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Chapter 2: Arrival at the Palace! The Life of a Royalty!
The Smashers are now inside the limousine, which is a lot better than what one would expect just by looking at the outside.
"I'm surprised that a car like this can fit all these stuff!" says Bowser, looking at the stuffs around. Inside the limousine, not only are there lots of seats, but there's also a TV with stereos, a refrigerator, a computer, a rather large table, a bookshelf, and even a bathroom!
Zelda is relaxing on one of the massaging seats. "Ah… This is too comfortable…"
Kirby is eating foods that he found in the fridge. "These light snacks are good for a start. I can't wait to start heavy meals!"
"These wines are top quality!" says Susanna as he sips wine from a glass. "I wish I have these kinds of wines in the night club that I own!"
Reed is looking at the books on the bookshelves. "Wow… To think there would be a bookshelf in a car… These are very deep information that even I do not know!
Author's note on above: No wonder he could only get into College of Economics.
Jigglypuff and the landlady are watching TV and the others are looking out the window.
By the way, the capital of Monstry is Monstropolis.
The scenes that they saw are not much different from how it was in Eagleland, except that the citizens here look very different. They range from bizarre and freaky-looking creatures to humanoids with distinguishable parts that separate them from normal human beings.
"I've only heard of Monstry in books," says Luigi. "So I never got a really good idea on how Monstrians look like."
"Some do look intimidating, but surely looks aren't everything," says Link.
"I never thought there would actually be cute girls here," says Roy, but he sighs. "Aye… None of them would like my handsome looks…"
"We're almost arriving at the palace," Mr. Binko tells them.
They eventually came to a large gate with several guards guarding it. Mr. Binko shows himself to the guard, and after some approvals and checking of the limousine, the guards open the massive gate. Behind the gate, only miles of seemingly endless grassy plain can be seen, though it's possible to see some sort of architecture in the horizon.
"Wow! This place is big enough hold a kart race!" exclaims Luigi.
"Forget kart races; it is big enough to hold the Olympic Games!" exclaims Link.
The limousine drives along the only stone path towards the palace in the distance. Along the way, the Smashers saw several beautiful sights along the sides of the road. They saw lush forests, flower meadows, crystal clear lakes, and even animals frolicking around!
"Man! This place is just like a national park!" exclaims the Susanna.
"Do all these really belong to the king?!" asks G&W.
"They sure do," replies Mr. Binko. "All these are properties of the royal family."
After 5 minutes of driving, the limousine finally arrives in front of the palace, and servants immediately come and carry the Smasher's luggages.
The Smashers and their friends got out of the limousine and got a good glimpse at the palace. Just the sight of the architecture is enough to take their breaths away!
"WOW!!!!!!!!!" they all exclaim.
The palace is so big that I cannot describe it in words. Its roofs are plated with roof tiles of pure gold and they glitter beautifully in the sunshine. The walls are made of beautiful white, smooth marbles. Some of the palace windows are beautifully colored and decorated, with pictures of unknown characters painted on them, one of them being the author of the story, Game2002. And let's not forget to mention that the road leading to the front door is decorated with glittering gemstones!
"This is the most spectacular building I've ever seen!" exclaims the landlady.
"This is too awesome…" says Luigi in awe while snapping photos of the palace.
"My castle looks really old and broken down compared to this…" says Bowser, sounding rather defeat.
"Even the castle I used to live in is nothing compared to this!" exclaims Zelda.
"Even my own palace back in my country seemed so small after I saw this…" says Roy.
"I can't wonder what the inside looks like!" says G&W.
"Come inside and meet my parents at once!" Mr. Binko tells them. "They are waiting for you!"
The Smashers walk slowly along the path towards the front gate, awing at the sights around the palace.
They finally step into the palace and are immediately greeted by rows of servants and maids from both sides. On the far end of the palace sits the king and queen of Monstry. The Smashers bow down in the presence of the king and queen at once.
"Father and mother, my friends from Eagleland are here," Mr. Binko says to them.
