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Chapter 12
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Complications
Chapter Twelve
"Why did you get up? We were so comfortable. You need to get some rest so you can recover." Bowser would have loved to watch Peach sleeping in his arms, but his wish wasn't going to come true today.
"Hello? Hello?" Soft muffled sounds could still be heard from the cell phone.
Peach lifted the cell phone to her ear; Shy Luigi was still waiting for her reply. "Sorry, wrong number."
"Oh no, ma'am! Like I said, you have the right number. Shy Luigi's Pizza is the best pizzeria in all Skyland!" The Shy Guy repeated his motto, and continued trying to sell pizza. "I heard some voices, many voices but I couldn't understand what they were saying. Have you discussed the pizza topping choices with your husband and children? It sounds like you have a lot of mouths to feed, so I suggest two large pizzas. With that purchase, you can take advantage of our special offer and get a small pizza for free! With as many little voices as I heard, you must have many, many children, and when it comes to children you can never have enough pizza!"
Shy Luigi kept going on and on, without letting Peach get a word in. "Let me tell you, my kids eat pizza like you won't believe, slice after slice. If you choose a pizza with vegetable toppings, I guarantee that you will hear no complaints from your kids as they eat their greens!" Shy Luigi paused, as the familiar sound of a lost call invaded the receiver. He sighed, "there goes another customer..."
Peach didn't like hanging up on people, but Shy Luigi simply didn't understand that she was not trying to order a pizza. She tried to contact Luigi again, and this time the voice that answered the phone actually sounded like him. "Luigi?"
"Yes, it's Peach right? I have news!" He sounded too cheerful, and even if his voice was similar to the voice of Luigi Mario, Peach had the sinking feeling that she dialed the wrong number once again.
"Are you Luigi Ma-"
"Congratulations!"
Peach's finger slipped at the sudden cheerful shout and she accidentally pressed the speakerphone button.
"All the tests are positive; you're going to have a baby, Peach!"
Thanks to the speakerphone feature, Bowser was able to hear the news. He snatched the cell phone and yelled into it. "Who are you, liar?!"
"I'm not a liar; I'm a doctor, Dr. Luigi Tachibana. I was expecting a call from Mrs. Peach Akatsuki about her tests results. It's not my place to say anything, but you don't sound like Mr. Akatsuki to me..."
Peach took the cell phone from Bowser and tried to straighten this out. "My last name isn't Akatsuki, sorry wrong number," she hung up and took a deep breath. "How many Luigis are there in the world?"
"Too many," in Bowser's opinion, one was too many.
"I need to try again..." With her patience running low, Peach tried to dial once more. She didn't realize the speaker phone was still on.
"Raz and Raini's travel agency, this is Raini speaking. We are currently having a special offer on honey moon trips to Yo'ster Isle. How may I help you?" It was another wrong number, but at least it wasn't another Luigi.
"Let's go!" Bowser would love to go on a trip alone with Peach. He didn't care where they went, as long he could be with her.
Peach sighted. "Wrong number..."
"Princess Peach is that you?" Raini immediately recognized her princess' voice. In the past, Raz and Raini's wedding had been delayed because Peach was being held hostage at the Marrymore chapel, where Booster was trying to force her to marry him. She also recognized the other voice as Bowser, he had charged in breaking down doors, with Mario following close behind, to save Peach. "Are you still with Bowser? I heard the Mario brothers left to rescue you a long time ago."
This was not going the way Peach wanted it to. If anything, the kidnapping panic would increase. "Don't worry, I'm alright. I was just about to call Mario and tell him I will return home on my own later." Peach wasn't sure if Raini was listening, she could hear her calling Raz and telling him she had received a distress call from the captive princess Peach. "Raini, I'm alright, there's nothing to worry about."
"What, really?" Raini relayed the message to her husband, and Peach could hear their little argument about calling the Mushroom Guards about this or not. Luckily they decided not to, since the Mario brothers were already on their way, not much else could be done. "Princess, is Bowser making you say you're okay? Don't worry, the Mario brothers are-"
"Bowser is not making me say anything. I am perfectly safe and will return home on my own later." Peach was hoping and wishing that her message would finally be understood.
