. Forest Village is a little closer than the Mushroom Kingdom. You'll be there by nightfall."

"Okay," I said blankly.

"Are you upset that she's leaving?"

I growled lightly. "She did her job and is leaving. Whatever."

"Well, maybe-"

"Bye."

I hung up quickly, annoyed with him, before inputting the coordinates. I turned to the servant next to me.

"Here, fly this," I ordered.

He nodded quickly, and rushed to the controls. "Y-Yes sir!"

I grunted and walked to my room. On the way there I saw Fawn on the deck, just watching the view. She was pretty...but not as pretty as she was in a bikini. Damn, I didn't know she looked like that... I watched her for a moment before opting to go to my room to rest.

I woke up from my nap once the ship landed. So...she's leaving.

I grabbed the sack of coins on my desk before I walked out to the deck. I saw standing by the railing of the deck, which was a little odd.

Why is she just standing there? Is she waiting?

I approached her and noticed she was dozing off. I chuckled and she snapped out of it.

"Huh...wha...?" she said drearily. She turned to me. "Oh...hey Bowser..."

"Did you just stand here the whole ride?"

"Um...the view was pretty..."

For some reason I found that kind of cute. "It is pretty, yeah."

"...So, I'm leaving now?" Did she seem sad?

"Yeah...thanks for the help. Here's your pay," I said, handing her the sack of coins.

She felt the bag and frowned. "Um...it feels heavy..."

I looked away and said, "Maybe I put in a little tip."

She frowned, obviously not happy. "But-"

"It was easier to just give you this amount is all," I said gruffly. And untruthfully.

But she seemed to be tired enough to buy it, as she shrugged and nodded. "Okay...thanks."

She shook her head, as if waking herself up, and she smiled. "Thank you for everything…I had a lot of fun!"

I looked back and cracked a small smile. "Yeah...I had a great time too."

"Well um...I'll see you later." Was she dejected?

"Yeah..."

There was an awkward silence until she finally asked, "Will there…be a later?"

I thought about this briefly before I smiled. "Count on it."

She smiled back before she moved forward and hugged me. But it wasn't like the other hugs...she allowed herself to nuzzle her face in to my torso. I unintentionally smiled, enjoying the more involved affection. "Bye Bowser."

Fawn

I walked home from the SkyShip, which had parked in front of the village. It was nighttime, which meant the village had gone to sleep. I walked the dark, barren road to my home.

I stood in front of the familiar cabin and smiled at the nostalgic scene, with the light on in the window. I knocked on the door, which was answered somewhat quickly by my father.

"Hello..." He trailed off when he saw me. He smiled largely and exclaimed, "Fawn!"

I smiled and stopped to hug him, happy to see him. "Hello Cult. How are you?"

He laughed aloud. "How about me? How are you!?" He grew concerned. "Nothing bad happened at Bowser's, right? Are you okay?"

I shook my head tiredly. "I'm fine...I had lots of fun, but I'm tired now...I need to go to sleep."

Cult knew how I got when I was tired, and knew better then to try and stop me as I trudged to my bed. But he seemed to be disappointed with the conversation. "But..."

"Oh...and here's my pay," I said distantly, dropping the sack on the floor.

I vaguely recall reaching my room and collapsing on the bed. The last thing I remember hearing was a scream.

"HOLY CRAP! HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET A THOUSAND COINS!?"