The king steps down from his throne and approaches them. "So you are the people who helped my son while he was living in Eagleland, right?" asks the king. "I am King Binky XIII, the king of Monstry, and I welcome you to my country! You may live here for as long as you wish!" He turns his attention to Roy and says to him, "Nice to meet you again, Roy!"
"Me too, King!" replies Roy. "And this is the first time I heard your name!"
In the case you didn't read the mentioned story or forgot what the king looks like; he is a fat ogre slight shorter than Mr. Binko, and has a pair of horns on his head. That's all you should know.
The queen, a tall and slim female ogre stood up and says to them, "Nice to meet you. I am the mother of Binko, Queen Bling-Bling."
"It is a pleasure to meet you, your majesty," says Zelda politely.
"And this is my royal advisor, Dumdumbelumdum Dalalamdalalam," says the king, pointing to an orange-skinned and four-eyed being next to him.
"Nice to meet you all," says the advisor.
"So are these all of you?" asks the king
"No, there are many more of us. But unfortunately, they have their own businesses and are unable to come," explains Link.
"I see. I wish your stay here to be enjoyable and I hope you look forward to the day of my son's wedding, which is two days from now. Now you will be led to your room and if you need anything, you can always ask our servants."
And so, Mr. Binko leads the Smashers into a grand and well decorated hallway.
"Wow! This place looks better every time I look deeper into it," says Bowser.
"Monstry is rich in gold and all kinds of gemstones, so we are able to build out palaces like this," explains Mr. Binko. "Also, the floor was just waxed, so be careful not to slip."
CRASH!
The warning came too late, as G&W and Luigi already slipped and crashed onto the floor.
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The Smashers are now in their rooms, separated into male and female. If you don't know what that means, then it's males in one room and the females in another room.
"Lunch will be served shortly," Mr. Binko tells the males. "You can come to the dining room as soon as our maids come tell you about it."
"Thanks! I can't wait for this!" says Kirby.
"And just so you know; I've prepared maids who fit your term of beautiful so you guys can be satisfied."
"Thank you very much!" says Roy.
"And if you ever need anything, just press that button on the wall," says Mr. Binko as he points to a large green button (red is clichéd) on the wall.
"Okay!"
After explaining these, Mr. Binko goes over to the female's room to do more explaining.
Link lies down on one of the beds and says, "Ah… These beds are so comfortable!"
"Really? Here I come!" shouts Bowser. He dives face first onto the bed and causes Link to bounce off onto the floor, and luckily it is carpeted.
"So is the floor…" mumbles Link.
Shortly after, a rather cute maid with devil-like horns on her head appears from behind the door and tells them that lunch is ready. "Yippee!" cheers Kirby.
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They are led to the dining room, which is large enough to hold a party. Forget party; it's big enough to hold a ballroom dance. In the middle of the room is a large table covered with foods of all kinds.
"Come and eat!" Mr. Binko tells them. "These are all made by our greatest chefs! I hope you like them!"
"All right!" shouts Kirby. Wasting no time, he grabs a seat and begins eating madly, but Zelda shouts at him.
"Watch your manners! Is this how you act in a place like this?"
"Don't worry; I've known you guys very well, so it's quite all right," Mr. Binko tells her.
"C'mon! I'm famished!" says Bowser. He also grabs a seat and begins eating whatever is in sight.
"They're very good!" says Luigi with a mouthful.
"I always wanted to eat foods like these!" says Reed. "Never thought I would get a chance!"
"Life of a king sure is good!" agrees G&W.
"Too bad Peach will never learn to cook like this," says Link, and everyone agrees with him.
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Back in Smash Mansion…
"Achoo! Was someone saying bad things about me?" wonders Peach.
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Okay, back to the palace…
To make a long story short, lunch is finished and everyone is wandering about in the palace doing whatever they want to.
Zelda is taking a walk in the lovely garden with Link accompanying her. "These flowers are so beautiful," she says as she picks some of them. "Peach would really like this!"
