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Twink would lead Amitie and Rider back to the society through the snowy grounds of Sunshine Circle, acting as their guide. One might question why he as a boy was allowed to visit, but honestly they'd be hard pressed to identify him as a boy in the first place without being told. His voice didn't reveal much due to his age, after all. "Alright! This is the place! Princess Peach is probably back from the charity by now, but if she isn't she should be back soon. She had a lot of work to do sorting through presents today... Hehe. I wonder if any of those presents are for me!" Twink explained before trailing off into thought. He then proceeded to dance over Amitie and Rider's heads, playfully showering them with a light coating of magical sparkles that quickly dissipated into the air before heading off back outside. They had a slight warmth to them, no doubt nice on this chilly winter day.

Meanwhile, Peach was quietly fussing with her hair just beyond the metal door of the vault. It was unlocked, as she was expecting company. She was still finishing primping after having been caught in that awful bomb incident earlier. She was mostly finished, having changed and showered just earlier. She just hoped her peach scented perfume would mask any lingering scorched scents. ....It probably would, though. The lodge inside contained a dual vault, one of which was used for storing the society's communal repository and the other which served as a living area. It was looking much less bare than it originally did, with more furniture to accommodate the increasing membercount and holiday decorations all over the place. Sitting on an end table near where Peach was standing was a warm teapot of Koopa Tea sitting on a low running burner to keep it from going entirely cold, as well as a plate of Gingerbread cookies modeled after various current members. It looked like Peach had probably spent quite a few hours trying to get an approximate appearance down for them.

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"Hehe, thanks Twink~!"

"Thank you, Twink...!"

The two girls waved at the little star as he began leaving. The visit was a bit on the impromptu side for the two, but really, what could they do? That came kinda-sorta out of nowhere. Regardless of such, they were invited to enter a 'Magical Girl's Society', and the name was enough to catch their attention. Amitie excitedly bounced her way inside the vault with Rider tagging along. The Puyo-capped one would only stop  as soon as the princess was within eyesight.

"Heeeyy~!!" Amitie soon called, waving at the princess. "Hiya, Ms. Peach~! How are you doing?"  she went on to say as she approached Peach. Well, needless to say someone was certainly excited. Rider, on the other hand, tried to approach at a calmer pace. "Hi, Ms. Peach! U-um, thank you for the gift. I really liked it!" the smol said. "I-I wish I could bring something to you though..."

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Peach snapped to attention, turning and providing her best smile for the both of the two newcomers to the group. "Hello! It's wonderful to see you again Ms. Rider, Ms. Amitie." Peach would reply, considering how to approach the two with their invitation. "...Oh, you're welcome~ You know--Thinking about it now, getting to see you on Christmas Eve is the best gift I could've asked for." Peach would go on to reassure Rider, nodding in approval of her own words before gesturing to the available seats laid out before the table. with the tea and cookies on it. "And I'm really glad you came too, Ms. Amitie. I'm doing well, and it's my honor to welcome you both to the Magical Girl's Society--or the Magical Girl's Sisterhood, as I like to call it. It's certainly not my castle, but it's a very cozy place in its own right." Peach replied, gesturing to the room around them.

"Right now Ms. Raffine, Ms. Valorie and Ms. Blue are all out looking at the lights and doing some shopping, but they should be back later."

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"Nice to see you again~!" Amitie said before both Rider and her sat down. The Puyo-capped one grabbed one of the cookies and started to eat it, the other one sort of reluctantly hovering her hand in one of them before grabbing it. The two stayed quiet as to allow Peach to finish talking about what she wanted to say. The questions would come up later. 

Once she finished, Amitie and Rider looked at each other and nodded. Then Amitie began to talk. "Honestly, it's a great honor to receive an invitation from you, and we're glad to be part of it, though we kinda want to ask...why?" The blonde asked, which was soon followed by Rider. "U-um...what we're trying to convey is that...that we're not sure what exactly we made to qualify to be part of it."

