During the trip back to the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser's army of Koopas attacked you all on Rainbow Road. It was wild! Many of the Koopas attacked you, and you were riding, dodging their attempts, but were clever enough to hit their men back since they were all turtles. The blue shell one was targeting Mario, not you, for some odd reason. 

"Wait, why aren't they attacking Y/N?" Toad asked. 

"I have no clue!" Peach replied. 

"Cause she's the favorite!" Donkey Kong shouted. 

You click your tongue and feel one of the turtles grab your arm, trying to get you off the bike. 

"Hey! Get off of me!" You shouted. 

Though you were distracted, Toad tried to help even though he was too cute to die. Peach offered to lend you a hand but failed. You were lifted in the air with two Koopas dragging you in the sky. 

"Y/N!" Mario shouted. 

~

The Koopas caught you to be brought to the Dark Lands, and you were tied up by the Koopa soldiers dragging you along. 

"Let go of me!" You demanded. 

The Koopa's ignored you and continued escorting you to the throne. Ass the big doors open, ed as your eyes slightly widen. 

"We've got here, sire!" One of the Koopas said.

"Excellent work!" A voice was booming across the room, and you looked up in shock to see their leader.

The King of Koopas...Bowser. 

They dragged you to meet with him as the King Koopa sat in his thrown, wearing a cunning grin on his face. 

"Where is my brother? Tell me where Luigi is!" You demanded. 

Kamek used his wand to stop you from moving as you grumbled, struggling to break free from the magic. Bowser chuckled as he lifted your chin, as you felt his claw making you scowl. 

He stared into your e/c as he felt this strange tingling around Peach. He shook it off, trying to deny that feeling as he smirked.

"Your brother is at a safe place where he'll attend my wedding with his new friends." Said Bowser as you furrowed your eyebrows, glaring up at the Koopa.

"I have a proposal for you, girl." Said Bowser.

"Which is?" You asked, looking rather annoyed. 

"Work alongside me." 

You looked at him in shock. 

"Pardon?" 

"You heard me; you work for me," He grimaced. 

"Is this a joke?" You demanded. 

"Not joking with you, doll." He chuckled. 

"Okay, but, uh...I don't know about this whole thing. You don't even know anything about me, so..." You responded. You looked up at him as he seemed not to understand the function of love. 

"Well, if you assume I don't know you that way. We can still know each other in the meantime, my dear." He said, offering you his hand as you hesitantly touched his, feeling the scales under your skin that warm. 

"Is that a fact?" 

Bowser revealed his toothy smile as he escorted you to follow him. Surprisingly, he would offer you something to eat since you've been with your brother, Peach, and the others. The Koopas served you the meals that the Koopa King requested, which you took small bites and picked on your plate.

Bowser was sitting right next to you. Too close. As much as he wanted you to work with him to continue with his plan, you just wanted to leave. You worried about Kong and the others, especially Mario. 

"So, now that you're on my side. Let's discuss this whole plan before we reach the Mushroom Kingdom." Said Bowser as he pressed his hands together, grimacing at you mischievously. "When we get to the castle, Peach should be there, and we can get her over if you pretend to risk your life for me." 

"Aren't I already am?" You mumbled.

"Not entirely. That was sarcasm." Said Bowser. He continued, "Once we capture her, the wedding ceremony will begin, and we'll be together ruling the universe with the star!" He exclaimed, raising his fist and slamming them down on the side of his throne. 

"You think it's going to work?" You sneered. 

"Believe it that it would. No one can stop me!" Bowser cackled. 

He stopped as you were still looking at him stiffly. 

"Kamek, release her. She won't run off." Bowser demanded. 

"As you wish, sire." Said Kamek.

Kamek released you from the magic, and you fell only to be sitting on Bowser's lap. It was uncomfortable, and you tried not to force yourself to look up at him. 

"So, now that we're working together. Can I change?" You asked. 

"Hm, I do think we have a spare of clothes." Said Bowser.

"One of you find the girl some clothes!" Bowser demanded. 

You slipped off Bowser's lap, and he gripped your wrist firmly but a little gently. 

"One move, and your brother will be fried." He threatened. 

You vigorously nodded. 

He released your wrist as you walked down the steps, and Kamek looked over at you, frowning a bit. 

~

The Koopas offered you clothes, and you were in one of the chambers getting a nice clean shower. You stared at the wall hoping that your brother, Kong, Peach, and Toad were alright. 

You change into the new clothes that they offer. 

Choose your outfit: 

After what felt like hours, you returned since the Koopas escorted you to meet with Bowser again. You cursed yourself to get involved, but you're doing this for your brother. It felt so wrong...

Bowser was waiting as he wore a white top hat to accompany his look. Turning around, he looked handsome and adorkable, wearing the suit. 

"Your here, and nice outfit choice." He complimented. 

"Thanks." you look at him up and down. "Your all dressed up too." You beamed. 

Bowser wore a rare smile as he said, "Thank you. Now, I need you to help me out." He shifted his body around, looking down, nervous and shy. 

"What for?" You asked. 

"I-I need you to pretend to be the princess. So, I can propose when I meet her until we can do our wedding." He replied, looking quite nervous at you. 

