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A stunning crystal palace lays ahead, towering over the frozen snowy wastes and serving as a reminder of an epic that once took place there. Nowadays one had little reason to visit such a place. Relatively untouched because of its already somewhat lifeless status prior to the onset of the starvia, it had little to offer visitors other than modest shelter from the cold. Today, however, two young ladies traversed the snowy wastes to reach the palace with adventure in their hearts and pep in their step. Stopping at a good distance from the crystal palace, Ashe produced what appeared to be a phone and lined up a good picture of the scene, snapping a photo. The falling snow got in the way a bit, but she intended on using it as a reference for a painting later. The minor distortion probably wouldn't be such a big deal. Besides, it looked kind of pretty!

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Wow--Y'know, this world is still capable of a lot of beauty if you look in the right places! I bet if the citizens of the life sphere could see what everyone's fighting to save they'd be happy. It's a liiittle drab back there at times.

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Peach considered the idea for a moment. Y'know, come to think of it Ashe might be onto something! Perhaps she could invest in sharing her art with the life sphere at some point. Y'know, once her castle was all situated anyway. As it stood, the only power star the entire kingdom had to its name right now was the one inside her heart, and that was no way to be. Even just recovering this one star would be a (relatively) large step in the right direction. She'd been putting off her own needs for some time now in lieu of focusing on the sisterhood, but that in turn had eventually come to a head with her selflessness getting in the way of treating her newfound heirs to the castle they deserved. Overworked as she felt, there was simply no other option. She had to push herself harder--for everyone's sake. Thankfully, they hadn't run into any enemies on their way here. She swore she had seen some rather terrifying visages stalking about the castle grounds last night, but hadn't been able to work up the courage to go out and confront them. At the very least, they hadn't ventured inside. "That's a very nice idea, Ashe." Peach would muse aloud betwixt her thoughts.

Speaking of venturing inside though, they soon reached the palace itself. Stepping inside, Peach would gingerly brush off her skirt, giving her hips a little wiggle as she tried to free as much snow as possible from her dress before it really started melting. Her dress itself was already extremely warm, with the many fluffy layers making winter gear almost redundant. All she needed was some earmuffs and a scarf to be more or less set, really. Ashe, on the other hand... "I still cannot believe the cold doesn't bother you." Peach softly remarked in mild disbelief, a tad concerned about the other's well being. Ashe was sporting a bodysuit-esque look that would honestly be very familiar to Samus when the other arrived, with nothing but some high heel esque shoes with admittedly very thick heels that looked pretty stable to walk on and a headband to really accent her.

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Oh. Something I've noticed since I got here is that I guess I'm a lot closer to a 'robot' than most people in the sisterhood--Or in the life sphere, really. You can think of me as one if it helps~!

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_{"Entering the Crystal Palace. It is reccomended you wear a Power Suit with the Following Modifications; Plasma Beam, Space Jump, Space Suit, Screw Attack..."} The Space Ship's On board suggestion system would be speaking  by itself, as Samus was currently in the back side of the Space Ship, Readying her Equipment. She didn't imagine needing a Power Suit for what was essentially a Cold Mountain, and at a cost of breath-ability, Would allow Cold in at a increased rate. Not very good, at all. So, samus decided instead to Adorn herself in her usual Deep blue Power Suit, Skin tight, with a fur jacket around her top, And the internal heating system working its magic to keep her body warm.

Finally landing at a clear spot near the Entrance, Samus's Gunship slowly descended to the snow, allowing her to walk out of its drop bay and Onto the Snow, Sighing as she shivered a little. "B-brrr...." Samus held her arms, starting to walk up the mountain, Blonde hair done up by a Pony Tail that whipped around by the Wintery winds, Her shining Crystal blue eyes looking up as she entered the Chasm from behind...

Samus was prepared to give a announcement to her arrival, before her previously mentioned blue eyes started Swaying side to side, not unlike a Tick Tock Crocodile as she was caught by the hypnotizing swaying of Peach's hips to shake the snow from her warm dress, as Samus blushed a bright red from her Beauty, Before attempting to regain herself, You hopeless lesbian! "*A-ahem!* I didnt think it got this cold around here! You sure look warm, Peach." Samus would say, before internally screaming at herself for saying such a stupid thing in an attempt to get Peach to recognize her...Not that Samus was wrong, Peach looked nice and Warm. Like the 100% Perfect Cuddle Buddy-- STAY FOCUSED DANGIT!