"I see..." More background conversations followed, as Raini exchanged theories with Raz about what was going on. "Are you running away with him?"
"Pardon?" Peach shook her head at Bowser who looked like he was about to suggest that they did.
"Oh, sorry just a thought..." Raini giggled.
"I have to call someone else now, goodbye Raini." Peach and Raini exchanged their goodbyes, and Peach tried to make a call once again. This time, Peach decided to call Daisy and have her give Mario and Luigi the message.
"Hello?" Daisy curiously answered her cell phone. With all the unusual things going on, she wondered if this call would bring some news, a prank, or if it was simply a wrong number. What she did know for sure, was that the number was not listed in her cell phone's address book.
"Daisy, it's Peach."
"Peach! Where are you? What happened? Are you with Mario and Luigi? They left to find you." Daisy knew the situation was unusual and it worried her. At least Peach sounded like she was safe.
"I'm at Bowser's castle in Iceland. A lot of things happened. I'll tell you everything later, it's a long story. Mario won't answer his cell phone and I can't remember Luigi's number. Could you call and let them know I'm alright? I don't need rescuing right now, I will return home on my own. If anything happens, call me back to this number." Peach didn't even know what number that cell phone used, but she assumed it would be saved on Daisy's cell phone.
"What do you mean you don't need to be rescued? You're with Bowser, of course you need to be rescued!" As much as Daisy tried to find any hint of fear or forcefulness in Peach's voice, she found none. Besides, it wasn't like Bowser to force Peach to make a call saying that she didn't need to be saved. Yet, whatever reason Peach might have to make this call on her own free will, puzzled Daisy even more.
"It's complicated," Peach glanced at Bowser. The look in his eyes seemed to say 'pay attention to me!' "I'll call you again later. Make sure to deliver my message!"
The situation was becoming more confusing from Daisy's point of view, but with the promise of receiving some answers later, she agreed. "Alright, but when you call me, make sure you have lots of time to talk." That translated to 'I want you to spill every last juicy drop of information.'
xoxox xox xoxox
Kuvio looked out the window of one of the castle's towers. No one knew he was there, in the same castle where Peach and Bowser were at the moment. The shadow of a Bowser statue reflected the image of the real Koopa King and Peach. Kuvio was becoming irritated, it was his father's dying wish to make Bowser suffer before taking the throne away from him, but wasn't it easier to simply move on to the next target, the real target?
xoxox xox xoxox
What were not so long ago, the cries of an infant wanting attention, had grown into the roars of an infant demanding attention, and Kamek had to give him that attention. "I'm here prince Bowser, I'm here." The magikoopa cradled the baby koopaling in his arms, careful not to poke himself with the small, but sharp spikes on the baby's shell. Unfortunately, the child's cries didn't cease.
"Kamek!" Kammy entered the royal chambers unnoticed, and had to yell to be heard over Bowser's high pitched screams. "You're never going to get him to quiet down like that. Give him to me!" She materialized a bottle of milk and waited for Kamek to give her the little prince.
"What?" Kamek was old and a little hard of hearing, but that wasn't really the problem in this case, no one could make out actual words with a noisy koopaling baby screaming his little lungs out.
Shaking her aching head, Kammy took the young prince from Kamek's arms and gave him the milk. Bowser quieted down, at least for the moment being.
Kamek breathed deeply in relief. "Thanks," he sometimes forgot that Bowser was only quiet when he was sleeping, entertained, or eating. The last one was the fastest way to gain silence. "I need a break; do you think you can keep Bowser out of trouble by yourself for a couple of hours?"
"Uh-huh, yeah..." Kammy's attention was focused on little Bowser.
Regardless of his headache, Kamek was amused. "Kammy, are you sure you can take care of Bowser?"
"Yeah sure..." Kammy smiled at the baby koopaling in her arms, paying little attention to Kamek.
"Don't forget to get some milk for his imaginary friend, Fluffy, too..." Kamek was pretty sure Kammy wasn't really listening.
