Toadsworth was also struggling with his footing, holding onto his cane as he grumbled aloud: "Great galloping goombas -what in bloody hell."
The snore bubble from the sleeping Luigi popped, the drowsy man in green slowly opening his tired eyes: "Mm? Wha?"
"YOU IDIOT YOU FELL ASLEEP!" Daisy growled, her teeth sharp.
Mario helped Peach to a stand, the Princess stepping away from him without a word as she approached the downed girl ten feet before her. Her eyebrows were slightly harsh,
her head tilted in interest as she approached the girl. Mario, Daisy, and Toadsworth also had their attention focused on the girl, looking both cautious and curious.
"Hmm?" Luigi barked, watching Peach pass him while sitting up -directing his attention to the downed girl she was approaching shortly afterward.
"P-Princess, I don't know if that's a good idea…" Toadsworth worried, exercising caution.
But his comment went ignored. Peach continued to approach the downed girl with the upmost curiosity, dismissing any fears or worries. At closer examination she could see
she had platinum blonde hair and a blue dress -a spitting image of the girl from her nightmare. Peach stopped in her tracks, her blue eyes widened slightly as she looked down
at the crashed girl before her.
(I-It's her!) Peach gasped, memories of Kammy Koopa's fortune flashing back to her. (There's no question she's the one from my nightmare!)
"Is she alright?"
"I highly doubt it! She came in like a comet, I say! Yes, I highly doubt it indeed!"
"Mario, help me!"
"Right!"
Peach seemed lost in a daydream, staring down at the downed blonde haired girl in a blue dress before her. Mario and Daisy were helping her to a stand, the girls body limp and
weak. The two of them seemed to be showing strain, Luigi and Toadsworth exercising body language that made them look as though they were looking for a way to help
somehow. Peach however, was still lost in her thoughts.
"Hey!"
"Peach!"
"Peach!" Mario barked, the woman's right arm weakly sprawled across his shoulders and around his neck for support, Mario holding her right hand and left waist -Daisy on the
other side with the reverse orientation. "Snap out of it, will ya?"
"Oh…" Peach softly barked, returning to reality. "Sorry…"
"Is she dead? Oh god, she's dead! It's a dead body!" Luigi whimpered, turning around and holding back puke with his hands -his face blue.
"NO SHE'S NOT DEAD!" Daisy growled, her teeth sharp.
"Well she sure is heavy!" Mario complained, his expression showing strain as he helped hold her up. "Geez!"
"Oh man up already." Daisy scoffed, her and Mario proceeding to walk her toward the spiral summit path.
"You woman up!" Mario countered.
"What did you just say?" Daisy threatened.
"I say, where exactly are you two going with her?" Toadsworth halted with a hand, Peach and Luigi close behind the steward.
"To the castle, duh." Daisy countered.
"U-Umm, are you sure that's a good idea?" Toadsworth cautioned, a nervous expression on his face. "To let some stranger from outer space in our walls?"
Daisy and Mario ignored Toadsworth as they proceeded to walk down the spiral path around the summit, their lower halves no longer visible to those who stood on the summit
because of the topmost ledge.
"Princess?" Toadsworth pleaded, turning to her for some authority.
Peach was lost in her thoughts once again, staring at the unconscious and mysterious blonde haired woman that was being guided down Shooting Star Summit by Mario and
Daisy. "Princess?"
Her name being called twice caused Mario to stop, the man in red looking at Peach dead in the eyes.
"Hey, what are you doing? Keep going idiot!" Daisy whined.
Mario's stare caused Peach to calmly snap out of it once again. She simply looked downward with a slightly somber expression.
"It's fine." Peach assured.
Mario looked at Peach for another short moment, the princess in pink shyly looking downward with a somber expression, her arms in a V formation -hands neatly together. He
eventually continued down the spiral path with Daisy, the two of them aiding the unconscious girl who fell from above.
"B-But princess,"
"It's fine." Peach reassured.
