We were all at the Tower of Darkness. It was actually making me uncomfortable with how many were there. Fawful and Dimentio followed me there.

I raised a bit of the ground under me into a platform higher than anybody else. Dimentio and Fawful were on this platform as well.

"BLACK ROSE!" I called. "SURRENDER NOW OR WE WILL COME INSIDE!"

"I HAVE FURY!"

"YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE MESSED WITH PIPER!"

There was utter silence except for the quiet mutterings from the group of soldiers behind us.

I had explained to Dimentio how I couldn't revive my Legion of Stationery without the stamp, and he had actually gone and brought it to me! I was impressed.

Dimentio banged on the doors. "LET ME IN, YOU SON OF-" He looked at me. "Of a...A COW!"

"FAWFUL HATES YOU!"

"YEAH!" I yelled at the silent, towering building. "WHAT HE SAID!" I coughed. "I'm going to throw out my voice if I keep that up..."

I faced the army behind us.

"No answer?" Peach asked.

I shook my head as Fawful and Dimentio resumed shouting behind me.

"Let's barge in then!" Bowser said, pumping his fist.

I moved the platform away from the doors and Bowser stormed over to them. Everybody moved away from the Koopa as he backed away from the entrance. He charged and crashed into the doors.

But they had not budged.

He tried again with the same result. And again...and once more...He kept ramming his body into the doors until he got tired and breathed fire onto them instead. They still didn't break or catch on fire. He started punching at the doors.

"Open up you stupid doors!"

A resident of the Jungle Kingdom, named Donkey Kong, came over and started helping Bowser punch the doors.

I sighed at their failing attempts.

I raised my hand. Everybody moved from the doors. If it wouldn't budge, I would use my Fold of Life and force it open.

It all went by too fast.

A pain shot through me quickly, and I fell to my knees. The platform fell back down, becoming part of the dirt path once more. I went to rub my arm to help numb the pain except...

It was no longer there.

I looked at my hand. It was my right hand. It was stained with blood. My hand was trembling and I attempted to move my other arm except it had been torn completely off. I stumbled back to my feet and saw Black Rose holding Vambrace.

"Well, look what the cat dragged in."