#Bowser:...nevermind

[dragon-creates]

I started this short bowuigi little mermaid au thing a few days ago as a little something to help me feel better cause my depression was basically being like ‘hey, wanna feel ten times worse than usual?’ It was to be a short little thing to self-indulge with, YET IT SOMEHOW IS OVER 5K WORDS, FUCKING HOW?!?!?!?!? Anyways, enjoy. (Edit, to the person who pointed out that Junior said Luigi's name before Bowser finds out, you're a real one and I just fixed it thanks xx).

In the surface land, Bowser is trying to get Princess Peach to marry him because he sees her as the ‘perfect bride’ for him to be happy but she’s not having it.

“Isn’t she lovely Kamek, her golden hair, the way she glides when she moves. Plus, she would be a perfect mother for Junior!”

“Sire, she threw a shoe at your head the last time you proposed to her.”

“…and?”

“Seriously Papa?”

Yeah, Kamek and Junior are starting to get sick of it.

Meanwhile, in the ocean, Mario and Luigi’s parents rule the seven seas. While Mario is more adventurous and outgoing, Luigi is more content to stay under the sea (you’re allowed to hate me for that terrible pun).

See, unlike Ariel, Luigi is deathly afraid of the surface land as he’s heard about all about the terrifying Bowser and what he’s willing to do to get what he wants to he wants to stay as far as possible from there.

“There’s nothing to be scared of Luigi, I’d be able to keep you safe if we were ever near the surface.”

“N-no way! W-what if B-Bowser’s there a-an-d-d gets mad a-at us f-or t-t-t-trespassing! I-I’ll be fine here with Ma and Pa.”

(Luigi also has long hair cause I’m a sucker for long-haired Luigi.)

Que King Boo, a ghostly underwater sea monster who wants to take over both the land and sea but isn’t powerful enough to do so. He knows that Luigi means a lot to his family, so he decides to pull a devious trick to distract them from their duties so he can take over the throne.

“Well, well, well, despite how much of a cowardly shrimp he is, this little prince could be of use to me.”

He uses Polterpup (a ghost sea-lion pup that is able to turn into a dog if he goes to the surface land) to distract Luigi, making him think that a dog had fallen into the sea and needs help. Luigi follows the sound of the distressed barking, hoping to help the innocent animal when suddenly, he’s captured by Boo’s minions and with the limited power that he has, he uses it to turn Luigi into a human to make him unable to return home. That way, while Luigi’s family will be looking for their son, he can try and take over the underwater kingdom and use that power to take over the surface land. Just to make sure that Luigi doesn’t tell anyone, King Boo steals Luigi’s voice and sends him to the edge of the Darklands.

“Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! Try going home and telling your mommy and daddy about this one princey! Oh wait, you can’t!”

However, since King Boo’s powers are still weak there is a way that the spell can be reserved so he purposely neglects to tell Luigi that the spell can be broken with true love’s kiss.

Luigi is distraught and terrified, already afraid of the surface land and is now forced to live there with no way of being able to ask for help.

Feeling guilty, Polterpup decides to help Luigi get used to his human legs and brings him a rag from a ship to help make into some makeshift clothes.

Meanwhile, Bowser and Junior are minding their own business at the shore of the Darklands when suddenly, Junior sees an unfamiliar human struggling to stand on his own two feet.

“Look Dad! There’s a human, like Peach!”

He gets a bit over excited and runs from his dad to go see Luigi.

Luigi, still frightened and wary of surface creatures (and the fact that this is Bowser’s son! So, if the king sees him with Junior, he could burn him to a crisp!) he gets spooked easily by the child and fumbles his way onto a rock. Polterpup stands in front of Luigi to create some distance with the overzealous child. Eventually, Bowser makes his way over to see what all the fuss is about.

“Junior, what have I told you about running off?!”

“But look Papa, it’s another human! I’ve never seen another human before apart from Peach!”

Bowser suddenly notices Luigi, who ducks behind Polterpup, trying to hide as much of himself as he can.

Bowser is taken aback, like Junior, Peach is the only human he’s seen so he’s never had the chance to formally get to know another one. He sees that the human is a bit skittish, so he tries to be as unintimidating as possible.

“Uh, hey there, sorry about Junior, he has the tendency to get overexcited sometimes.”

“Hey!”

Luigi is still unsure; he’s only ever heard tales about how the king of the koopas was able to be rid of his enemies just with one swipe of his claw. So, seeing him up close makes him want to piss himself.

Bowser can see that the human is still nervous, though he’s a little bit offended, he can’t really blame the human for being scared.

“Did you, uh, get in a shipwreck? Cause I can see that the only thing you’re dressed in is a sail.”

Luigi finally peaks his head out and nods a little bit, wondering why the koopa hasn’t done anything to him yet. Junior is suddenly asking him a lot of questions.

“Woah, you got in a shipwreck?! That’s so cool! Was there tons of thunder and lightning?! Did your ship light on fire?! Your dog is so cool! Is he a ghost?!”

Startled again, Luigi nearly falls off the rock until Bowser catches him. Luigi suddenly starts trembling both from fear and the cold. The king notices this and tries to ask him if he’s alright to try and loosen the tension, but the human is silent.

“What’s wrong? Can’t talk or something?”

He says that sarcastically and laughs a little to try and make the human do so as well, but he takes one look in the human’s eyes and realises that he actually can’t.

“Oh, I see.”

Luigi is hugging himself at this point, wanting to run and hide but he was getting colder and colder by the minute. Bowser then decides to take the human back to the castle to get him warmed up and a little bit less scared.

“Don’t worry, Kamek and Kammy will know how to help you. You’ll be feeling better soon.”

That gets Luigi to look up at the king with curiosity as Bowser carries him back to the castle with Junior and Polterpup by his side. The great ferocious king was holding him ever so gently and promising to help him, he doesn’t know how to feel at this point.

As soon as Kamek and Kammy see Luigi shivering and drenched, they are instantly ‘grandparents mode activated. They take Luigi from Bowser and lead the human into bathroom, (Bowser totally didn’t want to carry him there) Kamek makes him tea and gives Luigi a few biscuits while Kammy is drawing a warm bubble bath for him.

“Here you are now, its not much but it will help fill and warm you up a little bit.”

Luigi has never tasted land food before; he finds it to be quite nice. He even enjoys the bath, letting the water heat him up and blowing on the bubbles. Kammy finds the site adorable.

“The poor thing, washing up from a shipwreck must’ve been so terrifying for you, especially if you heard about the reputation of the Darklands. Don’t worry, we just want to help you feel better and feel comfortable here.”

Kamek comes into the room holding a few dresses and suits, asking the human which one he’d like to wear for dinner. Although Luigi didn’t need to wear clothes as a mermaid, he does know that land creatures wear them all the time. He instantly chooses one of the dresses (because gender norms don’t exist, and Luigi is allowed to wear whatever the fuck he wants!)

Later, Kammy is helping Luigi get changed while Kamek, Junior and Bowser are in the dining room talking about Peach again.

“All I’m saying sire is that it might be due time to stop pursuing the princess. She had already disagreed to your other proposals, and I don’t see her agreeing any time soon.”

“I can’t just give up on her Kamek, Peach makes me feel things that I’ve never felt for anyone. I will marry her, one day.”

As if right on time, Kammy and Luigi are there, the former ushering in the shy man.

“Don’t be so nervous darling, you look lovely!”

Luigi then steps into the room, wearing a beautiful green dress (a green version of Ariel’s pink dress) with Polterpup by his side to keep him company.

Bowser is starstruck, he’s never seen a human look this beautiful before.

“Y-you look amazing.”

Luigi blushes, still nervous but the compliment gives him butterflies.

“Come sit next to me human!”

Junior takes his hand and leads him next to his seat, which happens to also be next to Bowser’s at the head of the table. To try and take his mind off the fact that he’s sitting next to Bowser, Luigi starts focusing on the plates and cutlery, he’s never really seen that many human artefacts before so it’s all so intriguing to him (expect when Mario brings back some from his adventures, but he doesn’t really know what they are either.)

Bowser becomes amused at Luigi’s curiosity for the simple objects he had, his appreciation for things that seem to be mundane gives him a swell of pride.

“I guess my silverware is kinda nice, isn’t it?”

Luigi immediately puts the fork don’t and hides under his hair, afraid that he might have disrespected the king, but Bowser is quick to reassure him that he doesn’t mind.

“It’s just that no one else I know is fascinated by these types of things, so its nice to see someone that it.”

Luigi peers out from his hair, a small smile forming from the king’s praise. Kamek picks up on the tension and decides to do some *matchmaking*.

 “Since our guest will be staying for a while, perhaps we should help him feel more comfortable with a tour of the kingdom…Bowser?”

“Papa, are you listening?”

Bowser breaks out of his trance, not even realising he was staring at the human. He couldn’t help it; he’s not seen that many and this one was just so fascinating.

“Ah, yes, a tour sounds great! If you would like one?”

Luigi thinks for a bit and nods. If he was wrong about the king, then maybe he was wrong about the kingdom and surface land and should give it a chance.

Kamek nods at that, pleased with his work. Kammy shoots him a thumbs up for his work.

Later, while Luigi is getting ready for bed, he watches Bowser with Junior as they play in the courtyard. Bowser notices him watching and waves at him. Embarrassed that he was caught, Luigi shyly waves back and backs away from the balcony. He’s wearing a cotton nightgown that Kammy had given him, as well as a glass of water from Kamek in case he gets thirsty during the night. This is also his first time laying in a bed, he’s never felt anything so soft in his life! He falls asleep as soon as he puts his head on the pillow, feeling a bit more hopeful after today.

Back in the ocean, Mario and his family are frantically searching for his brother, terrified that something bad happened to him. He decides to go to the surface land, specifically from the Mushroom Kingdom, and ask their princess for help and if he’s washed up there. It also helps that he’s heard so much about her kindness and beauty and…wake up Mario, focus on the mission at hand.

Back on the surface lands, Bowser takes Luigi on a tour of his kingdom, Polterpup by his feet through the all thing. At first, Luigi is still a bit unsure about the koopas, but soon he becomes a bit more curious. He goes up to some of the food stand giving away free sample and decides to try a little bit of fruit, it’s a bit tangy but still pretty good. He even sees a puppet show for the first time, not knowing how the little puppets are moving, he pulls one of a koopa’s hand, fascinated with how it works. A few koopa children then come up to him and ask to do his hair, having never seen another human before with his like his. He agrees and let the children tie up his hair in a French braid along with a few faux white flowers to go with the new dress he’s wearing. Bowser is watching from afar, his jaw dropping when Luigi’s hairstyle is revealed, his heart skipping a beat when Luigi does a twirl.

“Wow, you…you look beautiful greenie.”

Luigi blushes at the compliment.

The two suddenly hear music and see a few performers starting to play on their instruments as koopas, goombas and shy guys join in. Bowser takes Luigi’s hand and asks him to dance, the man nods his head, feeling a bit more at ease with the king now.

Soon the two join the crowd, laughing and having the time of their lives as they dance away to the music, Polterpup occasionally runs through some of the koopas legs.

When it ends, Bowser guides Luigi to a hidden river, the only place with water in the Darklands (apart from the shore). They share a little boat ride together as they share some of the food they bought at the market, while Polterpup takes a nap. Bowser then remembers that despite the time they shared together, he still doesn’t even know Luigi’s name.

“I feel terrible not knowing your name, and we don’t have anything that you can write with…Oh I know, how about I go down the alphabet and you pick out the letters of your name?”

