[Coolshaymin]

Rosalina lead the way up the mountain, pausing for a moment to check the location on her bracelet. They weren't that far away now, the signal was just a bit farther for them to go. "Everyone still holding up, alright?" she asked as she checked behind her at the group she brought along. A few kids they adopted and Peach were here with her which brought relief as well as a sense of worry. Relief in that they were close, worry in that this cliff was narrow and steep and her being the most qualified to catch someone in case they fell brought quite a bit of pressure.

"Don't worry, they'll be fine! They're tough kids. They don't even need metal caps to be as tough as steel! Oho!" a large and very... big purple luma remarked who also happened to come along as insurance. "Always the optimist, Lubba," Rosalina replied with a smile. Been a while since the two have been this close together. Lubba was always out on adventures of his own. He's been keeping track of the Observatory while she kept close to Peach. "Of course! Though I can't say the same for you...."

"What do you mean by that?" Rosalina asked in confusion to only get a laugh from the portly star.

Ready?

Go!

[Mari]

FLASHBACK The setting is the sisterhood's lodge. Amitwo and Lidelle stand before Princess Peach. They had just finished explaining the events of the Damage Control mission, wherein Lidelle used the power of love to break the heart of Arle's murderer, the maddened would-be goddess Warle, causing her to lose faith in her cause and surrender to them. Rather than execute her for her crimes against the Life Sphere and Arle specifically, Lidelle had chosen to bring Warle home with her to seek advice from Peach on what to do with the other. To facilitate this, Warle submitted herself to having her ethereal form sealed within Amitwo's body where she wouldn't be able to escape. The princess listened with awe and momentarily alarm as she realized that the person she'd put a bounty out on was trapped within Amitwo right in front of her. ...It wasn't an unfamiliar concept to her--She herself had quite the appetite when she got in the mood, but it still shocked her knowing just what sort of monster was currently--well... Perhaps that wasn't fair. Here her daughter and a doppelganger of her other daughter stood pleading with her to be understanding. To accept that there was good in this... killer's heart. Now, there was no grounds under which such a cold-blooded slaughter was forgivable. Yet, Peach was nothing if not generous. She was also... proud. Pulling Amitwo and Lidelle into her embrace, she made sure that they both knew just how proud she was. They had taken the lessons she'd taught them and applied them to shed compassion for perhaps the person who needed it most and perhaps saved a life in the process. It spoke multitudes about both their intelligence and the strength of their character. To think that she had grown to raise two pure hearted heroines filled Peach with a sort of joy she'd never known she wanted to experience but was all too thrilled to accept. After their celebration, however, it came time to face the reality of just who and what they were dealing with. ...This was a perfect teachable moment! Being the motherly, hyper-empathetic person she was--Peach was very quick to gain an understanding of just what was wrong with Warle. It was very troubling, hearing the other speak of her life and her feelings. She shamelessly described herself as if she were a monster, yet had no drive or passion for--...well, anything. A very severe depression and a complete detachment from humanity had become evident to Peach. Warle might be old, but her growth had been stunted in every way imaginable. Thus, her decision was clear. They'd just need to adopt Warle and raise her themselves! It was to be Lidelle's and Amitwo's responsibility to take care of Warle and teach her how to be a good girl like them. Or rather, it would have been if Peach hadn't immediately noticed that Lidelle wasn't comfortable with the idea. She didn't like the idea of entrusting Warle to Amitwo alone, but she supposed she didn't really have an option. Either Warle had to get the short end of the stick or Lidelle did, and that was a rather easy choice. She'd just have to hope that this didn't come back to bite her later on. And thus--Warle's fate was decided. It was a very simple setup. Warle was not to go off on her own without Amitwo's permission. She was to do as she was told and she was to entrust Amitwo to take care of her and make decisions in her best interest. All in the name of making sure Warle didn't slip back into her old ways or get caught by the life sphere of course. Thankfully, no one had actually seen Warle's true appearance. No one knew her name or her voice--There was basically no way to recognize her. So long as she was good and her secret was kept, the only justice she would face was her new living arrangements, which were probably for the best.

