A/N: Sonic2 here.I just finishedthe next chapter for you. I know it's been a long time since the last one, and I'll try not to do that again. Please review! And you should know I don't own any of these characters except Shroomy and Shroombie; Nintendo owns everything else. Enjoy!
Chapter 6: A Chase with the Kidnapper
Mario had awakened. He was still in the well, and the shadow thing was holding him. The shadowed person put a blind fold on Mario, and started to go up the ladder.
Shroomy began to wake up; he opened his eyes and looked where Mario had been. He saw that Mario was gone! Quickly, he got up and ran to where Mario had been.
"MARIO!" he shouted. No answer.
He went to the ladder just in time to see the shadowed person step out of the well and onto the ground above. Shroomy went up the ladder as fast as he could. When he reached the top, he saw the shadow figure running with Mario on his shoulder. Shroomy raced after them.
"MARIO!" Shroomy ran so fast that after a while the kidnapper dropped Mario; he could see that he couldn't outrun Shroomy. Shroomy stopped.
"Mario… are you… ok?" asked Shroomy, panting.
"Yeah… I just have a headache, but I'll be fine," replied Mario, rubbing his head. "Who was that?"
"It was… Shroombie. When I woke up, he was gone," said Shroomy. "Let's go back to the well."
Mario remained where he was. "No! We have to look for Toad!"
"You're right; come on!" said Shroomy after a brief moment of silence.
"Where should we look first?" asked Mario.
"Well…" Shroomy thought for a moment. "There's a bedroom somewhere by the front room. He might've gone in there to hide. I think Shroombie is working for King Boo, and if I'm right, King Boo didn't search the place. At least, I hope he didn't…"
"Let's not waste any time," said Mario. "C'mon!"
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Back at the Mushroom Kingdom…
"Toadsworth! Has anyone seen them yet?" asked Princess Peach frantically. She glanced at her dress absent-mindedly, which looked all same to everyone but her.
"No, I'm sorry, Princess," replied Toadsworth.
Just then, another toad entered the room.
"Princess Peach, Daisy is here to see you," the toad announced.
"Daisy? Let her in," said Peach.
A few moments later, Daisy walked into the room. "Peach, I heard about what's happening! Is there any news of them?"
Peach sighed. "Not a sign."
"Well, don't worry, someone will find them!" said Daisy, trying to comfort her friend.
"Oh, I can only hope you're right," said Peach.
Another toad interrupted their conversation. "Princess Peach, the food is ready to be served."
"Thanks, Toad, but I'm not hungry right now," said Peach.
"Well, if do get hungry, you just let me know." The toad walked out of the room.
"Peach… why don't we go somewhere, do something!" said Daisy. "I don't like just sitting around like this."
"But where?"
"Umm… Oh! How 'bout that new place that just opened?"
"You mean that… giant dress shop?" asked Peach.
"Yeah, that's the one! So why don't we go there?" said Daisy.
"I don't know… Shop for dresses while Mario and Toad are missing?"
"Come on, it will get your mind off Mario. Besides, you need some dresses that aren't the same," said Daisy.
"I told you before, they're--"
"I know, I know, they're not same," Daisy interrupted.
"Well… I guess I'll go," said Peach finally.
"Good, now let's go!" said Daisy.