[Mari]

A small girl, maybe 4'9'', in a stylishly cute outfit centered around a black cat puyo hat and a red umbrella with an intricate print on it waited at the site specified, looking rather distraught. She floated weightlessly in the air without any sign of effort, almost as if she were in zero gravity. Though she seemed to have bat-like wings, she didn't appear to be using them in any way that would properly facilitate flight. Her frantic squirming and floating about as she tried to calm herself down rather unsuccessfully hinted at how upset she was over seeing Peach get kidnapped right in front of her. As you arrive on the scene, she seems to notice your presence and promptly floats over to you. Her wings fluttered superficially as she moved. As Amitwo began to pleed, one might be inclined to notice the way her hat's eyes moved to focus on them. It ocassionally glanced about to acknowledge something new, almost as if it were alive.

Doppelganger Amitie "Amitwo" Witness

"Can you help me..? I-I don't have much, but I can pay you in candy and sweets if you do... I'm really worried--" she began, clearly very upset. However, after a moment she seemed to notice something familiar about one of the people who had arrived to her aid. Confusion crossed her face, leaving her to trail off mid-sentence as she tried to rationalize what was going through her head.

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Tomoko was slightly excited for her first mission on LI, although she was a little bit worried that she won't make it out alive, after all, this was a black market and she felt like bad stuff will happen in this market during the mission, fortunately she still had her gun and her spell book in case things went wrong so she knew she could defend herself, unlike the princess that got kidnapped in this mission. Surely this had to be the first time this Peach lady was kidnapped.

As Tomoko arrived on the scene, she looked up to see Amitie floating above her. "So, are you supposed to be demonic or something judging by the wings?" She asked the girl with wings, before smiling as she introduced herself to the girl, holding out her hand for her to shake. "Obel Tomoko, or just Tomoko Obel. My dad's taught me to always greet with my last name sometimes, but I always prefer to use my first name first. It's nice to meet you." Tomoko cajoled to the girl as she listened to what she said.

"Well seeing as how nobody in this sphere cares about the economy. I will gladly take candy and sweets." Tomoko then began to look around, to see if there was anyone sinister around this market. I mean surely, if someone like Peach got kidnapped so easily here, who's to say it could happen to anyone else in this mission?

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Dark peach had arrived not too long after the blonde haired little girl had landed. The worry on her face was clear as day and in addition to that came the jumble of words that left her mouth in a frenzy. The princess chuckled in a warming fashion and shook her head, blonde lockes swaying with her head motions. "Do not fear small one. I do not need payment to save someone. If you can erase that worry off of your adorable face I would gladly give you a hug in hopes that you will feel much better," she said with a smile tugging at her plump, pink lips.
Bowser Jr. fell to sleep on his way here so he was out like a light. It was to be expected. Being a RG being made burning through energy fairly easy.

Dark Peach did not pay much mind to those who passed them by or other members of the group who were still arriving on the scene. Her focus was primarily on the task at hand, the little girl and Bowser Jr. Her priority list was small but it was large in value. 

[Mari]

"N-No..!" Amitwo defensively blurted out, waving her hands rather anxiously at the accusation. Her? A demon?? That didn't seem very nice. "I'm just--" she quickly began to correct, only to trail off rather abruptly. One could observe her expression seem to deflate in dismay as she quietly realized she wasn't sure how to finish that sentence. By many accounts, she was not human. By some, she wasn't even a person. There were words to describe her, but all of them were some degree of dehumanizing. Doppelganger was perhaps the least terrible, with words like 'imposter', 'face stealer' and of course 'an illusion spell' making up some of the more offensive things she'd been called. Was a demon worse than that? ...Were demons people? She felt like they were, and that being a demon was a step up, but was decidedly unhappy with either option. "I'm Amitwo. I used to have another name with a last name, but they turned out not to be real..." Amitwo explained somewhat sheepishly.