...And so, the expanded family found themselves on a narrow cliff face. Now, Peach was quite calm. She knew that she could impart her joy vibe upon someone to stop their fall and lift them back onto the path if they fell, but even then it was better not to fall in the first place. Falling was terrifying! Therefore, she had created a buddy system. Everyone was to hold the hand of someone who could already fly without Peach's aid. Lidelle was to hold Warle's hand. Amitie was to hold Peach's hand. And Amitwo--...While she was weightless and therefore could not physically fall off the path, she was to walk with Rosalina just so that she wouldn't feel left out. You wouldn't want to ostracize that poor child, would you? ...The one who was technically a doppelganger of the girl they actually adopted which was weird but Peach seemed to choose to ignore this, so??

Warle's grip had a strength to it unlike Amitwo's in spite of them both being magical constructs. It felt closer to a real human's grip, likely because her inhumanity had granted her greater control over her form and she'd simply chosen to make her body more human-like. She could also give herself weight, unlike Amitwo. She walked alongside Lidelle like a normal person. Her body language was distant and the expression on her face dejected. She wouldn't meet anyone's eyes, a sign of guilt or poor self-esteem. One could surmise that Warle was still struggling to accept that she belonged here, not having had nearly enough time to warm up to the idea of having... friends yet.

Meanwhile, Peach offered Rosalina a sweet and reassuring smile. "I do miss the luxuries of being able to warp wherever we go, but I'm quite glad to have the entire family together on an adventure~" Peach would reply rather contently. It felt like Rosalina had barely had a chance to get to know what was supposed to be their children since they'd been adopted. Really it would have been nice if they could have just put aside time to fix that earlier, but life in this ruined world raised a few complications at time. She was particularly eager to see how Rosalina got along with them. She had faith that Rosalina was an excellent mother, but she'd only ever seen her get along with the lumas. Peach's gaze would drift down to Amitie, checking on her. "There's a pleasant scent in the air--I haven't been able to place my finger on just what it is since we arrived." the princess mused aloud. She was, of course, referring to the smell of sugary sweets lingering on the winds. Without the ability to breathe, Amitwo might not be able to pick it up. However, Amitie was likely familiar with that smell. It likely represented a lot of happy, delicious memories to her. Perhaps even Lidelle could recognize it.

Meanwhile, Amitwo casually floated through the air, hovering over to Rosalina and sheepishly moving to take the other's hand. She was a little shy and wasn't sure how Rosalina really felt towards her yet. She didn't even understand why she was being asked to hold the other's hand, simply grateful to feel included in the bonding. She would great Rosalina with a very bright smile regardless. Holding Amitwo's hand was not unlike holding a balloon with her arm as the string. She didn't have an ounce of weight to her, and her hand would squish if Rosalina applied any force at all to her grip. It didn't seem to hurt Amitwo if she did it on accident, though. "What's a metal cap~?" she curiously asked Rosalina, intrigued by name. A metal cap didn't sound very comfy, but it was phrased like some sort of item that made you stronger!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Flashback

Good call, Peach.

As much as Lidelle would vehemently deny she was nervous just so Peach wouldn’t have to worry, one could easily tell that she would possibly mentally melt under the pressure of being Warle’s sort-of parental figure. In spite of the feat she had performed beforehand, she was in no way ready to handle such heavy matters.

Thankfully, Amitie was there to provide the little one the emotional support she needed to get over that little problem. So after a little pep talk and the blonde stating the pride she had for the green-haired smol, the two went on with the day and later tucked in for the night.

The family trip was something unexpected, but quite exciting. After all this time, they got to meet their other mom, Rosalina. The introductions went as usual, Amitie with her energetic personality and Lidelle being very reserved. The idea of a second mother instead of a father was still a concept so odd, considering how they grew up in Primp. It was but a matter of getting used to, however.

Lidelle was made to hold Warle’s hand during the trip, which sort of made sense, but if Peach wanted to have Amitwo the one responsible for Warle, then why was she holding her hand…? Whatever that was the case, she was stuck with her now, and there wasn’t anything in Lidelle’s heart to say ‘no’ to the matter.

