A/N: Hello, this is Twanny Bizzle. I'm getting ready to update my Mario story; Mario & Luigi: A Date with Destiny. The recap is just below, please enjoy.
Recap: Last time on Date with Destiny. A purple Toadette had found our heroes all lying unconscious around the battlefield they were fighting in. When the Toadette saw how badly injured our heroes were she decided to find help for them. Meanwhile far away from Sarasaland, Fawful and Wario for some strange reason were still hanging around at Fawful's luxurious mansion. Fawful was worried, he was wondering why were they still at his mansion. Wario said that there was no reason to be worrying, he said that Tatanga was on it, but Fawful wasn't as sure as Wario. And just like Fawful had predict, Tatanga had failed, horribly. Now Fawful and Wario are on their way to Peach's Castle. Can our heroes wake up and get back to the castle before Wario and Fawful steal their Culex Crystal…And what about Pleasure's question to Yaridovich? What is it? Just read today's chapter, and you'll might find out. Chapter 23: Hassle in the Kastle
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Nintendo related, baby.
Chapter 23: Hassle in the Kastle
An endless, dark, and cold, corridor fill with vast emptiness with no walls or roof, but no way to fall off. The only light there was emanated from a strange being. This is the main perceptive of Plum's subconscious.
"…Uha…W-What happen to me? Where am I?…I sworn I was just in Sarasaland.…I was trying to save my dad and uncle…How did I end up in this place? I don't even remember how I even got to this place. It's so cold and dark…here…I-I'm so confused…" Plum muttered as she walked through the dark and dank corridor. "…I've been walking through these halls for awhile now, I feel like I've been walking around in circles, I can't even tell where I'm going. When? Where does it end?"
As Plum walked farther and farther through the strange corridor she noticed a weird looking figure standing at the far end. This figure was emanating a bright golden light. "H-Huh…I-I think I can see somebody…So bright..." she then started walking toward the figure. "Um…Excuse me, do you know where I am?" but instead of answering the stranger just showed Plum a creepy grin and went deeper inside the already endless corridor. "HEY?! Where are you going? Don't leave me here by myself!"
Plum then started giving chase behind the mysterious figure. Plum could see the light that was coming the figure. "Huff…Huff…What's this light? W-Who are you? Was you the one who brought me here?" But still, the strange figure didn't answer, it just continued to move farther away from Plum. "Stop running away and answer me!!!!" Plum yelled, she then tripped on her feet and fell down to the ground. "W-Why are you doing this to me?" she sniveled. "What have I done to disturb this…I just want to go home to my uncle and to my daddy!"
When Plum finally did lifted her head up, she saw the weird figure floating over her, smiling. "AHHHH!!!" Plum shrieked as she backed away from the figure. "Huh…W-Who are you?"
The figure just smiled as he muttered. "Plum, I would like to congratulate you for finally achieving my mystic energy, the power that lies dormant within the Fire Flower. But you must learn how to control it. The current power you hold isn't strong enough to defeat the foe you've been pursuing."
Plum just stared vacantly at the mysterious figure. "…W-What're you talking about? How do you know my name?!?!" Plum muttered as she stood up. "Your power? W-Who are you?...If the Glorious Form power isn't enough to defeat Yaridovich, how am I ever gonna rid the world of his wickedness?"
"You must teach, Plum. You must teach my power to another, that will be the only way to stop the one you've been pursuing for so long." he smiled as he started to slowly fade away. "You must together as one."
"WHAT?! Where are you going, now?!" she hollered as she ran toward the figure. "I must teach your power to another? Who do I suppose to teach your power too? I'm not good at doing anything? How do I suppose to teach a power I don't really know how to bring out?!?!" she then fell to her knees. "Why me?"
"…Plum, you might not have faith in yourself, but I do. You were able to tap in and bring out my power. I can give you one clue, go to Yoshi Island and speak with the chief of the Yoshis..." he then muttered as he disappeared out of Plum's sight.
"Chief of the Yoshi? You must mean Palapoo?" she then ran where the figure once stood.. "Hey?! How do I suppose to get out of here?! You can't do this to me!!!" The hallway Plum was standing in then began to spin. "H-Huh? What's going…" she then fell to her knees while holding her forehead. "I-I feel strange…" she then collapsed down on the ground.
"It's so obvious to who you must teach my power to...It's up to you to figure it out, though." The Figure's voice could be heard all though the hall.
"…Uh…Uha…Huh?!" Plum moaned groggily as she slowly lifted her head off the pillow. "Err…It must was only a dream…It seemed so real, though." she then started looking around the bedroom. "Huh, Now I'm in a room?" Plum then started to leave the bed.