Toadsworth looked up at her, Peach giving a soft toothless smile back. He looked forward again, uncertainty written all over his face. "Eh? If you say so…"
Luigi gave a large yawn, patting his mouth with a white gloved hand. He smacked his mouth a few times, stance slouched and eyes drowsy. Peach was looking slightly
downward with a somber expression, her blue eyes trembling ever so slightly as she was lost deep in her thoughts -the starry night above gorgeous and serene.
-A Brief Description Of Peach CastlePrimarily,
Peach Castle consists of four main floors: B1,1F, 2F, and 3F.
B1 is the parking lot/storage area. Mario, Peach, Luigi, Daisy, and Toadsworth all have a unique vehicle kept there.
1F consists of the castle foyer, as well as various brown doors with yellow stars, leading to other rooms. We have the DINING HALL, the KITCHEN, the indoor ice rink PEACH
RINK, the indoor swimming pool PEACH POOL, the indoor encyclopedia PEACH LIBRARY, and possibly the best room of the entire castle, the ROYAL LOUNGE.
2F is the castles living quarters. Mario & Peach share a room, Luigi has a room, Daisy has a room, Toadsworth has a room, and there is one guest room. Each room has it's
own private bathroom and elevator leading to B1.
3F is the castle Throne Room, a room so massive and tall that an entire floor is dedicated to it. The red throne of mahogany wood rests with it's back to the glass mural of
Peach on the castle front.
Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and Toadsworth were gathered in the guest room, the unconscious blonde woman lying down on the bed nearby. A white blanket was laid over her
body so only her resting head was visible, which was partially sunk into a fluffy white pillow.
"I guess we just wait for her to wake up?" Luigi shrugged, his hands in his pockets as he shot glances at the back of a few heads focused on the girl.
"Let her rest for now, at least." Mario sighed, seeming uneasy.
"Is everything okay?" Peach questioned, seeming uneasy as well.
"I think so…" Mario thought aloud, looking down at his fist and clenching it. "I feel strange… like there's a ton of energy inside of me that's just dying to come out."
"That is strange." Peach agreed, looking downward with a slightly somber expression.
"Quite strange indeed." Toadsworth agreed, seeming to be in thought.
"Geez, glad I didn't touch that thing after all!" Daisy thought aloud, her arms folded and eyes closed.
There was a short silence, Mario examining his fist a little longer. Eventually, he lowered it.
"It's getting late." Mario calmly noted, proceeding to leave the room. "Let's see how she's doing in the morning."
Everyone gave a glance back at the unconscious woman, who was resting soundly on the guest bed. Without a word they proceeded to leave the room -except for Peach,
who continued to examine the girl a little longer. Kammy Koopa's words entered her thoughts.
"Crystal ball, crystal ball… Who does Mario love most of all?"
Peach featured closed eyes, her head turned slightly so that she was facing Rosalina.
"Peach." Daisy called.
"Oh?" Peach softly barked, turning towards the doorway and seeing Daisy standing there -everyone now out of the room. Peach directed her attention back to the
unconscious girl. "Yeah. Okay."
After a few seconds, Daisy left the scene, leaving Peach alone in the room with Rosalina -the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom staring at her for just anot
her moment.
Mario and Peach's bedroom was dark, a very faint amount of light provided from the first light of morning peeking through the thin white curtains. Mario was sound asleep on
his side, Peach facing skyward with wide open eyes, totally unable to sleep.
(Who is she?) Peach thought to herself, her blue eyes serene in the faint light.
"Ungh…" Mario lightly moaned, tossing in his bed a little bit.
"Hm?" Peach softly barked, turning her head and looking at him from the side.
Mario was giving an uneasy expression, tossing and turning in his bed as if he was having a nightmare. It quickly grew worse.
"G-Gah… oog…" Mario cried, clenching his teeth tight, eyes squinting -jerking his head roughly.
"M-Mario?" Peach gasped, grabbing his shoulder and shaking him. "Mario, snap out of it!"
Then, Peach heard a door open and close from the outside hallway. She roughly turned her head to the wall, keeping still with slightly widened eyes as she stared at the
direction of the noise, trying to listen in on who it was.