"These gardeners sure work very hard to make this place like this," says Link, looking at the gardeners around the place.
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Somewhere else in the palace, at an indoor swimming pool…
"First to go in is the king!" shouts G&W.
"Let's go!!!" shout Luigi and Reed.
The three of them rush towards the pool and are about to jump, but they all slip on the wet floor and is sent sliding into the pool at the same time.
SPLASH!!!!!!
Luigi pops his head out of the water and says, "I'm first."
"No, I'm first," claims G&W.
"Clearly, I am the first one," says Reed.
"You have no proof."
"You have no proof that you are first too."
"Fine, let's call it a tie," says Luigi.
"No way!" the other two shout at him.
Roy and Bowser sitting on the chairs at the side of the pool and are being served by the so-called ugly maids which are actually beautiful. At least Bowser is being served. Poor Roy…
"They say in your country, people like ugly girls like us, right?" one of the maids asks Bowser.
"Of course! You all look very beautiful!" he replies. This makes the maids very happy. "So who here is the most beautiful of all?"
"You want to meet the most beautiful of us? I'll go call her!" And one of the maids runs off to get the most beautiful one here.
"You better think twice before you say that," Roy reminds Bowser.
"Why? Oh wait…"
Then a big fat maid with warty skin and not to mention resembling a toad appears in front of Bowser. "You wanted to see me? I knew you would love a beautiful woman like me!" she says.
"I'm not talking about you!!!"
"Oh, don't be shy! You're a cute guy!" And she gives Bowser a big fat hug.
"Augh!!!"
Roy lets out a sigh, knowing that nobody will ever like him here. One of the cute maids approaches him and asks him, "Is it true that people like you are considered handsome in your country?"
"Why of course!" he replies, thinking that someone finally wants to accept him. She does look pretty attractive, as long as you ignore her long lizard-like tail.
"Sorry, but you're not the type I like. I don't see how someone ugly people like you can be wanted by girls," she says, and then walks away. Roy lowers his head and cries.
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That night as they are enjoying dinner…
"Ah! The food never fails to amaze me!" says Kirby as he dumps all his foods into his mouth. "This is what I call royal food!"
"You're welcome!" says the king, who is dining with them. "Eat all you want! If it's not enough, my chefs will cook more for you!"
"Too bad Mario is missing all of these," says Luigi while cutting his food. "He's going to gain lots of weight for sure."
"I pity that Yoshi couldn't come," says Kirby.
"Can't be helped… It's not safe to run around if you are wanted," explains Link.
"I had a fun day today!" says Bowser.
Susanna turns to Roy and sees that he is looking very down and with a dark cloud over his head. "Are you all right, Roy?" But he simply nods his head as response.
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During bath time…
"WOW!!!!!!!" exclaim the men as soon as they enter into the bathroom. The place is so big that you could make it into a public bathhouse!
"I hope you enjoy your bath!" says Mr. Binko, who is also bathing with them.
"Last person to the tub is a miserable failure!" says G&W, and he, Luigi, Reed, and Bowser rush towards the oversized bathtub in the distance. But because the floor is slippery, they all slip and crash and bounce around the place instead.
Susanna comes into the room with a towel wrapped around his body as if he's a girl. "Don't look at me, guys!" he says shyly.
"Nobody wants to look at you!" they all reply.
Link soaks himself into the warm water. "Ah… Baths should be taken in places like this!" He looks at Roy and still sees a dark cloud over his head. "Um… Are you all right?"
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During bedtime…
Bowser, Luigi, Reed, and G&W are playing card games on one of the king size beds while Link is practicing fencing at the side. Susanna and Kirby are having midnight snack while watching TV (plasma widescreen). Roy is already lying in his bed and still with a dark cloud over his bed.
"What's wrong with Roy?" asks Reed while keeping his eyes on the card games.
"Maybe he ate bad food?" replies Luigi.
"Doesn't really look like it," says G&W.