And then, a familiar face appeared. Amitwo's eyes glimmered with recognition, but also ... lots of confusion. That was ... Peach! The person who had been kidnapped! After listening to the other's soothing voice, her confusion vanished and was replaced by a very big, sweet smile. The thrilled girl eagerly floated on over to accept the offer of Peach's embrace, reaching out to affectionately cling to her and lay her head against Dark Peach's chest, the cat ears on her hat pulling back to avoid brushing up against Dark Peach's chin. Amitwo's touch was very soft and gentle in spite of how excited she was, perhaps shockingly so. The truth was that her ethereal body simply had no strength to it. She couldn't hug any harder if she tried. In contrast, there was a good chance Dark Peach would find that if she hugged back Amitwo's body would give away very easily in her embrace, squishing like a stuffed animal's or an underinflated balloon. It was perhaps rather jarring, because by all accounts having your body get squished should've been very painful and it came ever so easily, as if she were barely solid at all. Yet, Amitwo seemed to suffer no pain from any accidental crushing. Thankfully, the same lack of presence that made her body so malleable also meant that there wasn't anything to get damaged inside of her. She was essentially a hollow, squishy shell.

Perhaps equally as strange as her physical form though, was the little outburst that came with her affectionate embrace, accompanied by a little giggle. "Mama~ You're here!" Amitwo softly sighed in relief in a rather breathless tone, which was weird considering she had no lungs--or need to breathe.

...Hey, what was that now? And what's that feeling of deja vu?

The frightened doppelganger, now mostly calm now that she thought the princess was safe, was decidedly very clingy after that separation. Unless Dark Peach tried to break the embrace, she might just stay there the whole mission! However, she would turn her head to acknowledge the situation at hand--this time with a more enthusiastic smile. "Thanks for coming. I'm not very strong, so I couldn't go after her myself." Amitwo sheepishly replied. It would have been more accurate to say that she was very fragile, but that wasn't an important distinction in her mind. "I guess the only thing left to do now is go teach that mean bean~! He raced off thataway!" Amitwo went on to remark, gesturing down the street.

The black market had a very subtle sinisterness to it, easily missed by more innocent types. Everyone was minding their own business, avoiding eye contact and trying not to linger. As much as it didn't seem like anyone wanted to hurt them, one got the impression that if someone did give you attention in this part of town they were probably dangerous. At the far end of the street, if one paid close attention, they could make out a ruby high heeled shoe laying on the ground. As they got closer it would probably become more apparent. Further down the road, a stranger could be seen picking up a perhaps familiar blue earing, examining the pretty jewelery. It seemed that there was something resembling a trail to follow.

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Tomoko waited for Amitie's response about her being a demon, she shrugged. "You...Don't have a good answer, do you?" She asked the sickeningly sweet young girl who ran over to...Peach? And hugged her. She looked away, cringing at this very cute scene. "She's not your mother you know." Tomoko burst Amitie's bubble before looking at the other Peach. "Let me guess...Alternate universe? Or a clone?" She asked Peach Q before turning towards the other Peach's possible kidnapper, who ran off. "Crap, guys, we need to go after him now. So this little hugging session has to end!" She turned towards Peach and Amitie and then back at the figure who was running down the street.

It would seem trying to chase him in a crowd would be hard, so just in case. Tomoko opened her book and shot out a blue blast upwards into the sky, the blue blast in question, was her aqua spell. As she attempted to make the black market rain so everyone in the area can move into the stands, that way the girls won't have to worry about moving through them, even though the girls will be wet as well.

"Sorry if we'll be wet, but this will be easy in the long run." She told Amitie and Peach before running down the street after the figure in question that might have something to do with Peach's kidnapping.

hoLE0CoJp_1d20+5(How powerful the Aqua blast into the sky was.)

As Tomoko continued to run down the street, she soon stopped and looked down at a ruby shoe and leaned down towards it, picking it up for inspection and looking at it. She turned and waited for Amitie and Peach to catch up to her, so she can show them the show, maybe it belonged to Peach. As Tomoko held the shoe, she saw someone nearby and walked up to them. "Excuse me!" She called to the stranger.

"Did you happen to see a smallish figure run down the street just now, also do you mind answering my question as to why you have a earring?" She asked the stranger.1d20+5

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Dark peach found herself only slightly surprised to see that saddened look morph into pure happiness. That giddiness caused her to chuckle and she shifted RG Bowser Jr. so he would not be disturbed as the girl came to hug her. With a gloved hand on the small girl's back Peach let out a noise of surprise. This girl was so soft and squishy that she felt like a stuffed animal but she did her best not to put to much force into her hold. The curiosity of just how similar she was to a stuffed animal had to cease. Peach smiled warmly at being called Mama. She was very used to it and it did wonders for the wounds in her heart. 