"AHHH!" Mario cried, sitting up with two clenched fists that ignited in flames.
"EYAAAAAAAH!" Peach screamed, falling backward off the side of the bed. "OOF!"
"DAAAAAAAAH!" Mario screamed, his eyes popping out of his head as he examined his ignited fists.
After the shock wore off, he realized that he could control it. He distinguished the fire, examining himself as he sat in the bed with white blanket over his legs, trying to
comprehend the strange power he had somehow suddenly obtained.
"W-W-WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON WITH YOU!" Peach whined, peeking up from the side of the bed.
"I-I-I don't know!" Mario explained, reigniting and distinguishing his fists with fire a few times. "I-I th-think I have fire powers!"
"BUT T-THAT'S RIDICULOUS!" Peach whined, pointing at him while crouched beside the bed. "A-And what was with all the tossing and turning!"
"Ugh, I could feel this… presence, awakening from nearby!" Mario tentatively explained. "Sounds weird but it's true!"
Peach's eyes widened slightly as she recalled hearing the door open and close outside. She glanced at her front door and could see moving shadow from beneath the door slab,
indicating that someone was approaching. In a comedic fashion she crawled across the floor with her fingers and toes, stopping before the door slab and lying prone to peek at
them from below.
"What the hell are you doing?" Mario questioned, resting his head on his hand in an unimpressed manner as he watched his ridiculous girlfriend.
From under the door Peach could see a stationary circular shadow, but no feet.
"Strange… I don't see feet." Peach thought aloud, still lying in prone.
The doorknob turned.
WHAM!
"O…Ow…" Peach squeaked, her face red and teeth clenched -the princess lying flat on her back after getting smashed in the face with the door -her hands by her face.
The door opened, and the platinum blonde haired girl in the blue dress made her way inside. Remarkably, she could levitate about six inches above the earth.
"Oh?" She mildly barked, looking down at the defeated Peach on the floor. "My… that's certainly a strange place to sleep."
"Y-You!" Mario barked, standing out of bed and pointing at the floating girl with a dropped jaw. "You're the girl from the myth! The princess of the galaxies!"
-Princess of the Galaxies- ROSALINA
"Yes, I suppose that's me." Rosalina smiled. "But you may call me Rosalina."
"What's going on here? Could you guys keep it down?" Luigi droned, walking into the room with tired eyes.
Rosalina turned her head towards Luigi, Mario still pointing at Rosalina with a dropped jaw. Peach was still on the floor with her hands by her red face in defeat, gently groaning
to herself. Luigi directed his attention downward, looking at her feet and noticing she was levitating. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, leaning his head a little closer for the
double take.
"WHAAAAAAAT!" Luigi cried, his jaw dropped teeth sharp tongue zig zag like and eyes popping out of his head. "SHE FLOATS!"
Gathered in the foyer in the break of dawn was Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toadsworth, and Rosalina, who stood in the centre of them over the sun emblem on the checkered
tile flooring.
"I guess an explanation is appropriate." Rosalina calmly admitted, her voice rather mature.
"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT!" Luigi growled. "HOW CAN YOU FLOAT?"
SLAP!
"NOT ABOUT THAT IDIOT!" Daisy growled, hand in the end position of the slap, Luigi's head tilted and tongue sticking out slightly from the hit.
"My name is Rosalina. I am the Princess of the Galaxies." Rosalina explained, shifting her attention between the five of them. "For 1000 years I have sailed through space,
surrounded and protected by the power of the Goddess."
"Power of the Goddess?" Toadsworth questioned, seeming baffled. "What in heavens name is that!"
"It's essentially a huge energy source. That's what power is, really." Rosalina answered. "For years I was encased in this massive energy source. After 1000 years the energy
source split apart into hundreds and hundreds of different components, falling all over the world."
"Wait, is that what those pretty stars we saw were?" Peach questioned. "The Goddesses energy?"
"Yes, that's exactly right." Rosalina answered, facing Peach with a nod.
"So it's just like what the legend says…" Daisy thought aloud.