Luigi nods and though it takes a while, the king manages to spell out his name.

“Luigi huh? A beautiful name for a beautiful human.”

Its Luigi’s turn for his heart to skip a beat. All his life he’d heard about the koopa kingdom and their dreaded king, now it turns out that he’s actually a gentleman who’s been showing him nothing but respect. Ever since this man washed up at his kingdom, Bowser has been feeling things that he’s never felt for anyone. Flustered, vulnerable and a need to protect and love. He’s never even felt this for Peach. The two start to lean in when their boat suddenly tips over, the two falling out. Bowser is quick to pick up Luigi, who begins to wring out his dress while Polterpup begins to shake his non-existent coat. As Bowser carries Luigi back as Polterpup floats beside them, the two fail to see two boos that were the ones who knocked over their boat.

Back in his lair, King Boo is seething!

“That blasted little shrimp! At this rate, these two will end up snogging all over the place and my plans will be ruined!”

He decides to go to his last resort, a mind control crown that he had hoped to use on one of the rulers to conquer the sea and surface, however this crown also held many of his other spells (including Luigi’s) and he wasn’t strong enough to use it more than once to use a spell as powerful as mind control. It was always extremely fragile, though he would still have some power, if it broke then all of his previous spells from over the years would be released, so he held it off for as long as he could, and it seems that now he has no other choice.

Meanwhile, Mario has finally arrived at the Mushroom Kingdom, hoping to find help with the princess. She’s just as beautiful in the rumours he’s heard about her. The princess is shocked to find an adorable red merman in a river near her palace, but she can’t deny his plea for help when he looked just so sweet.

“My brother, he’s gone missing! Is there any chance he’s been around here lately?”

“I’m sorry, you’re the only mer-person we’ve seen here. But don’t worry, we’ll keep a look out and help you find him!”

“Really?! Thank you, princess!”

“Y-you’re welcome.”

Back at the Darklands, Bowser is thinking about his new feelings for Luigi, not knowing if he should act on them since he didn’t want to betray his love for Peach. Kamek, fed up at this point, goes up to give Bowser his thoughts on the matter.

“If I may say sire, some people spend most of their time chasing after treasure on a map that leads them in circles, that they neglect that the diamond in the rough is right in front of them. Just a thought from a silly old koopa.”

As Kamek leaves, Bowser ponders over his surrogate father’s words. For years he’s yearned for Peach so the point that he became blinded by what he thought he wanted and put her on a pedestal. Now, there’s someone that doesn’t see him as a monster and might love him back. He makes his decision and starts to go to Luigi to tell him how he feels when he suddenly feels a weight on his head, and everything goes dark.

The next morning, Luigi wakes up feeling more refreshed and happier than he has since he first turned human. He’s been thinking all night about the maybe-kiss that he and Bowser were about to share and had been contemplating his feelings on the matter. He soon found himself realising that he would mind kissing Bowser, in fact, he would really like to kiss him and spend every day with him, Junior, Kammy and Kamek. Besides, there was nothing stopping him from travelling to see his brother and family, maybe it could all work out? He fell asleep last night with a smile on his face and butterflies in his stomach.

He’s about to run down the stairs to meet Bowser when he hides behind a pillar when he sees the king speaking with Kamek, wearing a strange crown.  

“Y-your highness, are you sure this is the best idea?”

“Peach castle is currently unprotected; it would be a good opportunity to strike and take her as my bride.”

“I see that, but after the last few days and our past with the Mushroom Kingdom, shouldn’t we think this through a little bit and-”

“-It has always been my intention to make Peach mine, no matter what and I won’t let anyone get in my way. Especially some scrawny human who washed up at my sure. Once the invasion is complete, the wedding will start immediately.”

“…very well sire.”

Luigi, heartbroken and betrayed, flees to his room, not knowing that King Boo was there the whole having used his ghostly-ness to remain invisible while controlling Bowser with the crown.

As Bowser takes off with his army and airship, Luigi stays behind at the port to cry as Polterpup tries to comfort him, having to face the truth that he was right in the first place, Bowser was just a heartless monster.

Junior is on the airship per his father’s orders to be at the wedding. He searches for his dad, wondering why he had the sudden change of heart about Luigi and his invasion. He creaks open the door to his father’s room when he sees King Boo in Bowser’s mirror, cackling to himself at the fact that his plans are nearly complete.

Realising his dad is being mind controlled by the strange ghost thing, he makes his way down to the clown cars and sneaks away in his own small one to get to Luigi as quickly as possible.

The Mushroom Kingdom is taken aback when Bowser suddenly arrives, not fully prepared for battle since he would usually leave some type of indication that he was coming, but here, he was just blasting through with every intention of not leaving until he gets what he wants. Mario wants to help but Peach tells him to stay hidden. Unable to just do nothing, Mario rushed as fast as he can to get back home to get his father.

As soon as Peach sees Bowser, there’s something different about his atmosphere, something way more menacing and demanding. As usual, he wants Peach to marry him, but this time he doesn’t ask.

“One way or another, you will marry me Peach and we’ll watch your kingdom turn to ash.”

“You’re not even going to bargain.”

“It’s not like you can do anything about it.”

A pit forms in Peach’s stomach, something’s wrong, very wrong.

Junior makes it back to, running to the sobbing man as fast as he can.

“Luigi! Luigi! There’s some weird ghost thing that was in my dad’s mirror! I think that’s why he’s attacking the Mushroom Kingdom so soon! What do we do?!”

Luigi’s eyes widen in horror. King Boo! He had to be behind all this. Without any second thoughts, Luigi climbs in Junior’s clown car, along with Polterpup, and the two head to the Mushroom Kingdom as fast as they can.

While Bowser/Boo is adamant about the wedding, the koopas there are a little less comfortable about it due to how strange and intimidating the king was acting. As the service starts, Peach pulls out an ice flower from her bouquet and attacks Bowser, she lands a few hits, but Bowser uses his fire to melt the ice. Peach keeps trying to fight though, at least to distract him while she thinks of a plan. The koopas also help, agreeing that their King was not himself and didn’t want anyone in the Mushroom Kingdom getting severely injured.

Luigi finally arrives with Junior, jumps out of the vehicle and lands on Bowser’s shoulders while he’s fighting Peach. Seeing a crown that wasn’t on Bowser’s head before, Luigi grabs it and smashes it to the ground, falling off Bowser’s shoulder from the impact of the throw.

Suddenly, Bowser sees himself at the Mushroom Kingdom, not knowing how he got there since the last place he remembered being was back home. Princess Peach and the koopas stop, sensing that Bowser’s atmosphere was back to normal as he looks towards Luigi.

“Luigi, are you alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine…wait…I can talk!”

“You can finally speak again!”

“My voice its back!”

“I don’t understand, what’s happening?”

“It’s King Boo, he-aahhh!”

Before he can get another word out, there’s a sharp pain in his legs. He fells his bones bending and breaking in the most painful way and King Boo suddenly appears, turning him back into a merman before he can get another word out. Luigi looks to Bowser, afraid of what he’ll think of the man once he realises what he really is. But Bowser is too wrapped up in shock of what its happening and worry for the man that he loves.

King Boo grabs Luigi and drags him back into the ocean, the latter screaming for Bowser as the koopa tries to grab him as Luigi is forced back into the water, Polterpup chasing after his new owner. The king turns to Princess Peach.

“Princess, I know this may be confusing, but I really need your help, please, I love him!”

“Don’t worry, I think I might know his brother and what’s going on.”

Back in the ocean, Luigi is struggling against King Boo, trying to escape his grasp but somehow, the ghost’s grip is tighter than he though. Polterpup tries to fight his old master but a few Boos that had been hiding easily grab him.

“Oh, don’t worry little shrimp, it ain’t you that I’m after.”

“KING BOO THAT IS ENOUGH!”

The pair stop when they see Luigi’s father, the King of the ocean along with Mario stop them in their path.

“Well, well, well. If it isn’t the red prince and the ruler of the seven seas.”

“Let my brother go!”

“No can do princey, precious little Lulu is all mine until you give me what I want.”

Luigi’s father growls at that.

“My son does not belong to you!”

He goes to use his magical trident, but a few boos grab Luigi and use some type of electricity on him, making the youngest prince scream out in pain.

“You see, the thing is your majesty, one wrong move and your precious little boy won’t be, how do I put this? Part of your world anymore.” (I am so sorry for that awful pun.)

The sea king was at a loss, he knew he would be putting everyone at risk by handing the trident and the throne to this made ghost but…he couldn’t lose his youngest son, from the corner of his eye, he could see Mario agree. He hands the trident over to King Boo, begging him not to hurt his son. With a mad gleam in his eye, he grabs the trident and lets Luigi go. To the green merman’s horror, the poltergeist points the artifact to his father and brother, watching in devastation as he turns them into dust.

With a strangled scream, he goes to attack King Boo, though surprised at Luigi’s reaction, manages to throw him to the ground. He’s about to use the trident on him when he suddenly feels something hit him. He looks up to see Bowser under the water, who had thrown a spear at him and raises the trident to him. In a moment of panic, Luigi grabs King Boo, making him point the trident at his boos instead and disintegrates them. Not wanting to witness King Boo’s anger, Luigi swims up to Bowser and guides him above the water, not witnessing the Boo’s fury with his new powers below him.

The koopa and merman reach the surface of the water, Bowser trying to reach out to Luigi.

“Bowser you have to go, now! Before King Boo gets you!”

“No, I’m not leaving you behind again!”

They feel a rumbling all around them. Suddenly, King Boo rises from the sea as a giant with the two on his head, cackling like a mad man. Bowser and Luigi jump back into the water, trying to escape until King Boo starts to form a whirlpool, separating them. Luigi falls into the whirlpool, landing at the bottom as Polterpup rushes over to him as King Boo taunts him.

Bowser is still paddling in the water, trying to get to Luigi when a ship comes up beside it. Inside was Princess Peach, some toads, koopas and Kamek. They throw a rope down to Bowser and help him up. Kamek looks to the king.

“I used my magic to help steer that boat but I’m barely holding on! I need you to guide the bowsprit and drive it into that mad boo!”

“But’s a ghost, he’s already dead!”

“I’ve managed to enchant so that I can trap him in this!”

Kamek holds up a pale purple gem, sparkling with some type of magic that the magikoopa used. Princess Peach then speaks up.

“I’m managing the sails while the toads and koopas are defending us! Bowser, are you able to guide the ship!”

“You can count on me Princess, take this as the beginning of a massive apology to you!”

Peach nods and everyone gets to work. King Boo is shooting at Luigi in the whirlpool, the merman trying to dodge as much as he can but knows that he is not strong enough to do anything. Enraged by what the Boo is doing to his love, Bowser drives the bowsprit into King Boo. The poltergeist screams with both pain and fear, knowing that if he can feel that then somehow, he has been defeated.

The seas calm down as the boo disappears into the gem. Bowser tries to look for Luigi, but the whirlpool is gone, and the merman is nowhere in sight. Kamek keeps him from jumping out as the princess guides the ship back to shore.

In the ocean, Luigi grabs the trident and rushes back over to where his father and brother were with Polterpup following him and sees the two have been returned to normal. Overjoyed, he hugs them both, all three of them crying now that Luigi is safe and home.

“I missed you so much Lu. I’m so sorry I wasn’t here when you went missing.”

“It’s okay Mario, I’m safe now, It’s okay.”

He gives the trident back to his father and the three mermen return home.

A few days later, Luigi is hiding behind a rock, Polterpup beside him as he watches Bowser from the shore of the Darklands, pining to see the merman again. Mario and his father watch from afar.