When ever it was Kammy's turn to take care of Bowser, even if Kamek was the prince's official guardian, she always went off into her own little world. "Yeah, I got it..."
"Kammy..." Kamek decided to get creative. "You smell like week old diapers..."
"Gotcha, no problem," Obviously, making faces at baby Bowser was more important than anything else going on around Kammy.
"The castle is in flames!" If it really was in flames, Kamek thought Kammy wouldn't even notice.
"Uh-huh..." Kammy was done giving Bowser his milk, and made the empty bottle disappear.
"We're being invaded by an army of hungry yoshies!" Kamek wondered how many strange things he could say, and still not be able to get Kammy's attention.
"Okay..." Kammy was too busy making fishy faces at Bowser to make him laugh, she could not be concerned with anything else.
Kamek had to try one last thing to make Kammy snap out of her daze. "Kammy, I'm madly in love with you! Will you marry me?"
"Yeah sure..." There was a long pause. Kamek's question and Kammy's answer to it sunk in. "What did you say?!"
It was not often that Kamek laughed as much as he did at times like those. He left Bowser's room soon after, avoiding an avalanche of magical triangles, circles and squares, that Kammy was throwing at him.
Just outside of Bowser's room, he found another magikoopa, one who used to be a close friend until he started talking of treason. "Have you reconsidered?"
Kamek frowned, his good mood instantly evaporated. "If you don't get those ideas out of your head I-"
"You'll do what? Think about it, Kamek! The king and queen are both dead, the prince, the only heir, is just a child. We can get rid of him, no one will ever know."
xoxox xox xoxox
Kamek remained loyal and saved Bowser's life against the traitor who was later exiled, after having his magic drained away. He had a son and daughter just so there would be someone to take his revenge...
Kuvio the first was long since dead. He left his son, named after him, and his daughter, Lavanda, to take revenge on Kamek, the one who ruined his plans to kill Bowser and take over the Koopa Kingdom. In his twisted logic, the best way to make Kamek suffer was to make Bowser suffer. To give Bowser what he wanted the most, then cruelly take it away. To let Kamek witness the painful fall of his king little by little, until in the end, the entire plan was revealed.
Kuvio the second, no longer cared for that plan; he simply wanted the throne, the power, and the riches to himself. His father died long ago, he never knew his mother, he had no family or friends, and his sister and rival was a statue. He didn't have anything to prove to anyone, he didn't have to show Lavanda he was the best, she lost, and now he only needed to win.
xoxox xox xoxox
"For the millionth time, I know she was telling the truth. Peach wouldn't lie about this." It took a lot of effort for Daisy to convince the Mario brothers that Peach did not need immediate assistance.
Luigi currently had her on speakerphone so Mario could also hear. "I don't like this." Mario didn't want to return to the Mushroom Kingdom without Peach. After coming so far, there had to be a reason why the koopas had opposed resistance. He knew they had Peach and that was enough, she needed to be rescued, and he needed to rescue her. He was the hero, that's how it worked, and now he was frustrated.
"Neither do I, but let's trust her!" Daisy was growing more curious and impatient to hear Peach's explanation.
xoxox xox xoxox
"Peach..." Bowser spoke as quietly as possible so that Peach would only hear him if she was awake.
"What is it?" After getting her message to Daisy, Peach tried to rest a little more. She had faith in Daisy's persuasive skills to make Mario and Luigi return home. Of course, Bowser insisted on staying by her side.
"If you ever want to tell me how amazing I am, and how much you love me, you don't need to feel shy." Peach wasn't sure why Bowser would say that all of a sudden. It sounded like him, but why now? "I can take a hint, you know, those calls you made, the wrong numbers..."
Peach felt her face burning, remembering the calls she had accidentally made. She could hear Raini's voice replaying in her mind, asking about a honey moon trip, and she didn't even want to think about Dr. Tachibana. "Those were only wrong numbers." Peach wasn't sure if Bowser would believe that there was no hidden message in those calls, perhaps he simply didn't want to believe it.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own the Mario games or characters. I tried to fix this chapter by myself, I think I improved thanks to Razzi's help. How is the chapter? Still readable? XD The next chapter will have more action.
