"FIRE!!" The Koopalings all shouted. Right on cue, a large Bonzai Bill rocketed out of its cannon and shot out into the sky, right out of sight.
"That was awesome!" Livi screamed, watching it fly off. She turned around to Iggy and Lemmy, who had taken to following her around. "Where's it going?"
Lemmy shrugged in ignorance. Iggy sighed, then answered Livi's question, "That one had no coordinates… it will probably harmlessly burn out in the wastelands somewhere…"
All the Koopalings, the young fangirl, and both Magikoopas were standing on one of the platforms between the four towers of Bowser's Castle. Each of these platforms held several Bullet and Bonzai Bill Cannons to ward off oncoming enemies, should any dare to attack.
"Well, then…" Livi continued. "Let's shoot one off with coo… coordi… somewhere to go!"
"Alright, zen…" Ludwig said, taking up the controls. "Vere vould you like to go?"
"Oh! Less launch it at da Mushroom Kingdom!" Roy screamed.
"Okay, let's not!!" Livi said, looking very panicked.
Roy stuck a tongue out at her. "Fun-killa…"
"Well we need to launch it at some kingdom because there isn't really anywhere here that isn't a kingdom. I think that's stupid. Don't you think that's stupid? That there's nowhere that isn't some kingdom? There needs to be some neutral territory that's just--" Morton continued rambling on even when Livi clamped her hand over his mouth in an attempt to quiet him.
She turned to Lemmy. "Is he always like this?"
Iggy and Lemmy said simultaneously, "You have no idea."
"Okay, wadies…" Wendy said. "Can we pwease just huwwy and bwow sumfin up?"
"Oh, yeah!" Livi said, as she started to pace around, Lemmy and Iggy following her like shadows. "Okay, uh… what are we gonna do?"
"Blow something up…" Kammy sneered. "I believe you've all well established that…"
Livi waved her off irritably. "Shut up! I know that, stupid!"
"I know that you're stupid too…" came the airy reply as Kammy examined her claws.
"SHUT UP!" The fangirl shrieked.
"WILL YOU PICK A TARGET ALREADY?!!" Roy cut in, looking very ill-tempered.
"Okay, okay! Oi!" Livi said, holding her hands up defensively. "Hmm… lessee…"
"Why can't we just hit the Mushroom Kingdom?" Larry asked.
"'As what AH said!!" Roy said.
"We're not hitting the Mushroom Kingdom!" Livi said.
"Well, why not?" Larry asked. "It's no big deal… We're practically at war with them every other weekend…"
"I know, but still…" Livi said, uneasily rubbing her arm. "I kinda live there now… I don't really wanna blow up Peach's Castle if I'm staying there… besides, that's where I keep all my games and junk!"
Roy rolled his eyes behind his thick sunglasses. "Oi… fangirls…"
"Shuttup, man…" Livi whined, pacing over to lean on the raised bit of wall holding the cannons. She looked down below to the beaten path around the castle, her eyes lighting up as she saw someone approaching.
Bowser himself was walking in their direction, the two Princesses to his left and right as he was listening to Peach telling some sort of story. The Mario Brothers were with them, trailing a ways behind and talking in hushed tones to each other.
"Daisy…" Livi whispered, watching the group intently.
"What?" Lemmy asked loudly, looking over Livi's shoulder from his perch on his ball.
"Shhh…" Livi hissed, waving him off.
"But, what did you say?" He asked, louder.
"Shhhhhhhhh!" Livi hissed bitterly, waving harder. She crouched down behind the wall, barely peering over the edge, and motioning for Lemmy to do the same. "Get down!"
He hopped off of his ball, crouching down to assume the same position as the fangirl. A few of the others ran over and did the same, trying to see what Livi was looking at. After a while of confusedly watching Bowser and the others walk down the path, the group down below opened a large door in the side of the castle and disappeared inside.
"Ludwig!" Livi shouted, standing up as soon as they were gone. "Aim the cannons towards Sarasaland!!"
