DanceDream: I understand... Peach is kind of useless, and Super Princess Peach... Well, she did do some things, but almost everything she could do in that game was the result of the island's power. And Perry. Can't forget Perry the Parasol. I think Nicky suits him better. They're trying Rouge first. Banjo-Kazooie's a good game, though I have no clue how they managed that E-rating.

TatlTails: Soon. The adventure will start soon. Never seen that show, to be honest.

Faraday Fan: It's going to be a long time, not even in this particular story.

Sorry about the wait, but I was trying to open a really old door.

HalfWright, whatever you're thinking right about now is probably wrong and something I would consider sick.

Adventures of Mario & Sonic: Peach's Adventure

Seeking Help: Part 1

Russ T. continued his research late into the night, finding many things in his library he had never taken the time to read before. He read about the stars, planets (odd... this book seems to be wrong), demigods, Waluigi (... What the heck?), a mystical sword hidden in a temple, geometry, geology, astronomy, astrology, etymology, entomology, magical items... The list of subjects he researched was boundless, but finite. There was just one problem: Not one book referenced, mentioned, alluded to, or hinted at the Chaos Emeralds. The Crystal Stars were the closest he had managed to find, but he knew that they weren't what he was looking for.

At long last, Russ T. went to sleep, hoping luck would shine down on him the next day. Three minutes later, a rooster crowed and woke both him and the Princess back up.

"… What happened?" Peach got up, looking around, "Why was I laying on the floor? Did I fall asleep?"

"Yes, you did, and I was just trying to get some sleep as well. I wasn't able to find anything on the Chaos Emeralds, by the way, do you have any friends who might be able to help?"

"Hmm…" Peach pondered, "I think Rouge should be able to help… She knows a lot about the Emeralds."

"Ah. So, how will we get to this Roo-zhe?"

"…"

"'…'? What does '…' mean?"

"Erm… I don't know where Rouge lives," Peach said sheepishly, "I think Amy does, though, and she bought a house a few blocks away to be close to 'her darling Sonic'."

"Let's be on our way, then… Oh yes, can't forget my trusty dictionary."

Pik! was the distinctive sound within Amy Rose's home, the sound of her hammer smashing life-size badly-drawn over-hyphenated cardboard-cutouts of Waluigi. She'd wanted to use more realistic images of him, but nobody seemed to care enough about him to put any more effort in.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Amy said, before performing another act of auditory dissonance and making the room even more unrecognizable from its original low energy hue, high saturation, and high value coloration.

"Amy?" Peach asked, walking into the room, "What are you doing? This place is a mess! I can't even tell what colors the walls are supposed to be!"

"#F898B8, according to the guy who sold me the paint. He called it 'the color of sprites,' whatever that means."

"Enough fashion talk," Russ T. was met with gasps of horror, "We need to ask if you know where to find Roo-zhe to save some Sonic person."

"SONIKKU!"

"Since when does she call him that," Peach muttered, "Amy. Stop squealing. Rouge."

"Oh, right. Rouge lives in Central City. It's pretty easy to get there, only a couple hundred miles away, and nothing to hinder us along the way! Just a peaceful road through grassy plains, straight to the ocean! And you'd better not think about going without me!"

"Lead the way," Peach said, really hoping the… enthusiastic… hedgehog girl would calm down.

"We forgot that Bowser's back," Peach remarked, looking at the goombas stationed at regular intervals down the road.

"No problem!" Amy said, smashing the first goomba (who was wearing a bandana and had a sword strapped to his side) flat with her hammer. It popped up half a second later.

"… Problem," Russ T. observed, "It appears that your hammer is useless against goombas."

"Ye bet yer booty it is!" bandana-goomba yelled, "Arr, King Bowser, he be smart! He be anticipatin' yer every move, he be. He gonna kidnap ya, too!"

"Oh goody, a pirate," Peach deadpanned.

"Ye bet yer booty! Gimme all yer digitle files, or I be runnin' ye through with me sword!"

"I have an idea," Amy whispered to Peach.

"What?"

"Run!" Amy hoisted Russ T. over her head, and both she and Peach took off. Peach looked back to see the goomba pirate waddling awkwardly in an attempt to keep up.

After a few hours, Peach, Amy, and Russ T. reached the suburb of Emerald Town, right outside Central City. Amy had quite a bit of fun pointing out the sights.

"This is where my old house is. I don't live there anymore, but I still own the place. Knuckles has a backup emerald shrine up on that mountain, for when he wants to take a vacation from Angel Island. Tails has a house here… Aww, it looks so cute, just like his head… He doesn't really use it, though, not after Rouge found it. He thinks she's creepy. Oh, we're heading into Central City now. Try and find the dark, neon-lit place. That's Night Babylon, where Rouge lives. She owns her own club of sorts, and… Oh, look, we're here."

"I think the sign made that obvious," Peach said, pointing out the huge neon sign with Rouge's name on it.

"Right. Well, in we go!" Amy walked into Club Rouge, with Peach and Russ T. close behind. Once inside, they explained the situation.

"Sorry guys, but I can't help you. Wish I could, but all I know about the Emeralds is that I want them. And Shadow somehow managed to lose Omega"

"NOT MY FAULT!" Shadow shouted from a different room.

"Three weeks ago, and he's been hiding it from me – though I can't image how – ever since."

"Oh… Sorry about that," Peach apologized, "Where did you last see him? Can we help?"

"I last remember seeing him at Shadow's house. For all I know, he could be lost forever underneath Shadow's sloppy ramen storing skills."

"THEY AREN'T THAT BAD!"

"Trust me, they are. If you need anything or find Omega, call and ask the phone operator for Club Rouge. Toodles!"

Amy, Peach, and Russ T. left, and it was soon decided that they should sleep in Amy's old house. The huge picture of Sonic was more than a little creepy to Peach, but she went to sleep without a fuss.