Chapter Twelve
"Why did you get up? We were so comfortable. You need to get some rest so you can recover." Bowser would have loved to watch Peach sleeping in his arms, but his wish wasn't going to come true today.
"Hello? Hello?" Soft muffled sounds could still be heard from the cell phone.
Peach lifted the cell phone to her ear; Shy Luigi was still waiting for her reply. "Sorry, wrong number."
"Oh no, ma'am! Like I said, you have the right number. Shy Luigi's Pizza is the best pizzeria in all Skyland!" The Shy Guy repeated his motto, and continued trying to sell pizza. "I heard some voices, many voices but I couldn't understand what they were saying. Have you discussed the pizza topping choices with your husband and children? It sounds like you have a lot of mouths to feed, so I suggest two large pizzas. With that purchase, you can take advantage of our special offer and get a small pizza for free! With as many little voices as I heard, you must have many, many children, and when it comes to children you can never have enough pizza!"
Shy Luigi kept going on and on, without letting Peach get a word in. "Let me tell you, my kids eat pizza like you won't believe, slice after slice. If you choose a pizza with vegetable toppings, I guarantee that you will hear no complaints from your kids as they eat their greens!" Shy Luigi paused, as the familiar sound of a lost call invaded the receiver. He sighed, "there goes another customer..."
Peach didn't like hanging up on people, but Shy Luigi simply didn't understand that she was not trying to order a pizza. She tried to contact Luigi again, and this time the voice that answered the phone actually sounded like him. "Luigi?"
"Yes, it's Peach right? I have news!" He sounded too cheerful, and even if his voice was similar to the voice of Luigi Mario, Peach had the sinking feeling that she dialed the wrong number once again.
"Are you Luigi Ma-"
"Congratulations!"
Peach's finger slipped at the sudden cheerful shout and she accidentally pressed the speakerphone button.
"All the tests are positive; you're going to have a baby, Peach!"
Thanks to the speakerphone feature, Bowser was able to hear the news. He snatched the cell phone and yelled into it. "Who are you, liar?!"
"I'm not a liar; I'm a doctor, Dr. Luigi Tachibana. I was expecting a call from Mrs. Peach Akatsuki about her tests results. It's not my place to say anything, but you don't sound like Mr. Akatsuki to me..."
Peach took the cell phone from Bowser and tried to straighten this out. "My last name isn't Akatsuki, sorry wrong number," she hung up and took a deep breath. "How many Luigis are there in the world?"
"Too many," in Bowser's opinion, one was too many.
"I need to try again..." With her patience running low, Peach tried to dial once more. She didn't realize the speaker phone was still on.
"Raz and Raini's travel agency, this is Raini speaking. We are currently having a special offer on honey moon trips to Yo'ster Isle. How may I help you?" It was another wrong number, but at least it wasn't another Luigi.
"Let's go!" Bowser would love to go on a trip alone with Peach. He didn't care where they went, as long he could be with her.
Peach sighted. "Wrong number..."
"Princess Peach is that you?" Raini immediately recognized her princess' voice. In the past, Raz and Raini's wedding had been delayed because Peach was being held hostage at the Marrymore chapel, where Booster was trying to force her to marry him. She also recognized the other voice as Bowser, he had charged in breaking down doors, with Mario following close behind, to save Peach. "Are you still with Bowser? I heard the Mario brothers left to rescue you a long time ago."
This was not going the way Peach wanted it to. If anything, the kidnapping panic would increase. "Don't worry, I'm alright. I was just about to call Mario and tell him I will return home on my own later." Peach wasn't sure if Raini was listening, she could hear her calling Raz and telling him she had received a distress call from the captive princess Peach. "Raini, I'm alright, there's nothing to worry about."
"What, really?" Raini relayed the message to her husband, and Peach could hear their little argument about calling the Mushroom Guards about this or not. Luckily they decided not to, since the Mario brothers were already on their way, not much else could be done. "Princess, is Bowser making you say you're okay? Don't worry, the Mario brothers are-"
"Bowser is not making me say anything. I am perfectly safe and will return home on my own later." Peach was hoping and wishing that her message would finally be understood.
