Chapter 1, New in Town: "I don't know what else to do Parakylie, you always act like you are unhappy here." A magikoopa said to her daughter.
"I am! I've been telling you that for years! I could be happy if it were just us but you don't want to leave dad!" The paratroopa replied.
"You know I can't."
"At one point you could but you didn't."
"Stop bringing that up! I kept telling you that I was sorry!"
"Either way I don't want to be here." Parakylie said.
"If I never met your dad I wouldn't have had you." Kamala replied.
"Stop saying that mom! It's irrelevant to the situation!"
"I'm just saying-"
"It doesn't matter! It's still irrelevant!"
"Don't cut me off, Parakylie!"
The paratroopa groaned in frustration. "I still don't want to be here."
The magikoopa sighed in defeat. "Fine. gather your stuff. You can stay with your uncle for now. At least I can visit you I guess."
The paratroopa went to her room to pack. The magikoopa followed her.
"I do love you." She said,
"It still doesn't have anything to do with this."
"I'm just saying that I do."
"I know that mom."
"Your dad says that you don't love me."
"If you're going to believe every lie that dad says then that's your problem mom. You listening to dad is part of the reason why we're here now; don't you think?" Parakylie replied. Kamala was quiet for a bit.
"I'm sorry." She finally said.
"You always are." Parakylie zips up her bag.
"Before you leave, take this." Kamala gave her daughter a broom.
"I'm a paratroopa mom."
"You'll have another way to fly in case you break a wing. You never know. I always wanted to teach you how to use one but was never able to get around to it. You're very smart though. I'm sure you'll figure it out on your own. You knew how to use magic before you even knew how to use your wings."
Parakylie took the broom.
"Do you have your glasses?"
"Yes, mom."
"And your wand?"
"That too."
"Can I at least visit you?" Kamala asked.
"Never said you couldn't. Even if I said "no" You'd probably do it anyway. You never listened to me."
"I did."
"Whenever it was too late."
"I hope you don't behave this way with your uncle."
"I don't think I will because I'll be away from dad."
"If you say so."
Parakylie picks up her bag.
"You know where to go don't you?" Kamala asked her daughter.
"Toad Town mom."
"Alright."
Meanwhile, at Toad Town a certain mail-delivering paratroopa was remodeling his attic. He asked the postmaster to have time off of work until the room was done. He wanted his niece to feel at home when she arrived. First, he cleaned out the attic. He didn't have too much because he spent the majority of his days delivering letters. Or looking for letters he lost. He had construction worker toads install insulation and pink carpet. Afterward, they replaced the window with a newer one. The postman added pink curtains when the window was done. Next, he had the toads paint the walls a light purple. He didn't want the room to look too pink. He decorated the bed with a pink sheet, a pink comforter with a horse on it, a pink pillow, and a horse stuffed animal he bought for her. He decorated the room with horse paintings and added a flower floor lamp.
"Sir, I came across this in one of the boxes. Not sure if you wanted us to put it in the room." A toad said to him. It was a small and cute antique tv.
"Do you know if it can be restored?" Parakarry asked.
"I'm not an electrician or anything. But I can get one for you." The toad replied.
"Alright, place it against the middle of the wall for the time being," Parakarry replied. The toad got another toad to help carry it to the room.
"Here's the bill." The toad handed him a sheet of paper. The paratroopa widened his eyes a bit seeing it. Four thousand coins for a remodel. He was most definitely going to spend most of his days mailing letters to pay it off. Not to mention he was going to have a month's worth of letters to deliver when he goes back to work. But it was for his niece and he'd do anything for her. Hopefully, he won't lose any letters on the job.
"Okay." He folds the paper up.
"Need us to do anything else?" Asked a toad. Parakarry shows them the bill. "The room looks good for now."
"Alright then, call us if there need to be any repairs." The toads gathered their tools before leaving. Parakarry looked at the room. He hoped nothing will need repairing any time soon. The remodeling bill was already expensive. He flew into the kitchen and made himself koopa tea as he waited for Parakylie. About an hour later she rings the doorbell. Parakarry answers and hugs her. "Welcome sweetheart. Come inside."
Parakylie flew inside.
"Your room is the attic. Want to see?" He asked. She answered by nodding. Parakarry flew up to the attic. Parakylie followed. She smiled a little at the sight.
"Your mother said you like horses. Not sure if you still do." He said. Parakylie wondered why he remodeled the attic to begin with. With how the room looked, it was like he was expecting her. Her mom had to have been talking to him about her moving. But she was so adamant about staying together as a family. It sounded just like her mom; keeping things from her.
"I do." Parakylie answered. Parakarry smiled.
"Great." He said. Parakylie looked at the tv.
"I don't think that works yet. I plan on getting someone to fix it up for you. You're welcome to the living room tv at least." The young paratroopa looked around the room as her uncle spoke.
"I knew I forgot something. You need an armoire for your clothes and a desk. I'll see if I can get those things as well. Next week you'll go to your new school."
Parakylie replied with a nod.
"You have always been a quiet one." He gives her a list of emergency numbers. "Sometimes I will be gone days at a time. Depends on how much mail I have to deliver. Here's a list of numbers to call in case something happens. Mine is at the bottom. If you ever need me, just say so. No matter where I'm at, I'll fly back here." Parakylie smiled a little. He and her dad were polar opposites.
"Don't tell your mother what I told you. I don't think she'd want you here, if she knew that bit of information. She acts like you can't be alone. Even though the last time I saw you was when you were little. You seem like someone who'd prefer to stay out of trouble."