"Ohoho you're such an adorable child." There was a smile in the Princesses eyes just like there was one on her lips. They differed slightly in meaning with one being an expression however. "That way? Then we should get go-" she was cut of by another voice chiming in. Her eyebrows furrowed. It didn't matter if another Peach existed or not. She was still Princess Peach as well and she refused to be called a clone. Her lips pulled into a frown as she held the small girl closer. "It matters not. I can be her mother if she so wishes it." The princess replied in her elegant yet spicy tone. She was feeling quite displeased at that moment. Tomoko's next outburst had the Princess pulling out her parasol to shield all both RG Bowser Jr. and Amitwo. She twirled it in her fingers allowing for the water that did come down to both roll and shoot off the top of the parasol. 

"A better warning next time would be lovely! As a princess I do not wish for my dress to be soaked unnecessarily," she informed as she began walking in steady strides, losing all bounce in order to not wake the sleeping Koopaling in her arms and to keep Amitwo comfortable as well.  So much to carry but she didn't mind. These were elements that meant little since she had years of strength training. Although it did not truly show in her arms. The princess stopped when she made it close enough to Tomoko to hear her but just as she stopped Tomoko was going after someone again. Peach gave a gentle sigh. "Do you have any idea why this green bean might have taken your true Mama," she asked with a slightly raised eyebrow accompanied by a reassuring smile.

[Mari]

Amitwo's eyes widened briefly at Tomoko's words. Ouch. Ow ow. That hurt the heart she didn't have! ...Technically! The last thing she wanted was to get bullied. Goodness knew she didn't know her real mom--whoever had magicked her into existence. Really the closest thing she had was Lidelle, but that was a bizarre thought she wasn't ready to accept. Before Amitwo could feel forced into defending the legitimacy of her mysterious existence though, Dark Peach spoke up on her behalf. She had a way with words, just like Peach! With just a few, she perfectly encapsulated everything Amitwo wanted to hear. It didn't matter if she wasn't real! She had feelings. A little giggle of satisfaction escaped her, stifled but still audible. "O-Of course I do!" Amitwo bashfully offered. Honestly she wasn't sure where Tomoko was getting the idea that Dark Peach was some sort of clone or walternut unicycle or whatever. ...It probably wouldn't helped if she understood what those words meant, but it totally didn't matter! ...Totally.

One thing... did confuse her though. There was a distinct lack of past tense in her words. It made her wonder... But--It didn't matter, right? Man, her head hurt. ...Which was really weird because she didn't have a brain.

But then, there was rain. Thankfully, both girls had parasols. Honestly, what were the odds of that?? They were probably one of the like, only people in the entire sphere just kind of casually carrying around parasols. Amitwo raised hers to help Peach shield them, beaming brightly at Peach when she noticed they were working together. She may have been too weak to ever be a heroine, but being able to do real people things was pretty fun too! The aqua blast did manage to freak everyone out though. Needless to say, it effectively made everyone get out of their way.

Thankfully, Amitwo weighed literally nothing. Carrying her was as easy as could be! And she certainly seemed to enjoy it. Soon, the group arrived at the man inspecting the fallen earring. He awkwardly brushed water off of his face, soaked to the bone by Tomoko's aqua blast. It looked like he'd noticed who was responsible for his discomfort, judging by the narrowing of his eyes in response to her approaching him. "I was looking to get in touch with my feminine side..." the man flatly remarked, mocking the situation. "When I found this on the ground." he went on to relent and admit, handing the earring over to Tomoko. ...Huh. Apparently, he was just some random citizen checking out the valuable looking jewelry. Peach would probably be upset if she lost that. Thankfully, it didn't seem like he had any interest in fighting over it judging by the way he readily surrendered it. "That belongs to Peach!" Amitwo helpfully added from Dark Peach's embrace. She didn't even notice Dark Peach wasn't missing an earring. Ah, innocence.

"I'm not sure..! He just yelled to get out of the way and ...called me a bazooka for some reason." Amitwo replied, furrowing her brows at that last bit. She'd probably misunderstood whatever he'd really said.