“H-hey, lighten up a little…please?” the smol went on to ask, the silence and distance from Warle making her feel a bit nervous. "You don't need to worry so much now. Everybody's a friend here..."

Amitie was now tethered to the mom she knew the most, and while she was on board with the idea, part of her wanted to be with Lidelle instead. But hey, there’d probably be enough time for the two to spend together after that, so she wasn't bothered. Whilst Peach was talking to Rosalina, Amitie was skipping around (as much as she could with the princess holding her) happily, taking in the scenery…only to stop as she caught a peculiar scent from the air. Almost immediately, her eyes darted around, as if looking for the source.

“Liddie, do you smell that?!” Amitie asked her little sister, to which the green-haired one responded by taking the air into her lungs, her eyes blazing with surprise as she registered the scent. “Is it...?!”

For the two, there was no way around it. That scent was of an assorted variety of sweets, and this had awakened their half-dormant sweet tooth.

.............This is going to be a fun trip.

[Coolshaymin]

Rosalina looked back to Peach's reassurance towards her. The Cosmic Mom gave a slight smile and nodded to the other mom of the group. "You're right, exploring new places is a lot of fun with those close to you," she agreed, apparently cheered up quite well by Peach's comforting. She of course would take Amitwo's hand since leaving her out was not the right thing to do. Peach's idea of a buddy system was pretty brilliant which she did not fully think of since she was used to going around with Lumas who can fly of their own accord. The biggest threat of falling for them would be a Black Hole instead of an actual cliff. She didn't apply much force though at all, simply holding it lightly since she had a vague understanding of her form. There were some beings similar, though the biggest comparison she had were Cosmic Clones... which Amitwo had significantly more personality than as her own being.

Oh right, she did not think about losing anyone when Lubba mentioned the Metal Cap. It would make sense people outside the Mushroom Kingdom would be unfamiliar... Even then, it is kind of rare and they mostly know about it because the tubby luma is a collector of power-ups and had shown her his collection briefly before the Li Collision. "Metal Caps are a special item that contains power. It is usually found in deeper areas of the Mushroom Kingdom. It is a metalic hat that when worn completely covers the person in an extremely hard and solid metal. It makes people stronger and heavier than they normally are capable. Lubba has a fascination for these things called 'Power-ups' from our world," Rosalina explained. "That's right~! And they usually come in these green boxes with an exclaimation mark! It makes one wonder where they come from!" Lubba added onto the Cosmic woman's explanation really cheerfully.

Then Rosalina sniffed the air as everyone seemed to smell something... Yep, there was definitely a very sweet smell in the air. Couldn't of been the crash site, that was still a while away from them. Were there some sweets left on this mounta-"Halt intruders! You have trespassed too far!" Yelled a strange high pitch voice from above them. If they looked to their left and up for the sound, they would find... A very strange site. There was a Chocolate Bar driving a Helicopter made out of candy sitting next to a cupcake and a doughnut with rainbow frosting. "We are the Sweet Muskateers and you will turn back right now!" The Chocolate Bar called out from a megaphone. "General Nesquik! They have little girls with them! They have declared war!" The Cupcake cried. "Calm down, Debbie, we are trained sweet soldiers!"

... This is turning out to be a weird family trip....

[Mari]

Warle flinched, a bit of panic showing in her expression as she was confronted. It only lasted for a moment, however, after which she chose to quickly repress her feelings. As much as she didn't feel comfortable, she didn't want to make everyone else uncomfortable either. "Sorry... It's been a very long time since I had real friends." Warle replied rather softly, giving Lidelle's handle a gentle squeeze. The occasional trembling in her hand seemed to hint at a lingering anxiety though. Who would've guessed that she could be such a nervous wreck? She was making Lidelle look brave, though perhaps it was just the differing ways they expressed themselves. Regardless, she had just said something very important. She'd explained why she was so nervous. Apparently, Warle was nervous about acceptance and fitting in. "Thanks for bringing me out here." Warle went on to offer in an equally timid tone. It was hard for her to hide the fact that she was still frightened, but the weak smile on her face indicated her attempts to warm up to things.

