A/N: What?! No opening?! Well, I didn't feel like doing one today. Sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Nintendo related
Chapter 25: Castle's Seize Pt. 2: The Bean vs. The Toad
Peach looked around and saw the Bean Bean Cruiser from through her window, it was jutting out from the bottom part of the castle. "Oh my! That aircraft!" she then glared angrily at Fawful and said. "So it was you, wasn't it?! I bet you were the one who drove that ugly machine into my beautiful castle!"
"FURY!!!!!" Fawful was outraged at Peach's statement and snarled. "How dare, Princess Peach, insult Fawful's famed airship, The Bean Bean Cruiser?! Fawful thinks Princess Peach isn't in the position to be asking Fawful questions." Fawful then poked his Raygun into Peach's forehead and smirked. "Fawful would really like if Princess Peach changed her tone with him." he then placed his hand on the trigger. "Before Fawful does something he'll REALLY regret…"
"Uhh…You'll never get away with this, Fawful…"Peach muttered staring nervously at Fawful and then at his Raygun.
"Oooooh?! Fawful thinks Fawful's getting away with it. Fawful does have you, now don't Fawful?" Fawful smugly said. "You must don't understand this Princess Peach. Fawful is in control here, so be a good girl and tell Fawful what he mostly desire, and no funny stuff nether. Fawful is well aware of Princess Peach's persnickety ways"
"What you mostly desire?" gulped Princess Peach as she started looking behind her. "S-So what do you want from me? How do I suppose to know what you mostly desire…"
Fawful just sneered as he stared at Peach. "Princess Peach knows exactly what Fawful mostly desire, so Fawful would really appreciate if she cut out the malarkey." he then noticed how Peach was looking behind her. "Why is Princess Peach looking around so frantically for? Fawful demands answers."
But Peach didn't answer, instead she just closed her eyes and tightly clenched her hands together. "…Somebody…Please help me." she muttered under her breath.
Fawful just stared awkwardly at Peach as she continued to mutter to herself. "Fawful don't know what you're doing, but it won't save you. Now, tell Fawful the location of Fawful's Bean Bean Crystal, posthaste."
Peach lifted her head up and stared cluelessnessly at Fawful. "Bean Bean Crystal?!?! I have no idea what you're talking about." Peach then covered her mouth. "Eeeek…Wait?! Y-You must mean the Culex Crystal! So that's what you're after!!!"
Fawful then sighed. "Ugh…It's called the Bean Bean Crystal not Culex Crystal! Fawful's getting really annoyed by peoples calling it Culex Crystal. But enough chitchat, tell Fawful the location of his crystal, NOW!"
"I don't know how you found out about the Culex Crystal we have, but there's no way in heck that I'll tell you the whereabouts of it." grimaced Peach.
Fawful's usually green head then began to turn bright red. "Err!!!! FURY!!!!" Fawful then pulled out his pill bottle and started shoving them down his throat. "Haff!!! Huff!!!" panted Fawful, catching his breath. "ENOUGH! You will tell Fawful the location of his Bean Bean Crystal!!! Or I'll have no choice but to…"
Peach watched in horror as Fawful started to slowly pull the trigger. "Eeeeek!!!!" Peach shrieked loudly.
"…End you…" Fawful muttered in Peach's ear. Fawful was just about to blast Peach, but then out of nowhere he was struck in the back by a white blur. "Ahhhh!!!!" screamed Fawful as he crashed into some table and chairs.
"Huh, w-what just happen? Who saved me?" muttered Princess Peach as she stared at Fawful, as he angrily tossed the chair off him.
Peach then heard a voice coming from behind her. "Do not fret, my beloved Princess, it was just I, Toaden, your faithful loyal servant, who just single handily thwarted that evil cad's plan of assassinating you." chortled Princess Peach's Captain Guard, Toaden.
Peach sighed out of relief as she watched the little Toad walk in front of her. "Uhh…T-Toaden? Am I ever glad to see your face." she then look over toward Fawful. "You see that green guy over there, Toaden? Well his name is Fawful, and he's after…"
But Toaden cut Peach off by placing his hand in front her. "Don't worry, Princess." Toaden said showing Peach his pearly white teeth. "You don't have to tell me anything, I'm already up to speed with our situation."