All the Koopalings started scurrying around getting the cannons ready, simply elated at the idea of finally hitting something. The Magikoopas, meanwhile, exchanged a very nervous glance, then Kamek stood up from where he and Kammy were seated on the ground to approach Livi.
"Uh, fangirl…" Kamek said uneasily.
"Livi." She snapped, not turning around to look at him.
Kamek sighed, rolling his eyes. "Livi… Not to argue with you or anything… but, why Sarasaland?"
"Daisy lives there." Was the rather blunt reply.
"Right… so wouldn't you want to avoid hitting an ally kingdom?"
"Yes, of course…"
"Well… then why would you target Sarasaland?"
"Daisy lives there!"
Kamek screwed his eyes shut, pinching the bridge of his beak. "Okay, now you're just arguing in circles… Yes, Daisy lives there! So, why would you want to—"
"Because I hate Daisy!" Livi snapped, turning around at last. "She's a loser, and she thinks she loves Luigi more than I do, and I don't care what the other stupid losers say because SHE TOTALLY STARTED IT!!"
Livi stormed off to the other Koopalings, ignoring the stunned look Kamek was giving her.
"Alright, Ludwig, ready yet?" Livi asked.
Ludwig tapped away at the control panel, then smiled and gave Livi a thumbs-up. "Ready to go, Livi! Just give zee word!"
Livi smiled. "A'right then…" With that, she jumped up on the walls, raised a fist in the air, and screamed. "READY!! AIM!! FIRE!!!"
About seven Bonzai and innumerable Bullet Bills launched out of the cannons, and shot off in the direction of the flower princess' kingdom.
Livi's smile widened as she watched them fly off. The Koopalings were all yelling and screaming in victory behind her, but she didn't hear any of it. She just stood there on the wall, eyes fixed firmly on the sky where the Bills have vanished.
"Revenge is sweet…" she sighed.
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"And, then, in Partners in Time, he was totally a spoiled rotten little brat…" Livi ranted to the Koopalings.
"Ya mean like 'er?" Roy asked, pointing at Wendy, who stopped her foot indignantly.
"Yeah, exactly like her!"
The group was currently walking down the corridors of the castle again, their cannon games being cut short as Bowser summoned them over the loudspeaker system. They were all now on their way to the throne room to meet the King and the others who had been with him. As they walked, the Koopalings were all gathered around Livi, listening intently as she told them stories about their father from what she had seen in the games (though she was throwing in a little of her favorite fanfictions here and there)
"King Dad was not like Wendy!" Larry protested, though he was smiling in amusement.
"Oh, yeah! He totally was! Right, Kamek?" Livi asked, turning around to face the Magikoopas, who had been arguing quietly between themselves.
"Please don't drag me into this…" Kamek moaned, drawing his attention away from Kammy.
"C'mon! Tell 'em about how spoiled Bowser was!"
Kamek shook his head. "King Bowser was never spoiled… she's making that up…"
"Uh-huh… sure…" Livi said sarcastically, glaring at the Magikoopa. She then took on a very pouty face, and started to whine, "Kaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Get me some Yoshi Cookies! And evil milk! And go beat up the stupid Mawio Bwos because I'm too lazy and stoopid ta do it myself!"
The Koopalings all started laughing hysterically at her impression of their younger father. Kamek blushed with embarrassment at the memories, and Kammy just stared at the fangirl, mouth agape in disbelief.
"Livi, that's not—" Kamek started to argue, but was quickly cut short.
"SHUTTUP, KAMEK!!" Livi screamed in her Baby Bowser voice, stomping her foot on the ground. "I'M THE PRINCE SO SHUT UP AND DO WHAT I SAY!!"
The Koopalings were rolling with laughter now. Kamek growled. "Livi, someone's going to hear you! Stop that this instant!!"
With that, Livi threw herself onto the floor, kicking and screaming as she banged her fists on the floor. "BUT I DON'T WANNA!!" She wailed.
The Koopalings all burst out laughing. They had seen Junior pull this stunt with their father multiple times, and it was suddenly very easy to imagine where he had gotten it from. Kamek shoved a few of them aside, grabbed the back of Livi's shirt, and yanked her off the ground. She simply fell into his arms, smiling up at him.