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Peach nodded in understanding. Why was an understandable question to ask. Although the terms of being in the society were not secret, they weren't exactly a group that made a habit of advertising themselves publicly. It was, after all, a private organization. "Well, there are two core values the sisterhood looks for when accepting new members. Beyond being a girl, of course. Hehe. The first is that everyone here should hold love close to their hearts. Normally I would ask someone to demonstrate this with a display of love based magic." Peach began, pausing for a moment to hold up her hand and demonstrate what she meant. On cue, a beautiful pink heart shaped bubble burst into existance in the palm of her hand, radiating a gentle salmon light. "...But, I believe I know you both well enough to say that's not necessary. I've already seen the love you hold for your fellow sister~ If you'd like, though, I can always teach you to turn your love into magic that can help others." Peach went on, allowing her offer to hang in the air for a moment before allowing the heart shaped bubble to pop in a shower of tiny sparkles that quickly dissipated from existence. "The second thing we look for, though... In addition to being filled with love, your heart must also be full of virtue. Unfortunately, even love can become a force of evil if the heart isn't in the right place..." Peach went on to explain, becoming slightly exasperated at that last part. It seemed like she was speaking from experience. ...A lot of experience.

"...But you're both more than just sweet hearts~ You're heroines! So I think we can check that off the list too." Peach would explain, giving the two approving nods. "...Most importantly, though... I hold you both close to my heart, and it would make me happy to know you both have a support group and a safe space you can fall back on in these times." Peach continued on to finish, all but outright telling Amitie and Rider that she loved them. And really, it was hard not to take that meaning from what she said.

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Amitie looked at Peach's created heart in awe. She was sort of reminded of her Bayoen spell, but that was using her own friendliness instead of love. Those two are different...right? Regardless of such, both Rider and Amitie had listened intently onto what was the requirements to enter the sorta secret society.

The first requirement was completed in spite of both lacking love based magic, and it was because of their love for their 'fellow sister'. Both girls turned to smile at each other, having a good idea of who their 'fellow sister' was. The second requirement...well, was to have the heart on the right place. If their actions didn't cement their alignment, one could only wonder what could.

"Aah, I see~!" Amitie vocalized while Rider simply nodded in understanding. Both of them had soon caught up with what Peach meant by having them close to her heart, which caused the two to blush. "W-well, you're close to our hearts as well, Ms. Peach...~" Rider went on to say, to which Amitie nodded in confirmation. "Yeah~!"

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If watching the girl's amazement at her display of magic hadn't brought a big smile to Peach's face, their response to her certainly did. She nodded in acknowledgment, shifting forward a bit to beam at the others. "That means a lot to me. Both of you. You know, a lot of the other girls stay here overnight. If you ever decide you'd like to spend the night, Ashe usually picks up breakfast for everyone between seven and eight. Do let me know if you decide to take me up on those lessons~ And ... Without further ado, I'd like to welcome you both to the family~" Peach would reply, hesitating a moment to look about the room. "Hehe--I just wish some of the others were here to congratulate you."

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"Ah, okay! Nice to hear there's somewhere to go in case anything happens to our apartment~" Amitie said. "Thing is, I don't think we won't be able to stay here, at least for today. We got Valentino to take care of, you know~" She went on to say. Of course, once Peach alluded to lessons of love magic, Amitie seemed to remember something. "I'm actually highly interested in learning love magic! Think we can actually schedule some lessons~?" she asked, only to notice Rider lifting her arm. "U-um...c-can I...learn love magic too?" the smol asked.

After Peach truly welcomed them to the 'family', she expressed her desire on some of the others being there to celebrate the newest inclusions to the society. "Ms. Peach...I understand what you feel...but I personally feel like...the fact that it's just the three of us...it makes this invitation a bit more special to me..." Rider said.

"...That's an interesting way to put it~" Amitie commented. "I guess a bit of a moment with just the people you know and love just makes everything a bit special~"

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Peach hesitated a long moment with surprise. Somehow she hadn't realized that the girls' love was more directed at her, as opposed to a more general love for everyone like hers. ...Peach considered this for a moment before realizing that those feelings were mutual. She closed her eyes, smiling brightly with realization. "...In that case, I have another question for you both." Peach replied rather softly, taking a deep breath. She knew that the question she was about to ask was a hard one and that it entailed more than she'd originally promised. But... The girls' honesty had given her the courage to ask, even if the answer might be no. She was ready to accept that if only she gave them the choice. "You're both very special to me and I would enjoy nothing more than to invite you both to my family and teach you everything I know. Of course, I'd be happy teach you both anyway. But... Could you ever see yourselves loving me as a mother, the same way I love you both like my own daughters?" Peach went on to ask rather thoughtfully. She had made a point to be very gentle with the suggestion, so as not to make either of the two feel pressured into accepting her offer. One would think that the offer of being an actual fairy tale princess would be quite tempting to many young ladies. However, with so many different worlds and so many different places everyone had grown up in, it was honestly impossible to judge this sort of thing without simply asking.

