A/N: Nothing special today, enjoy!

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Chapter 27: The Great Escape: Double The Trouble

Toadian was sent crashing into the wall, Peach followed behind him and collided right into the little Toad. "Owwww…!!" screeched Toadian in pain.

Peach had a baffled look on her face, when she finally noticed that she was sitting right on top of Toadian. "Whoops…I'm so sorry, Toadian…I-I didn't mean to do that on purpose." she chuckled a bit, getting up off the little Toad guard.

"Uhh…Don't worry about it, Ma'lady, there's nothing I can't take now." Toadian chortled. "I've been slammed, flicked, and even piledrived, and I'm still living, right?"

"Eheheh. Well, that's true, Toadian." Peach said, while giggling. She then turned toward the laboratory, and stared inside it, she couldn't really see anything inside, because the whole room was filled up with smoke. "…I sure hope Toadsworth, Prof. E. Gadd, and the other Toads are alright…"

"Don't fret." Toadian said, while dusting himself off. "I'm pretty they're all alright, Ma'lady, but what I think we should be worrying about now is Wario." he then faced her. "I have to keep you safe from him, and also I got to keep him from getting his sweaty mitts on that Culex Crystal."

"I guess you're right, Toadian…" Peach sighed, while staring at the container. "I just only wish that I knew if Toadsworth and the others were okay."

"I know how you feel, Ma'lady…" Toadian sighed. "I sure hope my girlfriend is alright, she works in with research & development team, they were really close in making a breakthrough with the Culex Crystal's emotional power." he thought to himself.

Both Toadian and Peach stood in the hallway quietly, but suddenly Wario came bursting outta the laboratory. "Wahahahahaha!! I'm back, baby!" Wario laughed, while lunging at Peach and Toadian. "Give me that crystal, Woman!"

"Uhh…N-No…It's Wario…" Peach muttered, while watching in fear, as Wario leapt toward them.

"Err! C'mon, Ma'lady, we must flee!" Toadian grunted, while grabbing Princess Peach's hand and started running. Toadian watched as Wario went crashing right through the wall. "Uh…Thank goodness…" Toadian sighed, outta relief.

Peach and Toadian were still running as fast as they could through the hallway. "T-Toadian? W-Where are we going?" Peach asked, looking at Toadian.

"We're going back to Captain Toaden, Ma'lady." Toadian muttered, turning to Peach. "I've got to report back to him, and tell him that we saw Wario running through the castle and that he tried attacking us."

Toadian was running so fast, that Peach could barely keep up with him. "T-Toadian, s-slowdown…You're leaving me!" she said, trying to catch breath. Suddenly, Wario came bursting outta the ground and leapt right in front of her. "Eek…Wario?!" muttered a staggered Peach.

Wario stood in front of Peach covered in pieces of the floor, he was smirking, as he approached her. "Wahahahaahaha! You already know the deal, Peachy!" he chortled.

"Eheheh, Didn't I tell ya, Ma'lady, we're almost there, just a little longer…" Toadian said, but much to his surprise, he didn't hear Peach say something back. "Ma'lady? Are you okay? You've been quite quiet, since we started running." he then turned around and saw Wario standing over Peach. "AHH! MA'LADY?!" he shrieked. "I'm coming! Hang on!" he said, running toward her.

Peach was sweating nervously, as she slowly backed away from Wario, who was still laughing, loudly. "Stop it, Wario, you can't have the Culex Crystal!" she shrieked, holding tightly on the container.

Peach then heard Toadian's voice. "NOOOO!!" Toadian yelled, while leaping toward Wario. "I won't let you hurt the princess, you fiend!"

Toadian was running full speed at Wario, he then jumped, he was heading right for his back. But much to his surprise, Wario quickly turned around and easily caught him. "Huh…You caught me?!"