"Wait a minute, I touched one of those stars! Does that mean I have the Goddesses energy?" Mario questioned.
"Yes. Well, a small fraction of it anyway. Your newfound power should have activated once I awakened a few minutes back." Rosalina explained.
"Well that explains this then." Mario thought aloud, causing flames to surround a clenched fist before him.
"WHOOOOA!" Luigi and Daisy awed, examining Mario's newfound power.
"My, that's frightening!" Toadsworth whined. "Quite frightening indeed!"
"Looks like you got the Fire Star." Rosalina explained, everyone looking at Mario and his burning fist. "You now have a wide range of fire based abilities, and have acquired the
strengths and weaknesses of fire as well."
"That's so cool!" Daisy praised, her fists clenched and stars replacing her eyes. "Where can I get one?"
"A Fire Star? No, that's not possible. There's only one particular variant of each star." Rosalina explained, facing Daisy now. "The Fire Star is his and his alone."
"Heh heh." Mario laughed, adjusting his red cap with a grin.
"Aww…" Daisy whined, slouching a little.
"But there are other stars, right?" Luigi questioned, with a hand.
"Of course. The Goddess makes up everything, so naturally there is a star for just about everything and anything you can think of!" Rosalina smiled.
"Wow, that's really incredible! And these powers are just lying all over the place?" Daisy questioned.
"Yes, for now. Over time they will become more and more rare as more and more people claim them." Rosalina explained.
"Geez, well we better collect as many of them as we can before they're all gone!" Luigi thought aloud, hand on chin in thought.
"Er, not exactly…" Rosalina declined. "You see, each person can only handle so much of the Goddesses energy, and that equates to about one star per individual. Very, VERY,
rare cases someone may be able to acquire two."
"Gee, that's tough." Luigi nodded. "I guess when you pick a star you gotta roll the dice and hope for the best!"
"Not entirely true. Some people, like myself, are able to sense and distinguish the energy coming from the star and determine exactly what it is before touching it." Rosalina
explained.
"This whole thing is pretty interesting…" Peach thought aloud, a hand on her
chin in thought.
Suddenly, something strange happened. On Rosalina's left hand, the Triforce was faintly glowing. The bottom left triangle was the only one that was filled in, shining much more brightly as it reacted.
"Ungh…" Rosalina softly moaned, placing her right hand on her forehead.
"What is it?" Mario questioned, everyone looking a little tense. "Are you alright?"
"What going on with your hand?" Luigi questioned, examining her left hand.
"I… I can sense…" Rosalina started, her eyes closed -bottom left triangle of the triforce glowing brightly on her left hand. "A very strong presence approaching."
Everyone exchanged glances with each other, Rosalina still standing there in a concentrated state. Unsure and unsettled, they directed their attention back to the mysterious
triforce on her hand, the bottom left triangle glowing brightly.
A brown booted foot took it's first step onto the dirt path that lead up and around Peach's Castle Gardens, Peach's Castle behind it. Only the nose and slight toothless smile
could be seen on the face of the mysterious individual, his dirty blonde bangs peeking into view. The chime of a fairy could be heard as the man stood there, staring at Peach
Castle in the morning sun.
"That's him." Rosalina informed, bottom left triangle of the Triforce still glowing brightly on her left hand.
The gang featured cautious expressions, watching as the powerful individual marched towards them alone. As previously stated, the man himself wore a green hat and tunic,
as well as brown boots. His pants were white, brown fingerless gloves on his hands. On his back in a purple scabbard with yellow design was a large blade with an awesome
winged purple hilt and handle. Additionally, there was a metal shield on his back littered with Hylian lore. As he grew closer, he revealed a corked bottle of white fluid white a
fancy purple label, and a fancy green sake cup with Hylian symbolism etched on it's sides in gold. He uncorked the bottle and proceeded to pour some sake into the sake cup,
standing just a few feet before the gang.
"This here is an old favourite of mine I picked up during my travels in Termina." The man explained, concluding the pour and extending his arm, offering the drink. "It's called
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