“You know, a while ago, Luigi would have fainted at the thought of going to the Darklands. Now, seeing how he looks at that koopa king, he’s gotten more braver than I ever imagined.”

“Peach told me that he jumped on Bowser’s shoulder’s just to get the crown off him.”

“Oh yes, how are you and that princess getting along?”

“Ah-I-wha-Dad!”

“I’m just teasing. Though, he hasn’t been truly himself since he came home.”

“I guess he left a part of himself since leaving the Darklands. After all, when you love someone, you give a piece of yourself to them, and in return, they grant you something even more freeing.”

“Then I guess there’s only one problem left.”

“And what’s that Dad?”

“…How much I’m going to miss him.” Mario raises an eyebrow in confusion for a moment before his father points his trident at Luigi.

Luigi feels a tingling sensation on his fins, looking down to see that there are no fins at all, his legs had returned! He turns to his father and brother, his smile beaming as the two nod to him.

Bowser is staring off into the distance, thinking about Luigi when he sees brown hair peeking out of the water. His heart stops when he sees Luigi emerging from the water in a sparkling green dress and his hair flowing in the wind. Bowser runs to him, picking him up and spinning him around in his arms and holds him as the two finally share a kiss.

A year later, the two are finally married on a giant ship, Luigi wearing a poofy wedding dress while Bowser is dressed in his finest suit. Luigi’s family and kingdom are watching from the ocean while toads and koopa finally come together as one. Princess Peach hugs Luigi, glad to have another human companion and blows a kiss to Mario in the ocean, who blushes at the gesture and waves back. Junior is also glad Luigi is back and is going to be his stepdad. He and Polterpup have also become close friends, the two playing together when they can. Kamek and Kammy are finally happy that Bowser has found love after all this time.

Mario asks his father to use to powers to lift him with the water to see his brother one more time. Luigi smiles softly and gives his brother a hug.

“Don’t cry big bro, I’ll see you after the honeymoon, you’re acting as if I’ll never see you again.”

“I’m sorry, its just, I’m so happy for you.”

“I love you, Mario.”

“I love you too Lu.”

He gives Bowser a menacing glare along the lines of ‘hurt my bro and I’ll end you’ before Peach comes over and kisses him on the cheek, making the red merman faint into the ocean. Luigi laughs at his brother’s antics as he waves goodbye to all the other mer-folk as the ship sails away to its next destination.

Bowser and Luigi give one another a soft look and share one more kiss.

The end.

You're allowed to yell at me for the shitty puns.

(Edit: also I love that you guys enjoyed it and you’re free to write something for this as it was only meant to be a drabble after having a bad day. As long as you credit and tag me, y’all can use this idea and write your own Bowuigi little mermaid fic ☺️)

[blushroom20]

Super Danganronpa Sunshine (2: Goodbye Mario)???

If I had a nickel for every time I got a doodle idea from a Reddit post, I would have a handful of nickels.

If it was for every Teruteru based drawing, I would still have a few nickels. TeruToadsworth and more inspired by this Reddit post.

[kimasousparky]

no thoughts head empty mr. m au

bros being both brainwashed but!!! theyre still very loyal to each other even if they dont remember each other and think theyre just allies ejhfjfk. i like to think the actual reason mr. l hates mario in spm is bc it was needed to twist his love for his brother around and any amount of respect otherwise would make him hesitant to attack him. here, well... mr. l is still loyal to the count first, but mr. m himself is loyal only to mr. l

basically, mr. l takes the lead. mr. m doesnt care at all about being the leader of their duo, he doesnt have the drive nor thinks he's suited for it so he leaves it at for mr. l since he seems to like the role and he's way smarter than mr. m is. i mean, if it depended on him alone, he'd just throw hands at peach and bowser until he won. but if mr. l thinks they need a plan, sure, he'll go with it. he doesn't get why they need a robot or the need for a monologue, but sure sure, if mr. l deems it important then it's fine (as long as he doesnt have to speak, then monologues are fine)

and alas:

he's so so so so interested in peach. from the first time he saw her, he was like "oh im interested" immediately. a beautiful tall princess with silky blonde hair and soft features courageously traveling to save the world? oh sign him up! and then after she manages to defeat him in battle, he's like "oh im VERY interested" cuz besides all these qualities, she can even beat him up??? shit, he's in love!! yeah let's go!!!

peach obviously doesnt reciprocate. seriously, who's this guy?? (nevermind he resembles mario so much it hurts, but UGHHH she must be strong it's not him dont be swooned by his charming smile aaaa)

and please consider the scenario of peach rejecting mr. m with "i'm already interested in someone else" and mr. m angrily assumes he has a rival somewhere that he gotta defeat (that just happens to be himself idhjfkglf)

(maybe i'll make a post on a roleswap aka super paper luigi later, woo yeah)

[sketchedboba]

"A Green Queen" AU

Chapter VIII

TW: Discussion of Self-ham

A few hours passed as the two discussed various agreements, commerce deals, supply exchanges, and of course the Grand Peace Flair Ball. Luigi sat on the side next to Kamek, taking notes as the MagiKoopa guided him and kept him up to pace with the conversation. He had chimmed in a few times to give his thoughts on certain guard stations or small reminders of past agreements King Totomesu had stood by. He felt a sense of distance every time the Prince or Bowser shut him down on ideas, but chalked it up to them having more experience. Kamek also reassured him each time that he was doing fine and gave a small pat on his back for comfort. They had broken conversation a few times to eat and rehydrate before they talked on end again.

And as the night fell, they had finally completed their discussion. Prince Khufo cheered and bound off to the kitchen to check on their nightly meals. Kamek, also took this opportunity to check the older scrolls for new spells and remedies for the Koopalings.

The King, however, was at the edge of the balcony looking up at the stars and humming to himself, he was ready to leave, but too tired to go too far into the palace.

Luigi fixed his papers carefully and placed a little gold slate paperweight on top, so they didn't fly off as the breeze kicked in. He stood up, hair flowed slightly, as he watched as Bowser's head turned to follow a certain passing star that shot by.

He walked over with a chair and sat down beside him, still keeping a bit of distance between them. "They're pretty... D-Do you like watching shooting stars?"

"Yeah... I usually watched them with the little ones, but I doubt we would've made it back in time to see them together.. You should see their little eyes light up when they..."

The large koopa's words trailed off as he noticed Luigi's galaxy blue eyes shimmered, eager to hear him talk fondly about his hatchlings.

"That's sweet of you... They could be watching right now. If that makes you feel any better.."

'Why does it matter what he thinks? You're just-'

"Hah! You underestimate their attention span. Ludwig is probably telling Iggy to stop trying to replicate star patterns with his bombs. And Lemmy is most likely drawing silly faces on their shells when they're distracted, speedy lil champ!" He exclaimed. "Wendy won't be so pleased, once she finds out though, she's not afraid to tackle any of them down and nip at them."

Luigi looked at him mortified. "That sounds...greaatttt.... Um.. Did they all come from the same.."

"No, you've asked before"

"When you nearly severed my arm off?"

"Hey! I apologized!", The large lizard huffed. His arms now crossed on the ledge.

Luigi chuckled a bit, "Uh huh.. What an amazing apology."

"You're damned right it was!", Bowser grinned.

Luigi snickered and rolled his eyes, enjoying the King's confidence. Bowser smiled a bit seeing the Queen's enjoyment and continued.

"I'd found most of their eggs on islands or in dense territory I had conquered. Most Koopas my size will abandon eggs once most of the clutch hatch out.", He huffed and gazed back up at the stars. "Yeah, some of them were a hassle to raise, still are, but I'd caused the entire universe to quake in fear if any of them got hurt.", He chuckled at his own comment.

Luigi eyes lifted slightly as he saw the King's gaze softened. "I raised them myself and even though they drive me insane sometimes; they're family to Junior.."

'Just Junior?'

"What about you? Aren't they your family just as much as they are Junior's?"

Bowser gave a low growl causing Luigi to stiffen.

"N-Nevermind.."

The two stayed gazing at the show, Luigi sighed and started to think about when he and Mario would watch the sky with Peach and Toad.

They shared food and witty jokes about their adventures. The countless of times they had saved or helped the kingdom and allies. It had become a second home to Mario and himself. He always felt some sort of peace being with Mario and wished he had some way to contact his brother outside of the contractual agreement.

The agreement.

In light of the situation, the dreamy atmosphere, the cool breeze. Luigi had forgotten that all of this was temporary.

He was a queen to his enemies and all of it was his fault. He agreed to be Bowser's bride, strictly married to the koopa next to him by circumstance of he and his brother's plans. Despite it being his karma, he still missed Mario, and trembled realizing the passage of time.

A light sense of pain hit his arm again but it stopped as Bowser's claw quickly removed his hand from digging into it.

"Why do you keep doing that?!", he yelled.

"It's nothing! Let go!"

"Greenie"

"I said let go! I'm fine!"

" You're not fine! Just let me see and-"

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm FINE."

Bowser's nose flared at his tone and his claw tightened around his hand slightly.

"You know you're REALLY stubborn!"

"I learned from the best...", Luigi muttered.

Bowser growled deeply, "What'sTHAT supposed to mean!". His grip tightened around Luigi's hand more as his pupils slitted and were locked on him.

Luigi winced from the pain breathing heavily then looked away shaking.

Bowser growled then roared briefly as he let go.

Luigi checked his hand for injury, only to see light bruises on the sides of his wrist. He let out a sigh of relief as he massaged them, then looked over at his captor.

Bowser sighed, his tail swayed violently as he tried to cool off. " Why can't you just talk?"

"You ask me to shut up every other time.", He muttered.

"I-", he turned around to object, but couldn't retaliate. "That's usually because you've said something stupid and you know that's not what I meant, when it comes to that."

He lightly tapped a finger on Luigi's right arm.

"I... You caused this."

The King's head tilted in confusion. "But I said-"

"I know... And I'm glad, but it doesn't erase it immediately. It still hurts me. YOU still harmed me! I want to forgive you, but every time I think I understand I begin to blame myself for not thinking about why I'm here and that all of THIS could've been avoided."

Tears swelled in his eyes the more he went on, only to be met with Bowser's perplexed expression.

"As far back as the wedding, I've just been replaying it over and over! If I didn't let my disguise slip or if I hadn't agreed to be here or if I hadn't bothered you that night! I wouldn't have gotten hurt, I wouldn't have these fucking nightmares!"

Luigi's streams of tears blurred his vision, he was regretting every ounce of information he was telling him. He didn't even bother to look over at the Koopa and kept his eyes on the stars as they reflected in his tears slightly.

Bowser blinked, he watched the small man's body shake and hiccup from crying. He reached over slightly with his claw about to say something then retracted, before getting up to leave.

Luigi sniffled as he covered his face with his hands and slowly slid them back into his hair. A light breeze made him shiver, but they didn't stop the quiet crying.

'Why did I do that... He doesn't care! Get a grip, Luigi!'

Half an hour had gone by and Luigi had rested his chin on his uninjured arm to calm down.

His pink eyes gazed out at the palace fountains and the desert beyond the gates.

Dried snot flaked on his mustache and he didn't bother to try and look for Bowser or call for Spotty once his tears stopped flowing.

Purely out of embarrassment.

As he closed his eyes, he heard claws clank against the tiles, and a mild quake rattled his chair.

He felt a warm sheet embrace him only to open his eyes and see Bowser removing a lid from a small dish with an aroma of hefty spices leaving the plate. He gestured towards his face with some wipes he'd brought back, almost ordering him to take it.