Samus then snapped herself from the idea of Snuggling up to Peach in these harsh Winter winds, and instead to Ashe, Smiling as she walked to her and presented a open hand as greeting. "I dont believe we met. Im Samus Aran, Pleasure to meet you." she would say, Smiling warmly as she looked around. She could of sworn there was a different girl , Starting to bend over to look around, Her own hips showed off as she searched for a Party Member who had yet to arrive.

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((Due to extended hiatus from the site, I am removing Starman. Their post should be ignored.))

Peach's blue eyes met Samus' and widened in surprise. Moments later, Samus would receive a big, warm, very affectionate hug that would leave Peach's head resting upon the other's collar. "Sammy, you came to help me~!" Peach replied, apparently overjoyed to see the other. It seemed that Samus needed no restraint with Peach, as the princess was more than amiable. Sure enough, she felt very warm as her dressed flowed around the other. Their moment would come to pass, however. Meanwhile, Ashe gave Samus about a moment's lookover before reluctantly resigning to being unable to compete with how well she was rocking the bodysuit look.

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Ooo~ So you're Samus! I'm Ashe, and it's nice to finally meet Peach's favorite leader!

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Peach would tense slightly nearby at Ashe's choice of words, her cheeks turning subtly more pink than her makeup normally provided. H-Hey! She hadn't said that! ...She didn't play favorites! Ashe was going to get her in trouble! She understood why, though. She had unconsciously been talking about Samus a lot, usually in the context of missing her. She knew where Mario and Sonic were, after all! Before she could go on to correct Ashe though, several loud bangs and a massive thud could be heard from outside. Crash! Pop! Boom! ...It all went silent for a moment, only for the door to abruptly jerk open a few feet with a thud and the scrape of its icy frame against the floor. Peach and Ashe recoiled slightly, with the other reaching for her buster pistol. Whatever had made the sound of all those noises earlier, it sounded huge and a bit intimidating! The door jerked open a bit more and began to slowly swing open. Any moment now the group would have a clear shot on whatever approached them!

...Or well, most of them were probably aiming a bit high. The tiny figure of Little Arle stepped into view, struggling rather hard to push the heavy ice door. As she stepped into the palace her little boots slipped on the somewhat slicker floor and she promptly fell on her face with a yelp. "Arle..??" Peach blurted out in surprise. Where had Mechanica gone? Had she gone to the wrong ice place..? Had a tiny baby mage beaten her up on her way here? She'd been expecting a fourth person to join them, but Arle was decidedly an unexpected appearance. Peach lurched forward to pick the fallen girl up, only for Arle to bounce back to her feet and quickly brush herself off. She seemed fine. "H-Hi~!" the tiny girl would reply, waving cheerily to the trio. Both Ashe and Peach were just stunned. How did such a small girl even walk in the snow to get here? I mean, seriously! You'd think her legs literally wouldn't be long enough to reach the ground! And it was true that Arle looked pretty soaked and cold. --Someone with a waterproof outfit might not mind picking her up to give her some warmth, though.

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Samus's own face flushed a little, a warm redness on her cheeks appearing as Peach's warm body hugged her, peach probably leaning to make samus feel the taller one despite them both being quite close in size. Embraced in her warmth, Samus turned her head over, trying hard not to smile, which failed pretty easily. "O-of course, its my duty to help everyone." Samus said, as the hug was let go eventually, Making samus not feel so bad about the ice cold temperature, As there was now a warmth in her chest to worry about!

"Hm?" Samus turned over to Ashe, smiling happily as she seemed to muse on her words. "Peach's...Favorite?" She would say, as she thought a second. I mean, surely Mario was her favorite, right? But, the more samus thought of Peach actually liking her more made samus begin to look away, Blushing and wanting to avoid sight of anyone. "A-ah...Right." Though samus suddenly stopped, Hearing the sounds of assault, as she grabbed there Paralyzer off her leg holster, Aiming...Rather similarly to Ashe. Huh. Maybe they were long lost sisters.