"Where do you think you're going, young lady?" Daisy said quickly stepping in front of Plum. "Those injures haven't healed all the way yet, so no moving around, ok, kiddo."
Plum looked at Daisy giving her a weak smile. "Oh, don't worry mom…I'm feeling better already, really." she then looked down at Daisy's stomach, she wasn't pregnant anymore. "Mom! You've already given birth to her...I mean the younger me?"
"Yep." Daisy said smiling as she nodded.
Plum then stood up out of the bed. "Where is my dad and uncle, have they seen her...I mean younger me yet?"
Daisy rubbed Plum on the top of her head. "You know how Mario is, me having baby for him sort makes him feel uncomfortable. He said that this shouldn't of happen...or something like that. But Luigi on the other hand can't get enough of the younger you, sweetie."
Plum was beside herself with anger. "WHAT?! I've never heard anything so stupid in my life." she then crossed her arms while poking out her lips. "I'm gonna give dad a piece of my mind. Where is he, mom?" she snarled while cracking her knuckles.
Daisy just chuckled as she said. "Hehehe, I think he's outside in the courtyard talking with a Toadette named, Toadsia (A mixed between Fuchsia and Toad), she was the one who rescued you all."
Plum then said while hugging Daisy. "Thanks, mom. I'll make sure he'll see her…I mean younger me!" she then marched out of the room, while muttering to herself. "I'm gonna force him to look at her…I mean me, if I have to drag him by those small legs of his!" Daisy just smiled as she watched Plum exited the bedroom.
Meanwhile at Kastle Kamikaze
Pleasure twisted the golden doorknob and slowly entered Bowser's…I mean Yaridovich's chambers. When he entered the throne room, he saw Yaridovich, his brother Baby Blue were giggling at Toadlice, who was running around the throne room screaming. "Huh? W-What's going on in here?" he said as a fireball flew right passed his head.
Toadlice was standing in the middle of throne room breathing heavily. "What kind of sicko would make a sport of kill somebody?" he then turned and noticed another fireball hurtling toward him. "AHHHHH!!!!! Holy Canoli!!!!" Toadlice screamed as he barely dodged the fieryball.
Baby Blue was laughing hysterically as he watched Yaridovich blast many fireball toward a fleeing Toadlice. "Hahahah!!! You're terrible, Master Yaridovich. When will I have a turn?"
Yaridovich had just tossed another fireball at Toadlice. "Mwahahahahah! Run,…RUN! You, pathetic little spud!" he then turned toward Baby Blue while chuckling. "Mwahahahahah!!!! So you want a turn, huh, Baby Blue?" he then started rubbing his armored chin. "Ah! What the hell, Baby Blue. I'm quite curious. Let's see if you'll be able to catch that little polecat."
"Hahahaha! Thank you, Master Yaridovich. You won't be disappointed." he then levitated up in the air. "Just watch, it will only take me three second to blast that little spud to oblivious." Baby Blue then started laughing uncontrollable as he turned the armor on his arm into a small cannon. "Alright then, let's get started." Baby Blue then disappeared.
Toadlice had finally fell on the ground from the lack of energy. "Huff…Huff…C'mon, Master Yaridovich, have mercy. I'm just a lowly Toad…" Toadlice then lifted his head and frantically started looking around the throne room. "…H-Huh? W-What happen to all the fireballs? Where did he go?" he then stood up, dusting the dust off his black slacks. "M-Master Yaridovich? A-Are you still here?"
Toadlice then saw Pleasure standing at room entrance. "P-Pleasure? When did you…?" he then noticed Pleasure causually pointing behind him. "What're you pointing…" Toadlice then turned and noticed yellowish energy coming toward him. "What in the name of?!?!" Toadlice then ducked and the energy blast went right passed him, destroying a Bowser Jr. Statue. "…?!"
Baby Blue then reappeared above Toadlice, he was cackling while still pointing his cannon down at Toadlice. "Hey!? Toadlice!!!" he said mockingly.
Toadlice then looked up and saw Baby Blue charging up his cannon. "What in the hell? What do you think you're doing, Baby Blue?!?!" Baby Blue just smirked as he fired many energy blasts down at Toadlice's feet. "WAHHHH!!!! You son of a bitch!!!!!" he shouted almost tripping on his feet as he tried his best to get around the blasts.
"You have good reflexes, Toadlice." Baby Blue chuckled as he watched Toadlice prance about dodging energy blasts. "Hahahahah!!!! Dance, DANCE!!! You dumb little puppet!!!" he chuckled as he continued to fire at Toadlice's feet.