Luigi nodded and took a few to wipe off his face and 'stache, being careful of his eyes and lips. When he finished, he glanced behind him to see the blanket placed over his shoulders. A simple black velvety sheet with Bowser's emblem on it, he sighed looking at it then turned his attention to the food Bowser brought.

He hadn't said a word about his outburst and was a bit ashamed to ask, "I'm s-sorry about all of that!", Luigi laughed. "Just forget I said-"

Before he could finish, Bowser slipped food into his mouth with a spoon. As Luigi began to chew, his face lit up tasting a familiar fruit he hadn't had in a while, tomatoes.

Despite the pleasant surprise he looked up at the King confused.

"You talk too much."

".....Not usually..", he swallowed.

"You also cry worse than a hatchling."

Luigi sighed, "Probably..."

Bowser looked down at him, "So you hurt yourself because of me?"

Luigi didn't say anything nor did he move in response to his comment. He stayed staring at the stars, the blanket covering his shoulders.

Bowser hummed, understanding to not press further for now, and asked if he wanted to just eat.

Luigi nodded, his face flushed as he slightly opened his mouth for another spoonful.

Bowser's tail slowly swung as he fed him again and looked up towards the heavens. He wanted to know more about this self inflicted harm, if he could for a moment, stop the pain as quickly as each star shot above. A pit of guilt growing in his stomach, as brief as the streaks of silver, luminescent, and ever fleeting.

Spotty stepped onto the balcony and stared at the two, "Your highness. The Prince has found intruders in the palace and is requesting your...and the Queen's presence immediately."

Luigi groaned a bit and slightly stood up. His knees shaking as the crying has caused a small headache to form, making him feel dizzy.

Bowser caught him carefully and growled, "Fine, but tell him I'll be taking the Queen back to his room for the night."

"But-", Luigi stammered.

"No. You are going to rest. That's an order."

"....."

Spotty bowed, "Yes, your highness".

Bowser glanced down at Luigi and puffed, "Do you mind if I carry you?"

He shook his head slowly, not wanting to worsen his head ache. "Just...really slowly. My head is spinning.", he gasped.

Bowser nodded and gently slipped his claws under the Queen's thighs. He made sure to avoid digging his nails into the pants, despite wanting to playfully poke at Luigi's soft skin.

Luigi kept close to the koopa's chest, hearing a slow thump thump coming from his shell. He listened to its shallow rhythm and closed his eyes as Bowser carried him down the hall.

Prince Khufo yawned as he stepped down the torch-lit stairwell. His wings opened greatly as he darted down the stairs dramatically, causing the once sunset shimmering flames to blaze ocean blue.

At the bottom, he stepped into a sandstone hall, filled with nearly empty cells, holding long gone dry bones, goombas, and deserted, torn shy guy uniforms. The Prince padded past each cell with a cheeky grin and as he approached the last two his eyes lit up.

"Oh, what a treat! Thinking you could get in here unannounced? And why.. not even a single letter either. We're not plebians yknow..", he pouted.

He held one of the torches closer to the cell and the light shined onto a cloak, covering his captives face.

"Nothing? Really? Hmph, suit yourself. Maybe the Koopa King will have more fun with you and your little band of outcasts. It'll sure be quite the show~", he giggled.

[oh-hell-help-me]

July 5: Work-a-holics Day

Bowser has a headache.

It’s been four hours since he started the paperwork, and it feels like it’ll take days to even make it halfway through the stack of paperwork that accumulated last week.

He wouldn’t regret the much-needed family time, but the result of postponing any work is ridiculous.

Not to mention that his husband had been working just as hard as him.

Months after they married, Luigi had taken the rare initiative to contribute to castle life. From cooking to castle repairs to gardening to plumbing… It seemed he wanted to try his hand at everything that could be improved or fixed.

And it worked, in a way, once Luigi found a niche in the mechanical field.

His contributions have certainly streamlined construction and agriculture processes, and have even made headway for Iggy’s efforts in making lasers- much to the Koopaling’s delight.

The problem (something they BOTH struggled with) was that they are unfortunate workaholics.

It was why they had a vacation week, but…

Before they were literally dragged out of their workspaces, Luigi was the worst off in self-care.

In other words:

He hadn’t slept for two days straight.

He hadn’t eaten for longer- since the day before the project he was working on.

He hadn’t even showered or bathed for a half-week.

The very sight of him sent Iggy (who had gone to check up on Luigi) into a panicked fit following uncharacteristically violent tugging to the nearest bathing facility and a screaming order to the nearest Koopa Troopa to bring a meal straight from the kitchen.

It was enough of a commotion to bring his siblings out of their rooms and be shocked silent at the sight of an incensed Iggy dragging a half-struggling Luigi (who is still very much a mess) down the hall.

After some explanations from Iggy, denials from ‘overwork’ by Luigi, and voiced concern for the same thing happening to Bowser-

Well, they somehow BOTH ended up sitting at the Royal Family’s table being force-fed a variety of food- and scolded by many frustrated Koopalings.

In the end, the Koopalings have taken it upon themselves to rotate ‘Break Duties’ since the Royal Husbands “are failing as adults”- as worded by Ludwig.

Bowser would have argued against that, but…

He still couldn’t get the image of Luigi out of his mind, with greasy hair, dark eyebags, and a distant demeanor that scared him. Nevermind that he was a day away from the same predicament, seeing his husband in that condition painfully drove the point home.

With that in mind, he’s more than willing to take a break- and does so with a loud groan as he gets up from his seat and stretches.

(He leaves the office soon after, unaware of the proud gaze of an on-shift Morton.)

…

Luigi somewhat learned his lesson after the Koopalings’ intervention. He got better with mealtimes, at least bothering to take a few bites of food before continuing on his projects, and had been a little proud of remembering to take a shower that morning. Sleeping, however?

Er- looking at the Lab’s clock, it’s been almost a whole day that he hadn’t slept. A normal time! Although-

He’s tempted to do an all-nighter again, especially as he sees the current project (a multi-purpose clock, ironically) more than half completed.

In fact, he is already reaching for the screwdriver-

BANG!

Before the Lab’s doors burst open-

And his husband bustles in, barely giving Luigi time to turn around before his husband yoinks him from his seat and charges back out of the lab.

“B-Bowser?!” Luigi tries to wiggle out of his grasp. “Let me down!”

“Nope.”

“But- but I need to-“

“Nope.”

“Is that really all you’re going to say?”

“Nope. Also, you’re coming with me.”

“Apparently.” Luigi huffs, but hardly feels frustrated as he relaxes in Bowser’s warm arms.

It’s almost comfy enough to sleep right then and there.

But Bowser isn’t letting him settle in before plopping him onto their bed (when did they get to their room?).

“Come on, arms up.”

Blearly following his command, he only realizes what his husband is doing after his shirt is already over his head and the largest sleep shirt is shoved down in its place.

“I-“ He is interrupted by a yawn. “I can dress myself…”

“I believe you.” But Bowser continues, absently taking off his own studded bands once done with his task.

Luigi sighs, but crawls into to nest-like bed they have set up since… well, a long time, at least.

Once under the covers, he watches Bowser toss his bands across the room. “You gotta stop doin’ that, tesoro. You’re goin’ to break an’ther mirror...”

“Sleep.”

And there he was, under the covers and curling around him with the same tenderness he’s done since they started dating.

“Buonanotte, amore mio.”

He feels his muzzle nuzzle into the top of his head.

“Goodnight, starlight.”

[crimsonwolfheadcanonsandsnippets]

Sweater

(Notes: DAY THREE. I’m so proud of myself for staying (somewhat) on top of these. Also, learning that Zatanna’s normally Bruce’s age made me so sad. So many people will never know the joy that is Dick and Zatanna as a ship. Their ship name being “Chalant” gives me life. I love them so much.)

Zatanna gets a call a little early in the morning from Robin. “I want to invite you to come see me.”

“You want me to come spend time with you in Gotham?” Zatanna asks. 

“Yep,” Robin answers over the phone. 

“Wow, okay. When do you want me to come?” 

“Got time this afternoon?” 

“I do.” 

“Then I can meet you at the East Zeta-Tube at two.” 

“Alright, sounds like a plan, bye Rob.” 

“Bye, Z.” Robin hangs up. 

“Who was that?” M’gann asks. 

Zatanna looks up and she’s standing by the couch. “Robin.”

“He called your cell?” 

Zatanna nods as she gets up. “I have some stuff to do so I’ll talk to you later, M’gann.” 

Zatanna goes to her room and shuts the door. She goes back and forth about the situation, trying to figure out what he’s planning. When it gets close to two, she calls Artemis. 

“Hey, what’s up?” Artemis asks. 

“I need to ask you something,” Zatanna answers. 

“Shoot.” 

“If a guy asks you to spend time with him does that mean that he’s actually interested in you and not just hitting on you?” 

“If it’s Wally, that really depends. If it’s Robin like I think it is, I would have to assume so because the only person that can visit him at home is Wally. Wally knows his identity though, so that adds to it. They’re friends outside of this.” 

“Okay, I’ll have to dress appropriately.” 

“Do you want me to come over and help you out?” 

“You can.” 

“I’ll be right there,” Artemis says. “Bye, Zatanna.” 

“Bye,” Zatanna replies before Artemis hangs up. 

She opens her closet and starts pulling out stuff that is reasonable to wear. Artemis comes in and immediately throws away all of her options. 

“It gets cold in Gotham,” Zatanna argues as Artemis starts looking through Zatanna’s short sleeved shirts. 

“It’s not that cold today, I checked on the way over,” Artemis says. “This shirt is really cute.” 

Zatanna looks up and smiles. It’s a pink blouse that her dad got for her before… Her smile vanishes and she shakes her head. 

“Okay, I’ll find something else.” 

Artemis spends another ten minutes rummaging through Zatanna’s closet before she settles on black leggings, a purple skirt, and one of Zatanna’s short sleeved, white dress shirts. Zatanna changes and then comes out for Artemis to see it. 

“You look fantastic,” Artemis says. 

“Thanks,” Zatanna replies. “I like this skirt because it’s a twirling skirt.” 

Artemis takes Zatanna back into her room and does her makeup and once she’s done, Zatanna grabs her warm boots. She pulls them on and Artemis compliments the complete look. 

“No more waiting around here,” Artemis says. “He’s probably waiting for you since it took a little bit longer than I expected.” 

Zatanna nods, then goes over to the Zeta-Tube. She punches in the Gotham Zeta-Tube, then goes through. Zatanna comes through the other side and Robin’s waiting in a green hoodie and his sunglasses. She smiles at him and while she can’t read his expression, his normal smile isn’t where it’s supposed to be. They walk out from the alleyway and the wind hits Zatanna like a bus. 

I should’ve worn pants. This is too cold. Oh man, he’s gonna notice and say something. Do I lie? Nah. If he asks, I’ll be honest.

They walk a couple more feet before Robin elbows her lightly. “You look cold.” 

Zatanna laughs, “I am. Artemis said that I’d be fine since it wasn’t that cold today, but she clearly didn’t hear about the wind.” 

“Good thing I got something for  you then,” Robin says with a sly smile. 

“What did you get me?” Zatanna asks. 

He offers her the box in his hands and she pulls the ribbon off. 

“Very nice ribbon,” she teases. 

“Yeah, Bowser did it.” 

“Who?” 

“Nevermind, just open it.” 

She opens the box and a beautiful purple and black sweater’s inside. “Oh, this is so nice,” she says, pulling it out. 