Wario laughed all in Toadian's face "Wahahahaha!! You really are a fool, if you think the same trick was gonna work on me the second time." he then lifted Toadian up by his collar. "Who do you think you are anyway, Mario?" he then started chortling. "You're nowhere near in being in Mario's league, little Toad."

No! Please, Wario! Let Toadian, go!" Peach pleaded, while falling to her knees. "I'll give you the Culex Crystal, just don't hurt him…"

"No! Ma'lady! Don't give in to Wario's demand!" Toadian yelled, while frantically squirming around. "You can NOT let Wario get that crystal! That's just not an option."

Peach was flabbergasted, as she stared at the brave little Toad. "T-Toadian…B-But…If I don't give him the Culex Crystal, Wario's gonna kill you." she then said. "And, I don't think I can't let myself live with that, if that would of happened."

"Yeah. She's pretty much right, little toady…If she don't give me the crystal…I am gonna kill ya…" Wario muttered, while nodding, sarcastically. "That's just plain and simple…"

"No, Ma'lady!" Toadian shouted, loudly. "I don't care what happens to me, my main objective was just to assure your safety, if I fail to do that, then I fail my mission." he then looked at Peach with a serious look on his face.

"Harharharharhar…That's a lot of brave words coming from a little snot." Wario said, mockingly. "Do you honestly think, that you could possibly protect somebody? Sheez! You can't even protect yourself." But Toadian didn't listen, he still had a firm expression on his face.

Peach's eyes were all teary as she stared at Toadian. "B-But…Toadian…I-I can't…I won't abandon you."

Toadian then yelled. "FORGET ME, PRINCESS! RUN!" But Peach didn't run, instead she just smiled as she slowly approached Wario. "What…What're you doing, Princess!? I told you to RUN!!" he yelled, angrily.

"No, Toadian…I just can't do that…I WON'T abandon one of my friends." Peach said, softly. Toadian just stared at Peach. "Alright, Wario, here…take the Culex Crystal, just keep your filthy hands off Toadian." she said, while pulling the Culex Crystal outta the container.

Wario chuckled. "…Filthy hands?! Warharharhar! Now that's rich!" he then looked at Peach and smirked. "Please. This wasn't a trade, Peachy, I never was planning on letting this little snot live, not after all the trouble he put me through!" he chortled in Peach's face. "Like anyone of you could actually stop me!"

"Wario! No! You promised!!" Peach shouted, frantically. But Wario didn't listen, instead he just slammed Toadian, hard, into the ground and then kicked him toward Peach. "No…Toadian!!" Peach watched in horror as the little Toad rolled all over the ground. She immediately ran over to him. "Toadian, are you okay?" But Toadian didn't say anything, he just laid there. "No, Toadian…Y-You can't be…"

"Wahahahahahahaha!!" Wario laughed, hysterically, all over Peach. "Oh, stop it, Peachy, you're gonna make me all teary-eyed!" he said, mockingly, wiping away his invisible tears. "Wahahaha! I crack myself up sometimes."

Peach looked up and stared at Wario, as he continued to laugh at her own misfortune. "H-How dare you!?" she sneered, griping the Culex Crystal, tightly. "I'll show you! I'll show you what happens when you mess with my friends!!"

Wario looked at Peach and started laughing loudly. "Wahahahahahaha!! What can YOU possibly do to me, Little Miss Frilly? You have a better chance in sending the little Toad snot at me, again." he then looked at Peach and snickered, while covering his mouth. "…Wait you can't, now can you?." he then started back laughing. "Don't make me laugh, Peachy…Wait…Too late for that!"

Wario was still laughing, when he noticed The Culex Crystal in Peach's hand was beginning to glow brightly, and also that wind was beginning to slowly shroud around her body. "Whar? What in the…What's wrong with you…"

"WARIOOOOO!!" Peach shrieked, as tears flowed down her cheeks. "GO AWAY!!" Suddenly, huge amounts of wind started getting released from the Culex Crystal. The wind was so strong that it knocked pictures, paints, and everything, everywhere around the castle, but strangely enough the wind still seemed to automatically blow in Wario's direction.