Samus would then only see the sight of the door slooooowly creaking open, to reveal a tiny girl, Making samus look down as her eyes widened, at the sight of...What was probably the cutest thing she had seen in a LONG time. The Depth's of space dont have many little girls, So samus quickly stuck her paralyzer back in its holster. Worse yet, watching the little one flop on her face immediately made Samus run faster than any Speed booster would provide, suddenly side by side with Peach to help the little Arle up, sighing in absolute relief as she was revealed to be ok from the little accident.

"Is this Arle???" Samus would ask. She had heard about Arle from around the life sphere when she got back, As a pretty eventful hero around the life sphere...And she was a barely out of kindergarten child?! Samus couldn't deal. She just could not deal. Quickly, Samus bent down, Scooping Arle into her arms and holding her tight to her warm body, with her skin tight zero suit providing bodily warmth. Seems Samus just couldn't help herself to play mom. "Y-you poor thing, Walking all the way in this coldness!" Samus said in disbelief, Shamelessly snuggling the little Arle. Samom is Go.

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A bewildered Arle found herself being picked up. For a moment she was alarmed. Hey, what was the big idea? She didn't--..! But before she could really protest this stranger handling her, she found herself being cuddled. O-Oh... Oh... She uh--...She hadn't reralized how much she wanted to be held until she was in Samus' warm embrace. Just like that, the wriggling girl settled down and clung to Samus, snuggling into the much larger girl and laid her head over the other's heart, allowing herself to be coddled protectively. Meanwhile, Ashe watched Arle accept Mom!Samus almost immediately and gave Peach an incredulous look. She'd just picked up on something odd they had in common. ...Huh! No wonder Peach liked Samus so much. In reality though, Peach was just as stunned by how quickly Arle had warmed up to Samus. In contrast, though, she immediately began to gush with pride as she watched the other. A few little heart shaped bubbles of pink magic rising from her head at the sight. That was just kind of what happened when you made the queen of all magical girl's heart swell with joy. "Mmmhm~ You are quite the brave little girl Arle, traveling here on your own. Next time ask me so I can carry you though, okay..?" Peach softly replied. "O-Okay..." Arle softly replied, stifling a little yawn. It seemed like she was eleven levels of relaxed right now, and just might fall asleep in Samus' arms.

...Fat chance on things staying that cozy for long though.

Suddenly, an explosion sent a cloud of dust racing past the girls, obscuring their vision. The march of a quarter dozen footsteps could be heard and, when the dust cleared, a... an Arle presented herself? "Das not Arle!! I'm Arle! You're a... fibber gibber!" the tiny pink Arle challenged, pouting jealously at Samus. Nearby, a second contender placed her hands on her hips, striking a sassy pose. She spoke a lot more slowly compared to the last one, with random words clumsily slurring together. "You can' be Arle, 'cuz Iii'm Arle! You gots'ta get riddadat faker 'cuz I...um...She'sa illushin!" The second Arle attempted to sass, causing Arle to grip Samus ever so slightly more tightly. Pls no, newest mom. "I kin take 'er. She doesn' look so tuff." the first one continued, balling her fists as if for a fight. And then, a flipped over pot that hadn't been there before began to move. A third Arle poked her head out from underneath it just enough to get a look at what was going on. Most of her hand was in her mouth, making her a bit hard to understand. "I founnid a... magic cookpot..." she absent-mindedly blurted out, drawing confused stares from all the other Arles in the room. ...Compelling argument, Arle #3. Meanwhile, the blue Arle in Samus' arms was just kinda warily watching the others on the ground form her perch. She didn't seem amused.

((Samus! Four different Arle's are vying for your attention! Choose your reactions carefully, as choosing the wrong one could have consequences. Adorable consequences.))

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Samus seemed to notice Ashe and Peach staring at her, as she seemed to flush a bit red as Peach had those strange energy bubbles off the top of her head. She couldnt help it! Samus just cuddles the Baby arle closer to her chest, Allowing her to snuggle in the way she found comfiest, Smiling happily as she nodded. "Peach is Right. You could just ask for a ride with me in my gunship too." Samus offered, hopefully giving the baby Arle Reason enough to not go wandering on her own! Probably not, but, effort given.

Samus was ready to go forward, that was, until the sound of a adorable girl was heard, making samus panic once again as she turned slowly as not to disturb the one she was already holding onto. "U-uhm...?" Samus raised a brow at the second Arle slurring her words...To be fair, She was acting quite like how a child that age would. Samus then took a look at the third, and was...Not quite sure what to say. What was so bad about a Cookpot?