Parakylie responded with a nod after he said that. Her mom has always been overprotective of her.
"Besides, I didn't like how your dad has been treating you. Your mom had always beaten around the bush, by saying you and your dad are "trying" to get along. But come on. Even a dull-witted mailman like me can put two and two together. I know what your father is like. I grew up with him after all. Plus if things were going so smoothly why would she call me nearly all the time?" Parakarry said. Parakylie merely listened. She wondered what her dad did that made them fall apart. She wasn't sure if she should ask though.
"Follow me downstairs." Parakarry flew down the attic. She follows him.
"No bringing random strangers over, sticking forks in outlets, or drinking poison. But I'm sure you already knew that." Parakarry said. Parakylie giggled a bit.
"I got a laugh from you. I guess that counts." He opens the freezer. "As I said before, there may be times I'll be gone for a few days. You can help yourself to frozen dinners if I'm not here." He closed the freezer. "And to tell you the truth. I might be gone. I spent weeks getting your room ready, so I'm sure the postmaster will have a load of stuff for me to deliver."
Parakylie giggled a bit.
"That's funny to you?" Parakarry asked. She smiled bashfully.
"Don't be shy. Mi casa su casa. At least I think that's how you say it. I don't know."
She giggled a little more.
"I guess after a bit of time you'll start talking. Though your mom did say it was like pulling teeth with you whenever she asked you questions." He stretched a bit. "In the meantime, I'm going to nap. It's going to be a long day at work tomorrow. Make yourself at home. Adjust." He added. The older paratroopa flew into his room. Parakylie flew back up the attic. She looked through the window. She was amazed at how much of Toad Town she could see.
-One week later-
Parakylie and her uncle floated in front of the school. Parakarry was in his uniform. Parakylie was wearing a pink shirt with a long sleeve black sheer lace top over it. A green skirt, and brown boots. On her back was a green shell. Her green hair was tied up in a ponytail with a black bow with white spiders on it. She had on a spider choker.
"Be good, dear." Parakarry kissed his niece on the top of her head. Parakylie hoped she could be. Trouble always seemed to find her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it. At her old school, the entire class bullied her. But if she retaliated she was the one to get in trouble.
"Unfortunately it will be like last week. I'm going to be gone for a week. But hey, that means you can tell me about your first week of school when I come back." Parakarry smiled. Parakylie nodded.
"Hopefully I'll be off this weekend so we can do something together. Maybe we can do some mini golf?" Parakarry asked. Parakylie thought about how the only time her dad asked her to do something with him was to play a poker game online.
"Sounds fun." She smiled a bit.
"Alrighty then! Remember to get out of your shell. Not literally of course." Parakarry flew away. Parakylie flew through the school hallway. She saw a koopa and paratroopa talking to each other by the lockers. Hesitant at first she flew to them. Her uncle did say to get out of her shell.
"Hi, I'm Parakylie." She gave a small smile.
"Hi Parakylie. Nice spiders" The paratroopa sneers. The koopa laughed at the insult as she walked away with the paratroopa. That went well.
"Ignore those girls. I think you look nice." A bob-omb said. Parakylie looked around.
"Down here." He said. Parakylie looked down and saw a black fuse-less bob-omb.
"You don't have a fuse," She said.
"You know what's strange? I don't remember ever having one. I've been fuse-less for as long as I can remember. I get made fun of for it. They call me a dud." The bob-omb said.
"That sucks. I'm Parakylie."
"Bobert." He walked down the hall with Parakylie floating beside him.
"New here?"
"I am. Moved up here a week ago."
"Welcome."
"Thanks."
"I usually hang around at the back of the school during lunch. You can join me if you want."
"Sounds fun. Cafeterias make me uncomfortable anyway." Parakylie found cafeterias to be loud, and overcrowded. She had trouble finding a place to sit as well. Bobert jumped happily.
"Okay! Nice!" He said.
That afternoon Bobert sat at the back while Parakylie ate a sandwich and carrot sticks.
"So why did you move here?" He asked.
"Didn't get along with my parents. My mom sent me to stay with my uncle for a bit." Parakylie answered.
"For how long?"
"Not sure."
"What do you think of it so far?"
"Toad Town is nice. School not so much." The paratroopa answered thinking about how a couple of students threw paper at her during class. "I literally just started here and already I get treated like I'm infected or something."
"They can sense your oddness."
"I am dressed sort of oddly. So do you live in Toad Town?"
"Nope. Koopa Village. I'm adopted." Bobert answered. Parakylie folded up her sandwich bag and threw it away after she was done eating. "Hey, maybe you can visit sometime. If you want to, I mean." Added the bob-omb.
"Maybe. Why not?" Parakylie said. Bobert looked happy.
"Neat! You're the first friend I ever had. Did you have friends at your old school?"
"Not really."
"Now you have one," Bobert said to her.
"It sounds like the two of us will make a great team." She says. Bobert made a happy expression.
"Me and you, against all the world." He says with a giggle. Parakylie and Bobert continued to chat with each other until their conversation ended. When Parakylie got home, she opened the fridge to find some leftovers of the food she had earlier. She decided to cook it. She pulled the food from the microwave once it stopped buzzing. She set aside some leftover vegetables in the fridge to snack on later. Parakylie carried the plate with one hand and with another, grabbed her favorite book. She laid herself on the couch. With the plate resting on her lap, she began to read. It didn't take long for Parakylie's eyes to grow heavy and eventually close, the warm sun rays filtering through the windows falling on Parakylie gently. Parakylie slept soundly