“I noticed that you seemed to like borrowing Artemis’ green sweater but you didn’t have one, so I thought you’d like it. That was the only one they had that wasn’t a color that looked like a highlighter or like someone threw up, so I wasn’t completely sure whether that was the perfect color scheme.” 

Zatanna laughs as she pulls the sweater on. “This is amazing, Rob.” 

“Richard,” he corrects,  “but I do prefer Dick.” 

She turns so fast that Robin stops walking and looks a little surprised. “You just told me your name.” 

“Yeah,” he says. 

“If I’m gonna keep asking you out, it’s really only appropriate. I trust you with that.” 

“That may be the nicest thing you’ve ever said,” she replies. 

“I feel like the standards are in hell, what am I doing?” he asks, waving his arms a bit. 

“No, no. That’s not it. You keep that secret so close to your chest that only Wally knows it. We haven’t known each other nearly as long as you’ve known Wally, so this just feels really special.” 

“Oh, that makes more sense. Well, glad that I made your day.” He offers her his arm. “Ready for coffee?” 

She nods, then links arms with him. The two chat about what’s been going on at the Cave while walking to the coffee shop, Zatanna gently pressed against Robin’s side as they walk.

[favoritenintendocharacterbracket]

Round 1 is Over, and Round 2 is starting up

In round 2 I'll finally use the polls tag. I should've a long time ago

Here's my breakdown.

N beat Mr. Game & Watch, in a battle themed around Black and White

Ashley beats Alear in a battle of A

Frye beats Ayumi

Cynthia beat Mona

Shy Guy beat Mym. I feel like she'd be more popular if her game was more famous

Acht beats Seliph

Susie beat Akari

Bobby beat Noah. I wonder if Noah would teach Bobby how to be an offseer. Of if he'd offsee...nevermind

Raven Beak beat Yunobo

Yoshi beat Elisanne. I think she'd be secretly happy to have met something so cute

Queen Sonia beat Nemona

The Squirtle Family beats Claude

Lysithea beat Matthew

Midna beat the Miis

Timerra beat Xane

Arven beat Karate Joe

Marina beat Acerola

Starfy beat the Fighting Polygon Team. I'll play his game someday

Dimentio beat Zethia

Isaac beat Prince of Sablé

Daisy beat Inkling

Red beat Commander Tarter

Penn beats Captain Rainbow

Stitches beats Midgardsormr

Marth beats Dimitri. I didn't expect that. Maybe I should've used timeskip Dimitri. Maybe in the losing bracket

Capitalism beats Piracy. Tom Nook wins

Dark Pit beats the Great Sage

Rosalina beats Leif

Agent 8 beats the Ice Climbers

Cragalanche beat Starman

Ashley beats Nedrick

Vaati beats Nia. I hope she lasts longer in the losing bracket

Toadette beat Shulk

Queen Sectonia beat Ephraim

Purple Pikmin beats Mr. Grizz

Celeste beats Laxi

Marina beats Cherry, but it was neck in neck

Zelda (Era of the Wild) beat Edelgard

Twink beats the twink.

Lakitu beat Eirika

Olimar beats the Duck Hunt Dog

Shiver beat Dixie Kong

Ike beat Notte

Lucario beat Teba

Meta Knight slays the Waterwraith. Thank you Meta Knight!

Marx beat Ranzel

Lubba beats Kyle Hyde

Fox beat Melia

R.O.B. beat Soren

Xerneas beat Geno

Alm beats Chelle

Admiral Bobbery beats Chrom

Pearl beat Toadsworth

Mario beat Kumatora

Lucas beat Mineru

Galacta Knight beat Hilda. The Hero of another world beat the Princess of another world

Villager beat DJ Octavio. I wonder if he'd move into his town

Bowser beat Louie, proving to be the better villain despite being less evil

Luigi beat Mallow, proving to be the more popular green

Grovyle the Thief beat Mio

Peach beat Pikachu

Kaepora Gaebora beat Morgan. Morgan loves to learn, but even they probably fell asleep listening to him

The Charmander Family beat Sami

Tulin beat Tia

Zelda (Skyward Sword) beat the Talking Flower

Lucina beat the Happy Mask Salemen. I wonder if she bought anything

Toon Link beat Min Min

Captain Falcon beat Mallow

Penny beat Yveltal

Bandana Waddle Dee beat Oatchi

Daruk beat Lola Pop

Lora beat Cleo

Marie beats Ness. Her fans are very passionite

K.K. Slider beats Ogerpon

Callie beats Pyra

Waluigi beat Penny. He's never met Wario's friend Penny I don't think.

Matt beats Takamaru

Pit beats Purah

Urbosa beat Riju is a family? match up

Porky beat Egil is a niche Nintendo RPG villian match up

Revali beat Takumi in a battle of arrogent wind using archers

Isabelle beats Quan

[chaifootsteps]

theres something extremely karmatic about Viv’s fandoms spending years being heinous and toxic and then getting a reality check when non-fans start being blunt with HH, like theyre so offended at the fact some people dont want to watch a 30 min pilot to understand a mid teaser (nevermind how condescending and passive aggressive it was, “guess what bitches hahah suck it haters” followed by bowser fart gif Charlie was rly something). I was reading this thread the other day and it left me speechless https://x.com/pokesuko/status/1707862693271441685?s=46

Everything you're saying is true, I'm just laughing a stupid amount at Bowser fart gif Charlie.

[kingbcwser]

//sb: Wtf no I'm not a monsterfucker

Bowser: hey

sb: nevermind

[frostyreturns]

Saw the Mario movie and it honestly could have been the best video game movie adaptation ever... if they hadn't shit the bed so hard with the voice casting. Not a single character sounded even remotely good. Every character voice was so distinctly the voice of the actor that it ruined any immersion into the story. Mario sounded like Chris Pratt, Luigi sounded like Charlie Day...they didn't even sound italian nevermind cartoonishly italian like they should. I could not picture Kranky Kong as anything but Fred Armisen it was terrible, the guy has 3 voices and I'm sorry but down syndrome stallone isn't a voice I'd have picked for that character but I guess it's better than the gay dude voice or the very spanish voice.

Jack Black might have been a good Bowser voice but it's just so distinctly Jack Black and they even altered the Bowser character to more closely resemble Jack Blacks schtick that you don't hear him as Bowser.

Toad sounded totally wrong as well but nothing comes even close to how awful Seth Rogen was as Donkey Kong. Is Donkey Kong some fat stoner retard that comes off like a dickhead...because that's what he sounded like being voiced by Rogen. At least everybody else tried to do a voice of some kind... Seth Rogen just talked and chuckled like Seth Rogen. Bring back everyone who did this movie except fire the casting director...like into the sun.

[oraclememehacker]

"...Why are we talking about Bowser's ass?...actually I don't want to know, nevermind. I've been on the internet too long to know where that ends up."

[mdizzle999872]

Nurse Isabelle

Wolf let out an annoyed growl as he sat in the hospital bed. His leg had been broken out in space thanks to a stray asteroid.

His leg was being held up by a wire in the air for medical reasons. Of course he had tried to escape a few times but that just made the staff add restraints to his bed. He was a busy guy! He had jobs to finish, Foxes to kill! He couldn't be expected to just lay in bed!

Except that he was expected to do just that. Nintendo hospital was well versed in keeping some heavy hitters on as staff. Big guys like Chunky Kong and that polar bear from Ice Climbers. The kind that could easily hold him down. He was stuck, like it or not!

So belted to the bed he continued to growl until Dr. Mario came in holding a clipboard.

"Hello, Wolf. Imma afraid I got some bad news. Your broken leg is a little more severe than we thought so it looks like you'll need around the clock monitoring."

"Well what's the good news?"

"That was the good news."

"THAT was the good news?!"

"Compared-a to the rest? Yes."

Wolf growled a little louder.

"You see-a, we recently been forced to accept Pikmin as patients and-a we are filling up awfully-a fast. So we can't-a really afford to have you stay-a here."

"What?! What about my leg?!"

"Not to worry. I'll be assigning you a live in-a nurse to look after you at home."

"I live in space." Wolf dryly spat.

This excuse didn't fly with Dr. Mario at all. He placed the clipboard down on a filing cabinet and looked at him with lowered eyelids.

"We both know Sakurai gave you a house-a. Not to worry, this-a nurse, she's a real hard worker. She started as an intern but she worked-a so hard!"

"Who is it? Peach? You don't think Bowser is going to mind her spending time with another villain do you?"

Dr. Mario stared at Wolf coldly for a moment. The mercenary was starting to make bedside manner a tough challenge.

"I would put away the wolfish grin. I believe you already met-a her." He opened the door and threw out his hands like a magician dramatically revealing his assistant. "It's-a her, Isabelle!"

Isabelle hopped out into the doorway wearing a little nurse's outfit.

"Hi Wolf! It's been a while, huh?"

Panic immediately took over the space villain.

"NOOOOOO!!!"

He struggled in bed but he his restraints were too tight.

He flailed in bed as he desperately tried to escape, but of course it was futile.

Eventually he settled for whimpering in the bed as he looked at Dr. Mario with pleading eyes.

"Please, no. Not Isabelle!"

"Now Wolf," Dr. Mario held up his finger as if he were about to lecture a child. "I only said she started as an intern. She's-a worked hard and is an official nurse now, she's-a got all her qualifications for this-a job."

"NO!!! You don't understand! She's INTO me!! She was constantly hitting on me!! I thought I got her to leave me alone when I told her off but she eventually came back to do it again but brought a pony friend to do it WITH her!!!"

"......... What? Nevermind. I suppose-a if you REALLY want a different nurse, we could call-a in somebody else." Dr. Mario brought the clipboard over to Wolf. "This is how-a much it would cost."

Wolf's eyes bugged out of his sockets for a moment when he saw the price.

"THAT'S A LOT OF BELLS!!!" Once Wolf's shock was over he turned to Dr. Mario in confusion. "Why are you only accepting bells as currency?"

"It was MY idea!" chirped Isabelle.

"Oops! I'm-a so sorry, that's your bill." He turned the page. "Here's -a how much it would cost-a you to switch out."

Wolf saw the actual price and suddenly his head felt dizzy. He swayed back and forth before ultimately fainting on the bed.

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Wolf's House....

Wolf awoke several hours later in a daze. His vision was blurred but slowly everything was starting to come into focus. He was still in a bed but it didn't look like the one from the hospital. He also appeared to be on the first floor. Also strange since last time he checked he was on the thirtieth floor.

He was facing a window but he didn't recognize any of the shrubbery. The room itself was different from the one at the hospital as well. It has desk drawers on each side of the bed with lamps on them and there was a cabinet for clothes under the window he was facing.

Safe to say, he wasn't in the hospital anymore.

Then his last memories of the hospital came flooding back to him.

"Oh no..."

His fears were confirmed as Isabelle walked in with her little nurse's outfit on, carrying a tray of food as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Oh, hi Wolf! I see you finally woke up from your little nappy. We moved you here while you were out because Dr. Mario said that it was important to get your rest in while you could!"

"Isabelle, I swear! If you try to pull a Misery on me, I will gnaw my own leg off!!"

Isabelle tilted her head to the side in confusion. "A misery??? I'm not sure what you're talking about. All I know is that I'm going to be your live in nurse!"

Isabelle propped the tray up and set it so he could eat it in bed.

"The road to recovery may be a long and tough one but don't you worry! Isabelle will do her best!!"

She spooned some food and held it out to him. "Now it's time to eat some yummy nutritious hospital food! Say 'Aaaaaah'!"