"Yes, can I help you?" She asked in her normal voice.
Kamek narrowed his eyes. "Are you out of your mind?"
"Why, yes! Yes, I am!" She chirped.
"You're going to be the death of me, ya know that?" He asked, not looking very happy.
"Aw, you know I love you!" Livi said, throwing her arms around the Magikoopa.
Kamek sighed, then lowered his voice so the others wouldn't hear. "If you loved me, you'd stop making a fool out of me…"
"But, I'm not!" Livi said in the same hushed tone.
"Yes, you are… I know you're just making fun of his Demandingness, but what will the Koopalings think of me, knowing I did those sorts of things for him?"
Livi thought about that a minute, then pulled away from Kamek, looking up at him. "Does that really bug you?"
Kamek nodded. "Yes, it does… will you please stop?"
Livi nodded fiercely, hugging him again. "Okay, okay… I'll stop, I promise! I didn't know I was hurting you—because you know I would NEVER do that, right?!"
Kamek sighed, smiling briefly to himself. "Yeah, I'm starting to pick up on that…"
"ALL HAIL KING BOWSER!!" Livi said as she burst into the throne room, the Koopalings scurrying in behind her. The Magikoopas ran in ahead of her, approaching their king.
"Sir, I'm so sorry we're late…" Kamek said.
"It was the stupid fangirl's fault! She took forever!" Kammy continued.
"Believe me, we would have been here sooner—"
"But, of course, that little idiot—"
"Just had to be as difficult as possible—"
Bowser held up a hand, both Magikoopas instantly shutting up. The King was seated on his throne, Peach seated on the steps leading up to it just below him, and the Mario Brothers standing off to the side. "It's alright you two, you're not in any trouble, so don't start blaming each other."
Kamek and Kammy sighed in relief, bowing their heads to Bowser. He waved them off and they obediently scurried off to the side, instantly arguing under their breath again.
The Koopalings ran forward as soon as the Magikoopas were out of the way, yelling and screaming as they tried desperately to seize their father's attention. Bowser just laughed as he waved them off, trying to calm them down so he could understand at least one or two of them.
Meanwhile, Livi flung herself into Luigi's arms. He hugged her back, looking very relieved to see that she was still in one piece.
"Luigi, look! I'm alive! The Koopalings tried ALL DAY to kill me, and it didn't work!" She jumped off of him, gesturing to herself. "Look! Not a scratch on me!"
Luigi smiled. "Good, I'm glad you're alright… you really scared me, running off like that…"
Livi looked down at her feet. "I know… I'm sorry… But, it's okay! Kamek took good care of me! And all the Koopalings love me!"
"I thought they were trying to kill you?"
Livi waved him off. "Yeah, they do that…" She looked around the throne room, still smiling. "Where's loser?"
Luigi sighed. "Are you referring to Daisy?"
"That's what I said… loser!"
Luigi rolled his eyes at her, then suddenly looked very unnerved. "We don't know where she went… she said there was some sort of emergency in her kingdom, and she's going to be gone for a while…"
Livi's grin spread maliciously across her face. "Oh really? Is that so?"
"Oh, so this must be the fangirl I've heard so much about, huh?" said a gruff voice from across the room. Livi looked up and saw Bowser looking right at her, the Koopalings whispering now, a few pointing to her.
Livi stared at Bowser a moment, utterly stunned. Then, she screamed as loud as she could, diving behind Luigi. "WEEGEE HELP HE'S GONNA EAT ME OMIGOSH DON'T LET HIM EAT ME!!!"
"Livi, shhhhhhhhh! Calm down! No one's going to eat you!" Luigi said, trying desperately to keep Livi still.
"Oh, no…" Kammy moaned. "Sir, I'm so sorry… Please, she's just an idiot… just ignore her!"
Kamek, rather than fighting Kammy for Bowser's attention, ran across the room over to Livi, taking her in his arms, Livi gratefully glomping him back. "Shhh… Livi, it's alright…" He gently assured her. "Bowser's not going to hurt you…"
"YES HE IS!!" She shrieked.