The man gives Amitwo a funny look, probably because of the bizarre physics she was demonstrating, but declined to comment on it. The life sphere was full of weirdos by many accounts. "Yeah? I saw some loon running down thataway carrying a lovely young lady over his head. Didn't seem like there was much stopping him. Don't recognize his face from any of the shops, though. He must be hiding in one of the run down ones or an alley somewhere." the man mused aloud.

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"In a shady part of this sphere?" Tomoko raised a brow at the man before listening to where the figure that took off with the other Peach went, she smiled and nodded. "Thank you for the information anyway." She then turned towards the group, and looked at Peach carrying Amitie, which confused her. "Uhh, can't she walk by herself, or even float. I mean, you already seem to be carrying someone already?" She asked the other version of the princess they were supposed to save, but shrugged.

She looked at the earring she was given and the shoe that she found earlier and placed them in her dress pockets.

"The dress was bound to get wet sooner or later, but sorry for not warning you after I caused the area to rain. At least we don't have to worry about crowd's though. Now let's go and find the figure and Peach." Tomoko told Peach, the sleeping Bowser Junior and Amitie as she turned and ran down the direction the man said the figure ran down from. Keeping her book in a close grip in case the figure tries to hinder the group's progress should they quickly reach him...

Or her.

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There were strange people in this part of this sphere but it did little to bother the motherly princess. She did take notice of the earring finding it to be an exact match to her own. The blue orbs were large in size because something about large blue earrings seemed strangely attractive to the blonde woman. It became part of her trademark look ever since. Just thinking on the old times made her face warm with happiness. With a soft clearing of her throat Peach went to speak in response to Tomoko. "She could be capable of walking sure but that matters not to me. I can hold her just fine either way. Besides- my precious child would not mind much when he awakens," she explained in a graceful tone. Her lips pulled into a kind smile shown to both girls as a little nod up to a brighter mood despite the situation.

"In any case I don't see my dress getting wet at all unless I allow it to. You will find that I am quite skilled with 'rain play'." There was a slight glint in her ocean blue eyes that almost seemed to be challenging but that lovely smile never left her face for even a second. She listened to the little girl in her arms and thought for a moment. 'A bazooka? What a strange thing to call someone. Especially a child...' She hummed out loud as she thought. 'Perhaps it means something more.' With no clues to the term Peach had to set the thought on the back burner until further notice.


Peach blinked in mild surprise. "That's an energetic one hm? Well- I have quite the reserves for floating if that would suit you better. I seek the smoothest journey possible to keep my precious child asleep for as long as possible."

[Mari]

Amitwo chuckled nervously, awkwardly hiding her face in embarrassment. She was a little overwhelmed with the situation. She definitely couldn't walk. She'd tried it once but it A) hadn't worked and B) looked really weird according to Arle. Like she was doing the moonwalk really badly. It turned out that walking just didn't work when you didn't have any weight to you. Without traction, she'd simply been making the motions without going anywhere--and even those hadn't looked right. ...She missed the memory of walking, even if she knew it wasn't real. Maybe walking for real was even better than she remembered it being! ...She'd probably never know, unfortunately.

Recognizing that she was becoming a burden, Amitwo just kinda became very quiet and reserved. She really didn't want to be the target of this bully. Maybe if she just... minimized the evidence of her existence they'd forget about her. " ...I didn't get it either." the magical construct very softly replied in mild amusement. And then--

"BWAAAAR!!"

Amitwo stifled a little squeal of alarm as a roar quite familiar to Dark Peach echoed across the Black Market.

Hey hey. How much do you want to bet that's related??

Not far off, in a house the girls would have no trouble finding with all the shouting from a certain big koopa...

"What do you have there, 'shadow thief'? Would that happen to be MY FUTURE WIFE?!"

"SHHH! Pipe down, ya' big lug! I'm pretty sure a bunch of people saw me coming here."

" . . . WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF THEY HEARD YOU IF THEY ALREADY SAW YOU?!" Bowser demanded, thunderously stamping his foot several times in quick succession in frustration.

"Oh, sure, blame me for your poor choice of residence! Boo! Boo I say!"

"...Why did you even kidnap her?!"

