"Chris, have you ever wondered where the stars get their power?" Gregory asked, looking up at the night sky.

"No...I've never thought of it...I just assumed that they got their power from our prayers...but then we are said to get our power from the stars," Chris replied, scratching his belly.

"Well that's weird. We give them power just to get it back?" the boy continued, sitting up and taking a deep breath.

"Hm...I guess we do."

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Gregory's eyes opened, and he turned in his bed to look out his window, and into the sky. He thought about the night that he and his friend pondered the many mysteries of the stars that hung above the land. Then the boy began to wonder why they he had even begun to think of such things; it was such a trivial subject.

However, if it was trivial, then why was he still thinking of it? It was a memory of Chris, one of the good times, he answered himself, though this was only half the truth. He did miss his best friend, but secretly, he wished that he could know everything about the stars.

"May the stars help us keep the peace, that finally blankets this land," Gregory wished, before closing his eyes again and returning to sleep.

Sunlight leaked into Gregory's window, and it wasn't long before it pierced through his eyelids, waking him up. He yawned very loudly, and stretched his body in many humorous ways until he was finally ready to get out of bed. It wasn't long before he was running down the spiral stairs, wondering what was for breakfeast this morning.

"Hey Pops!" he yelled as he called as he neared the bottom of the stairs. "What's for breakfast?" he asked as he entered the large dining room, to see Bowser and a few Koopa soldiers in the room.

"Food!" Bowser grunted, laughing mischeviously. Gregory chuckled at him, and then looked up to see (Bowser) Junior comming down from his room, and waved to the little prince.

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Author Notes!

Ok, I'm leaving that other story, and starting this one.

Don't start flaming me when you find that Bowser has finally made peace with the Mario Brothers in this story.

Just deal with it!

Bowser: grumble Gwa. Why did I promise you that I'd make peace with them?

Because, you have an entire fricken' castle, and a family that respects you. You don't REALLY need the Mushroom Kingdom. Besides, the Stars always give Mario an edge because his intentions are good. There's no use in fighting him over and over just for the same result.

Bowser: Hmph...