Samus quickly realized this was a puzzle in it of itself...Perhaps an illusion made by the crystal palace? If only she had the ability to carry four babs at once, In equal snuggly ways. Samus seemed to be at a loss, Usually her puzzles only involved the kind where she blows up a wall in various places to see which one was holding a Tube to Morph-ball Through. And frankly, Blowing up these babs would be a crime against the world. Come on Samus, just imagine this as a Wall, and your solutions are blowing it up until you find the Tube!


"Hey, No need to start fighting you guys. How about we just settle down and Ill make your favorite food, Which is...?" Samus said, gently setting the Blue Baby Arle down, As not to make the other three start tugging and thinking she's playing favorite's. Samus had...no idea what Arle's favorite food was, but amidst the coldness, she could smell a little spice somewhere in it all. Curry, it smelt like. Ought to be the ticket!

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And just like that, Samus had a group of little girls crowding around her feet looking up at her eagerly. The one in blue seemed a little sore about having to share Samus' attention, but she tolerated it--albeit with some shivering. There was just one missing. She seemed to have become trapped underneath the cookpot, awkwardly dragging it along the floor in short bursts as she pushed at it. She was... going in the wrong direction. "...Scarlet isn't going to be happy..." Peach softly lamented. "--Oh well! I'll have to have a talk with her about how to accomodate our new children. Don't you think so, Ashe..?" the princess went on to remark, smiling brightly at the teen at her side. She had noticed Ashe was weirdly quiet--but now she noticed something else odd. Ashe was unresponsive. "Ashe..?" Peach asked again, but the other was oblivious. Hey, hold on a moment... Peach gave Ashe a funny look, attracting the other's bewildered attention. After the moment had passed, she promptly smacked Ashe over the head without warning using Perry! Yowch! That looked like it hurt!

Ashe recoiled in pain, only to go up in smoke. A duplighost was left in her place, flailing its arms about.

"Gyaaa! How'd you know it was me??"
"...You did forget your name, Mr. Ghost."

And with that, Peach unceremoniously scooped the duplighost up with Perry and swallowed him whole. One might pick up on her corset distending slightly as he wound up transported directly to her belly. Yet, her corset kept him rightly in check and didn't allow for much squirming from the goofy little ghost. "--...I would ask that you think about what you've done while you're in there, Mr. Ghost..! It's not nice to impersonate someone's family." the princess scolded. Apparently this was her idea of a time out. The group of Arles was somewhat startled by the scene, stopping to watch for a moment. Hey, where'd Ashe go? "...Aaah--I can't geddout!"" Arle's voice cried out from underneath the cookpot. "Over here! This way!"" the others replied, trying to guide her in the right direction rather unhelpfully.

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Samus scratched her head as she watched the 4 Arle's crowding around her feet, Noting that any one of them could of been a fake...Samus just kinda had to assume the one stuck in a cook pot was far too stupid to be Arle Nadja. Even as a kid, She had heard Arle was quite intelligent, So, Samus was safely sticking a flag in that one being a Fake. And asides, Whats a few more Arle's in a house full of 'em, eh?

Samus was then suddenly brought to attention the sight of a mysterious ghost, who was mimicking that Ashe girl! Shame, Samus and here were getting along really well! Samus took out her Paralyzer, Aiming it before seeing Perry's mouth open wide, gulping down the ghost. Strange, but, Not the strangest thing samus had seen....Oh, Wait, There we go, Samus raised a brow at the sight of Peach's stomach bulge out from the fact it now had a living occupant.

"Well, Thats..." Samus was at a loss of words, Being a victim of many nommings in her adventures. Looking over to see the little arle trapped under her cookpot, An excellent excuse! Oh Darn it! Samus pouted, walking over, Lifting the Cookpot off the Kids head. "Come on, Follow the group." Samus said, smiling as she returned to Peach's side. "Im pretty sure three of them are fakes, But...I need help identifying which one's it is..." Samus would whisper to Peach, Nodding. This wasnt like SR-388, Where EVERYONE was a mimic.