"Huh? But how? I don't remember telling you…" said a baffled Princess Peach. Toad guards then started rushing to Princess Peach's side. "Toaden, do you know what's going on?"
Toaden just chuckled as he pulled out his Meta Knight like blade. "Oh, I don't want to drown you with the details, ma'lady." Toaden then turned toward Princess Peach while pointing his blade upstairs. "Now my, princess, I want you to take one of my men and escape, while we hold this cad off." Toaden then pointed at a timid little Toad with light blue spots. "I know. Take Toadian with you."
Toadian gulp as he faced Peach. "A-Are you sure, sir? I-I'm not sure that I can protect the Princess."
Toaden placed his hand on Toadian's shoulder and said. "I have my full faith in your abilities, Toadian. I know you won't let me down. Now, go!"
Toadian nodded. "I try me best, sir." he then grab Peach's hand. "Are you ready to go, Princess?"
"Yes, of course, Toadian." she then look over to Toaden. "And don't worry, Toaden, I'm gonna contact Mario and the others as soon as possible." Peach said as she and the guard started to run out of the living room.
"Yeah…Of course…" muttered Toaden under his breath.
"NOOOOO!!!! ARRRR!!!! Fury! I have FURY!!!!" Fawful snarled angrily as he stared at Toaden, but he quickly caught his composure. "Uhh…Fawful must calm himself…Fawful don't want the fury the come out." Fawful then pointed his Raygun at Princess Peach. "No! There will be no plans of escaping, not while Fawful still here." Fawful then started blasting over toward a running Princess Peach and Toadian.
Peach and Toadian immediately turned and noticed the energy blast coming toward them. Toadian fell to his knees cowering in fear, while Princess Peach shrieked in terror while trying to shield herself.
"Yaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!" Toaden then jumped in front of Peach and started deflecting the blasts with his blade. "She will escape, you cad!!!!" Toaden then lifted his blade while dashing toward Fawful and then started striking him with his blade, he then pulled back and struck him in the side with a powerful horizontal slash.
Fawful was sent flying and collided into a bookshelf. "Uhhhhh!!!! The Fury! It's stirring around…" grunted Fawful as he slowly stood his feet while glaring at Toaden.
"If you ever see you try to harm the Princess again, I will strike you with my blade, twofold." seethed Toaden as he pointed his blade at Fawful.
Peach just stood there with her mouth wide open from sheer disbelief. "Oh my, Toaden, you've really improve with your swordsmanship."
Toaden then turned and yelled. "Hurry, You two! Goooo!!!!!"
Peach then said. "Um…Ok. But please be careful, Toaden."
"Sir!" Toadian said saluting to Toaden, he then grab Peach's hand and ran out of the room.
Toaden closed his eyes and smirked. "I assure you, my Princess. That is what I attend to do." he then turned and noticed Fawful placing some kinda weird helmet on his head. "Ah. I see that you're finally ready to finish our little skirmish."
"How dare you?! How dare you meddle in Fawful's affairs? You make the Fury come! If you want to die in Princess Peach's place, that's fine with Fawful!" Fawful sneered as he position his weird helmet at Toaden. "Fawful hopes you have readiness, because Fawful will now spray upon to you a champagne of pain!"
One of the Toad guard then muttered in Toaden's ear. "Sir, shall we subdue him?"
Toaden just chuckled as he continued to look at Fawful. "No. That will not be necessary. I can handle this nut job on my own." Toaden then position himself, while still holding onto his blade. "Well? What're you waiting for? Let's get started."
"Your suffering shall comfort Fawful so much. Fawful can't wait to see it." Fawful sneered as the helmet made him levitate over Toaden. "Feel the wraith of Fawful's Fury, Spudman!" He then started releasing green energy balls from his helmet that all went hurtling down toward Toaden.
Toaden just closed his eyes and chuckled. "Eheheh…I scoff at your futile attacks." Toaden then started deflecting some of energy balls with his blade, he then jumped out of the way and easily dodged the remaining attacks. Toaden then landed on the ground, slowly lifted his head and mockingly muttered. "Humph. I know that's not the best you got."