Wolf turned his head away, he did NOT want to give her the satisfaction!

"Oh come on, Wolf! You have to eat up if you want to get better! Here comes the airplane..."

Wolf turned again, still refusing.

Isabelle gave him a flirtatious smile. "You know, if you don't eat any of this food.... then as a responsible nurse I might just have to chew it up for you and 'forcefully' feed you. You know, since you're my patient and all..."

Isabelle had to jump back as Wolf, without warning, suddenly started to go completely rabid on his hospital food. It was like watching a frenzy, Wolf made sure there wasn't even a scrap of food left.

Wolf panted out of breath as the last of his food was gone. He was certain he didn't even taste it. It was worth it though, he couldn't give Isabelle any opportunity.

"Oh my!! Such a vigorous appetite! You'll be better in no time! Oh but look..." Isabelle's flirty smile came back. "You've made a mess all over the bed! You naughty boy."

Wolf only let out an annoyed growl in response.

Isabelle left for a little bit but came back with a wheelchair.

"I'll clean up things here while you get a little exercise. Don't worry, these sheets will be cleaned up in a jiffy."

Wolf growled a little louder and tossed his tray to the other side of the room. He needed to scoot over to the side of bed and it took him longer than he liked.

Isabelle didn't seem to mind though, she just stood there patiently waiting for him. In fact, he believed her tail was wagging.

He landed in the wheelchair and gave Isabelle an annoyed look.

"Don't think this means anything!"

Isabelle held her cheeks in embarrassment.

"Oh no, of course not! That would be horribly unprofessional of me! But rest assured..." she smiled again. "Isabelle will be doing her very best... For you, Wolf."

Wolf shuddered for a moment in his wheelchair.

Isabelle wheeled him out to a different room and Wolf learned that a lot of the house was barren. There wasn't really a lot to look at, even the floor was just wooden paneling. He did spot a stand with a book on it. This was the destination for him designed by Isabelle.

"While I'm busy, feel free to read this book I found for you."

Wolf picked it up and looked at the title. It read "Wolf Crossbreeds With Shih Tzus".

"Oh My Sakurai!! Isabelle!!!"

"What? It's just a book I thought you would find genuinely interesting. Cleaning up your mess might take a while so feel free to read as much of that book as you like!"

Wolf didn't even bother to growl this time, there was no point! He just hung his head in defeat.

He had no way out of this situation.

Well that wasn't necessarily true.... She had wheeled him out to what looked like the front door. It was open too.

Now, Wolf was not a nice wolf. An argument could be made that he was right up there with Bowser and Ganondorf.... but he also wasn't a dumb wolf either. He knew that even if he did make a break for it he would just ultimately end up right back where he started.

He didn't know exactly where he was, he didn't know the planet, the city, he didn't even know the neighborhood. He also knew he would need to contact his team if he really wanted to leave but he didn't have a means to do that.

No. Like it or not, he was stuck.

He pounded the arm of his wheelchair in frustration.

He still refused to give into Isabelle's tactics though. He would NOT let Stockholm syndrome set in!

Isabelle's happy humming caught his attention though. She leaned back so he could see her.

"Oh and Wolf? We might need to talk later about 'bathing procedures'."

"NOOOOOO!!!"

Panic had overridden the rational part of his brain he had been using to keep himself inside. He used his arms to wheel himself out the front door like a bat out of Hell.

There was no logic. There was no reason. There was only fear and the survival instinct to escape.

It looked like a fairly normal neighborhood but Wolf didn't care. He whimpered louder than he would have liked, loud enough for anybody to hear. Again, he didn't care. He needed to escape!

He was about two blocks away when he noticed that he was starting to pick up speed... without him pushing...

More speed was added without his help and it dawned on him.

He was on a hill.

He tried to slow down but his breaks grinded against the wheels and snapped off. And the hill was only getting steeper.

His saving grace turned out to be a simple pothole in the road but that didn't mean he was okay. At the speed he had hit it, he was sent flying through the air right into the thornbush on somebody's lawn.

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Isabelle plucked another thorn out of her favorite lupine.

"Wolf! I was talking about you putting a garbage bag over your leg! You really didn't need to freak out like that. Oh now look at you. My poor Wolfy!"

She plucked three more thorns with her tiny tweasers.

"Everything is going to be alright though. Your nurse is here and rest assured, Isabelle will do her best!"

She was climbing all over his body plucking out out thorns, he was only allowing this because there were some thorns he simply could not get out himself.

"I can't believe you tried to make a break for it like that. What were you thinking?!"

"I WAS ONLY DOING THAT BECAUSE..."

To Wolf's surprise, Isabelle actually smacked him one on the snout.

"Stop moving! I don't need you making my work any harder than it actually is!"

No less than fifteen more thorns were pulled.

"There. I'm done!"

"Good!"

"Now stay here while I go get some bandaids and disinfectant!"

Wolf didn't want to admit it but Isabelle was essentially doing the job of taking care of him, so there was at least some level of professionalism.

She walked in to the next room, trusting Wolf not to make another run for it.

"Oh by the way, Wolf. We don't have cable or streaming or any of that stuff so I got a bunch of movies for you! Nothing kills time better than some good entertainment. Hm. No disinfectant. I guess iodine will do..."

"IODINE?!"

Isabelle walked back in to the room carrying the bandaids and iodine but her demeanor had changed back to her friendly nature.

"I got all types of movies we can watch! Balto, Old Yeller, Isle of Dogs, Beethoven, Bolt, Homeward Bound, or..."

She raised her eyebrows suggestively at him. "If you're feeling a little lonely, we could watch..." She smiled at him. "Marley and Me."

Of course Isabelle also had this way of INDIRECTLY flirting with him. He had to do something! It was only going to get worse from here!

Isabelle hid her face behind her hands. "Oh my! What am I even saying?! Such behavior is so inappropriate for a nurse and her patient! Of course I am only talking about watching movies but still... I guess we could watch something a little more calming like Landy and the Tramp... Wait!! No!!! That's in the completely wrong direction! Think Isabelle! Oh!! We could watch the Scooby Doo movie..."

As Isabelle rambled on, Wolf stared down at his cast.

'This leg...' thought Wolf. 'This LEG IS THE PROBLEM!!! If it weren't for this broken leg, I wouldn't even BE in this mess! Well she doesn't need to worry about healing my broken leg, IF THERE'S NO LEG TO HEAL!!!'

Wolf let out a feral growl before biting down on the part of his leg that wasn't in a cast.

"OH MY GOODNESS!!! WOLF, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

He felt her little paws on him, trying to get him to stop but he didn't care. Wolf ignored Isabelle and continued to gnaw on his leg.

Just when he was starting to feel like he was starting to begin to make some headway he felt a small pinch on the back of his neck. His head began to swim and his vision started to get blurry. He couldn't feel his jaw anymore and then... He passed out.

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Wolf awoke several hours later in a daze.

"Ooooh... My head!"

"Wolf!! Thank Sakurai you're awake! You really had me worried there. What a fright!"

"What.... Isabelle??"

Something was wrong. Wolf was leaning back on a recliner but how did he get there? Isabelle obviously drugged him with something but she was still a very small dog. She would need help to move his body around, especially if he was unconscious.

It was then that he noticed that he was wearing something around his neck. Why it almost felt like a...

"No. You wouldn't..." He brought up his hands and felt the device around his neck. "You didn't!" There was no denying it. "You CONED ME?!"

Yes. Wolf was wearing a cone. The exact kind you would see a house dog wearing after surgery.

"Of course not! Don't be silly. Dr. Mario coned you!"

"What?!"

"I'm sorry, Wolf. But you really made it necessary! It was lucky I had that sedative on me or you would have chewed right through your own leg! I knew I was going to need help to get you under control so I called Dr. Mario over."

"No!" Wolf brought his hands up to the cone. "I want it off!"

"Oh no no no! We can't have that!"

Isabelle ran over and Wolf started to realize just how powerful that sedative really was. Because Isabelle grabbed his hands and actually forced them down.

To his surprise, armbands were added to his chair and Isabelle had no problem strapping his wrists into them.

So now his head was in a cone, his hands were tied down at the wrists, and his leg was broken. Outside of his one good leg, he was basically immobile.

One might even call him at Isabelle's mercy.

"Dr. Mario brought over this new wheelchair to replace the one with the broken breaks, it was lucky it had these restraints too. He said I might need them! Well anyways, that was the good news."

"The 'good' news? As in, there's bad news too?!"

"I'm afraid so, Wolfy. Patching up your little bitey bite didn't come for free so Dr. Mario added that to your bill. Along with the house visit and the new chair."

Isabelle dropped some papers into his cone. He could see the new total amount he owed. Mario may have been the hero of the mushroom kingdom the payment for his medical services was nothing short of villainous.

Wolf reeled his head back and howled in sorrow.

"AWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

He felt Isabelle staring at him and saw that she was with glassed over eyes. The same kind of eyes a pet dog would give when begging for scraps at the table.

"What?"

"I............. you... You sound pretty."

Wolf slumped forward in defeat.

'Oh...' he thought. 'Oh what harm can it do? Fighting it only seems to make it worse so my best bet is to just roll with it until I'm better. What's the worst that can happen?'

[Insert Musical Que For Montage Here]

Imagine me and you, I do

Wolf stoically ate some soup being spoon-fed to him by Isabelle.

I think about you day and night, it's only right

Wolf sat in bed as Isabelle started to read to him from a large book.

To think about the girl you love and hold her tight

Fully strapped into his wheelchair, Isabelle lead Wolf through the park where he could hear onlookers snicker at him.

So happy together

Isabelle leaned a little closer to Wolf and started to happily wag her tail.

If I should call you up, invest a dime

It was finally movie night. Isabelle put one of her many DVDS into the player and sat with Wolf on the couch.

And you say you belong to me, and ease my mind

As the movie played, Isabelle scooted a little closer to Wolf and Wolf scooted a little bit farther away from Isabelle. This continued until Wolf was at the end of the couch.

Imagine how the world could be, so very fine Isabelle stretch out her arms like she was tired and then feigned falling asleep with her head on his lap.

So happy together

Isabelle wheeled Wolf up to the top of a hill where he could see the whole town.

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you

Isabelle started throwing flowers over his head and he was completely powerless to stop it.

For all my life

Isabelle was throwing so many flowers that Wolf's cone filled to the brim with them.

When you're with me, baby, the skies'll be blue

At the kitchen table, Wolf had downed three bowls of hospital brand pudding and was asking for more. Isabelle wagged her tail excitedly and ran off.

For all my life

She came back a moment later holding what looked like an ice cream gallon container labeled 'Hospital Brand Pudding: Industrial Sized'

Me and you, and you and me

Because Wolf was downing the food so fast, Isabelle had elected to feed him from the entire thing itself. So she climbed up onto the table and popped the top off of the container.

No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be

However, because of her angle, when she tried to get a spoonful of the food for him she ended up pouring all of the contents into his cone. His entire head was completely cemented in pudding, his cone serving as some kind of giant bowl. You couldn't even see his face anymore as a giant air bubble broke out of the pudding.

The only one for me is you, and you for me

Isabelle had successfully rescued Wolf but his entire head was covered in pudding so she wheeled him outside where she took the garden hose to him. The force of the garden hose, however, knocked him onto his back as soon as it hit his face.

So happy together

They were in the bathroom now and Isabelle was using a hair dryer to dry Wolf's face. After a bit she stopped and Wolf's face fur fluffed out on end.

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Eventually at the hospital...

"Okay Wolf, times up. You-a ready to get your cast off?"