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Amitie and Rider were listening intently to Peach's words. The moment she mentioned 'inviting' the two for her personal little family, the two's expression turned from natural happiness to extreme shock. Was she...was she cordially inviting them to be adopted into her royal family?!

Amitie began uttering some sort of screech-fangirling inside her mind. She was basically asked to be adopted by a freakin' princess, for goodness sake!! It was surreal to her....and yet...what of her parents...? They were still out there in her homeworld...w-well, maybe...she couldn't be adopted while her parents were still alive...could she? Well, to be fair, she...couldn't go back home just yet...Amitie was thinking hard about it...

Rider, on the other hand, was a bit less taken aback, if not because by that point she was familiar with the way Peach acted towards her. Even then, this was something out of the world to her. She was being offered a place on an actual family...after all this time without something tangible...her heart went aflutter with this idea.

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After what seemed to be an eternity...Rider...nodded. "O-of course...! I'd love to be part of your family!" she said, her voice trembling with such raw excitement and happiness. Amitie would soon follow suit. "I...I...I want to be part of it too~~!!" Amitie answered, seemingly trying to contain her excitement. She appeared to be close to yelling...

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Peach waited patiently, offering the girls an inviting smile as they considered her offer. To her surprise, though, they both wound up agreeing without any questions or concerns! Peach was impressed, to say the least. They both seemed like they were very enthusiastic about the idea, which was probably a good sign when she considered what this meant. Still, she wanted to make sure that they both understood what they were getting into. Hey Amitie your last name is now Toadstool and we live in mushrooms. "...I hope you both realize how happy you have made me~ You've both given me the gift of my own children, and it's with great honor that I accept being your mother and welcome both of you to the royal Toadstool family. With that name, you will both have the right to a home in my castle and one day, if you decide you decide you want it, my kingdom will be yours. I wish that my parents were around to see you both so that I could get their approval, but that will have to wait. For now..." Peach explained, making sure to explain some of the more important details of this adoption. She wasn't taking this lightly, after all! Moving to stand before the duo, Peach considered her words carefully for a moment before continuing.

"I ask for the blessings of the mushrooms and dub you:"

Peach gently placed a hand upon Amitie's head.

"Her Highness Amitie, with the Mushroom's Blessings, of the Mushroom Kingdom and its many realms and territories, Princess, Guardian of Love"

Peach then moves to do the same for Rider.

"Her Highness Rider, with the Mushroom's Blessings, of the Mushroom Kingdom and its many realms and territories, Princess, Defender of Hope"

Peach then pulled back. She would have to get some paperwork done so that this adoption would be recognized by the Life Sphere, but she was certain the citizens of her kingdom would be overjoyed to learn of two new heirs. Amitie and Rider would likely become minor celebrities overnight if news spread. She had to tell Rosalina and Daisy! They needed to have crowns and their own rooms and all the other things a royal highness deserved! There was much work to be done, but for now she allowed herself to relax so that the two might get used to looking at her in this new light. "...But you can just call yourselves Princess Amitie and Princess Rider if you'd like. *Giggle*"

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Amitie & Rider listened intently to Peach as she explained some details of the adoption. They calmly nodded their head in understanding, in spite of how exciting the whole situation was. After all that was said and done, Peach had asked for blessings and dubbed both little girls princesses of the Mushroom Kingdom...and that also meant that Peach was now their mother. Both found it kind of weird that the three were now princesses of the Mushroom Kingdom, but they didn't knew exactly how royal titles work, so they simply just let it slide.


"So I guess we can start calling you Mom now~?" Amitie asked. "I'm pretty excited to start a life with you and Rider as my family here! Though that begs the question if we're gonna move to...wherever you are staying right now at any point. But hey, we can talk about that later if you'd like!"


"...Ehehe..." Rider simply giggled. "I'm...pretty excited too...I-I'm not sure how fast will I adapt....b-but...I think that it won't be a problem with you two at my side.....Big Sis and Mommy~!" the smol said.

"Now...how about a family hug~~!!" Amitie suddenly said as she went to hug Peach, pulling her new little sister to join in the embrace. Rider unreluctantly hugged both, even quietly snuggling onto the two girls.