"Errrr!!!!" snarled Fawful. "How dare you?! Feel the full extent of Fawful's FURY!!!!" Fawful then started blasting a flurry of green energy balls that went scattering everywhere. "Let's see you counter THAT!"
Toaden just smirked as he jumped up in the air and started hacking away at all of the energy balls. "I slice through your attack like a piece of pie." he then started flipping down toward Fawful while still holding onto his blade. "Now time for you to feel my blade, you cad."
Fawful watched in horror as Toaden plummeted down toward him. "Nooooo! Fawful's attacks had no affect on the Spud!!!" Toaden then started striking Fawful repeatedly with fast paced slashes. "Ahhhh!!!! Errr!!!" moaned Fawful as he was getting pushed back by Toaden's attack.
"Now to end you once and for all, you cad!" Toaden once again pulled his blade back and this time struck Fawful in his chest with a vertical slash.
"UHHHHHHHH!!!!! FURRRYYYYY!!!!!!" Fawful was sent soaring across the whole room and crashed headfirst into the ground.
"Huff…Haff…Huff…Haff…" Toaden was breathing heavily as he stared at a motionless Fawful. "Charlatan..."
The Toad guards went running over to Toaden. "You were excellent, sir." praised one of the guard.
"Sir, what do you want us to do with him now?" asked another guard.
Toaden sheathed his sword and slowly walked away from his guard. "…Now you can subdue him." Toaden muttered calmly.
"Sir!" saluted all of the Toad guard.
"Alright, you guys, you heard the captain, let's bag that psycho nerd." said one of the guard.
All of the Toads then jump above Fawful and then dog piled on top of him. "God...I love my job…" snickered one of the Toad guards.
"I just hope my beloved Princess is doing fine. I fear for her safety." muttered Toaden under his breath.
Peach and Toadian were now running through the main hallway. "…I still wonder…How did Toaden found out about Fawful…I mean I sure didn't tell him about it." said Princess Peach turning toward Toadian.
Toadian then timidly said. "Well actually, ma'lady. It was me who inform Captain Toaden about Fawful." Peach just stared at Toadian. "Well, you see, um…I was at the souvenir stand when I spotted an airship plummeting down toward the castle, so I immediately went and inform the captain in what I saw there."
Peach just chuckled. "Ohhhhh! So that's how Toaden found out about Fawful. Well anyway, there's no reason to worry about it now. I think we should focus on finding Professor E. Gadd and Toadsworth and tell them that Fawful's after the Culex Crystals."
Toadian nodded. "Yes, I agree, ma'lady. Last time I saw them, they were in the laboratory."
"Ok then, let's go and find them." Princess Peach and Toadian then went running toward the castle's laboratory.
As Peach and Toadian ran down the hall they began to noticed yellow stains all over the wall and the ground. "Huh? W-What's this…?" muttered Peach staring at the stain. "It smells horrible."
Toadian was looking at the yellow stain and noticed that the trail lead all the way to the laboratory. "Ma'lady, look! The stain goes all the way to the laboratory's entrance."
Peach turned to Toadian and nodded. "C'mon, Toadian, let's check it out." Peach and Toadian then ran all the way to the laboratory, open the door, and entered the room. "Ya, ready?" Toadian nodded. Peach then turned the doorknob and went inside the room.
When they entered the room, they couldn't believe what they were looking at. "Uhhhh!!!" shrieked Peach as she covered her mouth. "T-This is just horrible." the whole laboratory was covered in yellow stains and unconscious Toads laid everywhere. "The Toads?! And those weird yellow stains, again! What's going on here?!"
"I-I don't know, but I'm getting freaked out…" Toadian then turned and noticed Toadsworth and Professor E. Gadd lying on the ground. "Ma'lady, look! It's Toadsworth and the good professor."
"Huh, Toadsworth?! And Professor E. Gadd, too!" shrieked Peach as she ran over to them. "Wake up, guys." she said shaking them. "Ohhhh… who could've done this to them?" she then held her hands together and muttered. "Mario, Luigi, Plum…Please hurry back…"
Meanwhile at Princess Daisy Castle, Plum was still storming angrily as she walked toward the exit. "Ugh! I can't believe how ungrateful my dad being! If it wasn't for me we would still be probably fighting that loser Hammer Bros."