"WHOAAAAA!!" Wario yelped, as the wind sent him hurtling helpless away from Peach. "ARRR…I always knew she was full of hot air, but this is just ridiculous!" he moaned, while spiraling down the hallway.

Meanwhile, outside.

Bowser, who had; for the second time, lifted the Bean Bean Cruiser off himself. Now, him, Kammy, and Bowser Jr. were all standing in the front of Peach's Castle front door. "Alright, after those BRIEF inconveniences, I think it's finally okay for ME to enter Peach's Castle and finally get my prize!" Bowser said.

"I don't know, Papa, you've been having the worst of luck, lately, I wouldn't do it, if I was you!" Bowser Jr. said, nodding, while folding his arms.

Kammy then looked at Bowser Jr., and huffed, annoyingly. "That's pure Poppycock, Junior!" But Bowser and Bowser Jr. just stared quietly at her. "W-What is it?"

"Kammy…You can cut out with all the whore talk, there's no way in HELL, that I'll be EVER interested in that old, used, worn-out, burlap sack, you call a vagina!" Bowser huffed, loudly, while glaring at Kammy.

Bowser Jr. just snickered under his breath, at his father's stupidity. "B-But, your confusedness, the word poppycock is used as an express, when somebody speaks nonsense." Kammy said. "I was agreeing with you…I wasn't trying to offend in, you in any kinda way…"

"Whatever, Kammy!" Bowser gruffed, while walking toward the front door. "I can feel it, now! This is when I finally get Princess Peach!" he then started snickering. "And this time, I don't have to worry a certain meddling red plumber interfering this time!" he then placed his hand on the doorknob and slowly opened the door. "Yes, yes…YES!!" he moaned, as drool came down his mouth. "I'm finally getting what's deserve!"

"How pathetic…" Bowser Jr. murmured.

Bowser then swung the door opened, breaking it off the hinges. "YEEEESSSS!! Grahahahah! I'm 'bout to get me some hot Peach ass tonight!" Bowser cheered, while doing his Tiger Woods hold in one stance. But, Bowser celebration was cut extremely short, when he was met by an extremely strong gust of wind, that went blasting all into his face. "ARRROOOAAARRRR!! GRAHHHHHHH!!" he grunted, as the wind sent him spiraling backwards, and completely outta Peach's Castle Yard.

Bowser Jr. and Kammy watched, as Bowser was sent hurtling outta their sight. "You see…I told him. I told him, he shouldn't of opened that door, but does he listen?…NOOOOOO." Bowser Jr. sighed, annoyingly. "Now folks are gonna start calling him, Bowser, King of Flying Morons.

"Oh, goodness gracious! We're coming, your surliness! C'mon, Junior!" Bowser Jr. just shrugged, and then him and Kammy went tailing behind a soaring Bowser.

Back Inside The Castle

Peach just stood there, staring out in space, her body was cloaked in a white aura, and her pupils were clear white. "Uhh…Huh?" The Culex Crystal seemed to temporary take over Peach, but she quickly regained control of herself. "Uh…W-What just happened?" she moaned, while dropping the crystal and falling to the ground. "W-What happened to Wario…?" she then looked down the hallway and noticed that everything was wrecked. "Hunh." she moaned, covering her mouth. "W-What happened in here?"

Suddenly, Peach heard moaning noises coming from below her. "Huh?" she then looked down and saw Toadian, he was just regaining consciousness. "T-Toadian?" she muttered, from sheer disbelief.

Toadian slowly lifted himself off the ground and slowly dusted himself. "P-Princess, wh-what happened? Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?" asked the groggy Toad.

"Toadian!" Peach shouted, while lifting up the Toad and hugging him, tightly. "I'm so glad that you're back up, I feared that you had passed on." she smiled, putting him back down. "That's was very brave of you?" she then bent down and kissed the Toad guard on the cheek.