'He's seriously going to propose to Peach? Okay. He looks adorable, but I doubt Peach would accept him.' You thought. 

"Alright." You said, walking over to take a seat as Bowser placed a crown on your head. He even pulled out a dress that was the same color as Peach. "No thanks. I'm not a dress girl. I even hate pink." 

Bowser nods. 

"Alright," He sets the dress aside and fixes himself up. "We're going to practice this and hopefully get it right. Ahem!" He inhales. Bowser reached over to grab some pirana plants and posed, looking at you with a lovable expression.

'Oh, my goodness...' You thought, feeling your cheeks warm up. 

"Princess Peach, here we are." Bowser took a couple of steps forward, chuckling nervously. "I guess love makes a guy come out of his shell." He says with the cheesiest flirt ever. 

He held out the bouquet, but the plants were alive, snapping their mouths. You yelped, leaning back as Bowser stomped on them and looked at you awkwardly. He cleared his throat and adjusted his tie.

"Let's rule the world together. Forever." He held out his hand as a way of proposing. "Will you marry me?" He asked. 

You let out a snort. As Bowser sighed, you were covering your mouth to prevent your laughter from escaping. 

"I-I'm sorry." You giggled. 

Bowser groaned. "Be more serious! You're supposed to be the princess." He remarked. 

"Yeah, well, I'm not Peach. I don't think I am more like her in your eyes." You snickered. 

Bowser rolled his eyes.

"Don't mess this up." Said Bowser. "From the top!" He cleared his throat to rehearse again. 

"...Let's rule the world together. Forever." he inhaled. Getting on one knee, "Will you marry me?" 

"...Yeah, whatever." 

"NO! She doesn't say it so...out of speech. She's supposed to say, "Yes, Bowser! I will marry you. Hehe~" He speaks in a fake voice, trying to sound like Peach.

"Whatever. Peach isn't even like that at all. Not since I have met her." You remarked, tossing off the crown leaning back crisscross, and your arms folded over your chest. 

Bowser looked at you and removed his hat to say, "Well, you don't know as much about Peach as I do. You and your brothers came from some random world to destroy my wedding!" He embarked. 

"How does that even work? You can't marry someone or force them into a relationship. That's not love." You replied with a slight frown. 

Bowser's face changed as he looked angry. 

"I knew that this was a bad idea! You should be with the rest of the prisoners since you have a big flappy mouth to say about others. I love Peach! She's my princess!" He claimed.

"I don't give a flip! Maybe I should!" You yelled. 

"Don't you raise your voice at me!" He remarked. 

"I can if I want! That's why no one cares about you if you like this. It's not good!" You shouted. 

"Yeah? Well, you can't change that for the sake of my love for Peach!" Bowser protested. 

"You need therapy, dude. Love is not just something to go through in a quick romantic relationship you can be in. It takes time for the person you are spending time with to accept your approval--not force them. It makes it even worse." You explained, turning your back facing away from him. 

"What do you know? Maybe you can help me win the princess's heart." Said Bowser, looking hopefully at you. 

"I doubt that Peach would want to marry someone that wants to destroy everything. That won't make her happy even if you try to approve it that way." You spat at the Koopa, who narrowed his eyes into your own. 

"Well, I am a king. As the king, I do anything to please my princess for her heart."He grimaced.

"That's sweet, assuming how often you've wanted to make her fall for you. For almost causing massive destruction to get away with what you want." You click your tongue, turning your head away not to stare into his eyes. 

"It's not like you've been in a relationship before. If they have been with you, maybe you're the problem with everything!" Bowser outraged.

He looked over at you to see your face looking rather upset. Now, he felt upset to be saying something too harsh during the conversation.

"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to--"

"No. It's okay. I have been involved in that experience and would not like to go through it again," You said, hearing the crack of your voice. You felt some tears brimming through your eyelids, trying to come down. 

"Were you..." 

"I was in a relationship, but my jerk of a boyfriend turned me down. Even my friends did too." Your voice let out a small croak as you tried not to let those tears come out. "All I know is that you don't know what to expect around someone. Fake. Fakers are all around, but there is one that will stick with you throughout the end." 

Bowser could sense your distress over the loss of love and trust. You weren't expecting it all to go downhill for you. It wasn't your fault. They only used you and made you look like an idiot. 

"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Y/N. I had no idea." Said Bowser. 

This caught you off guard to hear Bowser's soft genuine voice and not his demon growling underneath his breath. He might be petty about anything, especially when declaring Peach his wife.

"It's okay." You sniffled. "I-I never let it get to me. I want to move on and forget about those jerks." You inhaled as you relaxed your shoulders to keep them from drooping. 

"If it makes you feel any better, we can forget about it. I-I can give you something sweet to make it all disappear. You like ice cream?" He said as you looked up at him sheepishly. 

"Yeah..." You said, wiping away the tear from your eyelid. You let out a sniffle. "Is my brother alright? Luigi must be worried after we separated on the way here." Bowser looked at you sadly to see how much you cared about your brother. 

"He's fine. You'll see him again at the wedding." He said, turning his heel to leave you in your seat to calm yourself down.