Plum then heard someone humming. "Huh? Where's that noise coming from…" she muttered as she turned toward a close door. "…It's coming from over there?" she then slowly walked over toward the door. "…I-It sounds so familiar to me." she then muttered as she slowly open the door. "…Why, though?" when she walked in she saw Luigi holding her younger self rocking back and forth while humming the familiar tone. "…U-Uncle Luigi? You was the one humming that tune?!"
Luigi turned and saw Plum standing in the doorway. "Plum?! You're finally woke!" Luigi said looking at Plum. "Uhh, yeah I was the one humming…I'm sorry if it bothered you, Plum. The baby you was getting a little restless, so I was trying to put her to sleep." Luigi looked down and noticed that he had put Baby Plum to sleep. "Hahahaha…I guess I put her to sleep without noticing?" he then placed her on the bed.
Plum smiled as she approached Luigi. "It's ok, Uncle Luigi. I just remember hearing that hum when I was still very young. My mom use to hum to me whenever I felt unhappy or if I was in a bad mood." she then looked down at her younger self.
"…Y-You actually mean Daisy use to hum this tune to you when you were small?" said a flabbergasted Luigi.
"Yeah! You see after you had got killed by Yaridovich's flunkies, I was extremely sad, you see me and you were real close in my time." Plum said as she sat down next to Luigi. "Anyway, my mom decided the only way to cheer me up was to sang that humming tune you use to hum to me. That way every time I heard that hum I would always think of you."
"Wowser! Plum! I didn't know that I meant so much to you…" Luigi blushed as he placed his hand on Plum's shoulder. "I also can't believe that Daisy would learn the lyrics to my hum…" he then turned around mumbling to himself. "Hehehehe…Maybe there's still a chance…for us…Aw, yeah."
"Of course you mean a lot to me, silly." Plum said as she hugged Luigi. "Uncle Luigi, I just noticed something." she muttered as she looked up at Luigi.
"Huh? W-What?" muttered Luigi, looking down at Plum.
"This the is the first time we had a chance to talk alone together." A tear then fell down Plum's cheek. "I missed you some much."
Luigi just smiled as he rubbed the top of her head. "I'm glad we had a chance to speak too, Plum."
Plum then muttered as she turned toward her sleeping younger self, and stared at her. "…Wow, is that…really me?! I mean …Look at me…I'm so tiny…" she chuckled as she lifted herself off Luigi.
"Well, of course you are, Plum. She is the…Um…baby you." Luigi said stretching lifting himself off the bed. "Uhhhh…C'mon let's get going. I have to take baby you back to your mom…Eheheh." Luigi chuckled as he picked Baby Plum off the bed. "…I feel like we're forgetting something really important, maybe Mario knows what it is." Luigi muttered as he walked toward the door.
"DAD!!!!!" Plum blurted out angrily. "That ungrateful, swine!"
Plum's little out burst startled Luigi so bad, that he almost dropped little Plum. "Huff…Haff…That was a close one." Luigi muttered as he held Baby Plum close to him. "Hey?! What was that about?! You almost made me drop Plum…I mean you…I…Uh…I mean the baby."
Plum ran over to Luigi frantically bowing in respect. "Oh… I-I'm s-so sorry, Uncle Luigi. I didn't mean to startled you."
Luigi just sighed as he looked at Plum. "It's ok. You were screaming Mario's name. What's wrong, Plum?" he said as he placed his hands on his side.
Plum stared at her hand as she bald it up into a fist. "You see this fist right here?" Luigi just stared broodingly at the fist. "Well I'm gonna go upside my dad's head with it!" she huffed as she folded her arms.
Luigi just stared bafflingly at Plum. "Mario's head?! Um…Wow. What did he do to make you so angry with him, Plum?"
Plum just sighed. "Well he actually had the audacity to tell my mom that I shouldn't of happen, it was like he was saying that I was a mistake or something! That's ridiculous! If it wasn't for the both of them, I probably wouldn't even be here now." she then cracked her knuckles. "I'm gonna thump him one good for saying something so stupid!!!!!"
