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Chapter 7:
Incident
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Sarasaland
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Sarasaland; a region in the Mushroom World made up of four different kingdoms ruled by Princess Daisy.
It was late at night and the kingdom was quiet. In front of the castle where Princess Daisy lives were two guards. The pair was talking aimlessly at each other, trying to stay awake with random conversations. Their talk was intruded by some noises from a few feet away.
Both guards left to investigate. With the main entrance unguarded, it was perfect opportunity for the shadow figure to sneak inside the castle. There were multiple guards patrolling the castle from the inside, but the shadow figure manage to avoid them all as he searches for his target.
This shadow figure….was Mr. L.
His mission tonight… to assassinate Princess Daisy.
Hours prior from now, Fawful had gotten impatient and demanded the body he could use to bring Crackletta back to life. Having no choice, Dimentio had send Mr. L to Sarasaland so he can assassinate the desert flower princess and bring her lifeless body back for Fawful's own purposes.
Knocking a guard unconscious, Mr. L hid the limp body in a nearby closet before continue on with his search. Soon enough, he found the princess' bedroom. He scanned the halls for anymore guards before opening the door and silently slipping in. Once inside, he quietly closed the door behind him and turned his attention on his target.
Mr. L had a clear path to the bed. Nothing stood in his way. Calmly, he approaches the bed and took out the murder weapon; a sharp pointed dagger hidden in his belt.
Mr. L held the knife above his head, ready to strike down once the princess was in front of him. He'll be aiming for the heart; that way it would be an instant death.
Once he reached the bed, Mr. L was about to bring the knife down into the heart of the flower princess only to discover…
…she wasn't there.
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Dimension D
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Mr. L was not happy.
He had failed his mission on assassinating the Sarasaland Princess. Now he stands in front of his master and Fawful (who he had refuse to call 'master' as well which was just fine with Dimentio) and awaited his punishment.
"I am sorry, my lord." He said. "I had searched everywhere, but it appeared the princess wasn't in her bedroom or anywhere in the castle. I have failed you and will take any punishment you assign me."
Midbus snorted in annoyance at Mr. L's display of loyalty. Dimentio himself wasn't please to see that Mr. L had came back empty handed. But seeing the Green Thunder here, bowing for forgiveness and ready to accept any sort of punishment he might have... The jester just couldn't stay mad at him.
After a few moments of intense silence, he spoke.
"This is highly unfortunate." he said, mysteriously. "However, it is not your fault, Mr. L. Like a surprise pop quiz, you were not aware that the princess had been moved prior to your arrival. It is just a simple case of being misinform."
Mr. L looked up to his master in shock. He was surprise that he wouldn't be getting punish even if he feel like he should.
"If I may," The Green Thunder spoke. "I had left Shade behind in Sarasaland to pick up any information about the princess' whereabouts."
That small information brightens the smile on the jester's face.
"Good work, my loyal servant. We should be hearing from Shades soon enough. But for the time being, we must cast everything else aside. Time is growing short; we still have to collect the three items needed and locate the Ancient Ruins if our plan is ever going to succeed. Fortunately for us, Fawful has already located the whereabouts of the first two items."
Fawful stepped forward and activated a hologram map of the Mushroom Kingdom. There was two blinking points on the map. One was in the Shiver Region while the other one was somewhere farther away from the Kingdom.
"Mr. L, I want you to retrieve the item from the Shiver Region while Midbus will retrieve the second item hidden inside a temple."
"Yes my lord."
"Right!"
"Oh and one more thing, L; I may have let you off easy today, but next time I might not be so generous. I suspect nothing but success so use this time to prepare yourself for when the next opportunity presents itself. Got it?"
Mr. L bowed. "Yes, master. I understand."
"Excellent! Now, both of you… post haste. Time is on the essence."
Both minions bow before they were teleported out of the dimension. Fawful turned to Dimentio, his smile now a frown.
"Your henchman had failed and time is wasting. Let Fawful retrieve a body for Crackletta."
Dimentio shook his head. "My good bean, we cannot just rush into things. If so, everything we work hard for will come trembling down around us. Patience is the key here, my friend, like the old children story of the Koopa and the Mouser."
"I HAVE PATIENCE!" yelled the bean. "Fawful is not sure Green Mustache can kill the princess of sand when he had once to fail."
"Do not worry so much about that. When the time comes, Mr. L will bring back the flower princess' body and put an end to red hero. If anything, this little setback had made him even more determined than ever."
"So…will Heart of Chaos bring vengeance for us?"
"I promise you; not only will we have the Mushroom Kingdom in the palm of our hands, but Mario's mustache will be presented to us on a silver platter."
Fawful's large smile return to him. "I HAVE EXCITEMENT WITH THOUGHT ALONE!"
Dimentio smirked. "As do I, my friend, as do I."
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Ending Note:
Mario and friends will appear in the next chapter.
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