Meanwhile, Amitwo beamed at Rosalina. "Wow, really?? I have a special cap too! ...Though I'm not sure what it does." she replied rather cheerily. Her black cat puyo cap blinked at Rosalina. After a moment though, Amitwo seemed to realize what she'd said. "Oh--Sorry. I forgot who I was for a moment there. I guess Amitie has the special hat now." Amitwo went on to apologize, stumbling over her words rather clumsily in a rather bashful manner. She also seemed a bit conflicted about this realization. She remembered taking good care of her hat for Ms. Accord, but if she wasn't real that meant ... Ms. Accord wasn't real either. ...Which meant her hat wasn't real... Herk. That train of thought quickly became too depressing for her to stomach. Thankfully, a distraction came in the form of a delicious smell! The smell of --...something she couldn't eat. Aw. She quietly summoned a gumball and popped it into her mouth to temper her disappointment. You couldn't stay sad when you can make your own candy!

Finally, Peach furrowed her brows at the sound of voices from nearby. Warle appeared to ignore it, only really paying attention to Lidelle and the rest of the group. And Amitwo? She drew a bit closer to Rosalina's height, just sort of floating up a bit to see if she could see anyone from this new vantage point. Who was little?? She felt tall! Did they mean Lidellee?
Was Lidelle some kind of legend aroun here, perhaps? ...Peach wasn't used to people who weren't Bowser having the gall to issue such authoritative sounding threats. Hearing what they had to say though, she flashed Rosalina a glance that suggested she was delegating how to proceed to the other. If Rosalina knew of another path, perhaps they should take it? Perhaps this was the only way though, in which case it might be important not to linger in silence for too long. "Um--And just where are we..?" Peach awkwardly asked in response, reluctantly ignoring their threats.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Lidelle pulled Warle lightly closer to her. She seemed to be inviting the other for a hug, though the choice was up to the doppelganger. "Don't sweat it. I know you're still adjusting to this. Just...call me or Amitwo if you need any help, okay?" the smol calmly instructed. While she could rely on the other members of the family, she had a feeling that Warle was yet in need to expand her horizons, so refraining from other mentions it was.

Of course, that little moment happened before Amitie and her were distracted by the (literally) sweet land before their eyes...well, at least until more voices came from upwards. Wait...what? Sweet Musketeers? Living food is a thing? Why though?

On one hand, you have Lidelle, who was...torn, for a lack of a better word. She was already half-expecting to deal with a normal arranged event going south because of one convenient detail. She wondered if these food people could be reasoned with, like with Warle. Well, she kinda hoped so, but judging how quick they jumped the gun...yeah, it was a gamble.

Then on the other hand, you had Amitie, whom was...having a hard time containing a drool emerging from her mouth. Looks like the sweets themselves were so alluring, she just kinda...phased out the talking bit. Lidelle seemed to catch on to the other's sweet tooth induced trance as she went towards her sister in a bit of a rush. "A-ami, please hold on a moment!"

"--Huh, wha??" Amitie seemed to snap out of her stupor as she cleaned her mouth rapidly before turning to the smol. "Liddie? What'cha up to?" she inquired, lowering both her voice and herself to match her young sister's height. The other points towards the sweet-made chopper. "--Mm? You're gonna try to talk to them? ...All right, but if they make one wrong move, I know what I'll be doing~" Amitie replied before giving way to Lidelle to appear in the Sweet Musketeers' vision.

"Um, excuse us, but we were just trying to have a family trip! We don't want to fight! Please, lay down your weapons so we can converse like people!" Lidelle plead to the candy strangers.

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[Coolshaymin]

Rosalina frowned for a moment as Amitwo seemed to get down in the dumps about realizing she was mistaken who's hat she was talking about. Wow, she was really down on being a copy of somebody else... Rosalina raised a hand to give Amitwo a soothing rub on her head before speaking. "Don't worry about it. Everyone in the universe is special in their own way. Everyone," Rosalina reassured, repeating the comment on who to give it more emphasis she really meant that.