Pleasure just sighed as he watched Toadlice run away from Baby Blue, while screaming like a lunatic. "Uhhh…" he moaned while placing his hand on his forehead. "This is just ridiculous." he then saw Yaridovich sitting in his throne chair laughing while still watching Baby Blue and Toadlice. "Master Yaridovich…" Pleasure muttered as he walked toward Yaridovich.
Pleasure walked in front of Yaridovich while kneeing down on one knee. "Master, I would like to ask you something that's been on my mind for awhile now, you're the only person who can actually answer this question."
Yaridovich just sat in chair sneering as he looked down at Pleasure. "How dare you interrupted me, Pleasure…" he muttered calmly. "Don't you see that I'm getting entertained?!?! You, IMBECILE!!!!" he snarled deeply.
Pleasure then said while still bowing down in respect. "P-Please forgive my rudeness, Master…I didn't mean to intentionally interrupt your entertainment…"
Yaridovich just sighed as he formed a tiny fireball ball in his hand and started rotating it. "Uhhhhh…So? What is it, Pleasure? How can I help you?" he mockingly said, with a hint of annoyance in his tone. "What is this so-called question that's been perplexing you?"
Pleasure then said. "Master Yaridovich, please forgive my boldness, but why are we still here? Surely you should already know that Plum, Mario and the green one are searching frantically for the final Culex Crystal. We already know that the Earth Crystal is in that fat slob, Wario possession. And must I remind you that we have no idea of the whereabouts of the Wind Crystal." he then lifted his head up. "Master Yaridovich?! I don't understand why you're so relaxed about this! Don't you think we should be out there searching for the remaining crystals, instead of just wasting precious time here not doing anything?!?"
Yaridovich just shrugged as he slowly lifted his armory arm destroying the fireball in his hand. "Hm…I'm not worried about Plum and her pathetic father and uncle. Those fools can't falter my ambitions." his armor then started glowing slightly. "I will reclaim the perfect body I once had. And for Wario, that fat imbecile don't have the least notion of the Culex Crystals true capability. To him the crystal is just another toy…the fat fool." he then started laughing all tyrannically. "Mwahahahahah…None of those fools are nothing, but minor nuisances to me."
But Pleasure still wasn't convinced, he still was wondering why Yaridovich didn't want to go searching for the remaining crystals. "Sir, please once again forgive my boldness, but I still don't quite understand. You're saying that we should just stay here and do nothing? Sir, how is that gonna give you back your ultimate body?"
Yaridovich just sat there staring menacingly at Pleasure. "Pleasure, you're foolish ignorant! You're telling me that you don't trust in my decision, Pleasure? You must don't have faith in me?!"
Pleasure then said, as he tried to calm Yaridovich down. "Sir, I-I do have faith in you. I'm just a little baffled at why you don't want to…"
Yaridovich then stood up out of his seat while engulfing himself flames. "SILENCE! You incompetent moron!"
Baby Blue and Toadlice stopped their ridiculous game of cat and mouse and both turned toward Yaridovich and Pleasure, when they heard Yaridovich raised his voice. "Uh-Oh, it looks like your nincompoop brother just did or said something that upset Master Yaridovich." Toadlice said as he smirked over to Baby Blue.
Baby Blue then jacked up Toadlice by the collar. "How dare you, you little worm?! If you were wise you would still your tongue." he then looked over to his brother and Yaridovich. "You want to see what they're talking about, spud man?"
"Oh, hell yeah! I was waiting for you to ask, you fruity dumbass." Toadlice snickered under his breath.
Baby Blue then gave him a peculiar look. "What's was that?!"
Toadlice then chuckled as he jumped up to placed his arm around Baby Blue's shoulder. "I said: Yeah let's go watch and see what happen. That's all, Baby Blue."
Baby Blue just nodded as he and Toadlice walked over to Yaridovich. "I thought so."
Yaridovich's armor was all ablaze as he stood in front of Pleasure. "Obviously you have no faith in my ability, must I remind you that I'd already took over and destroyed half of the Mushroom Kingdom in our time." Pleasure just continued to kneel as he made no eye contact. "Such, INSOLENTS!"
"I-I'm s-sorry. Please forgive me, Master Yaridovich. I was foolish to even doubt you. I don't know what came over me…" Pleasure muttered as he continued to kneel.
Yaridovich was still fumed as he ominously loomed over Pleasure. "PLEASURE! I think it would be for the best if you remove yourself from my sight." he then looked at Toadlice and Baby Blue. "You two also. Get out of my sight!" Yaridovich then watched as Pleasure, Baby Blue and Toadlice scurried out of the throne room.
