I would like to thank ED-boi and ToadetteTheBest for such positive reviews! This is my first fanfic so I wasn't sure how it would go. Please feel free to give constructive criticism, people.

This is just demeaning! The princess thought as a small crew worked to pry her out of the front of the car. I am a princess, not some possession to be had. She felt a sudden pull from the harness that had been attached to her waist a little bit ago. Apparently, the work crew had to enlist the help of a couple of forklifts. Even if I were, not a possession to be handled like this!

The pull around her waist grew stronger. She could tell they were using thousands of pounds of force, but oddly she didn't feel an ounce of pain. Then as fast as she had flown into the car, she was pulled out.

"Hey! Be careful, that's valuable merchandise there!" Wario may have been a bumbling tub of lard, but he always took pride in what he owned. "Johnson, load this baby onto the forklift and take it down to the shining room. It needs to be spotless for the appraisal next week."

It. She thought. Am I going to be stuck as an "it" for all eternity? Just something pretty to look at? She was horrified at the thought. No, I mustn't think like that. Mario will come for me, he always does. Just as one worry left her mind, another came to take its place. Shining room? Where are they taking me?

She was turned around and saw exactly where she was. Warioware HQ. Nestled in the mountains (On the mountain aptly named "Mount Wario").The scenery around here was so beautiful, she hardly had time to take it all in before the forklift pulled into a large building's docking bay. She placed on a handcart and wheeled down to the shining room. While she still felt depressed that everyone around thought of her as just another object in the collection, she certainly was glad she was being handled with a little more delicacy.

As she entered the shining room, she noticed things that made her scream (internally). Workers using special drills, chemicals with names she couldn't pronounce on shelves. Worst of all, a large machine, dozens of warning stickers on the side. 'Corrosive: protective gear beyond this point' 'Do not inspect while powered on' 'Risk of death'. She noticed that was where she was going next. She was hoisted onto a small conveyor belt. A switch was flipped, and in she went.

Once the doors on the machine closed, she regained the ability to move. "Help me! LET ME OUT!" she screamed, but not a single person outside could hear her. As pumps started turning on she realized there was nothing she could do. She just stood there and waited for it to happen. Streams of acid started spraying at high pressures.

"Wow, that feels great!" Her worry instantly dissolved. The shower was one of the most soothing things she had ever felt. "This place specializes in taking care of gold. Why was I worried!" She hummed a little song as she scrubbed away. It was a little weird taking a shower in her dress, but for some reason, she couldn't take it off. It was like it was a part of her body, she could even feel it. By the time the pumps shut down, the shower had washed away all of the dirt and oil she had acquired over the past day. "I have to do that more often!"

Her words turned back into thoughts as the doors opened again and the conveyor belt moved her down to the buffing station. A yellow koopa squirted some chemicals onto a buffer and went to work, starting at the top and working his way down. Ooh, that feels good. She thought. You would think having a high RPM buffer applied to one's face would be at least uncomfortable. I could get used to this!

After the buffing, the process was repeated with wax. She could see herself in the mirror on the wall. I look beautiful! I could see why Wario took me. Who could resist?

Mario, Luigi, Barry and the yellow-capped Ivan sat at the Mario's table discussing ways to get the Princess back. The four had gone on a few adventures before, each time to save the Princess, but this time was different. There were no castles to take, no platforms to hop or blocks to break. This time, they had to rely on stealth and wit to succeed.

"Can't we just explain to Wario what has happened?" Ivan had just recently been told what was going on. The Bros. and Barry had done a good job keeping the lid tight on this, Toadsworth didn't even know anything was wrong.

"Wario's not a reasonable person, he's not going to just hand us what looks like 10,000 coins to him." Of everyone there, Mario knew the most about his arch-rival.

"I guess asking is out of the question then. How do we bust in?" Ivan always had a penchant for brute force.

"I did some digging in the Royal Library's building index. Per law, any building built in the Mushroom Kingdom has to file their complete building blueprint with Planning Commissioner's office for approval." Barry said with a matter-of-factly tone. He pulled out a large scroll and laid it out on the table. On it were the details of Warioware's headquarters. "The vault is on the basement floor, or should I say, is the basement floor. It is 100 feet high, about 120 yards long, and about 100 yards wide. On the north end is the Cargo elevator, it leads up to the loading dock. On the south side is Wario's personal elevator. It leads up to his office on the second floor. Both of these are probably heavily guarded, so our in is likely the A/C vents along the ceiling."

"Didn't you just say it is a 100 foot drop from the ceiling to the floor of the vault?" Luigi knew it was going to be tough, but this just sounded insane.

"Yeah, I was just pointing out the vaults weak points. How do you think we can get down that far?"

They all sat there thinking about it, then a thought came to Luigi.

"Don't worry it, I know someone that can get us whatever we need."

"Now that is settled, may I point out that building plans won't give us the information we need about security." Mario still seemed pretty pessimistic about the situation.

"We need a man on the inside." Ivan realized. "I remember hearing something about WarioWare. needing a new secretary."

"Well, Wario would recognize Luigi and I, and no offense Ivan, I don't think you're cut out to be a secretary. That just leaves Barry."

"Must I really?" With that comment, everyone shot a death stare at Barry. Luigi's was surprisingly creepy. "I'll go get my resumè."

"So I guess that's all we can do for now." Luigi had said as he walked to the door.

"Where are you going bro?"

"Just going to see a scientist about some gear."

Well, guess who has a shiny new princess? Peach ought to open up a metal massage parlor. Also looks like Barry's got a job interview! What do toads wear to job interviews? A new chapter will be posted this Wednesday.