"No, he's not… it's okay… He just wants to say 'hi' to you…"
Livi stood there a moment, then she looked up at Kamek. "Re… Really?"
"Yes, really… we've all heard so much about you… he's been dying to meet you!"
"Oh…" Livi hugged Kamek tighter, looking over her shoulder at the Koopa King. "Really? Bowser wants to meet me?"
"He's been wanting to meet you all day, but you ran off on your crazy little adventure with the Koopalings…"
"Oh… No, I'm scared! I can't do it!" Livi wailed, burying her face in Kamek's robes.
"Yes, you can… Iggy! Lemmy!" Kamek called over the two Koopalings, who came rushing over to Livi's side.
"I don't believe this…" Bowser whispered to himself.
"Well, Livi is a rather bizarre girl, we've already warned you…" Peach said sweetly.
"No, not that… Kamek."
Peach looked over, watching the group. Iggy and Lemmy gently took Livi's hands, as Kamek kept a hand firm on her shoulder, encouraging her to go talk to the King. "What about him?"
"I've never seen him act like that before… He's never been that… sweet… and sympathetic…"
Peach smiled knowingly. "Maybe he cares about her?"
For a brief moment, Bowser smiled as well. "Yeah… maybe…"
At that moment, Iggy and Lemmy succeeded in pulling Livi over to Bowser, where she stood in front of his throne. Kamek went back to his previous spot beside Kammy, smiling at Livi as he passed. Livi released Iggy and Lemmy's hands, took a deep breath, then smiled up to Bowser. "Hey, Bowser…"
Bowser flashed a toothy grin at her. "Hey there, fangirl… Name's Livi, right?"
Livi's smile widened as she nodded her head. "Yup! That's right!"
"These losers you hang out with have been telling me all about you… Ya really like Dark Land, huh?"
"Oh, of course! The Koopa Troop is the best!"
"Really? That so?"
"Oh yeah! I love Boos and Koopas and Goombas and Chain Chomps and Paratroopas and Poodaboos and Monty Moles and Hammer Bros. and Mousers and Shy Guys and Dry Bones and—"
"Alright, alright, I get it…" Bowser laughed, waving her off. "Ya don't gotta tell me twice, I know how amazing we are…"
Livi laughed nervously. "Ah, yes… very amazing…"
Lemmy thumped her arm. "Ask him!" He said in a hushed voice. Livi shook her head 'no', suddenly looking very nervous. Iggy tapped her other arm. "Go on!" He said in the same whisper. "Ask him, he won't mind!" Livi just shook her head more, trying to wave them off.
"Ask me what?" Bowser demanded.
Livi jumped a bit in surprise, staring up at Bowser. "Uh… n-no-nothing…"
"It's gotta be something… Now, come on; out with it! What is it?"
"Uh… well… see, um…" Livi stammered, playing with her hair. "I was just wondering… if I could, uh… ya know, borrow something… just for a little bit…"
Bowser raised an eyebrow suspiciously. "Something like what?"
Livi mumbled something under her breath, but Bowser didn't hear her.
"Well? Something like what?"
Livi gulped nervously, then said, in a very small voice, "Kamek."
"What?" Kamek suddenly snapped out of his current argument with Kammy as his name came up.
"Are you kidding me?" Bowser asked, not entirely sure how to take such a request. "You want to borrow… Kamek?"
"What?!" Kamek got the feeling he had tuned into the conversation at entirely the wrong moment.
"It was the Koopalings idea!" Livi said, trying to defend herself. "I was telling them about my top five fandoms, and well… Since it's my birthday and all… They said it'd be a good idea if I went and found them! And they could come stay at Mushroom Castle with me!"
"And where does my advisor tie into this?"
"Well, of my top five, I already have the first one…" Livi said, pointing to Luigi. "Then, the second one is Kamek! So, I'll need him to come back with me!"
"What?! Are you out of your mind?!" Kamek snapped. "I can't just abandon my kingdom to follow a fangirl around!"
