Hello again. Once again I am so sorry for the delay. I had this half written ages ago but I forgot about it. So here it is for you all and once again thank you to those who review. We left Luigi in the not so capable hands of Bowser. Daisy spent the night in Waluigi's company whilst Peach and Mario reached the Soulbridge Kingdom in search of King Osbrew. Enjoy. x

Chapter 7: Finding Things Out.

Daisy woke up with a crick in the neck. She was in a room she failed to recognise. Shaking her head she got off the sofa. She started to think back to the night before. Eventually she replayed the night's events in her head. Smirking to herself she thought about what sensible predictable Peach would say. Peach would probably try to convince her that it was all one big bad idea and then Daisy would scoff at her, telling her to mind her own business. Peach was like that, always poking her nose in.

Waluigi walked in and saw Daisy staring into a random space on the wall. Walking over he sat down next to her, taking her attention away from the wall.

"Mornin' He greeted her. She smiled back.

"It's nice to see you out and about with Peach by your side," He said.

"We're not joined at the hip," She replied, she had remarks about her and Peach being an item in her local press and it irked her some.

"I know, I never believed the papers, you know about her being the leader of some sort," He chose his words carefully in the knowledge that if he chose the right one's she would be easier to manipulate.

"I have my own idea's you know," She said hotly.

"I know, but it's just..." He started to say whilst watching her facial expressions.

"Just what exactly?" She snapped.

"It's just the papers tend to have made out that you have to ask Peach for advice on what to do and that you do all the things that please her. They made you look...erm...slightly dependant on her," he said slyly.

Daisy glared at him.

"Not that I think like that in any way you understand. But it's only right you know what they say,"

She nodded at him and went all quiet.

"On a brighter note, I want to ask you something," Waluigi, said, knowing full well she wouldn't resist asking.

"Go on.."

"I don't want to see too forward but.."

"But?"

"I want to take you away for a while, what do you say? Now I know it seems odd but I am going away for a while and don't really want to go alone," He said.

Daisy thought it over. It was tad risky, in fact very risky. Normally she would never consider going away with anyone after spending one night with them, but then she had known him for a while. It was her fault she didn't know him properly just because he judged him wrong when they first met. But what would Peach do? Peach would say no. Very sensible girl. Daisy thought back to the earlier conversation, if she said no it would most likely prove she wasn't her own person.

"Okay. I'll come," She declared, "I need to tell someone first though,"

"We can do it when we get to our destination," Waluigi countered.

"Right, but where are we going?" She asked curiously.

"It's a surprise," He said with a grin.

Peach sat with Mario and listened intently to the manager's story. Mario wasn't really listening in all fairness; he was still waiting for his pasta.

"Right it all started when our old King died. The Kingdom was in turmoil," The manager said glumly.

"Well why didn't his next of kin take over, any one knows that," Mario said shaking his head.

"What if he had no next of kin?" The manager asked of Mario. Mario looked sheepish and shrugged. The manager took this as the ok to carry on.

"As it happens, he didn't. No one knew what to do until..."

"Until?" Sighed Mario getting fed up of waiting for his pasta.

"Until he came," The manager shuddered. Peach patted him on the shoulder.

"Any way, he said he was a King and that he could help us. He did for a while. Then he started to get greedy and took all our money. Many people left. Apparently some evil tyrant called Bowser was pulling Osbrew's strings. We've never seen this Bowser though,"

"I see, we're trying to find Bowser, can you tell me where Osbrew is?" Peach asked.

"Fine if you insist, I can see there's no stopping you. Try the big white house and then end of the town. He's there," The manager said with a grim smile.

Luigi sat there all chained and bound. Tears had stopped coming now determination set in. He had to reach someone. Daisy was in trouble and she needed him. He couldn't let Bowser get hold of her. Struggling against the chains that bound him he tried to wriggle free but it was just no good.

After about half an hour sitting there he finally gave up. It was no good. His mind started to play tricks on him; he could have sworn he heard a knock at the door. Ignoring it and putting it down to his imagination he sat in silence, trying not to think about Daisy in the hands of Bowser.

But there it was again. A knock at the door, Luigi's head snapped up and looked over. He shouted in frustration. The door opened and it was such a pleasant familiar sight.

"Toad! Am I glad to see you!" Luigi said relieved.

"What's happened to you?" Toad asked bewildered.

"I'll explain later, get me out of these chains,"

Toad winked at Luigi and pulled off his mushroom hat. Luigi gawked at him in surprise. Toad started rummaging though his hat and pulled out a road map, a carrot, a tennis racket and finally a skeleton key. Toad put his hat back on complete with random items and unlocked the chains around Luigi. Luigi stood up and couldn't stop gawking at Toad. Before he could ask what that was all about Toadette rushed in from behind them.

"Have you told him yet Toad?" She squeaked out of breath.

"Told me what?" Luigi asked puzzled.

"About Mario and Peach going to face Bowser," She said frantically.

"I know.." He said.

"You what?" Toadette asked, not sure how he could know if Toad hadn't told him.

"Yeah Bowser told me," He said before filling in the pair about Bowser's plan and how Bowser had led Mario and Peach into a trap.

"We've got to do something!" Toad said. Toadette and Luigi agreed. All three friends set off to rescue Daisy, Peach and Mario.