Author's Note: Okay, yeah. Putting names for the P.O.V's are getting O-L-D! I'm therefore changing 'em! They are as follows: Charming Magician is Dimentio, Forest Girl is Raven, Green Thunder is Mr. L, Chunk Dude (LAUGH OUT LOUD!) is O'Chunks, Rubee Girl is Mimi, Secretary is Nastasia, Monocle Man (another LOL) is Count Blumiere, and Rainbow Butterfly is Lady Timpani. On with the tale!
CHARMING MAGICIAN
Once the irritating-beyond-belief forest girl let us (more noteably, ME) down, she began pacing where she was, her brow furrowed in concentration.
"Where would the guys go?" she mused.
"It's pretty damn obvious they were kidnapped," interrupted Mr. L, standing up and brushing himself down.
"So who would've kidnapped 'em?" exclaimed Raven. "More importantly, who would have the technology, the wits AND the guts to kidnap 'em?"
"We can rule out Ms. Goody-two-shoes," said L, most likely talking about Princess Peach Toadstool.
"And that meathead Bowser wouldn't be half as smart," I put in.
"Right!" said Raven. "So that leaves... who?"
"No-one from the Beanbean Kingdom or Sarasaland know about this place, 'cept for Daisy," muttered L.
"So who does?" said Raven impatiently.
Suddenly, we heard two loud screeches, and a black-grey hawk with strange growths for ears and a black crow landed on the window, jostling for a centre position.
"Xena!" said L in surprise.
"X!" said Raven in surprise.
"Gerroff me!" yelped the hawk, presumably X.
"L, there's super-bad news!" yelled Xena, amidst the scuffle.
"Raven, all castles have fallen!" shouted X.
"Whaaaaat?" exclaimed L and Raven in unison.
"Yeah!" said Xena. "Peach's Castle, Daisy's Castle..."
"Bowser's Castle, all of the Koopalings' Fortresses," reeled off X.
"And the Beanbean one too!" finished Xena.
"So," I said grimly, "we have a castle-raider, hm?"
"Xene, was anyone kidnapped?" asked L urgently.
"Everyone present in the Castles!" the birds squawked together.
"That settles it!" said Raven, a spark in her eyes. "We're officially on a quest to find our friends and to kick the sorry ass of the bastard who did this!"
"What was the most recently raided castle?" said L.
"Peach's," said Xena.
"Well, then," I smiled, floating over to the door and holding it open mockingly. "To Peach's Castle, isn't it?"