"Oh, calm down, Kamek…" Peach said sweetly. "I think it's a great idea!"
"Oh, defiantly!" Kammy put in. "Don't you wanna help the little twerp?"
Kamek cast her a cold glare. "Shut up, Kammy."
"Look, I dunno, Peachy…" Bowser said, ignoring the Magikoopas. "I don't think it's such a good idea…"
"Oh, come on, Bowser…" Peach said, standing up and approaching the king. "I wouldn't hurt anything… we would take good care of Kamek while he stayed with us. It wouldn't be any trouble at all…"
"What?!" Kamek shrieked, running over to Bowser. "Oh, nononononono!! Your Unreasonableness, with all due respect, this is a terrible idea! You can't just send me off to live with our enemies!!"
Bowser nodded to Kamek. "He's got a point, Peachy… What am I supposed to do?"
"Well, you could trust me…" Peach said, gently reaching out and stroking Bowser's mane. "You know I would take good care of him, don't you?"
Bowser said nothing.
"Sir, no! Don't listen to her!" Kamek begged, now scared for his life. "Look, please consider, if you send me off with them, who's going to help you run the kingdom?"
"Well, you have Kammy, don't you?" Peach asked.
Bowser considered that. "That's true… Kammy could just take over your jobs while you're gone…"
"WHAT?! No! You can't do that to me!" Kamek screamed, ignoring Kammy as she burst out laughing at her rival's misfortune. "Look at that psycho! She's worse than all of your children put together!"
Bowser waved him off. "Calm down, Kamek! Maybe Peachy's right… you deserve a little break, doncha?"
To cut the story a bit shorter, the argument went on for quite some time, but Peach eventually won the Koopa King over, which is how Kamek wound up in Peach's plane, his head in his hands, listening to Livi rant on and on about her plans for the next few weeks.
"I still can't believe you got away with this…" Luigi said, sitting down on the floor beside Livi.
"I can't either! But, I already told you! I'm Obsessive Fangirl! When it comes to my fandoms, I always win!!"
"Well, ya never know…" Luigi said, shrugging his shoulders. "You only got Kamek because Peach begged Bowser for you…"
Livi smiled and held up a game case for Partners in Time. "And I know were Fawful is! Just two left!"
"Too bad one of those two is Dimentio…" Luigi said, suppressing a shudder as he said the jester's name.
"Oh, yeah… crap…" Livi bit her lip, looking off into space. She eventually shrugged, looking chirpy and happy again. "Oh well, like I said, I always win. I'll think of something."
"Such as?"
"Will you hush up and let me cross that bridge when we get to it?! Oi!" Livi stood up, running to the other side of the plane to find more games to rant about and ignore Luigi.
Luigi sighed, then moved over to sit beside Kamek. "Are you alright?"
"No." Kamek bluntly replied, not looking up.
Luigi bit his lip, looking uncertain, then put an arm around Kamek's shoulders. "Hey, it's alright… Livi's not so bad once you get used to her…"
"I don't believe you."
"Well, look…" Luigi took a deep breath before going on. "I'll take care of you, okay?"
Kamek thought about that a while, then looked up at Luigi. He looked, quite honestly, scared. "Really? You mean that?"
Luigi shrugged. "Sure, why not? We're on the same team now, at least for the time being…" Luigi tightened his grip. "I won't let anything happen to you, okay?"
Kamek smiled, breathing a heavy sigh of relief. "Thanks, Luigi…"
The hero just smiled. "No problem, Kamek…"
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I think I fail at Wendy, too… sorry, guys, I haven't played many Koopaling games.
Um… hey, on another note… does anyone recall what happened to Daisy? I looked and looked and I simply could NOT find it in the old version… it's like she just… disappeared… and suddenly she simply isn't there…
If anyone can find the scene where it was explained, or can quote it back to me if I've already replaced it, I'll, uh… draw a request for ya on my DA, okay? How does that sound?
And, yeah, sorry this one's really long… it's just… I dunno… It's mainly because the cannons scene was supposed to be on the last chapter, and I'm about 98% sure I made up the hallway scene off the top of my head. Oh well…