"Wow…He actually told Daisy that?!? He don't deserve somebody as beautiful as her, anyways. He's so ungrateful." Luigi muttered as he nodded his head repeatedly.
Plum then held her arms in front of Luigi. "Yeah! I know! He's such jerk!" she then walked toward the door, and grabbed Luigi's arm. "C'mon! Uncle Luigi! I want you to see what I'm gonna do to my jerk dad!" they then exit the room and walked to toward the courtyard. "Ermmmm!!!! That jerk!!!!" she moaned angrily.
Luigi laughed nervously as Plum pulled him behind her. "Wait, wait, Plum. Maybe I should take Baby Plum back to your mom, before she wakes up…" but Plum didn't listen, she just continued to drag Luigi behind her. Luigi just sighed. "Ahhh, Oooh…Uhhhhh…It never goes my way, does it?"
Plum, Luigi, and Baby Plum walked to the castle yard part of the castle. "Hey?! Look! There's my good for nothing dad!" Plum shouted as she pointed at Mario, who was over by Princess Daisy's Souvenir Shop. "What's he doing?"
"Hmmm…So let me get this straight. You found all us lying unconscious in the outskirts of Daisy's Castle." Mario was standing in front Toadsia stroking his chin repeatedly.
Toadsia placed her hands on her side sighing as she stared annoyingly at the mustached hero, Mario. "Duh?! How many times do I have to tell you?!" Toadsia then muttered as she turned away from Mario. Uh…That huge stache of yours must be blocking off the oxygen to your brain."
Mario just stood there quietly as he stared at the sassy Toadette. "…!" he then blurted out "Hey?! Are you trying to call me dumb?" Mario muttered, angrily as he crossed his arms.
"Uhhh…It took ya long enough to figure it out. I can really tell that you're not all that bright up stairs." Toadsia sighed. "You might be the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and all, but you're far from being the smartest.
"Hmmmm!!!!" Mario grunted, annoyingly. "Listen, let's just stop with all the insults, kay?" Mario said clearing his throat.
Toadsia chuckled under her breath. "I'm sorry, Mister Mario. It's just,…You were kinda annoying asking me the same question over and over again." she then lifted her up to Mario "But I've already told, Mister Mario. I didn't see any Red Hammer Bro., named Flare…When I arrive to where you guys were, I only saw you, Mister Mario, Mister Luigi, and that young girl. I'm telling ya da truth."
"…Hmm…Well, don't even worry about it, Toadsia, I believe you." Mario said folding his arms. "I guess it doesn't matter, anyways." Mario he said smiling at Toadsia. "Oh…and thanks for upgrading our Normal Hammers to Super Hammers, too."
"Don't mention it, Mister Mario. Really." Toadsia said from behind the counter.
But Mario wasn't really satisfied, something still was plaguing him. "But still…It's strange, I wonder what happen to him when he turned me back into that monster…The only thing I remember seeing was a strong and bright red light emanating from somewhere." he thought to himself.
Toadsia just stared at Mario as he continued to stared out in space. "…Mister Mario? Mister Mario?!" she said tugging on his red shirt. "Are you ok, Mister Mario?"
"Huh? Wh-What…The?" Mario stuttered as he started looking around, he then looked down at the female Toad. "Huh, I-I'm fine."
Toadsia just stared at Mario as placed her hand on her hips. "Are you sure? Because you don't look like you're fine to me, you look like something bothering you."
Mario rubbed the back of his head while chuckling nervously. "Eheheh, You worried too much, Toadsia. I've already told you…I'm fine."
Toadsia just rolled her eyes as she sat down on the stomp. "Listen, Mister Mario, if something's bothering, it's not healthy to be holding it in like this." Mario just stared awkwardly at the girl Toad. "I'm just saying."
Chapter 25's over. Toaden easily defeated Fawful and now the guard have him…subdued. But what about Princess Peach and Toadian. Who could of made the yellow stains, and does it have something to do with the unconscious Toadsworth and Professor E. Gadd? Can Mario get back before it's too late? Just stay tune for the next chapter. Chapter 26: Castle Seize Pt. 3: The Great Escape.
A/N: Thanks for the reivew, too. Later!!! -