"Ya' told me to, you big schmuck! 'Oh how I wish I could have the real Peach. She should be my princess. I feel like I could do anything if only I had my princess.' Ptooey! Well here she is, your 'gracious'. Now prove it by spilling some dough!"

"...YOU WERE LISTENING TO THAT?!"

"How could I not??"

"I was DAYDREAMING!! I have nowhere to put her!! I didn't even finish my dungeon... Do you know how many plans you've just ruined?!"

"Hmph! What're you even scared of anyway? Catching her was a peace a' pie! Now she's all yours to do whatever it is you dumbbells do with princesses. Now gimme. My. Money!

"I'm not paying you for this!! ...And it's not kidnapping her that's the problem. It's keeping her away from whichever loser comes after her..."

*Twitch*

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Tomoko remained silent when Peach responded about Amitie, she shrugged and continued to run forward. "Just wait until you do missions outside of this sphere. Your dress is going to get dirty unexpectedly either way. But you shouldn't care about your dress getting wet or dirty. I mean, mines gets dirty all the time and I just change when I get back to my apartment. So just change into another familiar dress you have like the one your wearing now. I mean, most of the residents in this sphere so far look like there wearing the same clothes everyday, like that Mario guy, he looks like he was wearing the same red and blue overalls for about 37 years." Tomoko sounded less angry then before, probably because this conversation was more friendly then the argument the group had before regarding Amitie. But right now they should focus on reaching Peach's kidnapper.

However judging by the sudden screams of something in the Black Market. Tomoko held her book close and slow down her speed as she turned towards the group. "We should be quiet for now, i'm sure the kidnapper would slow down too if they don't want to be at the mercy of whatever made that sound." Tomoko advised the three, well mostly two since one of them is sleeping. She soon heard Bowser's loud voice from a house nearby and walked towards it, she tried to peek through a window to see what was going on.

After looking at Bowser and the Green Guy, Tomoko moved down onto the ground out of view from the two. She checked her revolver in case she might have to use it on the two should they take her spell book when they eventually attack them...Because she knows in this kind of situation a fight is bound to happen. "That green guy must of been Peach's kidnapper. Judging from the description the guy with the earring said. That guy must fit the size of the supposed kidnapper's height, plus he is the kind of person to call someone like you a bazooka and they are also talking about Peach right now and how they have her." Tomoko began to look serious.

"But we should make sure first that turtle guy and Peach's kidnapper don't have any minions walking around trying to prevent us from rescuing her. Despite the location, I have a slight feeling that were not the only people here." Tomoko touched a piece of the wall of the house, trying to see if she can poke through it and discover how old the house was. It's at least old enough to still hold a small guy and giant turtle that's for sure.

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Dark Peach began tuning out every sound there was as she listened intently after the familiar roar had caught her attention. There was no doubt in her mind that it was Bowser. She couldn't possibly get to him and have Bowser Jr. awaken. Just from hearing him turned the knife in her wounded heart. In a split second she was sprinting down the pathway towards where the sound originated. Of course she had to stop when the roar fully vanished from her ears. Her lips pulled into a frown as her eyebrows furrowed. High on alert the princess began walking around to see if she could get a small bit of his voice should the koopa king still be around. She waltzed over into an alley way. lightly bouncing in order to give herself enough lift to both jump and float up to a higher wall.  The princess stood completely still and simply listened for the voice once more. It took some straining but she could hear him. He was a loud evil King.

The woman offered no warning- merely off like a bullet in the direction in which she believed his voice was. The building wasn't incredibly hard to find but she had actually passed it twice. No one was perfect however so it didn't bother her too much. She looked around for some sort of entrance besides the main one. Those doors would make too much noise.Her ocean blue eyes fell on an open vent. With a simple side wall jump she launched off into the open vent with her arms around the two in her arms. "Shhh," she whispered with a concentrated look on her face. Her main focus was Bowser and doing her thing without waking up Bowser Jr. 