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"Oh, of course~" Peach replied, her heart fluttering as he heard that one particular word leave Amitie's mouth. Few other words could communicate so much in only three letters. ...Most words needed at least four letters to communicate your feelings that clearly! Hearing Rider chime in only made her feeling like she was short of breath. Her chest tightened with excitement and a little storm of tiny pink heart shaped bubbles began to rise from her head emotively. Pulling the both of them into her, she held them both tight. Their worlds would become warm pink lace that flowed over them for a moment as they were nearly pulled inside Peach's magical dress. Amitie in particular would find that she had inadvertantly become a boobrest on account of herself and Peach being on two opposite ends of the short-tall spectrum, but in all honesty it was doubtful any of them cared about that right at that moment. "I'll be there to help you both adapt, every step of the way." Peach replied rather softly, "And as long as you tell me how you feel--I'll be sure to make you both feel as comfortable as you can." the princess went on to remark, fondly caressing both their backs. "...I live in my castle, of course! I have many an empty room in the castle that I could transform into personal rooms for both of you. But of course, I'd also be more than happy to let you stay in my room for the time being. I may just be a princess, but I have a queen sized bed~!" Peach would reply rather light-heartedly. Woah woah woah!! ...Pajama viewing rights? Talk about regal privlege! Peach would gently lift the two of them, spinning them about in her arms before sitting back down and placing the both of them on her lap, one arm wrapped around each of them that cuddled them close.

"As for magic... Would you like me to try and teach you tonight, or would you prefer to put it off..?" Peach would finish by reminding the other two about her lessons. She felt like there was a good chance she could teach them the basics tonight, but wasn't sure whether they'd be more inclined to focus on their recent adoption instead for the moment being.

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Both Amitie & Rider held the embrace for as long as possible. "Don't worry, we'll tell~ A family's got to take care of one another, isn't that right?" Amitie asked. The question seemed rhetoric, but at the same time nothing seemed to stop Peach to answer to it. The other girl kept silent, just tilting her head in slight curiosity. Their mother would soon bring up that she lived at her own castle instead of Brightwing Lane. Of course, she explained that there were empty rooms that they could claim as theirs, however the Puyo-capped one had a different idea. "Hey, Mom! Can Rider and I share a room?" Amitie asked.

Rider, being in obvious earshot, turned to face Amitie. She would go question it, but...perhaps she had her reasons to ask for that. Rider would ask about that later. "I...I want to share a room with Miss Ami--I mean, Big Sis too..." she went on to reassure that the choice was unanimous between the two. Of course, once they got that out to way, Peach said that while they didn't have any room to be in, they could go stay on her room. "...Ehe! That almost sounded like a pajama party! Sure, I can sleep with you~ " Amitie said in her usual cheery tone. "U-um...if you want...I can sleep with you too!" Rider soon spoke.




Both girls would be briefly surprised as they were lifted up by Peach for a spin in her arms. They felt safe enough, so they simply giggled in response. Once Peach would settle them down on her lap, both Amitie & Rider made themselves as comfortable as possible there. "W-well...I'm not sure if we can get started because...there's a lot to do...y-you know..." Rider began. "Let's see, we'd have to start packing things up so we can move house, and that'll take a while...and then there's Valentino waiting for us..." Amitie began to saying midst pondering. "Y-yeah, that...though...I think that if we just go there and feed Valentino and leave the packing for a later day, I think we can have a few moments for that...n-not really sure, though." Rider ended up finishing.

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Peach nodded in acknowledgement and approval. "That's perfect~" she replied, content with their choices. She'd much rather have the princesses in her room where she could keep an ear on them while she was asleep. Although the castle was somewhat safe compared to the surrounding wilderness, the forcefield surrounding the area really wasn't strong enough to hold back anything stronger than the residual starvia in the air. Shame it couldn't purify the water while it was at it, but that would probably lead to plumbing complications if waterborne starvia got backed up at the forcefield anyway. ...Or not. She didn't really understand how this technology even worked. That was the wife's responsibility. "...And--It's a very special day for the royal family. We will have plenty of days to train, but the time to celebrate is now. What do you say we put that off until we're all settled in..?" Peach would offer in reply. She took a deep breath and held the two close, taking a moment to appreciate everything that had just happened. The apocolypse wasn't looking so dim, and hope was on the rise for her kingdom. With two heirs, the family was now a family again.

((We may be able to end the scene here--))