The Mushroom Kingdom has been in place. Bowser and the Koopa Kingdom hasn't invaded lately.

"This is bad! This is bad! THIS! IS! BAD!"

After watching the news, an elderly mushroom paced back and forth, wearing a purple vest with gold outline, purple sleeveless with red bowtie, and tiny glasses on it's face.

Using it's cane to walk, it was panicking about the news on the television. The Toad Guards who were by the door looked bored.

"Come on, Mr. Toadsworth. It's not all bad" one of the guards said to the panicking brown Toad.

Toadsworth looked at the guard, fuel with anger. "Not all bad? This is the second week that stars have been disappearing and it's not all bad?"

The guard wanted to say something, but decide not to as he didn't want to wild up the old Toad again. "I guess it is..."

"You think! I just hope the Princess will find out what's going on. Things around here are just getting weirder and weirder."

"You not wrong, Toadsworth" the other guard said. "Bowser hasn't attack our kingdom or come up of a way to kidnap Princess Peach."

The guard next to him had a deadpan look. "Are you really thinking about that?"

"Yeah. I don't know if I should be grateful or worried."

Toadsworth let out a sigh. Bowser hasn't attack the Mushroom Kingdom or kidnap the Princess. Something wasn't right about this situation and there could be a chance that scaly reptile has something to do with it.

"The Princess will talk about this after her meeting with Princess Zelda of Hyrule tomorrow. Something is coming and I have a bad feeling Master Mario and Master Luigi can't beat this alone" Toadsworth said, looking at the light up kingdom.

The guards exit out of Toadsworth's room as he prepare for bed. As they walk towards the steps, the guard on the right nudge his partner. "Nice going. You almost got fired, Carl."

"What? You can't see the stars in cloudy weather, Freddy" Carl respond.

Freddy shook his head, sighing as the two of them walk up the next set of stairs of Princess Peach's Castle.

The Chum Grub

Far from the Mushroom Planet

Exhaustion, fatigue, and worry was on her face. Looking around the place she was dragged into by the person who took her from her home.

The place smelled like a musty, disgusting trash can filled with humans who looked like they haven't took a bath in months.

"Come on! You're going to make us rich" the man who pull the woman, spiked handicuffs with a chain wrapped around it with the other end in her captive's hands.

They made it to a table in the back of the place. There was a slender man with jet black hair, trim thin goatee and black glasses sitting down, sipping on his beer.

Gotta say, he was the better looking than the others in here.

"Ramsey, this better be good" the man in black said, looking displeased.

"Trust me, Galrot. This is something that's worth your wild.

"My crew and I wear flying through the Mushroom Planet. You know, where th-"

"The Mushroom Kingdom resides. Get to the point" Galrot told the pirate, trying not to get bored from the unnecessary details.

Ramsey clear his throat, continuing on with his tale. "Traveling through, this tall beauty drop on our ship with a note, saying take her away. Can you guess who she is?"

Lowering his glasses to see the woman, Galrot raise an eyebrow at the sight of the capture.

The woman was tall, pale skin, wearing a light blue gown that was down to her feet. Even though she look like she's been through so much, her light blue eye look stunning as she avoid eye contact with him. A lighter color of blonde hair, a large bang that cover her right eye, people may confuse her with the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom.

"I am very intrigue with this one" said Galrot, walking around the woman, his eyes looking at every feature. "You may be a rich man, Ramsey."

With a slap of his knee on his wooden leg, the pirate celebrate with his two crewmates. "Woo buddy! We're rich boys! Let's celebrate with some beers."

The messy beard rich pirate walked over to the bar. Before he could make it, he bumped into a fellow pirate, knocking wood mug of beer into the person's clothes.

"I'm sorry mate."

Sorry? Sorry! The pirate felt a rise of rage flow through it's body as the wasted drink stained it's black shirt. The person vow to make the dumbass pay for his idiocy.

The woman looked at Galrot who looked at her. He didn't seem like a harmful guy. But neither did the group of men that took her from her home and threw her onto Ramsey's ship.

"Wh-what are you g-going to do to me?" she asked quietly.

The man in black send a smile that made her shiver. "I did have something plan. This cutie will join my club at my casino. Her beauty is magnificent that will bring me more customers and their money."

The waiter bring the three beers to the three pirates. They lift up to drink, but there was nothing in the mugs.

Twitching his left eye, Ramsey stood up, ready to go to the bar. But someone stood in his way. "Excuse me"

Even with the pirate's respect, the person didn't move. "I said excuse me. Don't let us get ugly all because you wouldn't listen."

The threat was all the mysterious person needed. It slam it's right hand into Ramsey's throat.

Two of the Captain's men got up to defend him, but they fell to the dirty floor, gunshots to their chest.

The stranger had one red gun in his right hand aim at the two henchmen to knees of Ramsey who was still choking from the chop shot to the neck, firing a laser bullets at them.

Falling on the floor, the pirate wailing in pain, the attacker aim the other gun in his left hand at Ramsey's head.

Not thinking twice, he shot the nasty pirate dead.

Galrot got up from his seat slowly to get away from the situation. But he join Ramsey and his crew at Davey Jones Locker as he was shot dead in the back of his head.

Frozen in fear, Rosalina couldn't keep her eyes off the person who killed her kidnappers as well as Galrot. The red eyes stare at her, making her breath rapidly.

The killer wore a red coat, a red mask with menacing red eyes. Underneath the jacket was a black shirt with gold outline on the buttons.

"You're free. Enjoy it while you can" said the sort of hero, a man's voice leap through the mask.

He walked away from the table, leaving the Cosmic Witch by herself, alone.

Why did he kill them? Was he a hero? He had to be if he defeated these heathens.

An idea play in her head. Can he be trusted? She has no chance if she wants to get home and recover her Observatory.

Rosalina quickly walk to the masked man, keeping her distance away in case he is like Ramsey and his men.

She had a hunch that whoever he is, she will be home soon.