"I see..." More background conversations followed, as Raini exchanged theories with Raz about what was going on. "Are you running away with him?"
"Pardon?" Peach shook her head at Bowser who looked like he was about to suggest that they did.
"Oh, sorry just a thought..." Raini giggled.
"I have to call someone else now, goodbye Raini." Peach and Raini exchanged their goodbyes, and Peach tried to make a call once again. This time, Peach decided to call Daisy and have her give Mario and Luigi the message.
"Hello?" Daisy curiously answered her cell phone. With all the unusual things going on, she wondered if this call would bring some news, a prank, or if it was simply a wrong number. What she did know for sure, was that the number was not listed in her cell phone's address book.
"Daisy, it's Peach."
"Peach! Where are you? What happened? Are you with Mario and Luigi? They left to find you." Daisy knew the situation was unusual and it worried her. At least Peach sounded like she was safe.
"I'm at Bowser's castle in Iceland. A lot of things happened. I'll tell you everything later, it's a long story. Mario won't answer his cell phone and I can't remember Luigi's number. Could you call and let them know I'm alright? I don't need rescuing right now, I will return home on my own. If anything happens, call me back to this number." Peach didn't even know what number that cell phone used, but she assumed it would be saved on Daisy's cell phone.
"What do you mean you don't need to be rescued? You're with Bowser, of course you need to be rescued!" As much as Daisy tried to find any hint of fear or forcefulness in Peach's voice, she found none. Besides, it wasn't like Bowser to force Peach to make a call saying that she didn't need to be saved. Yet, whatever reason Peach might have to make this call on her own free will, puzzled Daisy even more.
"It's complicated," Peach glanced at Bowser. The look in his eyes seemed to say 'pay attention to me!' "I'll call you again later. Make sure to deliver my message!"
The situation was becoming more confusing from Daisy's point of view, but with the promise of receiving some answers later, she agreed. "Alright, but when you call me, make sure you have lots of time to talk." That translated to 'I want you to spill every last juicy drop of information.'
xoxox xox xoxox
Kuvio looked out the window of one of the castle's towers. No one knew he was there, in the same castle where Peach and Bowser were at the moment. The shadow of a Bowser statue reflected the image of the real Koopa King and Peach. Kuvio was becoming irritated, it was his father's dying wish to make Bowser suffer before taking the throne away from him, but wasn't it easier to simply move on to the next target, the real target?
xoxox xox xoxox
What were not so long ago, the cries of an infant wanting attention, had grown into the roars of an infant demanding attention, and Kamek had to give him that attention. "I'm here prince Bowser, I'm here." The magikoopa cradled the baby koopaling in his arms, careful not to poke himself with the small, but sharp spikes on the baby's shell. Unfortunately, the child's cries didn't cease.
"Kamek!" Kammy entered the royal chambers unnoticed, and had to yell to be heard over Bowser's high pitched screams. "You're never going to get him to quiet down like that. Give him to me!" She materialized a bottle of milk and waited for Kamek to give her the little prince.
"What?" Kamek was old and a little hard of hearing, but that wasn't really the problem in this case, no one could make out actual words with a noisy koopaling baby screaming his little lungs out.
Shaking her aching head, Kammy took the young prince from Kamek's arms and gave him the milk. Bowser quieted down, at least for the moment being.
Kamek breathed deeply in relief. "Thanks," he sometimes forgot that Bowser was only quiet when he was sleeping, entertained, or eating. The last one was the fastest way to gain silence. "I need a break; do you think you can keep Bowser out of trouble by yourself for a couple of hours?"
"Uh-huh, yeah..." Kammy's attention was focused on little Bowser.
Regardless of his headache, Kamek was amused. "Kammy, are you sure you can take care of Bowser?"
"Yeah sure..." Kammy smiled at the baby koopaling in her arms, paying little attention to Kamek.
"Don't forget to get some milk for his imaginary friend, Fluffy, too..." Kamek was pretty sure Kammy wasn't really listening.