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The cookpot fills Samus with a temptation--a certain hunger. Not overpowering, but strong enough to be noticed. The little babby Arle underneath seemed stunned as it was taken off her, watching Samus with wide eyes. How'd you do that?? ...Peach glanced to Samus with sudden realization. ...The other couldn't tell? It was so obvious! Huh. She supposed they had just met. She'd totally forgotten. After a moment, she offered the other a little smile. "The one in blue~" Peach whispered back rather eagerly. She was of course telling Samus which Arle was real, but her words could also be misinterpretted as pointing out another fake. Samus had, after all, asked which were fake--not which was real. "Arles~? I have a few questions for you. How many of you can read..?" Peach asked. "I can weed!" the blue Arle quickly replied, rather proud of herself. "Nnnoo... Das haaard." the second Arle replied in disappointment. She seemed guilty. "I don't gotta weed! 'Cuz the staria dunno how to write!" the third Arle replied rather sassily. ...The fourth Arle had resumed sucking on her fingers. She hesitantly nodded her head. ...She knew how to read?! Bit hard to believe, really.

"...And how many of you are always on time for school~?" Peach continued. This time the second and third Arle were the only ones to raise their hands. "I overslept... A lot..." Arle guiltily replied.

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Samus seemed to smile, Noding in approval of Peach's questioning of the series of Babs, as Samus seemed to catch on. After all Kids these young wouldnt know how to read just yet. That was just age! Samus didn't know how to read at that age, after all!...Then again, When samus was that age, Her entire colony was massacred by a Space Dragon-- OH GOD THE FLASHBACKS. Samus avoided the thoughts of her as a little girl as she stared a bit suspiciously of Blue Arle.


"Im sure you can." Samus said, Aiming her Paralyzer at the Blue Arle, And with a pull of the Trigger, Fired a Plasma-Bolt of Electricity at the Blue Arle, To make sure this one was the Fake! Samus then proceeded to Holster her gun. Hopefully she didnt just try to Zap the real Arle. That'll cause some brain damage...if she knew how to Read, She sure wouldnt after the fact.

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Peach tensed as she watched Samus level her blaster at the real Arle. There was a moment of 'oh god no' but she was unable to act in time. Arle meanwhile had no idea what a gun was and didn't know any better than to curiously stare down the barrel. This is why you keep guns away from kids. They're stupid! And then, Arle got blasted in the face. Peach visibly jumped a bit in a full body wince before rushing to scoop the baby up with Perry as she unceremoniously fell over with a stupified, not-fully conscious look on her. "Sammy no!" Peach softly blurted out in alarm, only to tense in discomfort as something (relatively) large was teleported into her belly, squishing the previous occupant out and along their way in the process. "We got another one!" Perry cheered, smiling brightly at the princess. Sure enough, Arle was now missing. Or rather, she had been eaten. The look of horror on Peach's face was telling. She gagged a bit, but was unable to cough the tiny mage up. She admittedly tasted of curry powder, hardly a good motivator.  Meanwhile, all the doppelgangers except the dumb one screamed in alarm and ran away as quickly as their tiny legs would take them.  "P-Perry!" Peach sorely scolded, clearly a tad upset. "...What?" he innocently replied. Peach sighed, calming down a bit. "That was the real Arle..." she softly explained, ever so gingerly reaching down to loosen her corset a bit, allowing her stomach a bit more room to distend. The expecting mother look wasn't one she was fond of, but well... She had friends over and didn't want to squish squish them too much just for the sake of keeping up appearances. Normally she wouldn't have fussed with her dress without at least turning about to do it discreetly, but she seemed especially comfortable with Samus.

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Samus....Wasnt sure how to react at first. As soon as the bolt hit Arle's Face, The Sure-fire positive look on Samus's face was strucken back with a look of absolute horror as she dropped her blaster, Caring not for the other ones trying to flee, as Samus, Was paralyzed herself, He knee's shaking as she wanted to do the same thing as Peach, to run over and grab Arle, And do literally anything in her power to help her...But she couldn't, her pupil's starting to dilate at the sight of Perry scooping up the poor unconscious child into there mouth...The sight of that started to trigger a memory that samus loathed, and long forgotten...

Flashback.