"U-Uh…T-Thank you, M-Ma'lady…Uhh…Eheheh. Toadian stammered, blushing, brightly, while holding his cheek. "Wa-Wait a minute…?" he said, while looking around.

"What's wrong, Toadian?" Peach asked, blanking.

"I-It's just…What happened to this place? It's a total wreck." Toadian said, placing his hand on his chin. "And whatever happened to Wario? Is he the one responsible for this?" he then turned toward to Peach. "Wasn't you still conscious, Ma'lady? Surely, you would know what happened."

Peach just shrugged. "I'm sorry, Toadian, but I don't know what happened either." she then looked and stared at the Culex Crystal. "The last thing I remember is, I was by your side grieving; because I thought you had died, and Wario was standing over me laughing. After that…I don't know. I must've blackout or something."

Toadian was also staring at the Culex Crystal. "I remember Prof. E. Gadd once say during a meeting, that the source of four Culex Crystals energy is powered by emotions." he thought to himself. "Wind-Being Unpredictable! Earth-Being Strong-Willed! Fire-Having Animosity! And finally Water-Having Poise! It's strange…Those are the only things needed to successfully wield the Culex Crystals." he then slightly turned over to Peach. "Is it possible that the Princess had somehow, accidentally, triggered the emotion needed to activate the Wind Crystal?" he muttered, softly.

Peach just stared at Toadian, as he looked at her. "Uh…Toadian…A-Are you okay? You're looking at me strangely…" she said, smiling, nervously. "Is something the matter?"

"Huh?" Toadian muttered, as Peach, promptly, brought him back to reality. "I-I'm sorry, Ma'lady, It was nothing. I guess I was just thinking of something too hard." he chuckled, nervously. But he quickly got back serious, as he handed Peach the Culex Crystal. "Listen, Ma'lady, I think we should really go to Captain Toaden, I think…"

But Toadian was cut off, as Wario suddenly came plunging outta the wall. "Wahahahahaha! Did you miss me?!" Wario chortled, while lunging right at Peach. "That was some trick you pulled on me, Peachy, but I also have tricks of my own!" Wario then leapt up, his muscles were beginning to bulge, as the Culex Crystal on his waist started to glow, slowly, he then came down toward Peach, with his two fists balled up.

"Ma'lady! Let's go, Wario's just too much for us!" Toadian said, quickly grabbed Peach and ran down the hall. Wario came to straight down like a missile, and slammed his fist into the ground, causing a huge shock wave, that went surging throughout the castle.

Peach and Toadian were frantically running through the hall, they immediately felt by the aftermath of the attack, and both Peach and Toadian fell on the ground. "Listen, Toadian, I have an idea." Peach whispered, turning to him. "I want you to take the Culex Crystal and call for Mario, and the others." she then took the crystal outta the container.

"WHAT?!" shouted a completely surprised Toadian. "No, I can't leave your side, Ma'lady! That's completely absurd! No! I refuse to do such a thing!"

"Just listen to me for once, okay!" Peach shrieked. "Alright, you're gonna take the real crystal and separate from me. Why you're doing that, I'll have the crystal's container with me. Wario will still think that the crystal's inside." she then smiled. "That way, we don't have to worry about him getting the crystal." But Toadian didn't agree with Peach, as he groaned and moaned. "As the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom! I order you to complete this task I just bestow upon you!" she said, in a strict like tone. "Beside…He's after me, not you."

Toadian turned around, he could see Wario getting closer and closer to them. "Err…Oh, alright, Ma'lady, I'll do it, but please…Be careful!" he agreed, reluctantly.

"Alright, thanks, Toadian!" Peach handing Toadian the crystal. "Alright, on three, we'll split…Three!" Peach and Toadian then got up off the ground and went off in two different directions.