Now, it was the matter of... these dessert soldiers. This was the only real path to the place that the star crashed. "You don't even know where you are?! This is Sweet Mt. Dedede! Ownership of our leader who cherishes food above all else! He has taken these lands and there shall be no feeding upon his gift!" The Chocolate Bar explained. The Lidelle spoke up something about peace. "Aw... She's kind of sweet... like candy," the Cupcake said, momentarily broken out of her fear. "Careful, Debbie! Kids are dangerous! Just look at that one in the silly hat! She looks like she is ready to devour everything in a heartbeat!" Nesquik called out his comrade. "We're not going to cause you any trouble. We just came on a trip because we wanted to see a star that fell near here," Rosalina stepped in to assist Lidelle in talking down the suspicious treats.

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"Huh? You just wanted to see that? Well, why didn't you say so! There is some monster that is eating stuff and sleeping all the time near there. Would help if somebody could convince it to leave... I guess kids and their parents could do that better than us. If any of you cause trouble we will hold no mercy next time! Sweet Musketeers pull out!" And with that the strange helicopter was pulled away by the doughnut. Huh, looked like the combined efforts of Rosalina and Lidelle got them to go away.

Rosalina smiled back to Lidelle at how they managed to solve that peacefully before moving forward. Sure enough, the path ahead was filled with sweets of all kinds and their scent filled the airs to pretty strong levels. Though, considering they just avoided fighting some alledgedly elite minions, probably best to not provoke them by eating.. Well, assuming you can withstand the urge.1d20+3

[Mari]

Shin!Arle would gratefully accept the offer of a hug. It made her tremble slightly, her stony heart threatening a new awakening. Lidelle may have chosen to rely on Amitwo, but she was Shin!Arle's humanity--the voice of her conscience whenever she began to question her decisions. She would need that seed of humanity Lidelle had planted until the plant had finished growing. Others could water it and tend to the soil, fend off insects and secure its growth--but Lidelle was irreplaceable. "Thank you..." Shin!Arle very softly replied. It kind of hurt, feeling love again--however innocent. She couldn't imagine it getting even more intense.

--Meanwhile, Amitwo was just kinda lamenting her existance as the smell of sweets taunted her from nearby. She promptly popped a peanut butter candy she'd created from her own magic into her mouth to extinguish her self-loathing before it really started to bother her. It was the only food she was capable of swallowing or processing, as it was made of pure magic and could be broken back down into such. And Shin!Arle? ...She didn't even like sweets. She quietly mused to herself that the family was rather gentle. She liked this family. It reminded her of life before the war, when not every single thing was a fight. ...Okay there were still a lot of fights, but she managed to catch a break at least!

"--That was most gracious of you, Lidelle!" Peach would remark with pride in her tone. If Lidelle paid any attention, Shin!Arle was smiling at her in silent approval and Amitwo flashed a bright smile back at her older sister. "Wow--I didn't know there were candy people!" Amitwo softly remarked, still getting used to Li's weirdness. She'd mostly only experienced the wastes of the madou world before Amitie found her. She still recalled hiding out in Arle's old dilapidated house until the monsters went away.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

The bab is being the center of attention yet again! She's...still not used to that. Embarrassed, Lidelle covered her face with her decorated huge sleeves, per the norm. "E-ehehe...thank you..." she went on to say, shuffling in her place.

Amitie giggled and pulled her little sister into a hug, obviously proud of Lidelle's stunt...even if she was actually hungry for some sweets. Cursed Sweet Musketeers, why must you look so delicious? "Well, since we were spared from a fight, looks like the rest is going to be a peaceful trip~!" Amitie commented, probably setting a red flag somewhere and breaking the hug with Lidelle with ruffling the other's hair, the smol in question taking it all with no objections. Cue stomach rumble. "--Ah...haha...A-amitwo, you mind giving me some food...?" she went on to ask to her doppelganger, blushing in slight embarrassment.