Chapter 2

Lost in Damned

The radio started to make a loud static noise. Peach checked the radio but nothing seems to be wrong with it. She ignored the sound and pressed forward the town. She was being followed. She crossed into a mall; it looked as abandoned as she wasn't sure that she wanted to go in there due to how dark it looks from the inside. She had enough courage to enter as the very eerie feeling went down her spine. The mall was surely abandoned but it looked very unsettling, blood is on the walls as some rusted walls make it feel like she was in the damned hospital nightmare. The majority of the stores were locked so she proceeds to the upper levels which the stairs collapsed behind her. There was no way down, there must be another passage way.

Thinking to herself, there was the loud static noise coming from the radio again. Something grabbed and pulled Peach's hair as she got away and looked behind her to see the disgusting twisted creature behind her. The monster appears to be a tall woman with its back twisted a 90 degree angle as she's walking on two giant cockroach legs connecting on its shoulders with a twisted black shot eyes bald, not wearing any clothing, it's breast are huge yet disgusting sight as one of her normal arms is connected to the insects leg with barb wire around it as it bleeds. Peach almost vomit seeing the bare naked creature about to attack her as she swung the crowbar sending the monster face plant on the ground as her left boob flew off with blood gushing out as Peach didn't hesitate and she kept beating up the monster as the creature grabbed her leg and raised her up from the ground as it stood tall as the princess is dangling upside down trying her best to beat up the ass till it lets her go. The creature as about to eat her leg until Peach swung the crowbar super deep in the anal then its normal legs tore off as the creature fell on the ground bleeding from the lower body and it's chest. Peach yelled a battle cry and bashed the creatures head open as it's brains come flinging out to the wall as Peach was covered with blood staring at the corrupted corpse she overkilled it. Peach got up and ran off to the nearest trash can and threw up from the sight and smell.

From a gasp of breath from the encounter, Peach knows that's not the only demon out there. Peach stared at a poster of the map near her; she looked at it as she tries to memorize the surroundings. Then she noticed a pistol sitting on the nearest bench, a pink bloody bunny doll just staring at Peach which gave Peach more chills down her spine. She took a deep breath and tried to find more stairs to get out of this freaky mall. One of the stores was open so she proceeds to enter to find something useful to fight against the damned beasts. It was a toy store with a blood pool at the back of the store. Peach was very cautious and approached slowly raising her crowbar as she walks down the isle of bloody pink bunnies with their eyes focusing on the blonde damsel. Her heart was rising as she began to sweat getting near that corner closer to the blood pool. Peach is standing on the pool of blood looking around as no monsters are in sight. She sighed of relief as she turned around and saw a little blonde boy running away to find some cover.

"W-Wait! I'm not here to hurt you." Peach called out. She chased after the boy as he's hiding behind the cashier table as she cornered him. Peach let out a hand with a calm and gentle voice, "its okay. I'm not one of them. I promise you I won't hurt you. I can help you."

"How can I be sure that you're covered in blood" The stunning aqua blue eyed boy said.

"Look I had to defend myself from those demons out there. How long have you've been here?"

"All my life"

Peach stared at the boy as the kid pointed upward on the ceiling behind Peach as she turned around seeing their not alone. An ear popping screech comes out of the spider like creature as it grabs Peach with one of its humanoid arms squeezing the princess's neck making it harder to breathe as it opens its jaws very wide where it fits her head in until a gunshot was heard.

Ten minutes earlier, Mario was thrown off the bed. "OW! Mama Mia what the fuck was that for?" Mario asked as the Officer glared at him.

"The princess is gone. Come with me and help me find her." The Parakoopa Officer said as he threw him the steel bat which hit Mario on the head.

"Peach!? Did she get kidnapped!?" Mario was very concern.

The Officer nodded a no. "She took off to the streets of the damned. She took my spares to venture out there. Who knows if she's still alive" The Officer said with a super serious tone.

"We must find her!" Mario said as he's marching out the door.

The Parakoopa grabbed Mario to stop him from charging outside blindly. "Don't go ahead of yourself son. She probably went to the local mall due to its really close to the apartments." He said as he sets Mario aside to unlock the door as he gets prepared. "She might not be too far by now but we'll investigate the area first."

"Did this town burned in a wild fire?" Mario asked as he was overthinking some stuff due to the environment he seen so far looks burned.

"Yes. Which explains why this is a ghost town." The Officer said as he sets out with Mario following him. "To be honest…. I was born here as well." He said as Mario stayed close. It was pitch black with no lights which made it more eerie. There was heavy metal scrapping along the streets from behind them, the sound is distant but it sounded like it was coming towards the two survivors. "Ah shit balls! He's nearby." The officer had a very nervous tone in his voice. "Mario this way!" The officer grabbed Mario's wrist and ran off.

Mario looked behind him as he can't really see anything but the sound was getting louder. "The heck is going on?" Mario asked.

"We gotta run. That devil will not hesitate to peel your skin right off." The Parakoopa said as they both entered the mall and stopped to see if the noise is gone. It was quiet. All they can hear is their breathing. "pant… pant… I think we lost'em" The officer said.

Mario got up and saw that there was some collapsed stairs which they can't reach. "So this is the mall?"

"pant…. pant… yes… indeed it is. The princess must be here." The officer finally got himself some breath.

"She might be somewhere in here." Mario said as he gets his steel bat ready.

They first started to navigate the lower levels. Some floor was missing so they had to watch their steps or they will fall to a bottomless pit. Mario made some pieces of floor fall which he almost lost some balance for a moment as the Officer helped Mario gain some balance back. Mario found some perfectly good condition stairs from afar but they have to fully cross the endless pits first from proceeding. The Officer found some bullets for his shotgun. Eventually they crossed safely. Mario was terrified that he was going to fall be he made it in one piece with his officer buddy.

"C'mon lets go save that damsel of distress of yours." The Officer said as he started to wall up the stairs.

Mario started blushing and embarrassed and yelled at the Officer. "We're only good friends!"

"That's what they all say." The Officer teased Mario. As they both walked up the stairs they both heard a gunshot from a distance. They both perked up and started dashing to the gunshot echoed from. "It sounded like it came from this store."

"Let's go in." Mario said as he's bursting in the door.

End of Chapter 2