"M-mister....Mister Monster??" A Young, Blonde-haired Child, Age 5 would ask, Wandering up to, what would appear to be, a gigantic purple lizard, Wings extending from its back would turn, a direct scowl on its beaked face as it looked at this young child...Before trying to put on a caring face. "...What do you want. How did you even get in here?" The Beast would say in a disjointed voice, as the Baby Samus would softly smile.

"E-erryone a-at my scool says...y-yoor a meanie, A-and Ugly. B-but, I-i think your r-really kewl, A-and i w-wanna be frends!" The Baby would say, Despite stuttering like a scared babe, She would smile wide, as the beast returned the smile, Crawling up to her.

"Is that so....How cute of you, Little one...Whats your name?"

"S-sawmus! Sawmus Awan!"

"Aww....Thank you for letting me know...So i know what to carve ON YOUR SKULL!" The Beast would say, as its claws slammed into the ground under Samus, Causing her to stumble over, The sight of massive jaws closing in on her, With only a distant sound relating to GF Troops coming in to stop the attack...

"...N-...No...." Samus would say, Falling to her knee's, Clutching her head as she was exhausted from the fact she had just attacked Arle, Watcher her get accidentally eaten, And now the PTSD Attack was leaving her ready to fall apart. "I...Im...I-i didnt, T-there were so many...I-i'm so sorry..." Samus would say, Looking up to Peach, Clearly just as distraught as her, And not caring about how distended her belly looked. While Peach seemed to have a firm grasp on the situation, Panic, Fear, Self-disgust and sadness on Samus's face was very evident. "I-is she okay, Is she Safe, C-can we help her?!" Samus would start to upruptly ask, Emotions and Self-defrecation abound in her body.

How could she call herself a Hero to Li if she did what she hated the most. What kind of a Leader would she be if she did something like that?! She couldn't. She had to atleast know if there was something she could do...She atleast knew one thing. There was no way in hell she would let Arle get hurt anymore. Not after that. 

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Peach observed Samus quietly for a long moment, just kind of observing her break down. O-Oh... Oh. She'd kind of expected Samus to be a little upset over the mistake, but this? She could clearly see Arle wasn't the only one getting eaten up. A squirming sensation from within briefly drew her attention, but she paid it no mind. She was familiar with Samus' trauma, and the other needed her to be strong right now.

Peach approached Samus, reaching out to place a gentle hand on the fallen woman's shoulder. When she spoke, it was in a soft, soothingly positive tone that reassured Samus that everything was okay. "She's in one of the safest places on Li." Peach replied. "A soft, warm place where no one can hurt her, where she's safe from being impersonated, where she can't get lost or kidnapped--surrounded by someone who loves her dearly and can look after her." the princess went on to explain, affectionately placing a hand on her belly in demonstration. She was going out of her way to make it sound a lot comfier and pleasant than it probably was, but this really wasn't the time for a reality check. Reality was what Samus needed to get away from! At least for now, until she was calmer and not in the middle of a traumatic episode. Pink love magic began to condense atop her stomach, a hint at the healing going on within. It formed a fist-sized heart-shaped bubble that broke free and began to rise. With a gentle puff of breath, she blew the bubble back down to Samus, where it popped against her nose and shared some of the soothing magic she was using to keep make sure Arle didn't digest or otherwise freak out and attack her.

"You're most welcome to help by carrying her if you're so inclined." Peach would go on to offer, shifting to briefly offer Samus' Perry's handle. Would Arle simply poof on over if she took it..? Probably. How else would her comment make any sense? "Though, you're also most welcome to give her a hug or apologize for that tiny misunderstanding like this. She's very much awake and can hear us." the princess bashfully went on to offer. It seemed like she'd completely forgotten the world around her or the mission, her nurturing side having taken over completely. Sure Samus was older than her, but sometimes even grown-ups needed a Team Mom! And frankly, most of her daughter figures in the sisterhood were almost the same age as her. She'd never cared too much about that.

The previously locked door behind Peach was now open, having been blown open when the doppelgangers appeared The lone doppelganger remaining was the one that had been trapped under a cookpot. "...You're not gonna blast me, are you Miss Samis?" the doppelganger asked in a mildly anxious tone. Did--Did she even know her cover was blown? At this, Peach would reach out and pat her hair. "...Nooo... You're not hurting anyone. Go play with your friends, okay?" Peach softly replied, not wanting Samus to have to think about that right now.