Yaridovich just sat there quietly in his chair staring longingly at his arm, he then started chortling maniacally to himself. "None of those fools have no clue. They can't even tell that this is part of my ingenious plan to reclaim all the Culex Crystals simultaneously." he was still laughing maniacally as he placed his hand on his forehead. "I'm surrounded by inadequate imbeciles…"
Fawful and Wario were still riding inside Fawful's so-called fast cruiser, The Bean Bean Cruiser. "Hey, Freakful, what happen to all that speed we had earlier? A Koopa could move faster than this thing! By the time we get to Peach's Castle, Mario and nitwit friends would already came and gone." snarled Wario as he started to kick the back of Fawful's seat. "How about doing us all a favor and make this piece of crap go faster?!?!"
Fawful was all sweaty as he pressed and pulled on all kind of switches and levers. "Believe Fawful, Yellow Cap. Fawful's trying to figure out why Bean Bean Cruiser slowed down." All of Wario kicking was really beginning to get on Fawful's nerves. "Errrr!!! FURY!!!!!…" Fawful then pulled out his pill bottle and started taking his depression medicines. "Fawful would really mind if Yellow Cap refrain from kicking Fawful's seat." he muttered angrily as he turned toward Wario.
Wario then dug in his nose and flicked a booger on Fawful's forehead. "I couldn't give a rat's ass of what you want me to refrain from doing! You've better find someway to make this piece of shit move faster, Freakful, or I'll have no choice but to go: Oops up side your head."
Fawful just sighed as he slowly turned away from Wario. "Uhh...If Yellow Cap could stop kicking Fawful's seat, then maybe Fawful would be able to…"
Fawful couldn't finish his statement, because Wario kicked his seat again, this time making Fawful hit his head on the control panel. "Excuses, excuses! I'm tire of hearing all of your stupid excuses, either make this thing go faster, or SHUT THE HELL UP TALKING TO ME!!!!" Wario growled as he pulled the back of Fawful's red cloak.
"ARRRR…Yellow Cap's choking Fawful…Ack!!! Fawful can't breathe!!!!" gasped Fawful as he flailed his arms and legs around. Fawful then noticed a lever he haven't pressed yet. "Ack! Ack! Ack! F-Fawful!!! See!!! S-Switch!!!!"
"What're you blabbering about now, Freakful?" muttered Wario as he let go of Fawful's cloak.
Fawful then started breathing heavily as he was finally able to breathe again. "Huff…Huff!!!" he then turned toward Wario. "What in the name of Cackletta's wrong with Yellow Cap?! Why was Yellow Cap strangling Fawful?" he said as he stroked his neck up and down.
Wario just sat back in seat digging in his nose. "Arrr…I did it because I could."
Fawful just sighed as he muttered to himself. "If Fawful continued to ignore Yellow Cap's stupidity, Fawful will be able to keep the Fury at bay…FURY!!!!" he then turned toward Wario smiling while pointing at the lever. "Yellow Cap see that lever over there? Well, if Fawful push that lever the Bean Bean Cruiser will go fast again."
"Well, let's just hope it's the right switch." muttered Wario as he folded his arms.
"Fawful knows all about Fawful's cruiser. Fawful feels so dumb that Fawful didn't noticed it earlier." Fawful then pulled down the lever. The Bean Bean Cruiser immediately started to vibrate. "If Fawful was Yellow Cap, Fawful would strap down in seatbelt."
Wario just rolled his eyes. "Please! This thing haven't did anything yet. I'll strap up when I see some speed from this piece of shit!"
Fawful just smirked as he put his seatbelt on. "Well, Fawful did tried to warn, Yellow Cap."
"Whatever, Freakful!" Suddenly the airship started to move extremely fast as it approached Peach's Castle. "WHOA!!!!!" Wario shouted as he rocketed out of his seat. "Awww!!!! You little Bitch!!!!!" Wario yelled as his fat blubber body ricochet off the airship's walls.
Fawful cackled as he watched Wario crashed and collided to many walls. "Hahahahaha!!!! Fawful told Yellow Cap to strap in."
This chapter finally over, folks. What is Yaridovich's devious plan? And what about Wario and Fawful…Their on the way to Peach's Castle now, can Princess Peach keep Mario and others' Culex Crystal safe until they come back? Just stay tune for Chapter 24: Castle Seize: Wario's Wolfpack. Should be up soon, folks, I hope.
A/N: I would like to thank PPAD, and James Birdsong for reviewing my last chapter, and kittylover for putting me on the favs, yeah!!!!
Peace out!!!!