"I'm ready to leave Isabelle, that's for sure."

"Now that's-a too bad. She keeps-a talking about how-a nice you smell."

Dr. Mario started to cut the cast and Wolf rolled his eyes.

"I guess she likes the smell of pudding because I still reek of it!"

With the cast off, Wolf took a few experimental steps to find that he was fine.

"Now then, about-a your bill..."

"Oh don't worry, Doc. You'll get your money, but first I need to do something much more important!"

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Wolf's House...

Wolf stared at the house from his space ship. So much time spent there, so many embarrassing moments he was forced to experience there, so many indirect advances he'd received from Isabelle, and. So. Much. Anger he had to repress.

Well no more!

He was going to let everything out! He'd make sure everything he suffered through would stay buried in the past.

He fired.

He shot as many laser blasts as he possibly could at the house. His barrage sent wooden planks flying in broken pieces. Varnished furniture was set ablaze. The very structure of the house itself was turned into a burning crippled wreck.

Wolf looked at the smoking pile of ruin and let out a small laugh. His laughter grew until it was a full fledged evil cackle. It didn't matter what happened now, this place could never hurt him again.

His thoughts did drift to Isabelle for a second. He hadn't seen her all day. She wasn't at the hospital and she certainly wasn't in the house.

He brushed the thought away. She wasn't here to bother him and that was all that mattered.

What did matter was paying his bills. He could probably raid an ancient civilization somewhere on some planet that had lots of bells. He wasn't sure where such a planet would exist but he knew where he could start looking.

And that was wherever Fox McCloud currently was.

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Some Far Off Galaxy...

Team StarFox was in formation towing a giant stone bell behind them.

"Alright, we just get this bell down to the planet below and the ancient evil should remained sealed. Let's wrap this up gang!"

Wolf chimed in on his channel. "I'm afraid I can't let you do that,Fox!"

"Wolf!" Fox sounded almost happy to see him. "You've made a full recovery!"

"Yes!!" Wolf nearly snarled in response. "And you won't believe the pain I have planned for you! Why you'll need a hospital trip yourself once I'm done with you! IF you even survive that is!"

Fox grinned calmly to the threat. "Well, I'm afraid I can't let you not let me do this."

"Huh?"

"Think about it for a sec."

"... Oh!"

"I thought you'd try something like this once you healed up so I took some precautions. Tell me, did you notice anything different with your ship before takeoff?"

"It was seventeen pounds heavier but so what? You snuck something on board before takeoff? I'm not going to believe a goody two shoes like you would plant a bomb or something like that!"

"Well it's less of a 'what' and more of a 'who'..."

Wolf's pupils shrunk in fear.

"....... You wouldn't!"

"Wouldn't what? Help a lovely young lady get closer to her crush? Well, why don't you just look behind you and decide for yourself?"

Wolf had never turned around behind himself so fast in his entire life.

Walking out from the cargo hold, rubbing sleep from her eyes was Isabelle.

"I really need to lay off the odango so much, that was the roughest nap I've ever had! Not sure why Mr. McCloud said this would be a good place to sleep..."

They spotted each other almost immediately.

Wolf's jaw hung open in horror as realization slowly settled in on Isabelle.

"Wolf?!"

".... No..."

"This was YOUR ship?!"

"...No!"

"So THAT'S what Mr. McCloud meant when he said I would wake up to a big surprise!"

"No!!"

"Wait! Does this mean that you've changed your mind about having a secretary?!"

"NOOOOOO!!!"

From Fox's point of view, Wolf's entire ship freaked out. It was spinning in every direction and jostling awkwardly while Wolf's panicked screaming could be heard over the channel.

It didn't calm down at all from this point as the ship started to spiral out of control to the point where it was starting to enter the atmosphere of the planet below.

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Eventually... On the planet below...

Wolf growled loudly and angrily in the wreckage of his own ship. He had already let out a distress beacon but that wasn't his problem.

"And there!" Isabelle beamed. "The cast for both of your legs is set!"

Yes. In the crash, Wolf had not only wrecked his ship beyond flight but also broken both of his legs. Isabelle had offered to make him some temporary casts until they were rescued and he couldn't refuse.

So now he was trapped here, on a desolate planet, unable to escape by himself, with TWO broken legs... with Isabelle.

"That was quite the crash you gave us! Not sure why you did that... I'm also not sure why you shot up your own house either. That was a gift from Sakurai; what's he gonna think about that? You bad boy."

Isabelle started to wag her tail.

"I have to admit, I was a little... mopey given my current situation. The hospital let me go because I didn't fill out the proper paperwork and I was a sad puppy because I wasn't going to see you everyday anymore.... Then Mr. McCloud told me that if I just tried to sleep my blues away in this place that reminded him of you, I would wake up to a big surprise that would make me feel better! I guess he was right!"

If it was possible, Wolf hated Fox even more now.

"So now that I'm not a nurse anymore I guess it wouldn't be inappropriate for us to date. I mean, it's not like you got anything better to do at the moment. Were you trying to steal that big bell to pay your bills? That isn't the kind of bell we take for payment, you know? Besides, with blowing up your house I think your bill is even bigger now."

Wolf's growling started to turn into a sad whimper.

"Wolfy... So complex! Bark! Bark! Bark!"

The End.

[eaterofpi]

Nintendo Direct Switch 2 4-2-25 Reaction Post!!

I didn't wake up in time for this direct… It was simply too early for me.. But.. A new era of Nintendo is starting…

Oh Seriously.. The Target Ball?? Oh!!! New Nintendo Direct Graphics!! Starting off with the New Mario Kart.. Let's see how it is!! We already knew about the game, and the game still looks fantastic!! OH SERIOUSLY, the Mario All Stars Racing Transformed?? WALL RIDING?? COW PLAYABLE??? TRYCJ DRIVING?? COSTUMES?? Mario Kart World… That's wild…--Err.. World.. WHAT?? Drive ANYWHERE??? DRIVE BETWEEN COURSES?? THE MEGA MUSHROOM IS BACK?? You can just.. Free Roam?? At one's own pace?? Drive with Friends?? LAUNCH TITLE?? It is getting a Direct as well?? April 17th..

Console Features.. Joy-Con 2!!! C button.. What could this button do.. VOICE CHAT ON DA CONSOLE?? GameChat!! They DID add a Mic!! This changes a lot.. I could possibly stream Switch 2 very easily!! Screen Sharing too?? Crazy.. Now you can backseat game your friends while they play anything!!! Now.. Can one minimize it?? I'm scared of that camera.. NINTENDO SWITCH 2 CAMERA?? The silly perriferals are back?? We got you back.. Wii Speak.. Even showing it off during Mario Party? That really is crazy.. Switch 2 Streaming might be much more easy to set up, I have to deal with a lot of delay normally and syncing things..

New Experience?? Orthello.. Game Share?? DOWNLOAD PLAY?? ONLINE?? This also.. Changes everything… The console has a better display? It isn't 4k, but 1080p120fps?? Nintendo doing FPS that high?? Magnets, we were expecting that!! No more having to worry!! Mouse Controls!! We also knew that!! What if the built in Mic is better then my own Mic… 3D Audio?? I never used the kickstand much on my Switch, because it was that like.. flimsy little thing.. USB C slots!! MORE STORAGE!! NEW DOCK WITH 4K?? I guess it is 4K…No.. Same Switch Menus.. Fan.. Vital.. They didn't confirm if the joy cons don't drift anymore..

SERIOUSLY?? Inside the Game?? Welcome Tour?? A Unique Guide… SPEED GOLF!!! A Playable Tech Demo Showcase.. Such a good game..PAID?? No… Game Cards are Red now?? I should really find that MicroSD card I have lying around.. I got--- Possibly nevermind.. The System Transfer.. Pro Controller… 2!! G Buttons?? Audio Jack!!! June 5th.. That's 3 months away!! 3 Games?? Oh!! The Switch 2 editions!! Jamboree Update?? Wow.. Mario Party.. 5? is back!! Having a Camera would be scary.. Bowser Live Streaming?? This kinda reminds me of that one Playstation 2 game with the camera you had to buy.. currently it escapes my mind.. Mouse Controls.. Oh… Upgrades aren't free… But this also means Mario Party probably won't be getting a new game for a while.. Legend of Zelda without the frame drops!! OH!! This is also kinda like.. Upgrades are Deluxe versions of games!! Seriously.. Maps for your Zeldas.. Sharing stuff is handy though!! NEW KIRBY STUFF?? Metroid you haven't even released yet… Mouse Controls supported?? Pokemon ZA getting a Switch 2 version as well?? I wanted a Pikmin 4 Deluxe.. The Upgrade Packs.. I hope they aren't too pricy..

Mouse Control Game?? Wheelchair Accessible Basketball?? Nintendo's Answer to Rocket League..It is nice to see Nintendo still make games like this, but I worry that playing this might be a lot on my wrists..

3rd Party Games time.. There's Elden Ring, I haven't really felt like that would be a game I would enjoy playing.. Hades II for the Switch II.. Capcom showing off Street Fighter 6, the Download Play thing will be nice!! Mecha game.. That voice acting… Split Fiction makes sense because of the Game sharing thing!! Launch Title.. E A SPORTS.. It is in the game, or at least that's what I've heard.. TONY HAWK!!! I haven't played one since 4!! I mostly just messed around in the stage builder with cheats on.. SPONGEBOB?? Hitman.. With the Mouse Controls?? banana.. Is this guy's eye.. Golden? They've been keeping these 3rd party announcements really short!! Bravely Default.. Wasn't that from the 3DS?? Yakuza on da Switch.. And so many of these being launch titles.. Nintendo Collab game?? Oh it is Zelda stuff.. Oh no.. The evil beans? But you can play as Zelda.. That's nice!! Nevermind it is Age of Calamity 2.. I don't really like that game because of Nintendo doing a stream of it with Pikmin 3 Deluxe being shown first, and the people in the chat were being really rude to Pikmin..

Switch Online transfers over!! Expansion Pack --- GAMECUBE!!! My friend was right in a way.. Nintendo Classics.. Wind Waker ""HD""!! But how will the Analog Controller work.. Soul Calibur.. The one with Link.. F-ZERO GX!! The Amazing Cutscenes.. 4 Player support!! You can change..--- AMAZING LINE UP IN THE FUTURE?? Chibi Robo will be back.. GAMECUBE CONTROLLER IS ALSO BACK?? I kinda have to buy that one.. Right? And if that GameCube Controller is Bluetooth.. That means a lot for playing games in general..

toby fox.. delgabone chapters 3 and 4.. in da Switch 2 trailer.. But I probably won't be playing it on Switch 2, I would play it my lappy!! So Switch 2 day is Delgabone day.. Borderlands 4.. I'm still kinda worried about it.. CIV 7.. I heard that one wasn't as good.. But the mouse controls might be more playable!! WWE2K!! Jerma Rumble on da Switch.. My feed got stuck on that "Stuck on an Island Game"… Tragic.. "Switching 2" the proper upload.. Which I managed to do easily without spoilers!! Enter the Gungeon 2.. Perhaps Isaac would be nice (although no mods would be rough) Astroneer is a game I've seen pretty much only in game showcase things like this.. And it was a sequel.. The Cyberpunk.. From Fortnites.. The Final Fantsy 7 "Remake".. Switch 2 is getting a lot of games on Launch.. Silksong, just having it for a second in the Switch 2 trailer like Deltarune.. Nintendo is so powerful… Baby Simulator?? Puyos and Rune Factory!! I feel a bit bad for Fast Fusion.. FORTNITE!!! It is RIDGE RACER!! Human Fall Flat 2.. I bought that for my Switch 1, but I never ended up playing it, because I already had it on PC… The Final.. Third Party game.. Sleepyhead.. A New From Software game.. These games aren't really my style.. Jetspack.. It's kinda rough having a long trailer for a game you don't really care much about..