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Samus began taking deep breath's, controlling her panicked heart rate and starting to take great care to listen to what peach was saying, Her tone making Samus's shakiness start to calm and settle as she nodded. It was..Admittedly strange for Samus to hear that this 'Safest place on li' Is someone elses Stomach, But, She knew Peach wouldn't make a claim like that if she wasnt 100% Honest in that statement. Well, Unless your some random enemy, In which case, Probably not too safe. Regardless, The Bubble of Love Energy popping on samus made her fully calm down, At least to where she wouldn't start yelling again.





Samus...Wasnt sure what to take out of the fact that, If she held her parasol, Arle would be carried by her as well. It was certainly a strange thought, But, It would probably be more expedient than letting Arle out to hug her and apologies, when Samus could just hold onto a parasol. After all, She was much more afraid of Arle hating her than she was of Looking Silly with a big belly and a Parasol, With Military-grade armor on her person as well. Samus slowly rose her hand up, before taking hold of Perry's handle, Taking Peach's offer to hold onto Arle for a while, Atleast until she was certain she made it up for her.



Samus freely let whatever lovey magic would transport Arle from one body to the next take hold, and-- Wow. That Latex suit uh...Sure wasnt too flattering for these shenanigans, huh? Not like Samus cared too much about her appearance at this rate, As she looked down, taking a moment to really think about her words.



"Arle...Im really sorry i made such a careless mistake. I didnt mean to hurt you, I would never try to hurt you like that...I-i promise, i wont ever hurt you like that again." Samus said, Holding a warm caressing hand over her belly to really drive home the point of protection.

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What was another slightly bulbous curve on Samus' figure, proudly displayed for the world to see in that seemingly skintight suit? Such were the thoughts of Princess Peach as Samus accepted Perry and whatever magic teleported Arle in there to begin with transferred her to her new... protector? Peach had to admire the way Samus' Zero Suit contoured around her tummy without any stretch marks in the fabric. That was probably the most amazing thing to her. She wondered what it was made of. It almost seemed magical at times, but she had never had the presence of mind to ask. I mean--how did one even get out of that thing if it didn't have any zippers?? Honestly, though, she was also surprised Samus had taken Arle off her ... hands. And/or her hips. However literally you prefer that statement to be. It was certainly an acquired taste to go around eating people, but well--Maybe she'd just sold the concept too well. Either way, Samus was comfier and that was just...

Peachy.

At Samus' sentimental words, she could feel a gentle squirming. Arle definitely wasn't strong enough to hurt her from in there--not without using magic anyway, and well--she was pretty quiet it seemed. Peach had done a good job calming her down--that or the paralyzer shot hadn't completely worn off yet. "Yeah--Me too..." Perry remarked, joining in on the heartfelt apology. And then, moments after they'd both finished, Samus would feel a smaller hand press outward against the palm of her own hand in a subtly affectionate manner. If she'd pressed anywhere else it might've felt like an attempt at escape, but against her own hand the gesture was transformed into one of acceptance--especially when it was held there for a long moment. "It's okay." Arle's muffled voice replied. "I fergiiive you." she went on to relent with a little snuggle of kinship.



Nearby, Peach had this biiiiig grin on her face. "...I must admit something to you, Sammy. I've never seen you more beautiful than when your heart is put on full display~!" Peach would playfully gush, a few tiny little heart bubbles rising from her head in adoration of the other. "Is that what that is? It's beating really fast!!" Arle chimed in, briefly shifting around a bit in an exploring manner. She sounded pretty impressed by that fact, but obviously didn't get far with her adventurous spirit. "...Mmhm~! Sammy's going to be keeping you close for a while, so be gentle with her heart alright? It's full of love for us, so you wouldn't want to hurt it by misbehaving in there~" Peach replied in a sugary sweet tone, bending over a bit as she spoke to get closer to Arle so that she could be heard easier. "O-Okay!" Arle quickly replied, snuggling into Samus in response and getting comfy. Peach was heavily tempted to give Samus' belly a hug or a kiss, but decided to leave the affection up to Samus. She didn't want to make the other woman uncomfortable. Standing back up straight, she moved to take Samus' hand--the one not holding Perry of course. Samus could keep that for a while.

"Well, at least she won't be catching a cold anytime soon. Are you alright to continue, Sammy?"