"Alright, let's see if Wario fell for my plan." Peach then turned around, and just like she originally thought, Wario went right after her. "YES! Alright, C'mon then, Wario." she snickered to herself.

Toadian was now outside of the castle, when he spotted the Beanbean Cruiser. "Huh, what's that?" he then slapped himself. "Got da focus, got da focus!" the little Toad then went heading toward Mushroom Way.

Toaden was leaned up against a wall, getting a piece of food outta his mouth with a toothpick. "Yawn…This has got to been the most positively, dullest, day ever." he sighed, looking at his men, who were piled up on top of Fawful. "That Fawful character was all bark, but no bite." he then chuckled. "I would at least thought he could attempted to entertain me a bit…" he shook his head. "What a weakling."

"Yeah, captain! You showed that 'freak of the weak' what's what!" boasted one of the guards.

"Yeah, yeah…He even didn't see it coming. You were just too fast, captain." snickered another guard.

"Yes, yes…That's enough of me for awhile, my subordinates." When Toaden said that, the room momentary went silence. His eyes were shifting back and forth. "NAH, I'm just lying! There's never enough of me! Carry on with the praises. Hehehe."

As Toaden's guard continued to praise him, Fawful was underneath them mumbling something, repeatedly. "Pills…Fawful needs Pills…The Fury…The Fury…I-It's coming…The Fury…The Fury…" suddenly a huge mutated green arm came bursting outta his side. "I have FURY!!" he yelled, insanely.

The Toad guards could feel strange movement coming from under them. "Huh, what the? Do you guys feel something strange?" One of the guard muttered, to the others.

Suddenly, Peach bomb rushed inside her room, she was sweating and breathing heavily. "T-Toaden…I-I need your…help…It'…" You could see the Toad guard struggling in the background.

But Toaden cut Peach off, as he started to swoon all over her. "My beloved Princess…" he muttered, fluttering over to Peach. "Did you come to see me, because you were worried? Ah, Princess, I'm touched." he then looked behind her. "Hey? Where's Toadian?" he then sighed, while looking extremely annoyed. "He abandon you, didn't he?"

"NO! He didn't abandon me. We split-up!" Peach said, getting annoyed by the Toad.

"Split-up? But, why? What's going on?" asked Toaden.

"If you let me finish, I'll tell ya!" Peach sighed, folding her arms. "You see, we were attack by…"

But, Peach was quickly interrupted by the Toad guards. "Uhh…Sir, we a slight problem, here…" they said barely, keeping Fawful underneath themselves.

"What is it?" Toaden said, annoyingly, turning to the Toads. "Don't tell me that, that you guys are having a hard time keeping that lunatic subdued?" he then started chortling "I scoff at you all."

Suddenly, Wario came plunging down from the roof. "ARRRR!! I found you, Peachy! Warhahahah…" he said, tauntingly.

"Wario?" Toaden said, staring awkwardly at him.

Peach just stared at Toaden. "Yes, Wario, Toaden! He's the person who tried attacking us!"

"Err! How dare you, you charlatan!" Toaden sneered, pulling out his blade. "I'll make you pay, for trying cause harm to my beloved Princess!" Toaden was just about go charging at Wario, when suddenly, all of the Toad guard were sent flying and hurtling all over the room. "What…the?" muttered Toaden, as he watched his guards all fall down on the concrete, they all laid there, unconscious. "Who's responsible for this…TOMFOOLERY?!"

They then heard a loud bellow. "FURY!! FURY!!" Everybody turned around to see the monstrous version of Fawful, The being called…FURY!

Peach covered her mouth, as she slowly walked toward Wario and Toaden. "What?…What in the world?"

"What kind of treachery is this?" Toaden said, staring at The Fury.

"I HAVE FURY!" The Fury bellowed, as he slammed his mutated arm into the wall, shattering it into pieces.

"…Damn." Wario muttered.

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