I'm free from 3rd Party!! KIRBY?? No.. These graphics are too Smash Bros… WAIT.. AIR RIDE 2???? You can't just announce a sequel to a cult classic!! BULK STAR!! Kirby.. AIR RIDERS?? OH SERIOUSLY.. THE SMASH GUY WAS WORKING ON IT.. The guy's secret game.. The finale.. (true) Ever Oasis 2? Donkey Kong?? It is DONKEY KONG.. They are using that new style for him too!! 3D as well.. and it.. That TERRAIN DEFORMATION?? It is like.. DK64.. 2?? (DK65?) Seriously.. The Classic style?? So Expressive!! Donkey Kong.. Bananza… Already feels much different then your 3D Marios!! Quick Recap!! Oh no.. Do I get the bundle with Mario Kart… Digitally.. Well.. At least I have that Mario Kart Direct to look forward to later this month!! I don't know if I should watch the Treehouse, because it might be better to go into the game with pure information.. And I will probably hear about things from the Treehouse from friends anyway!!

That was a pretty good Direct!! I won't say it was as good as that original Switch 1 Presentation all the way back in 2017, but it is still quite good!!

I think I am most excited for Mario Kart, GameCube Nintendo Classics, Deltarune (On PC), and the Mario Party Upgrade!! Oh!! Kirby Air Riders as well!! But I don't know if I would be able to get all of them instantly!!

[sketchedboba]

How I see this going down pt.5:

Uncle Mario

Luigi: Mario! *Excitedly rushes over and hugs him tightly*

Mario: Lu! *hugging back*

Mario: *face straightens, getting serious, and whispers* He didn't hurt you, did he?

Luigi: Mario! You know he's changed..

Mario: I'll believe it when I see it, he COULD still hurt you. *moves out of the hug*

Bowser: *steps out of his ship* Just say you're scared, still as short as ever in every way, huh pepper flake?

Mario: I'll knock that grin off your scaly as-

Luigi: Language! There are kids listening..

Mario: *turns to him* kids?! You don't mean you... BOWSER I SWEAR IF YOU-

Bowser: If I what? *confused*

Luigi: Mario!

Mario: Nevermind, what's this talk about kids?

Iggy: *spin dashes in his shell straight towards Mario.*

Mario: *jumps and skids onto the ground* What the- An ambush?!

Wendy: *steps out* Iggy, you can't keep greeting everyone like that! Besides, you gotta be quicker. Watch! *Spins in her shell and launches herself towards Mario*

Mario: *jumps over her but gets hit by her spikes when she jumps too* AGH!

Wendy: *lands next to Iggy and pops out* see?

Iggy: Oooh! Cool! I'll try that next time.

Luigi: Wendy! *helps Mario up* Sorry about this, they like to roughhouse a bit and she forgets how sharp her shell is.

Wendy: no I don-

Luigi: *head snaps towards her and he glares sternly* Come apologize to your uncle.

Wendy: *shivers* Ok, just a lil...

Mario and Bowser: Uncle?!

Mario: *brushes off his clothes*

Luigi: *takes Bowser's claw* Mi amor, we talked about this.

Bowser: *a bit flustered* Ugh.... Fine, but if he dares hurt any of them.

Luigi: He won't, right bro?

Mario: Yeah, right... *Looks at Wendy and Iggy*

Wendy: Sorry about that...and that your squishy body can't handle my cool attacks!

Mario: *gritting teeth* uh huh, it's no trouble at all...

Lemmy: *sniffs air and walks down to Bowser* I don't smell pepper flakes... Just mushrooms and another human!?

Mario: *pulls Luigi over whispers to him* three?

Luigi: *smiles and eyes beam excitedly* nope, 8!

Mario: *turns back to the ship to see five more silhouettes peering out* Mama mia...

[oh-hell-help-me]

Day 19: Hungry

-please stop-

Super Dimentio cackles in delight as Mario tumbles from a swinging hand, feeling a crunch that has a trembling part of it finally still.

-don’t-

A finger twitches, but it doesn't prevent Paper Mario from getting a missile to the face, or Bowser tanking a headbutt as Peach dashes between its legs in hopes of attacking it from behind-

-you're... hurting them. stop-

Paper Peach is desperately keeping her ground as her parasol blocked projectiles, only to be sent careening back by Paper Bowser and Mario, who has been bodyslammed by a sliding shoe-

-stopsTOPITSTOPIT-

The entity cranes its head unnaturally as its eyes follow Peach, whose attacks simply bounce off.

"Useless."

It raises its hand-

And spasms.

It’s fighting with itself.

Mario would have thought it was just readying another attack, but-

The things arms seemed to wind themselves around the neck- squeezing as the rest of the body jerked in disjointed effort.

-STOPITSTOPITIWILLNOTLETYOU-

His head feels like it's splitting open- no one is shouting but the words are loud enough to feel them crashing into his skull.

"ha."

He looks up (when did he fall to his knees?) and sees the thing's face stretch into a crazed grin.

"hahaHAHAHA!" He hates how the laugh echoes in this place- how it sounds like Luigi but just. Not. "YOU REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE THAT EASY, LITTLE 'HERO'?" It wrenches its arms apart, making a crackling sound that sends Mario's stomach lurching.

The thing has its hands loom over him, now, and while it felt like another blow might end his game-

The hand snaps backward, fingers twisting behind the 'wrist' as the thing wails-

He can't help but feel hope.

"Lu-" He coughs and ignores the iron-tasting wetness clogging his mouth. "Luigi?"

It's not paying any attention to him, or anyone for that matter as the spasming sends it crashing to knees-

"no-NO-!"

The voice sounds nothing like Luigi, but also not like the thing.

"YOu- YOU- ArE NOT The SHowRunNer here-!"

"ShUt... UP!" The thing(?) screams- and shoves a gloved hand deep in its mouth.

It's disgusting to watch, especially as fluids start seeping out-

There's a squelch-

And there a jester is, wrapped in a darkening hand- frozen in shock. as the 'thing' seems to catch its breath.

Mario tries again. "Weegie?"

It's a split second, but he still feels unimaginable relief to see it- no, Luigi, it's Luigi- glance over to him with a tired but warm look.

And then his brother looks back at his hand-

And Mario tries to not feel fear when he sees that familiar face contort into something- dark.

He's never seen Luigi angry, nevermind whatever it is that he sees aimed at Dimentio (and it has to be him, especially as the jester seems to try to squirm out of its Luigi's grasp).

In his peripherals, he sees everyone else in their own state of anticipation, maybe hints of trepidation, and he couldn't blame them-

He wasn't expecting that expression to smooth out.

He definitely didn't expect Luigi's arm to condense with shadows and-

They spread down to his hands, bubbling around the wrist, up the hand-

And then Dimentio is screaming.

"nonoNONONONO- THIS IS NOT- NOT LIKE THIS-"

Mario isn't sure what to feel when he sees the figure get enveloped by those shadows-

The screaming cuts out.

He... feels horror. He hates that it's caused by Luigi. He feels like he's been dunked in an ice bath and left to dry in a freezer. Was that Luigi?

And did it matter, when he sees that towering figure tremble and shrink?

Did it matter when that figure starts to look less like that 'thing' and more like Luigi?

Did it matter when Luigi, and it is Luigi, he could hear his voice, see his face even if a bit lacking in color...

He doesn't hesitate to run towards him when he looks ready to keel over, doesn't flinch when he catches him and leads him down to the ground and into his arms-

He decides that it doesn't matter, when he hears his baby brother cry.

It doesn't even matter that he can feel Bowser approach in heavy steps, plopping down near them only to scoop them both in a hug.

It doesn't matter to him, not when the other half of his world seems to be breaking just the same as ever.

He just isn't sure what the others are feeling.

The sudden silence rings loudly in here.

Bowser would never say that he was scared.

With Luigi, he could say -with surety- that the Green Bean could never manage to scare him at all.

Strangely, even with the things that play out in front of him, he doesn't feel scared either. Not with the protective rage (something almost unrecognizable on that face) aimed at what used to be a threat.

He doesn’t give a damn that Luigi isn’t… the same, or that he’s technically hugging the red menace as well.

Luigi's fine- they're fine.

Everything's fine.

He-

He feels the way the brothers shift closer, yes, but also feels a colder hand reach above his upper plastron, patting around for something-

Oh.

He does his best to curl inwards, letting his muzzle nuzzle into Luigi's green-capped hair(?) and the searching hand does its best to curl around his head in a familiar hug.

...What does he feel then?

It's... something warm, maybe even hot, sitting in the bottom of his stomach. It flares up when Luigi calms down enough to pet his mane, nails scritching satisfyingly yet sending shivers down his spine.

He is... also tense? Bowser isn't nervous, or waiting for something, per say, but the world also feels strangely intense. He can feel his heart beating faster than usual, even though everything is done, and-

He stills, and is very grateful that neither human notices.

He'll deal with those feelings later.

Bowser is quick to stand up, lugging the two brothers up with him (he is smug to hear two startled yelps from that) and stomps over to the group of Paper versions and Peach.

He tries to not feel hungry.

The conversation with the Paper versions is... enlightening for Peach. And maybe them too, considering the thoughtful looks towards the unlikely pair huddled together with Mario.

For one, they are incredibly sure that -whatever Dimentio did- he hadn't bothered to keep tabs on their Luigi. If he wasn't this careless -or reckless- enough with the merge into 'Super Dimentio', there might have been a good chance of none of them surviving this.

Another is that Paper Bowser seems... stumped, realizing that his other version has fallen in love with someone who isn't Peach.

(She tries not to acknowledge the warning look Paper Mario shoots him with.)

Their last revelation is that whatever Dimentio did to summon the Chaos Heart this time hasn't ripped a hole in their reality.

It has also not really left.

Peeking back at the trio, coming closer due to Bowser, she is still off-put by the shock of white hair next to Mario's brown.

Never mind the lingering (but thankfully fading) pulses of emptiness that surround Luigi.

She's... not sure how to feel about Dimentio's... death? Is he even alive still, or was that truly...?

Regardless, they needed to go back. If not because of how unsure she is of this place's stability-

A stomach growls, and the only reason she knows it's from Luigi is becuase he shrinks into himself with a whine of embarrassment.

She tries really hard to not be incredulous, considering he just ate-

She is sure no one here has eaten since this morning...

How long have they been here?

She claps her hands together, startling everyone with the broken silence.

"Let's go home!"

[goldenhydreigon47]

Name any characters that fit with the trope "Badass Adorable"

Context:

A catch-all term for characters who, while being absolutely adorable, are also extremely capable at kicking ass. Sometimes, they make you break down and go "Aww, who's a little asskicker? Who's a little asskicker?"

Underneath the irrepressibly cheerful demeanor, behind the innocent wide-eyed gaze, lies an astonishing capacity for kicking your ass, leveling a city, or why not, leveling an entire country. Perhaps you've threatened their loved ones. Maybe you've offended their inviolate sense of justice. No matter what shape the grievance against you takes, they will give you an entirely new set of benchmarks to define hurt. Their destructiveness is directly proportional to their cuteness. Thus, Beware the Nice Ones.

Sonia Nevermind

Bowser Jr.

Narancia Ghirga

And of course, the most famous example