Bowser's Airship

Bowser looked over the trophy of Peach, marvelling over her as he had been doing ever since he had captured her. He held a white dress in his left claw, a pink one in his right. "Which dress do you think would look better on her, Morton?" Morton responded with a incomprehensible noise. Bowser guffawed, throwing the dresses on the ground as he held his belly. "You're certainly right about that."

Bowser Jr. popped his head through the door. "You've got a visitor, Dad."

"A visitor? In the middle of the sky?"

"He says his name is R.O.B.. He says you might remember him from the grand prix he once entered."

Bowser rubbed his chin. "Yes… I do recall an out of place robot driving through my castle. I always wondered where Mario had invited that thing from." He grunted. "What does that piece of junk want?" He followed his son. "Keep watch, Morton. Make sure she doesn't suddenly come alive." Morton saluted, responding with a garbled string of noises.

Bowser met the robot outside on the deck. R.O.B. was surrounded by the other seven Koopalings, who were surrounded by the majority of the ship crew. "Greetings, Bowser," R.O.B. said. "I come bearing words from the Master." He pushed a button on his chest. A voice that was not R.O.B.'s, a voice that was much more human began to talk.

"Hello, Bowser. How are you enjoying your new princess?"

Bowser groaned. "She's just fine, thanks."

"Wonderful! That is so good to hear. I would hate for there to be something wrong with your fancy new princess after all the trouble we went to to ensure you captured her. You must be so thrilled our plan succeeded without any hiccups."

"I appreciate your help."

"Oh, I am certainly sure you do. Now, Bowser, I need you to help me. Remember your end of the deal? I am going to need you to go through with that, right now."

Bowser scratched the dirt from his nails. "I don't think I want to."

"Forgive me, Bowser, I think R.O.B. may be breaking up. I don't think I heard you properly. It sounded like you said you weren't going to commit to your end of the deal."

"I'm not. I don't need to. You've already given me what I want."

"Oh, Bowser, I hope you are joking. Believe me, it is within your best interests to comply."

"Are you threatening the King of the Koopas? Do you know who I am?"

"Do you know who I am? If you did, you would not raise your voice against me."

"You don't want me to raise my voice, huh? How about this?" Bowser grabbed R.O.B. and lifted him above his head. "Here's what I think to your deal." He launched R.O.B. over the side of the airship. His crew cheered as the Koopalings mocked the robot falling through the sky.

Bowser went back into his room. Morton said something incomprehensible and stuck his thumb up.

"Good," Bowser said. "Just as I left her." He picked the dresses back up and looked the princess over once more.