DanceDream: Wow... That's quite a bit... Sorry for the bad things. They'll get through this... They always do. Not what I was thinking, but... It is an idea... Well, he does seem to keep things hidden in his tails, and consider that two of the Shroob's greatest enemies were babies capable of producing hammers the size of themselves from nowhere. Talk to you soon... I've already got some of the next chapter written.

Fyre Red: Something about socks. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Wait and see... Which is shorthand for I have no idea how to answer this and it depends on your perspective.

TatlTails: Stinks, huh? Glad you think Mario was funny. Alright, then. Well, let's see what you think... I think it really starts picking up next chapter, though.

Adventures of Mario & Sonic: Peach's Adventure

The Secret Chamber

Peach ran determinedly towards her castle.

How had Bowser found that chamber? She'd never found it... Not even the Mario Brothers had ever been able to find it.

Amy followed close behind, dragging Russ with her.

"... How exactly are you girls so fast, anyway?"

He didn't get an answer.

Peach knocked on the door to her castle.

Toadsworth opened the door, looking quite disheveled and unhappy. He perked up immediately upon seeing the princess.

"Princess! You've returned! Does this mean that Master Mario is alright?"

"No," Peach said sadly, "Toadsworth, there's another reason we're here."

"What's wrong, Princess?"

"I don't know if he's lying or not, but..." Peach took a deep breath, "Bowser claims to have found the secret chamber... The one where the most powerful magics in the kingdom are kept."

"He..." Toadsworth got a strange look on his face, "Follow me. Now. Quietly. Close your eyes, too, and hold hands... This location cannot fall into the wrong hands."

They did so, and walked in silence for a few minutes as Toadsworth led them to the room. Finally, they stopped, and even Peach didn't know where they were.

"You may open your eyes now."

They were in a hallway lit with brightly shining spheres floating in the air. Along the walls were a few doors of varying styles and sizes. At the end of the hall was a translucent pillar of light.

"We're far under the castle... In fact, this room is only accessible by a one-way warp door. The exit is at the end of the hall, and it simply puts you in the main room of the castle. Do not enter it before you have found what you need."

Peach nodded, "Everyone pick a door. Let's find this quickly."

Peach picked an old-looking wooden door, and opened it to find a room full of swords on various surfaces. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of wooden boards, and there was a large scroll on the back wall.

Peach walked up to it curiously, and began reading.

BASIC SWORD TECHNIQUES

1. Thrust: To execute a thrust, simply hold the sword straight in front of you and thrust it forward.

2. Special Thrust: Only available to magic users! To use, focus your magic power upon the sword while holding it in front of you. Thrust when you've built up power for a few seconds. Each magic user has one of four possible Special Thrusts:
* Charge Thrust: You will shoot forward at high speed. Great for closing in on enemies to attack them, but is no more powerful than a normal thrust.
* Sword Beam: Allows you to shoot a beam unique to yourself out of the sword. The projectile is weaker than a normal thrust, but has very good range.
* Beam Spam: Low power and very low reach. However, you will be able to preform multiple thrusts in quick succession, good for wearing down less-resilient foes.
* Power Thrust: Low reach, but extremely high power. This provides a small amount of forward movement, not much, but it is advised not to do this near a cliff.

"Interesting..." Peach said, "I wonder... A sword may be useful..." She looked around the room, and spotted a sword that intrigued her sticking out of a pedestal in the very center. Its blade held a slight purple sheen, and its hilt was a dark pink-purple with a strange, wing-shaped guard.

She noticed writing on the pedestal, and bent down to read it.

The Wish Sword
This sword will only show its true power when wielded by the wishgranter princess.
The wishgranter princess will only realize she is such after the sword is given to her by another princess.

"Wishgranter?" Peach asked, "... Stars grant wishes... Princess... Rosalina! And it says the sword has to be given by another princess, so..."

Peach pulled the sword out of the pedestal, and was treated to a small light show. She quickly found a sheath the sword fit in, and put the sword into it and slung it over her back. Finding nothing else, Peach left the room.

Amy chose a door that had no actual door, only a yellow sandstone brick doorjamb that led straight into a hallway of yellow sandstone. On top of the doorjamb was a painting of a pink heart. She followed the hallway, until she came to a chamber with a pedestal in the center. Upon it rested a strange translucent pink sphere. Within could be seen, faintly, pink hearts floating around.

"You've finally arrived... I've been waiting here so long for someone with as strong a heart as yourself."

"Huh?" Amy asked, "Who's there?"

"I'm a spirit. A spirit of the power of heart. I am here to bestow amazing power of heart upon you."

"... Lame," Amy said, "I mean, seriously, what kind of lame power is HEART, anyway?"

"Hey! Don't underestimate a power because of what it sounds like! Heart is so loosely defined, that it could mean almost anything. All you need to do is to figure it out. And, no, before you ask, it won't make Sonic fall in love with you. Sorry."

"... That stinks! Though I suppose it's best if Sonic falls in love with me the normal way, anyway..."

"As I said... All you need is to figure it out... Figure out what you can do. Figure out what heart means."

"... This sounds kind of cheesy..."

"Well, duh. Now, go on! Help the princess save the world! Oh, and it is effective as a flashy distraction. Your hammer should be enough to do the rest. Not everything's direct, you know."

Russ T. found a blue door with a star on it, just like the ones in the castle above. He opened it to find a library with very few books. In the center of the room there was a single book, and on top of it the key they'd been looking for. He walked forward, and picked up the key.

DA NA NA NAA!

You got the Secret Key! This key will open the final lock on Mario's house, allowing you to enter and get the Emerald Radar to save the world! Way to go!

"... Not even going to ask." Russ T looked at the book, and did a double take when he saw that it was written in ancient mushroomian pictographs. He'd studied them for a long time... He picked up the book, and read the title. Russ T trembled at what he saw there, and opened the book to begin his reading.