[Mari]

Amitwo could tell something was off. first of all something funny was going on here with this Peach and rescuing Peach and what even was her brain right now? But second of all, Dark Peach was upset by something. She definitely wanted to help the other somehow, but wasn't sure how. Instead, she just wound up looking up at the other in concern. She watched and clung, being careful not to be a nuisance. She really couldn't though. Between not weighing anything at all and having less strength than a gust of wind, she honestly couldn't get in Dark Peach's way if she wanted to. Truth be told, she was stuck in the other's embrace. But honestly, she was pretty okay with that. She could stay here for a lot longer than she'd care to admit. Huddling a bit closer to Peach, she curled her legs up against her chest to make it easier to carry her. She wouldn't make much of a sound even if she did clip something, but her instincts got the better of her.

Through the ventilation shaft, Peach is able to catch a glimpse of the conversation going on. Bowser certainly looked like he wanted to throttle the smaller man from the aptly named Beanbean Kingdom. Sure enough, he vaguely resembled a humanoid green bean. At his side was a thief's sack that squirmed and moved with someone's struggles within.



Meanwhile, Tomoko discovers that the house is ... Well it doesn't fall over with a poke, that's for sure. It feels pretty solid. It sure would be terrible to be inside if those walls actually did come down. Yikes.

" . . . Not paying, huh? Well then, I'll be taking this, see?" Popple replied, grabbing the sack and heaving it over his shoulder.

"Hah! That's rich. Do you want Samus Aran personally hunting you down and giving you the thrashing of a lifetime?" "...Well DO THAT ON YOUR OWN TIME!! I'm not just going to wait for her to get you."

"Quiet yourself! Do you know who you're speaking to??"

"Refried bean if you don't hand her over!"

" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booooo."

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Tomoko realised that Popple and Bowser were going to argue for awhile, which meant they would have a lot of time to try and save Peach. She turned to the other Peach and saw that she had entered a vent that she found nearby and quickly followed her into it and started crawling behind the princess, Amitie and the sleeping Bowser Jr. As she did, she shuddered over being in a cramped space, but she shouldn't worry for the sake of the mission.

At least...The creepy man wasn't here, watching her, but Tomoko knew he wouldn't be on LI, he's long gone and so she continued to move forward. Hearing Bowser and Popple's arguing all around her as she quietly called out to Peach. "So, what's the plan now?" She asked the princess. It seems since they haven't found a single minion so far that they wouldn't have to worry about running into one.

But then again, anything could happen and if anything could happen, then Tomoko will definitely be ready and she's sure the rest of her team will as well.

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The princess looked back and smiled at the girl then proceeded to gently push Amitwo and RG Bowser Jr. in her direction. She then crawled quite the distance away from them. Without a moment of hesitation she dug her fingers into the metal of the vents, prying it from itself and it let out a shrilling grinding noise. When the hole was big enough for her to slip through she carefully pulled herself through and landed with bent knees. As she came back to full height her eyes remained shut, her lips in a straight line. Her eyebrows furrowed just as her blue eyes came open. The blonde haired princess immediately turned to the green bean. "Just Who. Do. You. Think. You. ARE?!" She screeched, her voice just a bit lower than the gracious princess that looked just like her yet that royal tone was still just as familiar. "Kidnapping a princess is scum worthy! That is nothing but absolute FILTH!" she placed her balled hands on her hips as she glared deeply at the green bean. The venom in her words was not to be taken lightly. She was like a burning flame. If taken lightly one was sure to get burned. "You let that princess go or I'll bash your face in! So help me I'll do it," she exclaimed in an angry tone. Part of her anger came from the fact that it was because her Bowser kidnapped her that she was unable to be there for her people. Yet even still she knew that if she was at her castle she would've most likely been killed along with Mario & Luigi. There lied a soft spot within her from her last memories of him but she still had to scold him as well.

She swiftly turned on her heel with sass in her step. It was clear as day even before she began to speak. "Bowser I cannot believe this! Kidnapping me again? When will you ever learn? You should know by now that kidnapping someone like me will bring many after you! Your plans are always thwarted! Why do you kidnap us anyway? Is there a legitimate reason? Or is it that you're a masochist who enjoys being defeated by Mario?" The blonde haired princess pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head with a heavy sigh. 

"Instead of kidnapping us why not try for some tea? If you would like some company with a princess then why not try asking instead of kidnapping all the time? Kidnapping is for fools!" She pulled out her parasol and lightly tapped him on the head. "IDIOT." She scorned with a sour look on her fair face.