When ever it was Kammy's turn to take care of Bowser, even if Kamek was the prince's official guardian, she always went off into her own little world. "Yeah, I got it..."
"Kammy..." Kamek decided to get creative. "You smell like week old diapers..."
"Gotcha, no problem," Obviously, making faces at baby Bowser was more important than anything else going on around Kammy.
"The castle is in flames!" If it really was in flames, Kamek thought Kammy wouldn't even notice.
"Uh-huh..." Kammy was done giving Bowser his milk, and made the empty bottle disappear.
"We're being invaded by an army of hungry yoshies!" Kamek wondered how many strange things he could say, and still not be able to get Kammy's attention.
"Okay..." Kammy was too busy making fishy faces at Bowser to make him laugh, she could not be concerned with anything else.
Kamek had to try one last thing to make Kammy snap out of her daze. "Kammy, I'm madly in love with you! Will you marry me?"
"Yeah sure..." There was a long pause. Kamek's question and Kammy's answer to it sunk in. "What did you say?!"
It was not often that Kamek laughed as much as he did at times like those. He left Bowser's room soon after, avoiding an avalanche of magical triangles, circles and squares, that Kammy was throwing at him.
Just outside of Bowser's room, he found another magikoopa, one who used to be a close friend until he started talking of treason. "Have you reconsidered?"
Kamek frowned, his good mood instantly evaporated. "If you don't get those ideas out of your head I-"
"You'll do what? Think about it, Kamek! The king and queen are both dead, the prince, the only heir, is just a child. We can get rid of him, no one will ever know."
xoxox xox xoxox
Kamek remained loyal and saved Bowser's life against the traitor who was later exiled, after having his magic drained away. He had a son and daughter just so there would be someone to take his revenge...
Kuvio the first was long since dead. He left his son, named after him, and his daughter, Lavanda, to take revenge on Kamek, the one who ruined his plans to kill Bowser and take over the Koopa Kingdom. In his twisted logic, the best way to make Kamek suffer was to make Bowser suffer. To give Bowser what he wanted the most, then cruelly take it away. To let Kamek witness the painful fall of his king little by little, until in the end, the entire plan was revealed.
Kuvio the second, no longer cared for that plan; he simply wanted the throne, the power, and the riches to himself. His father died long ago, he never knew his mother, he had no family or friends, and his sister and rival was a statue. He didn't have anything to prove to anyone, he didn't have to show Lavanda he was the best, she lost, and now he only needed to win.
xoxox xox xoxox
"For the millionth time, I know she was telling the truth. Peach wouldn't lie about this." It took a lot of effort for Daisy to convince the Mario brothers that Peach did not need immediate assistance.
Luigi currently had her on speakerphone so Mario could also hear. "I don't like this." Mario didn't want to return to the Mushroom Kingdom without Peach. After coming so far, there had to be a reason why the koopas had opposed resistance. He knew they had Peach and that was enough, she needed to be rescued, and he needed to rescue her. He was the hero, that's how it worked, and now he was frustrated.
"Neither do I, but let's trust her!" Daisy was growing more curious and impatient to hear Peach's explanation.
xoxox xox xoxox
"Peach..." Bowser spoke as quietly as possible so that Peach would only hear him if she was awake.
"What is it?" After getting her message to Daisy, Peach tried to rest a little more. She had faith in Daisy's persuasive skills to make Mario and Luigi return home. Of course, Bowser insisted on staying by her side.
"If you ever want to tell me how amazing I am, and how much you love me, you don't need to feel shy." Peach wasn't sure why Bowser would say that all of a sudden. It sounded like him, but why now? "I can take a hint, you know, those calls you made, the wrong numbers..."
Peach felt her face burning, remembering the calls she had accidentally made. She could hear Raini's voice replaying in her mind, asking about a honey moon trip, and she didn't even want to think about Dr. Tachibana. "Those were only wrong numbers." Peach wasn't sure if Bowser would believe that there was no hidden message in those calls, perhaps he simply didn't want to believe it.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own the Mario games or characters. I tried to fix this chapter by myself, I think I improved thanks to Razzi's help. How is the chapter? Still readable? XD The next chapter will have more action.
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