"Maybe he's just sad his girlfriend couldn't come," says Bowser.
"You lose," Luigi says to Bowser.
"What?! Since when?!"
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In the girls' room…
The landlady is building a card of towers while Jigglypuff is watching TV. Zelda is at the balcony, looking at the night scenery. "This place is so beautiful," she says to no one in particular. "I wish the others could've come and see this. Even my days when I was a princess back in Hyrule wasn't as grand as this. Mr. Binko must be very lucky to be born a prince in this country!" Then her eyes caught notice of someone sneaking around in the garden, but she couldn't make out what it is and it got away from her eyes. "Uh? What was that?"
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Back in the boys' room…
"You lost 5 times in a row," Luigi says to Bowser.
"Not again!" he screams.
"And I thought I was bad enough at these kinds of games already," says Reed.
"That does it! I'm not playing anymore!" roars Bowser angrily, and then he stomps off in rage.
"He's always like that," says Luigi. "No wonder he never gets a mate." In hearing this, Bowser hurls a cup at him, but Luigi acted fast and ducked under it in time. "I didn't say anything!"
The cup flies out the window and obviously bonks someone, as you can hear a shouting. "OW!"
"Uh? Who did I hit?" wonders Bowser. They all go to window and look out just in time to see a mysterious shadow disappearing behind a bush.
"What was that?" asks G&W.
"Maybe just the gardener?" says Reed. Then they see a guard walking below their window. "What was that just now?" Reed asks the guard.
"Nothing," replies the guard. "It's nothing that concerns you. Go and enjoy your sleep."
After they poke their heads back into the window, the guard enters the palace and goes to King Binky. "Your majesty…"
"I know, I know," says the king. "That must be THEM."
"If we do not anything, then the country will fall to them!"
"I know… But let us wait for more to happen first before dealing with them."
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The next morning…
G&W and Luigi are up early and are walking through the hallway, where they run into the queen. They immediately bow down before her. "Good morning, your majesty."
"Good morning! Did you have a good rest last night?" asks the queen.
"We did! Thanks for preparing such a wonderful room for us!"
"You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay!" As the two begin walk away, the queen tells them. "The floor is waxed, so it's quite slippery. Be careful."
CRASH!
And the two slipped again…
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After some time but still in the morning, Jigglypuff took a walk out in the front yard and sees Mr. Binko watching his servants washing a bright, red sport car. She goes over to him and asks, "Who car is this?"
"It's my car that I just bought recently," replies Mr. Binko.
"But you said you no know driving."
"I learned how to drive too! I was thinking of driving it around the town. Want to come along with me?"
"Okay!"
After the car is done washing, Mr. Binko and Jigglypuff climb into the car and then drive off at high speed. "Have a safe trip, prince," said the servants.
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Despite saying that he learned how to drive, Mr. Binko's skills are still that of a novice's. Mr. Binko clumsily drives through the street and crashes down several signs and trees, scaring away the pedestrians. The cars on the street sound their horns like mad and quickly avoid the prince's wild driving.
"Whoa! Watch out! Sorry!" cries Mr. Binko as he tries to steer the wheel properly.
"Jiggly! This is fun!" exclaims Jigglypuff.
Despite the dangerous driving skills, Mr. Binko is able to avoid injuring anyone.
After an insane trip down the street, the car finally stops an abandoned construction site. "Phew… Safe at last…" says Mr. Binko with a sigh of relief.
"Very fun! Do it again!" says Jigglypuff happily.
"It's too dangerous. I still have a lot to learn about driving after all…"
Suddenly, several Monstrians in soldier uniform surround them and point them with guns. "You're Prince Binko, right?" asks one of them. "You're surrounded!"
"Do you make a show again like in airport?" asks Jigglypuff.
"I didn't plan for this…" replies Mr. Binko worriedly. "What is this all about?"
TO BE CONTINUED…
I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Who are those people who surrounded Mr. Binko and Jigglypuff? All will be answered in the next chapter!